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The First Mutant!? - The Origins of Marvel's Forever Man, Turner D. Century, and Professor Power

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History of the Marvel Universe No. 352

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Sources:
The Mole Men and the 1906 Fires
Mystic 056 (1957)
Turner D. Century
Spider-Woman 033 (1980)
The Forever Man
Captain America 264 (1982)
Avengers 218 (1982)
The Birth of Selene Gallio
X-Necrosha 001 (2009)
The Externals
Excalibur 011 (2020)
Professor Anthony Power
Marvel Team-Up 118 (1982)
The Siancong War
History of the Marvel Universe 002 (2019)
Nighthawk, Mindy Williams, and August Masters
Marvel Team-Up 101 (1980)
Defenders 102 (1981)
Captain America 268 (1982)
Defenders 106 (1982)
The Mutant Master and Factor Three
X-Men 039 (1976)
Thunderbolts 033 (1999)
August Masters on Earth-S
Defenders 112-115 (1982-1983)
The Betrayal of Mentallo
Strange Tales 141 (1967)
Mentallo's Breakdown
Micronauts 025 (1981)
Agent Fred Duncan
X-Men 002 (1963)
X-Men 038 (1967)
Professor Power's Schemes
Marvel Team-Up 117-118 (1982)
Turner D. Century in New York
Marvel Team-Up 120 (1982)
The Attack on the Bar With No Name
Captain America 319-320 (1986)
Arnim Zola's Proto-Husks
Deadpool 000 (1998)
The Hood Resurrects the Villains
Punisher 005-006 (2009)
Death of the Punisher
Dark Reign: The List - Punisher (2009)
Franken-Castle
Punisher 011-012 (2010)
Turner D. Century Returns
Superior Spider-Man 009 (2019)
The Original Secret Empire
Tales to Astonish 081 (1966)
The Return of Professor Power
Marvel Team-Up 124 (1982)
Defenders 127 (1984)
Spectacular Spider-Man 197-198 (1993)
X-Factor Annual 009 (1994)

Additional information from various editions of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.

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20 Comments

@fudgegorilla 9 months ago

It's insane to me that Turner D. Century, the man on a flying bicycle built for two that murders people and commits arson, is the least batshit part of this video.

@MatthewRidgeway-h4d 9 months ago

Hood convincing the resurrected that Scourge was the Punisher is simple, obvious and brilliant really.

@alfonsoromero659 9 months ago

Please never stop spotlighting obscure random characters, these videos are the best.

@yohohoho971 9 months ago

"We must return to American excellence and superiority by dressing like Roman Centurions" is certainly an unexpected leap in logic.

@1_random_dude_on_the_internet 9 months ago

I often consider myself very well versed in comic book lore, but i have literally never heard of this character before this video

@TheWarmachine375 9 months ago

Turner D. Century?

He has the Will of D!

@DIEGhostfish 9 months ago

I imagine the not-exactly-specified slurs Turner was using were so obscure, obtuse, and antiquated that even their targets would find it more comical than angering or saddening... If he wasn't also throwing LITERAL bombs.

@3CatDay 9 months ago

So glad to hear you cover this character. Every so often Turner D. Century pops into my head and I think "why is no one covering this character?"

@MrMetro-mt5qv 9 months ago

So… will Dominic Fortune be getting his own video biography?

@chimera763 9 months ago

0:42 u could have gaslit me into thinking that was a one piece character

@RbFloat11 1 month ago

12:58 I love how cap is the only one appropriately reacting to a child about to blow his brains out in front of him

@parkerstoops6058 9 months ago

Maybe it’s just me but when your videos have tons of characters that it focuses on, they really all just melt together and it’s hard to remember any of them

@robertkelley8785 8 months ago

I had high hopes for a Turner D. Century video but I had no idea it would be such a delightful fever dream

@Croaker-o2v 9 months ago

Excellent work as always. Here's some ideas for future vids: Jarella's World, Xemnu, and the All-Winners Squad. Bless!

@wileymckenzie21272 4 months ago

"...a vaguely described 'experiment'..." 😂

@MagnerCarter 5 months ago

Heh.. the Corpse Corps !

@marcp9926 9 months ago

Interesting. I had the Scourge storyline when I was younger, I'm familiar with massacre, but had no idea of the connections and history, thanks.

@RAlanBryan2112 9 months ago

damn! that was epic. i had no idea all these villians were so connected over so many story lines. I have read many of these over the years never connecting all of them as you do. BRAVO GOOD SIR! EPIC!

@blackphoenix77 9 months ago

I used to have a lot of those comics involving the Forever Man, but I lost them ages ago. And whatever happened to the Defenders Nighthawk? We never see him anymore

@OGBirdDog9339 9 months ago

I recalled Turner D. Century (from the scourge killings. Great story arc in the early parts) and Professor Power (from the Marvel Universe handbooks), but drew a blank on the Forever Man…until you got to the Avengers part. I have that comic in one of my boxes (really need to organized so I can find things), thanks for the memory!