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Originally Posted by Dr Kain

Martin wrote a letter in one? Wow, that's awesome and funny.

I still remember reading one of the Spider-Man issues had a letter from a soldier talking about how much his unit loves reading their comics and then about 5 issues later there is a letter saying that soldier was KIA just before they received the issue with his letter in it. So sad.

Yeah, reading those Silver Age Captain America books is what solidified MODOK and AIM for me. I like them better than Hydra now.

Not to mention I never liked Fantastic Four as much as I did until I read those Lee/Kirby books. Some day I want to pick up the Hulk, Thor, and Avengers ones to see if they also get me to look at those characters in a new light (well, I liked Thor in the 90s, but I've never really read too much of his solo books).

Martin wrote a bunch of letters in to different comics! They’re quite cool because a number of elements of them seem to trickle into GOT (my brother noticed that the Sons of the Harpy look a lot like these Blue Beetle villains: https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Blue_Beetle_Vol_5_4). Here’s a good article about it: https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/george-...arvel-letters/

The soldier’s story touches me, because to me, it summarizes what makes comics (Marvel especially) so great. The way they bring people together and provide a little bit of escape is remarkable, and even better is the awareness & respect Marvel had for its audience and what the books mean.

I love AIM & MODOK for the same reason. The FF were my least favorite as a kid, but reading the Lee/ Kirby stuff turned me around on them (well, that’s not really true. I still think Reed Richards is an ass, but I love their villains). If you were to get into the omnibi for another title, Thor’s my favorite of those three. The art is always top notch, and the stories are generally at least engaging. I also think Thor has the most consistently enjoyable supporting cast besides the X-Men or Spidey, which seriously improves the book.