Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of origins in Marvel Comics publications

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The result was delete. - Mailer Diablo 10:32, 28 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

List of origins in Marvel Comics publications[edit]

Delete - there are tens of thousands of characters in Marvel comics, making this list almost boundless in scope. Information on the origins of characters often appear in multiple issues, either with additional details emerging or origins being retconned completely. Unmaintainable list. Otto4711 02:05, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

comment Actually, I'd say this list could be kept bounded, by limiting it to Marvel Comics characters with a Wikipedia article. It might eventually lead to a long list, as there's a lot of potential for content, but that can be said about almost any subject. Furthermore, I'd say that your characterization of this list is incorrect. It doesn't seem to be a page about the origins so much as the first appearances. Though in that case, it'd be redundant to List of first appearances in Marvel Comics publications. I suppose folks could be going for some sort of difference between the two, as there are some cases where the two things don't overlap, but I don't know if that warrants two separate pages. BTW, there was a prior discussion on this at this page FrozenPurpleCube 05:34, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete as an indiscriminate collection of information. What next, List of costumes in Marvel Comics publications or List of secret identities in Marvel publications? Superheroes periodically have their origin stories changed; should this list contain the first story, the most recent story, or all of them?--Nydas^(Talk) 08:11, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
- The first example you give is a bit hard to fathom, since while it is something that should reasonably belong on the character's page, I don't think you could make it an effective list. The example of secret identities is certainly worth considering though, it might make for a good article. Don't see why having a changed origin matters, it's possible to cover a lot of information on a list. FrozenPurpleCube 16:40, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Like the also-listed List of final appearances in Marvel Comics publications, this is just indiscriminate information. — Tuvok[^T@lk/_{Improve me}] 22:12, 23 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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