1b  INFINITY WARD
~ Nomenclature = Infinity Wars.
~ Marvel Comedics: Infinity Wars – A 2018 Marvel Comics storyline involving the heroes and villians of the Marvel Universe dealing with the search for the Infinity Gems.
def'n: Infinity – Limitless or endless in space, extent or size.
def'n: War – Armed conflict between different parties or groups.

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~ The painting depicts the character Thanos executing the 'Thanos Snap', the Infinity Gauntlet's devistating snap-of-the-finger move that turns half of the population to dust; in this case, also including himself, all whilst smiling. The Infinity Gems can be seen glinting from the glove; the gems are the Mind, Power, Reality, Soul, Space and Time. A seventh gem has also been included in the story at times.
~ Per MARK Pingitore's tight sketch artwork, 'MADS Titan' was alternate nomenclature for the character.

2b  ARACH NED
~ Nomenclature = Arachnid.
~ Marvel Comedics: Spider-Man – A superhero created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko first appearing in the anthology comic book 'Amazing Fantasy' #15 from August 1962.
def'n: Arachnid – An anthropod of the class Arachnida, such as a spider or scorpion.

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~ The painting depicts a parody of the web-slinging character all caught up in his own spider web makings. The image showcases the original and more traditional Spider-Man crime-fighting suit featuring the Spider-symbol (here looking more like an ant with long thick legs) on the chest, black webbing details, and plastic eye lenses.
~ The artwork is reminiscent of the OS9 chewing-gum character for cards 353a Bazooka JOANNE and 353b Bubbly BABS painted by artist JOHN Pound which depicts the character stuck within a burst bubble with the bubblegum goo stuck to the GPK logo, much like the webs within the MARVELESS Kids image.

3b  CARL NAGE
~ Nomenclature = Carnage.
~ Marvel Comedics: Carnage – A supervillain created by David Michelinie and Mark Bagley first appearing in 'The Amazing Spider-Man' #360 from March 1992.
def'n: Carnage – The killing of a large number of people; massacre, butchery.

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~ The painting depicts the sociopath in a stoic stance; pka Cletus Kasady, a serial killer who bonded with Venom's symbiote spawn to become Carnage; aka Amazing Carnage, Carnage-Man, Mass Carnage, Red Slayer, Your Friendly Neighborhood Carnage, etc.; fka Minimum Carnage, Maximum Carnage, Poison Carnage, etc.
~ The artwork layout is a tribute to the OS4 headsman character for cards 137a MAX Axe and 137b Deadly DUDLEY painted by artist JOHN Pound which shows the executioner brandishing an axe that's dripping with blood, standing on a slab of rock, and shows a hand sticking up; as with the MARVELESS Kids artwork.

4b  BERN RUBBER
~ Nomenclature = Burn rubber.
~ Marvel Comedics: Professor X (colloquial) – A mutant with superhuman abilities; the power of telepathy, who can read and control the minds of those around him.
def'n: Burn rubber – informal. To drive very fast; often recklessly. Comes from the literal meaning of tires leaving a mark and the smell of burning rubber.

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~ The painting depicts the paraplegic character in a suped-up, hot rod-like wheelchair, modified for Professor X's need for speed and extra power.
~ The modified wheelchair shows a set of fiery hot rod pipes, a gear shift with the iconic and circular 'X'-Men logo, and tires burning rubber and the smelly smoke attracting flies. These 'bad boy' actions don't quite match his professional professor attire of a smoking jacket, neck tie and pressed slacks. He's more than meets the eye.

5b  MAGNET RIC
~ Nomenclature = Magnetic.
~ Marvel Comedics: Magneto – An adversary character of the X-Men created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby first appearing in 'The X-Men' #1 from September 1963.
def'n: Magnetic – Relating to magnetism; a physical phenomenon produced by the motion of charged electrons, resulting in attractive and repulsive forces between objects.

6b  DAMON IN A BOTTLE
~ Nomenclature = Demon in a Bottle; comic book title.
~ Marvel Comedics: Demon in a Bottle – A 9-issue story arc from the Marvel Comics series 'The Invincible Iron Man' (120 through 128 from 1979) concerning Stark's alcoholism.
def'n: Drunk – An excessive drinker; empty bottles.

