X-Men

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==Origin==
==Origin==
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Born Steve Rogers, he attempted to enlist in the U.S. Army, but was rejected as being physically unfit for duty. He got a second chance from American science, however, due to a combination of a Super-Soldier serum and exposure to Vita-Rays. Becoming the pinnacle of human physical perfection, Captain America battled evil with just two fists and a good, solid shield.
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==History==
==History==
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==Incongruence==
==Incongruence==
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Particularly vexing to fans is the multiplicity of the X-Men franchise. Some of their incarnations have include the Uncanny X-Men, Ultimate X-Men, X-treme X-Men, plain X-Men, New X-Men, X-Men:Legacy, and Astonishing X-Men.
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Particularly vexing to fans is the multiplicity of the X-Men franchise. Some of their many incarnations include the Uncanny X-Men, Ultimate X-Men, X-treme X-Men, plain X-Men, New X-Men, X-Men 2099, X-Men:Legacy, and Astonishing X-Men. Most of these titles featured the same characters in completely different universes. It did not help that characters such as Phoenix and Colossus died and were later brought back to life. It also did not help that some characters were cloned while others appeared in our present from the future.
==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 04:18, 24 March 2009

While most superheroes appealed to fans' desire to escape their normal lives, the primary drive of the X-men seemed to be fans embracing their own .

Contents

Origin

History

Incongruence

Particularly vexing to fans is the multiplicity of the X-Men franchise. Some of their many incarnations include the Uncanny X-Men, Ultimate X-Men, X-treme X-Men, plain X-Men, New X-Men, X-Men 2099, X-Men:Legacy, and Astonishing X-Men. Most of these titles featured the same characters in completely different universes. It did not help that characters such as Phoenix and Colossus died and were later brought back to life. It also did not help that some characters were cloned while others appeared in our present from the future.

External links

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