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      Here’s the thing. You said a “The Thing is an Avenger.”

      Was he a member of New Avengers during the Bendis run? Yes. No one’s arguing that.

      As someone who is a nerd who reads comics, I am telling you, specifically, among comic book nerds, no one calls the Thing an Avenger. If you want to be “specific” like you said, then you shouldn’t either. They’re not the same thing.

      If you’re saying “Avengers” you’re referring to the many affiliated superhero teams, which includes teams from West Coast Avengers to Great Lakes Avengers to Young Avengers.

      So your reasoning for calling the Thing an Avenger because he was a part an Avengers team on some occasions? Let’s get Punisher and Squirrel Girl in there, then, too.

      Also, calling someone a human or a mutant? It’s not one or the other, that’s not how taxonomy works. They’re both. Wolverine is an Avenger and a member of the X-Men. But that’s not what you said. You said the Thing is an Avenger, which is not true unless you’re okay with calling practivally all Marvel superheroes Avengers, which means you’d call Adam Warlock, Dr. Strange, and other heroes Avengers, too. Which you said you don’t.

      It’s okay to just admit you’re wrong, you know?

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      “Listen: you might think about getting your friend some help. He’s way too preoccupied with superheroes’ reproductive organs.”

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    Just hand and mouth stuff most of the time and a diddy-sized barrel of lube after sanding down the unit for special occasions

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      he already had them. this is the most accurate depiction of the original drawings by Kirby:

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        So I don’t really know a lot about comic books, or the Fantastic Four in general. Did they really make Susan Storm a member of the hero team, and then promptly reverse that to make her a damsel in distress?

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          i don’t know about this particular story line but Susan Storm has been a lot of things throughout the years, including a secret villain. afaik, she is (at least generally speaking) the underappreciated mom figure that keeps the team together. definitely not a weak character though.