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~ The painting shows a completely intoxicated drunkard tipping a 'WHISKY' baby bottle with the Iron Man parody character drooling and about to fall down a manhole. Alcohol is associated with many different darker meanings and connotations including 'demon drink', 'evil spirits', 'dead drunk' and 'killer hangover' among others; all demonstrating and describing drinking as a bad and dangerous habit.
~ The artwork layout is a direct tribute to the OS1 inebriated sot GPK character for cards 9a Boozin' BRUCE and 9b Drunk KEN painted by artist JOHN Pound which portrays the tipsy tippler hallucinating and seeing imaginary animals and walking straight towards his not-so-distant downfall. The corrected reversed image with eligible OL' ROT GUT bottle.

7b  ANTONY MAN
~ Nomenclature = Ant-Man.
~ Marvel Comedics: Ant-Man – Different superheroes by the same name created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby first appearing in 'Tales to Astonish' #35 (Sept. 1962).
def'n: Ant – A small insect possessing grasping mandibles, with a complex social organization and various castes that perform specific duties.

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~ The painting depicts the one half inch human character being set on fire by a kid, his magnifying glass, and heat source (the strength of the sun). The character's antennae have been burnt to a crisp and the rest is soon to follow.
~ Ant-Man possesses the power to reduce himself to the size of an ant, hence, his namesake, by means of a unique group of subatomic particles called Pym Particles. He retains full size human strength even after reducing down to pint size. The character is seen sporting his traditional comic costume.

8b  BERNICE AT THE STAKE
~ Nomenclature = Burn at the stake.
~ Marvel Comedics: Wanda Maximoff – aka Wanda Frank; possesses 'hex powers' as a mutant but not via witchcraft. The ability to manipulate chaos magic.
def'n: Burn at the stake – An execution method by extreme heat; death by burning.

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~ The painting depicts the tied-to-a-stake victim being set ablaze by four torches with a big smile upon her face. The hand holding the torch that set alight the fire is sporting Puritan garb bringing to mind the Salem Witch Trials and alleged witches that were hanged or burned at the stake. Thoughts of 'scarlet woman' and the song 'witchy woman' also come to mind.
~ The artwork is a subtle tribute to the OS1 hag GPK character for cards 16a Weird WENDY and 16b Haggy MAGGIE painted by artist JOHN Pound which shows a witch deep in the throes of potion making. Both images contain a purple setting, a big fire, a large moon backdrop, and a human skull with its tongue sticking out.

9b  BLAISIN' JOHNNY
~ Nomenclature = Johnny Blaze.
~ Marvel Comedics: Johnny Blaze – A motorcycle stuntman becomes bound to the Spirit of Vengeance Zarathos and contains supernatural powers.
def'n: Blaise – aka Blaze; to burn fiercely. informal. A eupemism for "hell".

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~ The painting depicts the leather-bound jacket and gloved character chained up and levitating. The character can only seek pleasure from the tortured pain since he is immortal and has regeneration and resurrection capabilities. 'Ghost riding a whip (vehicle)' and projecting ethereal flame.
~ The artwork is a tribute to the OS8 tethered and chained GPK character for cards 326A Leather HEATHER and 326B Chained SHANE painted by artist JOHN Pound which shows the character in humiliating display, leather bound and gagged. Both characters are sporting a zip-up white diaper, shackled wrists and ankles, and both strung up and supported by their respective logos.

10b  NOAH STRINGS
~ Nomenclature = No strings.
~ Marvel Comedics: Android – Originally an A.I. 'peacekeeping program' created by Tony Stark derived from the Mind Stone encased within Loki's scepter.
def'n: No strings – Means 'no attachments'; not under anyone's control.

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~ The painting depicts the murder bot character severing ties with humanity; using a pair of scissors to cut the string and attachments to the program and mankind controlling it.
~ The android supervillain possesses superhuman (robot?) levels of strength, speed, stamina, flight, durability, reflexes and adamantium armor which is impervious to damage. It also possesses the ability to create concussive blasts fired from its optical sensors/hands, a ray for mind control, and is an expert roboticist and strategist to boot.

11b  FURIOUS FRANK
~ Nomenclature – The specific forename Frank with the word 'furious'.
~ Marvel Comedics: Frank Castle – Born 'Francis Castiglione', an Italian-American vigilante who punishes as part of his crime fighting; driven by revenge.
def'n: Furious – To be extremely angry; full of anger and violence.

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~ Per the artist, the painting "was a custom piece I did back during the Slop Culture Kids era for a t-shirt I released" and showcases the character in full combat mode. With his multi-disciplinary military training , infantry skills, special ops, combat skills including multiple forms of martial arts; he's a one-man fighting machine.
~ The white skull emblem is used for intimidation and to lure any line of fire to his more heavily protected area of his armor. The Punisher uses a wide aray of firearms in his war on crime including fully automatic rifles, shotguns, and any other weaponry or technology he can get his hands on.

