Graduation Day

Patsy Walker could have remained a perpetual teen. But that changed in Patsy and Hedy #95 (August 1964), when Patsy and her pals graduated from high school. While Patsy and rival Hedy Wolfe had their eyes set on being valedictorian, mutual friend Nan Brown had the highest marks and recieved the honor. Graduation was one of many steps on Patsy's path to becoming Hellcat.

Black Magic

When Dr. Strange made his debut in Strange Tales #110, he carried the title Master of Black Magic. That term wouldn't stick. Dr. Strange would soon find himself ever alert to any sign of danger from the world of Black Magic (#121) and became known instead as Master of the Mystic Arts.

This panel from Giant-Size Defenders #4 (April 1975) originally appeared in Strange Tales #121 (March 1964).

Realms of Magic

The Realms of Magic supplement for the Marvel Super Heroes role-playing game included a section on Magic Schools, more or less adhering to the three alignments popularized in early editions of Dungeons & Dragons: white magic = good; gray magic = neutral; black magic = chaotic/evil. A character could learn a particular school of magic yet violate those teachings. This would account for the villain Druid (Strange Tales #144-145), who is decidedly evil even though Realms of Magic (and D&D) describes druidic magic as neutral. Voodoo, on the other hand, is a white magic that can be perverted into chaotic magic.

Ultimately Marvel Boy

A new combination of heroes appear as Defenders within the alternate world of the Ultimates (#21). This latest iteration of Defenders has no connection to earlier versions of the team. One of the most interesting members of the new team is Marvel Boy, a Japanese hero with a positive track record as a monster hunter.

This panel with Marvel Boy comes from Ultimates #21 (April 2026).

H Is for Hellcat

Marvel Fun and Games Magazine #1 (Sept. 1979) included a Secret Code Breaker to solve puzzles in that issue—and future issues—of the monthly publication. Of the 26 heroes pictured in the code breaker, Hellcat was the only one whose code-breaking letter corresponded to the first letter of her name. Silver Surfer, for instance, stood for C, while Hulk stood for the letter D.