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Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
Books 51-60.
61. Hmong in Minnesota by Chia Youyee Vang.
62. Myths and Legends of the Sioux by Marie L. McLaughlin.
63. Heir of Sea and Fire (Book Two of the Riddlemaster trilogy) by Patricia McKillip.
64. Sea, Swallow Me and Other Stories by Craig Laurance Gidney.
65. Essential Incredible Hulk Volume 1 by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, et al.
66. I Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets: The Comics of Fletcher Hanks by Fletcher Hanks and Paul Karasik.
67. Wizard's Eleven (Book Three of The True Game) by Sheri S. Tepper.
68. Migration of Hmong to the Midwestern United States by Cathleen Jo Faruque.
69. Harpist In the Wind (Book Three of the Riddlemaster trilogy) by Patricia McKillip.

70. Essential The Fantastic Four by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, et al. If I'm honest, this was better than I thought it would be. There are caveats, the primary one being the way Stan writes the Invisible Girl; she is forever being kidnapped and rescued, can't decide between dependable but passionless Reed and hunky but erratic Namor, and frequently is ineffective even in situations where her limited power can be used. At one point Stan and Jack have the team answer reader letters, and Sue has a breakdown when she reads one which opines that she doesn't do anything on the team--Reed, Ben, and Johnny come gallantly to her defense, but basically end up saying that she's essential because she has that feminine touch that makes their base feel like home between adventures. Ugh. Now, if you can set that aside, there's a lot of great pulpy, SF-inspired boy's adventure stuff here. It's silly but it's fun, not least because it doesn't take itself too seriously. Plus, the first appearances of Doctor Doom, the Puppet Master, the Mad Thinker (and his Awesome Android AKA Andy), the Skrulls, and the Marvel-era Sub-mariner.

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Date: 2009-08-20 07:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nballingrud.livejournal.com
It took Marvel writers a long time to realize that Sue Reed's forcefield powers make her easily the most dangerous member of the bunch. I think they came to their senses once Millar, Bendis, and Ellis started working with the characters. There's this great moment in one of their stories in which she causes someone to pass out by using tiny forcefields to momentarily deprive his brain of oxygen.

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Date: 2009-08-20 07:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] snurri.livejournal.com
I think even John Byrne was doing some of that stuff with her powers during his run.

It occasionally boggles my mind how short a time ago the early sixties were. In that time we've simultaneously come a long way and almost no distance at all.

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