12b  LOW KEITH
~ Nomenclature = Low-key; Loki.
~ Marvel Comedics: Loki – aka Prince of Asgard, Odinson, Heir of Jotunheim and God of Mischief (from Viking lore); wants to rule worlds.
def'n: Low-key – To be relaxed, downbeat, muted, laid-back, quiet, restrained, etc.

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~ The painting depicts the power-hungry head honcho taken down by some headhunter and mounted to a wall and labeled 'LOCO'; the informal Spanish term for 'crazy'. Besides superhuman powers and strength, Loki possesses a high IQ, magic training, inter-dimensional teleportation, astral projections, shapeshifting and can cheat death.
~ The artwork is a direct tribute to the OS2 trophy GPK character for cards 75a Off-The-Wall PAUL and 75b ZACH Plaque painted by artist JOHN Pound which shows the character plastered to a wall just hanging around. Both pieces of artwork show a mounted head, plaque with metal plate, and a pastel paneled wall.
~ Per MARK Pingitore's tight sketch artwork, 'Lifelike LOKI' was alternate nomenclature for the character.

13b  DOOMSDAY JAY
~ Nomenclature – Rhyme; the forename Jay with the word 'doomsday'.
~ Marvel Comedics: Doctor Doom – As his namesake hints at; death, destruction or a terrible fate. A nemesis of several superhero groups.
def'n: Doomsday – The last day of the world's existence; Judgment day.

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~ The painting depicts the doom and gloom character equipped with his traditional armor and green hooded robe. The powerful sorcerer has a death grip on a crop scythe; you reap what you sow.
~ The artwork is a wonderful tribute to the OS3 grim reaper GPK character for cards 95a Grim JIM and 95b BETH Death painted by artist TOM Bunk which shows the character holding his death scythe and an hourglass showing time has run out on someone's life. Both characters are grasping the weapon with both hands with a spider descending from the blade. The original GPK color rough had the grim reaper sporting a green robe.

14b  BOILIN' BRUCE
~ Nomenclature – The specific forename Bruce with the word 'Boil+ing'.
~ Marvel Comedics: Dr. Robert Bruce Banner – The physically weak and socially withdrawn physicist accidentally exposed to gamma rays and transforming into the Hulk.
def'n: Boiling – To be agitated, furious, angry, fuming, raging, etc.

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~ The Hulk parody character is seen busting through a wall, hot-headed with smokin' mad ears fisting a 'Panic Pete Squeeze Toy' (by the Schylling toy company). The Hulk and Bruce Banner have independent personalities and the Hulk's destructive rampaging and conflicts often lead to complications in Banner's day-to-day life. The green-skinned Hulk, a hulking muscular humanoid is seen sporting his shredded purple trousers after changing from the physically weak, albeit bright scientist, Banner into the physcially strong and brilliant warrior that is the Hulk.

15b  MATT SOCHIST
~ Nomenclature = Masochist.
~ Marvel Comedics: Matthew Michael Murdock – A childhood accident with radioactive material resulted in his special abilities, heightening his senses, but leaving him blind.
def'n: Masochist – Someone who derives (sexual) gratification from their own pain.

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~ The , def defying 'DD' character is seen leaping through a ring of fire with his martial arts baton; aka blind walking stick. Although possessing no superhuman physical attributes, the undaunted daredevil can sense the heat.
~ The first incident of a GPK character jumping through a ring of fire occured within the Giant postcard set from 1986 for card #10 titled 'Garbage Pail Circus!' painted by artist TOM Bunk that contained a character named Flaming FLOYD seen set quite on fire.

16b  PERSPIRE RACHEL
~ Nomenclature = Perspiration .
~ Marvel Comedics: Storm – Descended from a long line of African witch-priestesses, her mutant abilities allow her to control the weather and atmosphere. Omega-level mutant.
def'n: Perspiration – The process of sweating; to exude sweat.

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~ The weather-worn character is seen sweating profusely, with water pouring from her armpit glands causing a deluge to cascade down to the ground. The sorceress can be seen with her genetic and startling white hair and blue eyes; often portrayed as white when dealing out severe weather. The parody Storm character is seen with her white X-Men outfit and cape whereas her traditional garb is a black body suit and cape. The artwork also hints at her punk days with shaved sides on her head giving way to a mohawk hairstyle.
~ Per MARK Pingitore's tight sketch artwork, 'Dark CLAUDIA' (dark cloud) was alternate nomenclature for the character.

