Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

[ToddCam]

So, the OHOTMU hardcover volume 10 came out yesterday. And in its appendix, it mentions that Keith R. A. DeCandido was once editor of Pocket's Marvel Comics line. It mentions that he even brought about the use of recurrent characters in these licensed works... including police officers Stephen Drew and Vance Hawkins!!! I was quite tickled by this. Second coming of Peter David, indeed.

Who knew that the security officers on da Vinci actually are originally from Earth-616?

 

[captcalhoun]

um, they're named after real people.

 

[ToddCam]

Um, I know. I was giving an in-universe explanation.

 

[captcalhoun]

that's not how it seemed to me.

and besides, how could two guys in the 20th having the same names as guys in the 24th mean they're related or the same people?

there's a USN admiral with the same name as me, but we're not related. (AFAIK)

 

[Sci]

that's not how it seemed to me.

and besides, how could two guys in the 20th having the same names as guys in the 24th mean they're related or the same people?

there's a USN admiral with the same name as me, but we're not related. (AFAIK)

He's being tongue-in-cheek.