5 Marvel Original Stories Changed Due To The Controversy!

 

5 Marvel Original Stories Changed Due To The Controversy!

Since 1939, Marvel Comics has presented many iconic stories while introducing a number of interesting characters ranging from superheroes to supervillains. But during that time, not all Marvel stories ran smoothly and won praise from their readers. In fact, there are several stories that have become very controversial and have generated heated debate among Marvel fans and critics alike. So, in this article, we will discuss five Marvel Comics stories that eventually had to be revised and even 'thrown away' because they were too controversial!

Superhero Name T'Challa (1971)

When T'Challa's character debuted as the superhero Black Panther in 1966, in America itself, figures from the black community, Bobby Seale and Huey Newton, started the movement The Black Panther Party. This movement ordered black people to carry pistols as a form of prevention against law enforcement violence which was quite widespread at that time. Although Stan Lee admits that he doesn't know why his Marvel stories have become so controversial, he did change T'Challa's superhero name to Black Leopard. When the Black Panther Party movement began to be abandoned in the 1970s, then the name Black Panther was used again to this day.

Captain America Heroic Stories (1974)

In the Captain America comic story in 1970, Marvel once told that the American government was overthrown by a secret group led by a villain named Number One. Long story short when Captain America manages to defeat and remove Number One's mask, it is revealed that the mastermind behind the incident is none other than a government agent whose true face is not shown. But did you know that previously Marvel almost drew his face as American President Richard Nixon who was involved in the Watergate Scandal. However, because Nixon withdrew a month before the story was released, Marvel finally revised this controversial story because it was deemed unethical.

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Nightcrawler Parents

Although the X-Men' Nightcrawler debuted as far back as 1975, it would take years for their full origins to be revealed. This cannot be separated from Marvel's controversial story when it will explain who his parents are. At first the mutant Mystique is almost told to be her father, in which she uses her shapeshifting abilities to become a man and liaises with a female villain named Destiny. However, because it was opposed by the Comics Code Authority, in the end this origin was discarded. It was only in 2010 that it was revealed that the demon Azazel was Nightcrawler's father, while his mother was none other than Mystique.

Spider-Man Bombing Story (1986)

In the early days of Spider-Man making his debut in Marvel Comics, many stories from the superhero deliberately raised controversial issues. One of them is the story about the bombing group from Northern Ireland which in the 1980s was considered quite sensitive. Apart from making many fans angry, this story even made the Marvel office get a bomb threat from an unknown person. Marvel, who finally realized, then changed the follow-up story by depicting that the real mastermind was a corrupt employee of the Roxxon company who had previously deliberately disguised himself as an Irish agent.

Name Sidekick US Agent (87-88)

When John Walker aka US Agent was told to replace Steve Rogers as Captain America in Marvel Comics, at that time he also immediately invited his best friend Lemar Hoskins to become a sidekick. But who would have thought that giving the superhero name Bucky to Lemar, who is black, would actually make their initial story very controversial among Marvel fans. The reason is because it turns out that for the black community in America, the word 'Buck' is a form of derogation which states that black people are not educated. This prompted Marvel to immediately revise Lemar's superhero name to Battlestar.

Those are five Marvel Comics stories that were eventually changed because they were considered too controversial, especially those related to sensitive issues of their time. Based on all the stories above, we can conclude that in order to create innovative and interesting stories, there are always risks that have the potential to go overboard and trigger heated debates among the public. This is then used as a valuable experience by Marvel and its creative team to make stories that are safer, but still create strong emotional bonds in the hearts of their fans.

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