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Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman7/1/2023 ![]() ![]() Elizabeth I of England - Her history is essentially unchanged from the real-world version."I couldn't get everybody in because there are an awful lot of Marvel characters." Historical figures ![]() "The territory doesn't go much further than 1969 in terms of the characters that I picked to use," Gaiman noted. Other popular characters, such as Wolverine and Storm, were not added, because of Gaiman's vision to address the heroes of the 1960s. Spider-Man also features, though he appears much younger than the 1960s version and does not have any superpowers. The characters are mainly from Marvel's 1960s period and include Nick Fury, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Doctor Doom and Magneto. The eight-part series takes place in a timeline where Marvel superheroes are members of Elizabethan society. The limited series was written by Neil Gaiman, penciled by Andy Kubert, and digitally painted by Richard Isanove Scott McKowen illustrated the distinctive scratchboard covers. Marvel 1602 is an eight-issue comic book limited series published in 2003 by Marvel Comics. The scene was based on a famous sketch of the men involved in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 against King James. ![]() Cover to 1602 #8, featuring from left to right: Matthew Murdoch, Virginia Dare, Rojhaz, Sir Nicholas Fury, and "John" Grey. ![]()
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