Appendix:Marvel Comics

The Marvel Comics or simply Marvel are common referrences to the Marvel Publishing, Inc., a company that publiches comic books and related media.

Index

Characters

Characters of the Marvel Comics universe usually form groups based on common origins, such as the mutants, among other species of people and creatures with superpowers. There are also groups of characters based on their objectives, which often may be easily subdivided into heroes and villains.

Celestial^{[talk][citations]}

(noun, plural: Celestials) A member of the fictional group of devine, armored, cosmic entities that judge whether entire planets deserve to continue existing.

External^{[talk][citations]}

(noun, plural: Externals) A member of the fictional group of immortal mutants, claimed to represent intangible concepts such as wisdom and despair.

Homo sapiens superior^{[talk][citations]}

(proper noun) The fictional next stage of human evolution, a progeny of Homo sapiens differentiated by the X-gene and whose members are mutants.

Homo sapiens supreme^{[talk][citations]}

(proper noun) The stage of human evolution of the fictional character Mister Immortal, a mutant who is immortal via repetitive resurrection.

mutant^{[entry][talk][citations]}

(of a being, adjective) Born with the fictional X-gene, which causes superpowers and characterizes a subspecies or a separate species, such as the Homo sapiens superior of mutant humans.

• 2007, Peter Gardella, American angels: useful spirits in the material world^[1], edition illustrated, University Press of Kansas, ISBN 9780700615377, page 18:

  Adolescents can follow the exploits of Archangel, a winged mutant hero among the X-Men, [...]

• 2008, Robin S. Rosenberg, Jennifer Canzoneri, The psychology of superheroes: an unauthorized exploration, Jennifer Canzoneri, ISBN 9781933771311, page 76:

  [...] Charles Xavier, a mutant telepath responsible for creating the X-Men, observed that human beings are not yet ready to accept super-powered individuals in their midst (The X-Men #1).

• 2009, Robin Anne Reid, Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy: Overviews, ABC-CLIO, ISBN 9780313335914, page 88:

  The series develops another interesting theme—the mutant person as evil—in characters such as Mystique and Magneto.

(adjective) Of mutant people or creatures.

• 2008, Samantha Baskind, Ranen Omer-Sherman, The Jewish graphic novel: critical approaches, edition illustrated, Rutgers University Press, ISBN 9780813543673, page 158:

  The abilities that mutation bestows are not in themselves good or evil, yet having powers is synonymous with taking power, for many humans—a connection that does in fact reflect more about human than about mutant behavior.

• 2008, Shirrel Rhoades, A complete history of American comic books, edition illustrated, Peter Lang, ISBN 9781433101076, page 107:

  If you could have the mutant powers of any of the X-Men, which would you choose?

• 2010, William Irwin, David Kyle Johnson, Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture: From Socrates to South Park, Hume to House, John Wiley and Sons, ISBN 9781444334531, page 282:

  X-Men: The Last Stand explains mutant powers as coming from one single gene, called the mutant X-Gene. Every mutant has it, and it somehow causes his or her powers, [...]

(noun) A mutant person or creature.

• 2006 23 May 2006, “Mutant is the new gay”, The Advocate, volume 963, Here Publishing, ISSN 0001-8996, page 44: 

  They found a perfect means to tell the story in the character of Rogue (Anna Paquin), a mutant whose very touch is deadly.

• 2009, William Irwin, Rebecca Housel, Jeremy Wisnewski, X-Men and philosophy: astonishing insight and uncanny argument in the mutant X-verse, John Wiley and Sons, ISBN 9780470413401, page 103:

  Magneto claims in the first X-Men movie that mutants are the future of humanity. his statements suggest that mutants are a subspecies of humans, Homo superior, a recent step on the evolutionary ladder.

• 2010, William Irwin, David Kyle Johnson, Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture: From Socrates to South Park, Hume to House, John Wiley and Sons, ISBN 9781444334531, page 282:

  X-Men: The Last Stand explains mutant powers as coming from one single gene, called the mutant X-Gene. Every mutant has it, and it somehow causes his or her powers, [...]

symbiote^{[entry][talk][citations]}

(noun, plural: symbiotes) A member of a race of sentient extraterrestrial organisms that create bonds with other organisms, apparently enveloping them as clothes and improve natural characteristics of their hosts.

X-Man^{[talk][citations]}

(noun, plural: X-Men) Any member, of either gender, of the fictional group of mutants who live together, study or teach about using superpowers and take the role of superheroes, usually under supervision of the character Charles Xavier.

Powers, characteristics and equipment

Most powers and equipment of the Marvel Comics are referred by generic descriptions (fire control, telepathy, super speed) rather than specific names. On the other hand, there are a number of named ones.

Cerebro^{[talk][citations]}

(proper noun) A fictional computer that locates mutants, usually by amplifying mental powers of a telepathic user.

image inducer^{[talk][citations]}

(noun, plural: image inducers) A fictional device, usually in the form of a wristwatch, that has the effect of creating the visual illusion of a different bodily appearance and/or different clothes.

omega-level^{[talk][citations]}

(of a mutant, adjective) With the highest genetic potential to achieve superpowers considered extremely powerful, such as energy manipulation.

• 2009, William Irwin, Rebecca Housel, Jeremy Wisnewski, X-Men and philosophy: astonishing insight and uncanny argument in the mutant X-verse, John Wiley and Sons, ISBN 9780470413401, page 103:

  Of course, the level of threat or the possibility of harm that a mutant can cause (especially omega-level mutants like Phoenix, for example) is significantly greater in most cases than than the average human could ever cause.

Spider-Mobile^{[talk][citations]}

(proper noun) A vehicle used occasionally by the fictional character Spider-Man.

spider-sense^{[talk][citations]}

(noun, uncountable) The ability of Spider-Man, among other related fictional characters, of intuitively knowing beforehand whether a dangerous situation is going to happen soon.

spider-tracer^{[talk][citations]}

(noun, plural: spider-tracers) A type of small device used by the fictional character Spider-Man to track objects or individuals.

web-shooter^{[talk][citations]}

(noun, plural: web-shooters) A type of device used by the fictional character Spider-Man to shoot artificial web string, in the form of a resistant rope, a sticky blob, among other occasional varieties.

X-gene^{[talk][citations]}

(noun, uncountable) The fictional genetic trait that causes superpowers and characterizes mutants.

X-Jet^{[talk][citations]}

(proper noun) A fictional flying vehicle used by the X-Men for transport, among other functions such as shooting missile attacks when necessary.

See also

Walt Disney [edit]

Marvel Comics (derivations)
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