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*** ... legally. I'm pretty sure Wolverine at least knows someplace you can dump a hot car for cash. |
*** ... legally. I'm pretty sure Wolverine at least knows someplace you can dump a hot car for cash. |
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* ''[[Norman Osborn]]'': |
* ''[[Norman Osborn]]'': |
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** The Green Goblin is being hailed as a hero, and is now basically in charge of America's self defense. Just to be clear, Norman Osborn was outed months ago. He was convicted of mass murder. He strafed his own arraignment hearing with pumpkin bombs ''on live television''. He is known to be dangerously bipolar, and that's when he's ''on'' his medication. He's the single most infamous example in Marvel of ''why'' superheroes need secret identities, given that he's the first MU villain to murder a hero's supporting cast * coughGwenStacycough* . This. Man. Was. Given. Every. Registered. Superhero. On. File. And. Under. His. Authority. '''Legally'''. [[ |
** The Green Goblin is being hailed as a hero, and is now basically in charge of America's self defense. Just to be clear, Norman Osborn was outed months ago. He was convicted of mass murder. He strafed his own arraignment hearing with pumpkin bombs ''on live television''. He is known to be dangerously bipolar, and that's when he's ''on'' his medication. He's the single most infamous example in Marvel of ''why'' superheroes need secret identities, given that he's the first MU villain to murder a hero's supporting cast * coughGwenStacycough* . This. Man. Was. Given. Every. Registered. Superhero. On. File. And. Under. His. Authority. '''Legally'''. [[Punctuated! For! Emphasis!|This. Is. Madness.]] |
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** In addition, they also ''disbanded SHIELD'' and gave Norman Osborn full authority to create and run its replacement, HAMMER. So not only have they given him his own private army and intelligence agency, they're not even maintaining the minimal control that having him direct personnel already chosen and loyalty-screened would give them. Instead, Osborn ''gets to recruit all his own people''. Appointing Charles Manson the Director of Homeland Security would make more sense than this! |
** In addition, they also ''disbanded SHIELD'' and gave Norman Osborn full authority to create and run its replacement, HAMMER. So not only have they given him his own private army and intelligence agency, they're not even maintaining the minimal control that having him direct personnel already chosen and loyalty-screened would give them. Instead, Osborn ''gets to recruit all his own people''. Appointing Charles Manson the Director of Homeland Security would make more sense than this! |
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** ''New Avengers #50'': |
** ''New Avengers #50'': |
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