Our Gods Wear Spandex (33 page)

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Howard, Robert E.
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Hulk, the
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Identity Crisis
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Illuminati, The
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Image Comics
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Incredibles, The
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Industrial Revolution
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Infantino, Carmine
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Invisible Girl
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Iron Man
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Island of Dr. Moreau, The
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“Israel Stele”
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Jack the Ripper
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Jackman, Hugh
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James Bond
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Janson, Klaus
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Jason and the Argonauts
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Jewel of Seven Stars, The
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John Carter
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John Constantine
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Judge Dredd
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Julius Caesar
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Jung, Carl
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Justice League
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Justice League of America
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Justice Society of America
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Kabbalah
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Kane, Bob
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Kane, Gil
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Keaton, Michael
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King Tut's Tomb
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Kingdom Come
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Kirby, Jack xii, xiii,
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KISS
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Knights Templar
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Kubrick, Stanley
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La Femme Nikita
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La Guardia, Fiorello
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Lair of the White Worm
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Land That Time Forgot, The
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Last Days of Pompeii, The
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Leadbetter, Charles
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League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The
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Lee, Jim
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Lee, Stan
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Legion of Super-Heroes
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Lehner, Mark
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Lethem, Jonathan
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Lewis, H. Spencer
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Lex Luthor
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Ley, Willy
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Liefeld, Rob
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Little Nemo in Slumberland
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Little Orphan Annie
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Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
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Lois Lane
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Loki
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Lord Dunsany
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Lord of the Rings
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Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society
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Lovecraft, Howard Phillips
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Lucas, George
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Lucis Trust
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Machine Man
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Madame Xanadu
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“Madbomb Saga, The”
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Magi
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Magical Battle of Britain
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Magneto
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Mandrake the Magician
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Marilyn Manson
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Marvel Comics xii,
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Marvel Universe
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Marvelman
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Marvels
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Mary Marvel
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Masons,
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Freemasons

Master of Kung Fu
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Mathers, McGregor
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Matrix, The
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McFarlane, Todd
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McKay, Winsor
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McKean, Dave
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McKenzie, Roger
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Meltzer, Brad
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Mercury,
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Hermes, Thoth
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Merlin
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Messiah (biblical)
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Mignola, Mike
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Miller, Frank
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Mills, Tarpe
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Miss Fury
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Mister Miracle xii,
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Money laundering
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Moore, Alan
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Morals and Dogma
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Morgaine Le Fey
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Mormonism
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Morrison, Grant
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Moses
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Marston, William Moulton
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Mr. Fantastic
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Mundy, Talbot
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Munsey, Frank
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“Mutants”
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Mutt and Jeff
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Mutus Liber
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Nanotechnology
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Necromonicon, The
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Neoclassicism
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Netjer
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New Gods
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Nick Carter
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Nietzsche, Freidrich
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Nolan, Christopher
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Nowlan, Philip
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Odin
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Odyssey, The
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Olcott, Henry Steele
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OMAC
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O'Neil, Denny
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Oneida Community
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Open Conspiracy, The
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Ordo Templi Orientalis (OTO)
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Organized crime, gangs
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Orlando, Joe
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Osiris
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Outcault, Richard
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Parker, Bill
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Parsons, Jack
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Pellucidar
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Penny Dreadfuls
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Perez, George
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Peter, H.G.
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Phantasmo
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Phantom Lady
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Phantom Magician, the
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Phantom, the
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Pike, Albert
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Plastic Man
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Poe, Edgar Allan
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Prague
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Prince Valiant
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Prohibition
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Promethea
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Punisher, the
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Quinn, Seabury
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Rabbi Loew
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Radar the International Policeman
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Ragnarok
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Randolph, Pascal Beverly
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Raymond, Alex
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Red Skull
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Reeve, Christopher
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Reeves, George
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Reeves, Keanu
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Robbins, Frank
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Robin
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Robocop
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Rohmer, Sax
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Romulus and Remus
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