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management style of, 28, 100–101

marriage of, 10, 312

Marvel sold by, 5, 91–92

retirement of, 120

son Chip brought into family business by, 61

and television and film projects, 69, 89

Timely Comics line of (
see
Timely Comics)

titles canceled by, 39, 100, 120, 123

wealth of, 25, 27

and Wertham’s crusade against comics, 29–31

during World War II, 24–25

Goodman, Roberta, 120, 128

Good Morning America
(television show), 309

Goodwin, Archie, 80–81, 93, 114, 115, 125, 149, 167, 188, 190–91, 194, 198, 200–202, 216, 226n, 265, 283, 291, 315

Gordy, Berry, 195

Gore, Al, 398

GQ magazine, 223

Graeme, Lynn, 218

Graham, Billy, 132

Grant, Steven, 221n

Grantray-Lawrence Animation, 61, 66, 77n

Great Depression, 9, 12

Green, Robin, 106, 107, 117

Green Arrow
, 34, 112

Green Goblin (Norman Osborn), 81, 381

Green Lantern, 1, 2, 68, 101, 112, 117, 272

Grey, Jean.
See
Marvel Girl; Phoenix

Grimm, Benjamin.
See
Thing, the

Grim Reaper, 284

Groening, Matt, 293

Groot, 35

Grosset & Dunlap, 237

Groth, Gary, 135n, 277, 346

Grottu, 35

Grow, Lenny, 205

Gruenwald, Mark, 206, 209, 233, 249, 253–56, 258, 265–66, 272, 281, 299, 300, 306, 313, 363, 375, 384–85

Guardians of the Galaxy, 314, 336

Guerrilla Marketing
(Levinson), 267

Guice, Jackson, 286, 288–90

Guinness Book of World Records
, 120

Gulacy, Paul, 257, 265, 308, 315, 412

Gulf + Western, 91

Gunther, Lee, 231

Gustavson, Paul, 14

Haldeman, H. R., 146

Haley, Bill, and His Comets, 78

Hall, Bob, 206

Hama, Larry, 212

Hamilton, Chico, 119

Hamilton, Edith, 71

Hammond, Jim.
See
Human Torch, original

Hanna-Barbera cartoons, 193, 208, 214

Hannigan, Ed, 247

Harper & Row, 214

Harras, Bob, 289, 317, 320–21, 325–30, 332, 336, 340, 343, 353, 363, 365, 366, 369, 372, 375, 379, 381–83, 393, 394, 403–4, 406

Harvard Law School, 404

Harvey
, 115

Harvey, Al, 70

Harvey Comics, 41, 70, 77, 80, 87

Hasbro Toys, 372

Haunt of Fear
, 28

Havel, Vaclav, 122

Havok, 99, 155, 315

Hawk & Dove
, 88

Hawkeye, 3, 56, 83, 267

Hayes, Isaac, 133

Hays Code, 27, 31

Health, Education, and Welfare, U.S. Department of, 122

Heavy Metal
, 216

Heck, Don, 4, 32, 43, 46, 50, 55, 83, 277, 278, 293, 308, 336, 348, 374

Hefner, Hugh, 29n

Hellfire Club, 224–25

Hellraiser
(film), 309

He-Man
, 290

Hembeck, Fred, 252, 266

H.E.R.B.I.E. the Robot, 208, 222

Hercules, 158

“Heroes Reborn” titles, 373, 379, 387, 393, 394

“Heroes Return” titles, 394–95

Heroes World, 367–68, 370–71, 387

Higgins, Michael, 298, 308

High Camp Superheroes
(Mighty Comics collection), 70

Highsmith, Patricia, 25

Hindenburg
, 10

Hiroshima Mon Amour
(film), 113

Hitch, Bryan, 413–14

Hitler, Adolf, 18–21, 148, 228

Hobson, Michael, 237, 290, 292, 298, 303, 312, 353

Hodel, Mike, 94n

Hollywood Reporter
, 231

Hollywood Walk of Fame, 430

Homer the Happy Ghost
, 100

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
(film), 311

House II: Second Story
(film), 296

Howard, Robert E., 152

Howard the Duck, 134, 172, 178–79, 181n, 182–83, 218, 232, 266, 412

artists for, 192

creation of, 178

crossover, 189

death of, 139

dropoff in popularity of, 205

film, 244, 283–84, 293, 396

Gerber’s lawsuit over, 205, 239, 265, 402

Harras campaigns to bring back, 382, 383

newspaper strip, 206

plot development process for, 158

radio show, 231

return of, 139–40, 147

writers for, 192–93, 206–7

How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way
(Lee and Buscema), 380

Hulk, the (Bruce Banner), 3–5, 42, 71, 89, 115, 131, 194, 213, 262, 386, 415, 426

animated cartoon, 76

artists for, 50, 57, 75n, 127, 129, 276, 290, 317–18, 372

cancellation of, 46

creation of, 39–40, 244, 263, 278, 279, 293, 360

crossovers, 46, 56, 154

female version of (
see
She-Hulk)

film projects, 128, 195, 380, 415, 417, 427

on
Rolling Stone
cover, 117

sidekick of (
see
Jones, Rick)

special covers for, 323

television show, 196, 205, 215, 220

writers for, 136, 138, 153, 157, 198, 219, 282, 284n

See also
Avengers; Defenders

Human Fly, the, 193

Human Torch (Johnny Storm), 37–39, 43, 45, 46, 50, 71–73, 76, 145n, 196, 208, 215, 223, 238, 261, 431

Human Torch, original (Jim Hamond), 13–17, 19–22, 27, 29, 51, 75–77, 86, 161, 289, 357

Hunter College, 130

Huntsman, The
, 340, 347

HYDRA, 73

Hyperion, 101

Icahn, Carl, 386–87, 389–92, 394–96

Iceman (Bobby Drake), 47, 99, 155, 158, 243, 267, 286

Icon imprint, 424

Illuminati, 143

Illyana, 267

Image Comics, 339–40, 346–53, 360, 361, 366, 368, 371, 373, 382, 388, 391, 429

Image Duplicator
(Lichtenstein), 60

In-Betweener, 282

Incredible Hulk, The
.
See
Hulk, the

Independent News, 32, 87–89, 100

Infantino, Carmine, 68, 88, 91, 102–3, 106, 112, 126, 150–52

Infinity
crossovers, 351

Inhumans, the, 70–72, 102, 105, 115, 116, 238, 393, 397

Internet, 385, 398, 406

Invaders, The
, 152

Invisible Girl (Sue Richards, née Storm), 37–38, 40, 136, 139, 238, 314, 365

Iron Fist, 155, 173, 194, 198, 223, 281n

Iron Man (Tony Stark), 3, 58, 71, 89, 123, 127, 252, 386, 407, 419

animated cartoon, 76

artists for, 50, 80–83, 140, 141, 277

creation of, 43, 360

crossovers, 413, 425

enemies of, 106, 115n

film projects, 392, 427

at Lee and Liefeld’s California studio, 373, 375

nose added to helmet of, 156, 171

redesign of costume of, 300

relaunch of, 255, 266, 394

right-wing support for, 94

spin-offs, 365

writers for, 45, 114, 135, 140, 147, 223, 314

See also
Avengers

Iron Skull, 389

Isabella, Tony, 127, 135, 157, 158, 185, 188, 198

It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman!
(Broadway show), 69

ITT, 91

Iverson, Allen, 411

Jack Frost, 21

Jackman, Hugh, 224n, 429

Jackson, Michael, 407

Jackson, Samuel L., 414, 427

Jacquet, Lloyd, 12, 14, 16

Janson, Klaus, 247, 265

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