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Post by jason on Aug 14, 2020 20:29:54 GMT -5
Reed Richards
Peter Parker
Matt Murdoch
Scott Summers
Betty Brant
J Jonah Jameson
John Jameson
Otto Octavius
Silver Surfer
Stephen Strange
Mole Man
Probably a lot more.
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Post by chadwilliam on Aug 14, 2020 20:51:33 GMT -5
Sue Storm
Fantastic Four
Doctor Doom
Bruce Banner
Larry Lieber
Apparently, this was a trick of Lee's so he could remember all these names. Didn't prevent stuff like "Peter Palmer/Peter Parker" but seems like a smart trick.
Still, in terms of commitment, I think you have to admire Superman with all of his 'LL' initialed friends and foes: Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, Lori Lemaris, Lyla Lerrol, Lora-El...
I wonder how many pre-1961 Marvel characters have alliterative names - Bucky Barnes springs to mind.
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Post by kirby101 on Aug 14, 2020 21:10:21 GMT -5
My memory makes me merry with moments I mired myself with the many magazines from Marvel.
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Post by Prince Hal on Aug 14, 2020 21:49:37 GMT -5
Stan (or some assistant) loved using it for the headlines on the Bullpen Bulletins page. To wit:    |
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Post by Prince Hal on Aug 14, 2020 21:56:11 GMT -5
Sue Storm Fantastic Four Doctor Doom Bruce Banner Larry Lieber Apparently, this was a trick of Lee's so he could remember all these names. Didn't prevent stuff like "Peter Palmer/Peter Parker" but seems like a smart trick. Still, in terms of commitment, I think you have to admire Superman with all of his 'LL' initialed friends and foes: Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, Lori Lemaris, Lyla Lerrol, Lora-El... I wonder how many pre-1961 Marvel characters have alliterative names - Bucky Barnes springs to mind. A lot of biggies... Red Raven Jeep Jones Tommy Tyme Tessie the Typist |
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Post by codystarbuck on Aug 15, 2020 11:39:20 GMT -5
Don't forget Hulk was, briefly Bob Banner, thanks to Stan's memory, forever making him Robert Bruce Banner; or, to his friends, Bobby-Bruce.
It's a carryover from newspaper strips, who swiped it from children's rhymes and literature.
Tess Truehart
Dickie Dare
Smokey Stover
Beetle Bailey
Wee Willie Winkie
Peter Piper
and so on....
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Post by tarkintino on Aug 15, 2020 13:26:07 GMT -5
Reed Richards Peter Parker Matt Murdoch Scott Summers Betty Brant J Jonah Jameson John Jameson Otto Octavius Silver Surfer Stephen Strange Mole Man Probably a lot more. ..and to think, back in the day (70s), some Marvel fans used to criticize DC for the use of alliterative names (and adding "-Man" to a superhero/villain's name). Selective memory time! |
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 18, 2020 13:06:51 GMT -5
Sue Storm Fantastic Four Doctor Doom Bruce Banner Larry Lieber Apparently, this was a trick of Lee's so he could remember all these names. Didn't prevent stuff like "Peter Palmer/Peter Parker" but seems like a smart trick.
Still, in terms of commitment, I think you have to admire Superman with all of his 'LL' initialed friends and foes: Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Lex Luthor, Lori Lemaris, Lyla Lerrol, Lora-El... I wonder how many pre-1961 Marvel characters have alliterative names - Bucky Barnes springs to mind. Plus, I believe he mistakenly referred to Bruce Banner as Bob Banner once, which is how his correct full name became Robert Bruce Banner. Edit: Dang, I now see that codystarbuck beat me to the punch on that comment. Oh well. |
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Post by dbutler69 on Aug 18, 2020 13:08:52 GMT -5
My memory makes me merry with moments I mired myself with the many magazines from Marvel. Not to mention my membership to the Merry Marvel Marching Society. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2020 10:31:12 GMT -5
Check out Moore's analog of the Bullpen Bulletins in his 1963 issues for some really fun alliterative mocking (with affection, I hope) of Stan Lee.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2020 10:33:41 GMT -5
And wrestling did the same!
Hulk Hogan
Macho Man
Texas Tornado
Arn Anderson
Beverly Brothers (Beau and Blake)
And on and on...
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Post by steveinthecity on Aug 22, 2020 5:22:02 GMT -5
Don’t forget the non-human Marvel monsters like Molten Man-Thing, Devil Dinosaur or Fin Fang Foom!
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Post by coinilius on Aug 22, 2020 5:57:22 GMT -5
Don’t forget the non-human Marvel monsters like Molten Man-Thing, Devil Dinosaur or Fin Fang Foom! The Molten Man and Man-Thing should team up to take on the Molten Man-Thing! |
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Post by Cei-U! on Aug 22, 2020 6:24:38 GMT -5
FYI, most of those Bullpen Bulletin headlines were written by Roy Thomas, who Stan challenged to concoct one for every letter of the alphabet. Also, The Big Bang Theory did a whole riff on Marvel's penchant for alliteration. Might've been the episode Stan guested on, but maybe not.
Cei-U!
I summon the summation... summarily!
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Post by starscape on Aug 24, 2020 22:49:47 GMT -5
There was the Captain Britain duo of Brian Braddock and his sister, Betsy. Of course, Betsy later joined the X-Men under the tutelage of Scott Summers. Not the original X-Men of course, although Warren Worthington did occasionally appear.
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