17b  JUAN EYE
~ Nomenclature = One eye(d cyclops).
~ Marvel Comedics: Cyclops – As his namesake hints at; death, destruction or a terrible fate. A nemesis of several superhero groups. Cyclops means 'round/circle-eyed'.
def'n: Cyclops – An ancient primordial race of giants with a single large eye.

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~ The painting depicts the eye-piercing mutant emitting his signature red beam of energy from his special headpiece and eyewear, and sporting his traditional blue and yellow body suit and boots.
~ The artwork is a clever tribute to the OS2 cyclops GPK character for cards 44a SY Clops and 44b One-Eyed JACK painted by artist JOHN Pound which shows the giant character attempting to catch two pirates and gazing upon them with his all-seeing eye. Both images showcase a sandy beach, a rocky hillside in the background, a singular ocular source, and a victim running away with a blue hat flying off of their head.
~ Per MARK Pingitore's tight sketch artwork, 'Hot Shot SCOTT' was alternate nomenclature for the character.

18b  WAKAN DOUG
~ Nomenclature = Wakanda.
~ Marvel Comedics: T'Challa – King of the Wakanda, possesses enhanced abilities achieved through ancient Wakandan rituals; a proficiency in science and rigorous training.
def'n: Wakanda – A fictional country located in Sub-Saharan Africa; "the mysterious".

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~ The playful cat-like character is seen showcasing his dexterity, a skill in performing tasks, especially with his hands, by playing with a ball of yellow yarn. The parody character can be seen wearing his skin-tight black body suit and necklace of teeth. The 'Black Panther' title is a rank of office within the Wakandan Panther Clan equal to 'chieftain'. His shamanistic connection with the Wakandan Panther God Bast grants him superhuman senses, great strength, speed, stamina, agility, healing, reflexes, etc. Caution: catnip-like side effects.

19b  BIG HEAD TODD
~ Nomenclature = Big Head Todd (and the Monsters); CO rock band music group.
~ Marvel Comedics: George Tarleton – aka M.O.D.O.K., an acronym for Mental/ Mobile/ Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing. pka M.O.D.O.C. /Computing.
def'n: Big head – informal. A very conceited, self-important or arrogant person.

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~ The painting shows the swollen-headed character is seen grimacing as if his head is stuck; the structure suit holds his enormous big-head which in turn retains his super intelligent brain matter which runs like a supercomputer. The side effect of his mutation is the sheer size of his melon, to the point his body can no longer support the weight, hence his supportive hoverchair known as the 'Doomsday Chair' used to get around.
~ Other iterataions superheroes have dealt with are MODOK Superior, M.O.D.O.G. /Genocide, M.O.D.O.T. /Talking, etc.

20b  OCTO RUSS
~ Nomenclature = Octopus.
~ Marvel Comedics: Doctor Octopus – aka Doc Ock, is a very intelligent mad scientist that utilizes a body suit with four powerful mechanical appendages.
def'n: Octopus – A mollusc with eight sucker-bearing arms, soft body, beaklike jaw, etc.

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~ The painting depicts an ashamed character after accidentally inking himself and soiling his power suit with an extended coy mechanical finger to his face, and attempting to hide his accident with both hands and two mechanical appendages.
~ The artwork is a subtle tribute to the OS6 embarrassed GPK character for cards 211a See More SEYMOUR and 211b Coy ROY painted by artist JOHN Pound which shows the chagrined character hiding his skeletal private parts from the playground school kids. Both pieces of artwork showcase a humiliated individual with a shameful smile, covering their nether regions with knees bent inwards and sweating profusely.

21b  FOURTH WALTER
~ Nomenclature = (breaking the) Fourth wall.
~ Marvel Comedics: Wade Winston Wilson – The deadpanning "Merc with a Mouth".
def'n: Fourth wall – A 'performance convention' where an imagined invisible wall separates the actor(s) from the audience; the audience can see through this "wall", the actor "cannot".

