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Brendan Rowe

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TMNT: Who Is Jennika, the First Female Ninja Turtle?

Jennika, the first female Ninja Turtle to appear in the comics, is wildly popular among TMNT fans, but what do we really know about her?

Rogue on the cover of Uncanny Avengers
Avengers: How X-Men's Rogue Became the Team's Most Unlikely Leader

The fan-favorite X-Man Rogue may be one of Marvel's most famous mutants, but her time leading an Avengers team showed what she can really do.

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Spider-Man: Every Marvel Hero Who's Been the Prowler

Several people have worn the mask of the Prowler over the years, with almost all of them having stolen the outfit from the previous owner.

Marvel's 1602 Gave One Marvel Netflix Villain His Greatest Victory

In Marvel 1602, a Marvel Netflix villain was able to secure his greatest victory by taking control of the past.

Mina Harker throughout the years with her companions in the 1910 League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: How the Literary Heroes Lasted Into the 21st Century

The longest-lasting league of heroes in comics is The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which boasts a literary tradition of over 400 years.

Star Wars: How a DROID Became a Powerful Jedi

The first issue of Star Wars Tales introduced one of the oddest inhabitants of the Star Wars universe, a Jedi droid named Skippy.

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Justice Society: Who Was DC's ORIGINAL Sandman?

While Neil Gaiman's Sandman is the most famous DC character with that name, he wasn't the first hero to fight evil under that moniker.

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Transformers: How the Beast Wars Raged On in Comics

Long after Transformers: Beast Wars ended, a pair of comics kept the flames of the war between the Maximals and the Predacons lit with some fresh new faces.

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Manhunter: One of DC’s Most Obscure Heroes Also Has Its Strangest Legacy

The role of Manhunter has been adopted by six individuals and at least two clones, many of whom seemingly have no connection to each other.

Valiant Comics' superhero Ninjak in the foreground, while ninjas and other Valiant Comics heroes battle in the background
Ninjak: How Valiant’s Weapon X Created an Army of Assassins

In the Valiant Universe, MI-6's super-secret assassin development project made Ninjak, but he wasn't Valiant's first ninja.