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Peter Eckhardt-

Peter Eckhardt

About Peter Eckhardt

Peter has had a love of comic books and superheroes since he was a child in Vermont. Now living in Utah, Peter is excited and determined to share this love via articles here on CBR. He holds a special place in his heart for the X-Men, Thor, and the Flash. When not reading comics, he enjoys writing, hiking, and camping.

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15 Avengers Villains Too Controversial For An MCU Adaptation

Despite battling Earth's Mightiest Heroes in Marvel Comics, several Avengers villains like Yellow Claw and Ghaur would be too divisive for the MCU.

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10 Best Supernatural Marvel Heroes

Marvel's heroes spawn from sci-fi or cosmic origins, but plenty of popular heroes from Blade to Ghost Rider originate in the supernatural realm.

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10 Most Secretive Avengers

Many Avengers are secretive for varying reasons, like Spider-Man keeping secrets to protect his loved ones or Black Panther protecting Wakanda.

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10 Worst Cases Of Power Creep In Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics characters like Invisible Woman and the Hulk have undergone power creep over the years as their enemies continue to grow stronger too.

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10 Most Important Fantastic Four Milestones In Marvel Comics

As Marvel's First Family, the Fantastic Four have achieved many important comic book milestones while meeting Spider-Man and battling Doctor Doom.

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10 Things The Avengers Do Better Than The X-Men

The Avengers and X-Men are the two biggest superhero teams in Marvel Comics, but the Avengers are better than their mutant allies in many ways.

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10 Codenames That Shouldn't Be Iconic (But Are)

Characters like DC's Flash and Marvel's Ant-Man are household heroes with iconic codenames, despite their names being rather strange or silly.

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10 Best Amalgam Heroes

Amalgam comics brings the world of Marvel and DC Comics together, creating new, amalgamated versions of iconic heroes from both publishers.

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10 Times The X-Men Were Corrupted By Outside Forces

Iconic X-Men characters, from original members like Angel and Jean Grey, were corrupted by others including Apocalypse and the Phoenix Force.

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10 Best Marvel Comics Starring X-Force

The X-Force is an extension of the X-Men created by Cable and recently led by Beast who have starred in some incredible Marvel comics.

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Namor’s 13 Greatest Enemies, Ranked

While Namor is a villain to some Marvel heroes, he has established his own gallery of powerful enemies including Doctor Doom, Tiger Shark, and more.

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10 Most Controversial Justice League Deaths

The circumstances of various deaths, returns, and retcons of Justice League heroes and allies have caused controversy among DC comic readers.

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10 Best X-Men With The Worst First Impressions

Even the greatest X-Men members, from Wolverine to founder Professor X, had some of the worst first impressions in poor Marvel Comics debuts.

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10 DC Heroes Who Destroyed The World

Despite their statuses as heroes, some DC characters lost their morals and strayed to darker paths that led to the destruction of their worlds.

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10 Weirdest Details From Early Avengers Comics

It wasn't always smooth sailing in the earliest Avengers comics; it was sometimes a bizarre experience.

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10 Avengers Showdowns We're Still Waiting For

The Avengers have battled powerful villains in the Marvel Universe, but there are some fights between characters that readers are excited to see.

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10 Strongest Powers Poison Ivy Has In The Comics

Since her debut in Silver Age Batman comics, Poison Ivy has only grown more powerful, developing new, plant-based abilities that make her godlike.

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10 Strangest Alien Races In Marvel Comics

Beyond super beings and mutants, Marvel Comics also houses a plethora of strange, unique alien races who often appear in X-Men or Avengers books.

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10 Best Supernatural Stories In X-Men Comics

Aside from time travel and clone conspiracies, some of the best X-Men comic books center around Marvel's supernatural beings and mysteries.

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10 Best Storm Comics

Storm is one of the most powerful members of the X-Men, starring in incredible Marvel comic series since her debut in Giant-Size X-Men #1.

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