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~ Per the artist, the painting "was a commission I did awhile back I did prints for" and showcases the pansexual character in full combat mode; firing a gun, eating a burrito, and slicing through the "fourth wall". The character possesses accelerated healing powers and is usually seen with his signature red and black costume and mask hiding his scarred face.
~ The speech balloon or bubble, used for dialogue in comic books, reads 'WHAT'S A GARBAGE PAIL KID?' on card; a nice shout-out to the parody source which in turn is a parody of Cabage Patch Kid dolls. Was originally written as a supervillian.
~ Per MARK Pingitore's tight sketch artwork, 'JIMMY Changa' (chimichanga) was alternate nomenclature for the character.

22b  AS GORDON
~ Nomenclature = Asgard.
~ Marvel Comedics: Thor Odinson – The Asgardian god of thunder, per Norse mythology.
def'n: Asgard – In Norse religion, is one of the Nine Worlds and home to the Æsir gods.

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~ The painting depicts a character that stands or sticks out like a sore thumb because they look or are different from those around them, especially in appearance and attire. Bully material. Thor is attempting to lift a regular hammer, unsuccessfully, instead of his enchanted hammer, Mjolnir.
~ The artwork is another subtle tribute to the OS6 embarrassed GPK character for cards 211a See More SEYMOUR and 211b Coy ROY painted by artist JOHN Pound which shows the chagrined character hiding his skeletal private parts from the playground school kids. Both pieces of artwork showcase a humiliated individual, a blacktop/gravel playground with blue sky, and a taunting playground bully in the background (in this case it's Loki).

23b  PLANET TERRY
~ Nomenclature = Asgard.
~ Marvel Comedics: Galan of Taa – The first and oldest living entity in the universe; utilizes cosmic energy known as the Power Cosmic to perform feats and create objects.
def'n: Planetary – Relating to or belonging to a planet or planets in the universe.

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~ The painting depicts a starving character gobbling down a planet (looking a lot like Earth) placed on a dinner plate. The ravenous Unicron-like Planet Eater is replenishing his Power Cosmic in order to create some Punisher robots or the Ultimate Nullifier. aka Devourer of Worlds, The Great Destroyer, World-eater, Planet-killer, etc.
~ The artwork is reminiscent of the OS6 gourmet GPK character for cards 198a Gore MAY and 198b DOTTY Dribble painted by artist JOHN Pound which shows the famished and non-finicky character consuming her own snot with proper utensils. Both images show the character holding a knife and fork and diving into their meals.

24b  SANDY RANDY
~ Nomenclature – Rhyme; the forename Randy with the word 'sand+y'.
~ Marvel Comedics: Flint Marko – A shapeshifter from the outcome of an accident with the ability to transform himself into sand including different compositions and qualities of sand.
def'n: Sandy – To be covered in or consisting mainly of sand.

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~ The shifty character is seen stuck inside of an hourglass, an object that holds enough sand that with the help of gravity and a bottleneck effect between two glass bulbs and shows the passage of an hours worth of time, endlessly if turned upside-down, over and over again. The character can be seen wearing his signature green and black striped shirt and slacks and is sporting a pair of GPK-esque striped shoes modeled after CPK shoes.

25b  IAN GROOT
~ Nomenclature = "I am Groot".
~ Marvel Comedics: Groot – Has the ability to regenerate and regrow from a sprig. His namesake contains the 'stemroot' of the word 'root', a plant part; the root of all things.
def'n: I am Groot – I am Groot.

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~ The painting depicts a Groot, mid-growth, somewhere between sprig and adult looking like a woodshop project gone wrong. Groot can sprout and increase his size at will, can absorb wood as food, can control trees and plants, is apparently resistant to fire, and has the ability to regenerate or regrow if killed.
~ The artwork is a fun tribute to the OS4 hardwood GPK character for cards 125a HOLLY Wood, 125a Woody ALAN and 125b Oak KAY painted by artist JOHN Pound which shows the doll parody completely made out of wood. Both images contain a woodpecker attacking the hardheaded character, nails, a wooden diaper, and a wood hand saw.

26b  SAIIN' SARAH
~ Nomenclature – The forename Sarah to go with the word 'sai+ing'.
~ Marvel Comedics: Elektra Natchios – A highly trained assassin who wields a pair of bladed sai as her signature weapons; is known to have a violent nature.
def'n: Sai – A martial arts dagger with two sharp prongs curving outward from the hilt.

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~ The painting depicts an Elektra parody character being electrocuted. The head and mouth and red knotted bandana is very similar to the OS2 character for cards 53a Jolted JOEL and 53b Live MIKE painted by artist JOHN Pound with the gritted teeth and angular features.
~ The artwork is a shockingly good tribute to the OS11 fried GPK character for cards 419a MEG-A-Volt and 419b Charged MARGE painted by artist JOHN Pound which shows an umbilical cord being plugged into an electrical outlet wall socket and black smoke coming out of the character's ears, whereas the MMA artwork has a sai being inserted into an electrical outlet and black smoke coming from the wall socket.

