Little Known Facts ...

Wolverine was once a Captain in the Canadian Armed Forces.

Carol Danvers was once even more high ranking, able to assume the station of a Colonel for her division:

Source: Uncanny X-Men #158, Volume 1.

Good for Little Jimmy.

When, as a young teenager, the X-Men's Rogue was forced to run away and live on the streets, Mystique took pity on her and became her adoptive mother:

Originally posted by bluewaterrider
When, as a young teenager, the X-Men's Rogue was forced to run away and live on the streets, Mystique took pity on her and became her adoptive mother:

Which makes her and Nightcrawler sort-of siblings.

Marvel Comics' Medusa, wife of Black Bolt, has hair that responds to her mental commands. it is so long and thick that she goes through 30 bottles of shampoo per month! she can use it as a parachute!

Source: Inhumans #12, Volume 1, 1977

Hawkeye wears a hearing aid.

Rhino was the first Spidey villain that Steve Ditko didn't help create. He was made up by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr.

Morbius was the first Spidey villain that Stan Lee didn't help create. He was made up by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane

Venom was originally conceived as fan fiction and bought by Marvel for $220.

Originally posted by riv6672

Venom was originally conceived as fan fiction and bought by Marvel for $220.

Little known, indeed! Man ... if Marvel was kind enough then to have cut that creator in for even 1% of the future earnings for his work ...

^^^...no joke!

Something similar with a T Bolts character, Charcoal. Creator won a contest and he became part of the MU for a time.
Not sure why, but Marvel hadda stop using him, he was cool though.

"Ash"(who I doubt most of you have ever heard of) is the only comic book character who was a Firefighter before gaining his powers:

that's because all the cool characters are teachers. 👆

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Captain Marvel is based on Fred McMurray in appearance.

Mister Miracle is based on Jim Steranko.

Up until the Crisis, Mr. Miracle was on Superman and Barda's level physically. In fact, he defeated Barda in a h2h fight (Although Barda wasn't in her right mind.)

Obviously, he's been depowered to Spidey level, give or take. Which kind of doesn't add up, when you consider all other New Gods are high end bricks, yet Scott isn't..

Originally posted by bluewaterrider
Little known, indeed! Man ... if Marvel was kind enough then to have cut that creator in for even 1% of the future earnings for his work ...

They could have offered him the choice.

May have figured odds are, 1% (Or whatever) of a likely failed project vs rent this monrh

Fun fact...

George R.R. Martin(yes, the writer of Game of Thrones) was first 'published' in the letters section of F4 #20 (1963), when he wanked the bejesus out ofwrote to Jack Kirby and Stan Lee:

Originally posted by Galan007
"Ash"(who I doubt most of you have ever heard of) is the only comic book character who was a Firefighter before gaining his powers:

Elvis loved reading comic books as a boy.
His favorite hero was Captain Marvel, Jr. In fact, according to legend, it was this character that inspired his jet black hair with the curl hanging down in the middle of his forehead.
Elvis was actually blond.

Originally posted by riv6672
^^^...no joke!

Something similar with a T Bolts character, Charcoal. Creator won a contest and he became part of the MU for a time.
Not sure why, but Marvel hadda stop using him, he was cool though.

Thunderbolts also used the character Humus Sapien, who was also created by a fan for a magazine contest in 1973. As the winner he was supposed to be used in one of Stan Lee's stories but it never happened... until the Thunderbolts writer finally used him in a story in 2001.

Originally posted by riv6672
Elvis loved reading comic books as a boy.
His favorite hero was Captain Marvel, Jr. In fact, according to legend, it was this character that inspired his jet black hair with the curl hanging down in the middle of his forehead.
Elvis was actually blond.

Elvis' logo:

TCB = Taking Care of Business. That lightning bolt? Shazam.

Also, his little cape thing.