Marvelophile

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Etymology[edit]

From Marvel +‎ -o- +‎ -phile.

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Marvelophile (plural Marvelophiles)

  1. A fan of Marvel Comics.
    • 1978 October 10, Bill Marvel, “His web of fantasy has captured the public”, in The Tampa Times, volume 86, number 211, page 4-A:
      A true Marvelophile can recall even the most obscure Marvel superhero, tell what issue that superhero made its debut in, and deliver a kind of thumbnail biography, including some observation on the character's peculiarities and frailties.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Marvelophile.

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