27b  MIRAH MIRROR
~ Nomenclature = Mirror mirror; poem passage popularized by the movie 'Snow White'.
~ Marvel Comedics: Raven Darkhölme – A shapeshifter able to mimic the appearance and sound of any person; also regenerative capabilities, agility and agelessness.
def'n: Mirror – A reflective surface, of coated glass, that reflects a clear image.

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~ The shifty character is seen holding a mirror in front of her showing her true reflective, evil self with furrowed eyebrows. The artwork shows the parody of Mystique's true natural appearance which is blue skin (representated as scale-like within the movie franchise), yellow eyes and scarlet red hair. The image also showcases the cunning character wearing an innocent yellow dress, red hair pulled back in pigtails, blue eyes and a deceptive smile and dimples. The V-shaped forehead piece of jewelry on her true form self often contains a small protruding silver skull object.

28b  DON KNOTS
~ Nomenclature = Don Knotts; name parody of actor Jesse Donald Knotts (1924 - 2006).
~ Marvel Comedics: Mister Fantastic – The invincible man's attributes include: superhuman elasticity and malleability, genius intelligence, immune to psychic power and electricity.
def'n: Knot – A tight fastening, usually made by tying a piece of rope, string, etc.

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~ The twisted superzero is seen tied into a bowed knot and trying to get out of his disfigured predicament. The character is seen wearing his signature blue suit, but instead of a "4" emblem, for his Fantastic Four team, the number has been replaced with a pretzel symbol — a baked bread product shaped into a twisted knot. Reed's fateful mission into space with three fellow researchers ended up with the cockpit blasted with cosmic radiation and their bodies changed dramatically.

29b  MYSTICAL ART
~ Nomenclature = Mystical arts (of Tibet).
~ Marvel Comedics: Doctor Strange – The sumpreme sorcerer's attributes include: master of magic and the mystic and martial arts, high intelligence and a skilled physician.
def'n: Mysticism – The experience of mystical union through intuition and/or insight.

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~ The mudra master is seen floating upside down, with the assistance of his Cloak of Levitation, unblocking energy while in seated meditation. The strange character is gaining awareness of the mind with the 'gian mudra' hand positions (index fingers and thumbs touching) that generates knowledge, calmness, wisdom and receptivity; creating energy for his 'magic hands'. The zen master can also be 'seen' with a third eye (the inner or mind's eye), usually invisible, but oftentimes depicted on the forehead which provides perception beyond ordinary human sight, instead of sporting his Eye of Agamotto amulet necklace around his neck on laying on his chest.

30b  DOYLE FLUSH
~ Nomenclature = Royal flush.
~ Marvel Comedics: Remy Etienne LeBeau – A highly skilled card player and thrower that excels in hand-to-hand combat and the manipulation of pure kinetic energy.
def'n: Royal flush – A poker hand with a straight flush with all cards in the same suit.

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~ The painting depicts the french gambit player — gambit is a game risk, tactic and sacrifice played in order to gain an advantage over an oppenent or oppenents — throwing up his deck of cards and holding his bö staff; that he uses at a jutsu weapon of choice.
~ The artwork is a subtle tribute to the OS5 vomiting GPK character for cards 170a RICHIE Retch and 170b LUKE Puke painted by artist JOHN Pound which shows the kid puking out his guts. Both images show the character expelling the contents of their stomachs, holding their chest/tummy areas with the other arm raised. The levitating barfer is reminiscent of OS16 cards #660.

31b  CONSTIPATE SEAN
~ Nomenclature = Constipation.
~ Marvel Comedics: Thing – A superhero created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby first appearing in Marvel Comics 'The Fantastic Four' #1 from November 1961.
def'n: Constipation – A difficulty in emptying the bowels due to hardened feces.

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~ The mountain of rock character is seen concentrating hard on crapping out a diamond-pressured bowel movement. Grimaced face, gritted teeth, sweating noggin, fisted fists, and his entire body shaking in order to pass the expensive log jam. The character is seen wearing his signature blue skivvies, but instead of a "4" belt buckle-like emblem for his Fantastic Four team, the number has been replaced with a "2" for his current 'number 2' shituation of passing a brick.

32b  JIM B. OYTE
~ Nomenclature = Symbiote.
~ Marvel Comedics: Venom – An amorphous, liquid-like form, first bonding with Spidey, with a nefarious nature and enchanced powers that eventually becomes an archenemy.
def'n: Symbiote – An organism in a profitable, symbiotic relationship with another being.

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~ The painting depicts the dual life-form of Eddie Brock, the symbiosis hostess with the mostess, along with the liquid being known as Venom. The Symbiote enhances the physical strength of the host, is capable of shapeshifting and mimicking the appearances of other humanoids. Since Spider-man was the original host, the Symbiote grants all subsequent hosts with the superhero's powers. The Venom parody emblem on the chest costume portrays the arachnid-like creature with two legs instead of four.

33b  WINTERY WINSTON
~ Nomenclature – The forename Winston with the specific word 'winter+y'.
~ Marvel Comedics: Winter Soldier – A brainwashed assassin later assuming the role of Captain America when Steve Rogers is presumed to be dead.
def'n: Wintery – A characteristic of winter; looking and feeling very cold and bleak.

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~ The painting showcases the Winter Soldier's tongue stuck to his metallic, cybernetic prosthetic left arm in a Christmas Story-like situation. The tongue is frozen, stretched and extended along the full length of the alloy arm of superhuman strength, where the character is attempting to shake and pull it free; the five-point red star can just be made out on the shoulder area. Bucky is a master of hand-to-hand combat and martial arts, naturally, and skilled in military weapons such as fireamrs and grenades.

34b  CAN'T SEYMOUR
~ Nomenclature = Can't see.
~ Marvel Comedics: Vision / Victor Shade – As the ability of flight, regeneration, technopathy, superhuman powers (strength, speed, intelligence) amount other capabilities.
def'n: Can't see – The inability to see the forest for the trees; temporarily blind.

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~ The painting shows the visionary superzero with his trademark green and yellow costume and red-colored skin, but he has a pair of Coke bottle glasses added as an accessory to his wardrobe to counter his namesake and add a level of satire. The levitating character is tripping over a small table and knocking over a vase of flowers in a comic-relief moment, holding and waving his arms and hands in front of him not being able to see any objects in front of his face or within reach.

35b  SUPER SIZE RY
~ Nomenclature – Rhyme; the forename Ry with the words 'super size'.
~ Marvel Comedics: Cain Marko – The stepbrother of Professor X; is changed into a human juggernaut after finding and holding the Crimson Gem (ruby) of Cyttorak.
def'n: Super-size – Larger than the average or standard size(s); extremely big; huge.

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~ The painting shows the cumbersome character squeezed into the constraining space of the card with little grace; shoving aside the MARVELESS Kids logo with an elbow up by the 'PEEL HERE' arrow, the card number in the center of his forehead, stepping on the nameplate. The sheer mass and size of the superhuman hints at his abilities which include strength and durability, invulnerability via mystical force field, immunity to mental attacks due to his helmet, etc.
~ The super small facial features is reminiscent of the OS2 character for cards 65a Shrunken ED and 65b Cheeky CHARLES painted by artist JOHN Pound.

36b  PAT RIOTIC
~ Nomenclature = Patriotic.
~ Marvel Comedics: Captain Amercia – A patriotic supersoldier (around World War II) that wears a costume with an American flag motif; his alter ego is the serum enhanced soldier Steve Rogers.
def'n: Patriotic – Having or deeply expressing devotion to with vigorous support for one's country, or country of origin.

37b  AVENGE JERRY
~ Nomenclature = Avenger.
~ Marvel Comedics: Clint Barton – Although Hawkeye has no superhuman powers, per se, he does have considerable strength and fully trained by Captain America.
def'n: Avenge – To inflict harm (usually onto someone else) in return for a wrongful injury.

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~ The painting depicts the parody Hawkeye character loading his customized 'trick arrows' incorrectly and shooting himself; tricky indeed. One shot in his hawk-EYE, one in the lower abdoman and one in his right thigh. The highly unskilled warrior is seen wearing his traditional garb and hawk-like face mask and carrying his ranged weapon of choice, a bow and arrow with a quiver over his shoulder. Hawkeyeless has been unthoroughly trained by Captain America in tactics, martial arts and hand-to-hand combat.

38b  NASTY NORMAN
~ Nomenclature – The specific forename Norman with the word 'nasty'.
~ Marvel Comedics: Norman Osborn – The alter ego of the Green Goblin after being exposed to the Goblin Formula; developed all of the equipment in his arsenal.
def'n: Nasty – To be highly unpleasant; mean, disgusting, awful, terrible, vile, etc.

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~ The image showcases the horrible hobgoblin crusin' for a bruisin' on his Goblin Glider (with a CPK face), or Bat-Glider, a steel, rocket powered and bat-shaped flying contraption. The character is a Halloween-themed supervillain whose weapons and equipment resemble bats, ghosts and jack-o'-lanterns. The spiteful sprite is seen about ready to toss a Pumpkin Bomb, a grenade resembling a small Jack-'o-lantern. The character also uses bladed boomerangs called razor bats and miniature Ghost Bombs; both kept in his over-the-shoulder-bomb-holder satchel referred to his 'Bag of Tricks'.

39b  LUNGIN' LOGAN
~ Nomenclature – The specific forename Logan with the word 'lunge+ing'.
~ Marvel Comedics: Logan – aka Weapon X; possesses enhanced physical attributes, animal-keen senses, powerful regenerative ability and retractable claws.
def'n: Lunge – A sudden forward thrust of the body; usually with arms outstretched to attack.

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~ The painting portrays a pup parody of the classic costumed character on all fours, foaming and frothing at the mouth, barking mad with rabies. The chained canine-like character is in attack-mode and ready to pounce. The Wolverine mutant has a skeleton reinforced with adamantium metal, including his retractable killer claws.
~ The image contains a single red watering bowl that's a nod to the OS2 dog GPK for cards 74a MARK Bark and 74b Kennel KENNY painted by artists JOHN Pound. As seen in the 'Bits & BOBs' section further below, artist MARK Pingitore modeled his Magic Marker Art mascot after the character and created a caricature of himself biting down on a No.2 pencil (later changed to a pink magic marker) with the iconic red bowl in front of him.

40b  AVIAN ADRIAN
~ Nomenclature – The specific forename Adrian with the word 'avian'.
~ Marvel Comedics: Adrian Toomes – A former electronics engineer born in Staten Island, New York. Created a flight harness that granted superhuman strength and turned to crime.
def'n: Avian – A bird; relating to birds and flight.

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~ The painting depicts the Vulture parody character perched on a limb and devouring some carrion meat. The bird of flight is seen in a comical 'chicken dance' position with two other vultures hovering overhead circling the skies. The character is showcased in his original and traditional green birdsuit tinged with yellow-green and white feathers. The seemingly harmless supervillian has the power of flight due to his electromagnetic tailored body-harness which gives him enhanced superhuman strength.

41b  KINGSTON PIN
~ Nomenclature = Kingpin.
~ Marvel Comedics: Kingpin – A supervillain created by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. first appearing in 'The Amazing Spider-Man' #50 from July 1967. Archenemy of Spidey.
def'n: Kingpin – The chief person in a group or undertaking, such as the mob.

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~ The painting potrays the crime lord character in his white cigar smoking jacket and purple pinstriped trousers. The mob boss is also sporting a rose flower in his lapel and red-striped CPK shoes. The image has a GPK OS1 and OS2 reverse card back feel to it, portraying a bully and juvenile delinquent taking candy from a baby (quite literally). The character is seen sucking on a sucker — perhaps grape flavor due to the purple drool — and sporting a Topps Ring Pop-esque candy diamond on his 'kiss the ring' finger. Although possessing no superhuman powers, the crime boss' body mass is pure muscle and can lay out an enemy with his signature bear hug move. Also carries a walking stick that conceals a laser beam weapon known as the 'obliterator cane'.

42b  BORN AGAIN JEN
~ Nomenclature – Rhyme; the name Jen with the words 'born again'.
~ Marvel Comedics: Jean Grey / Dark Phoenix – Possesses the ability of telekinesis, telepathy, psychic energy synthesis, astral projection, etc.
def'n: Born again – A new life. To be newly converted or reconverted religiously.

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~ The painting depicts Jean Grey in her secondary, blue and yellow costume and a phoenix — a Greek mythological bird that cyclically regenerates and is born again by arising from the ashes after combusting — seen 'hatching' out of the character's head.
~ The artwork is a glowing tribute to the OS2 eggshell GPK character for cards 58a Cracked JACK and 58b Soft Boiled SAM painted by artist JOHN Pound which shows a baby chicken busting out of the cranium; the original color rough had a red colored bird. Both images have a character sitting in CPK-style with outstretched arms and a bird busting out of their brain case.

43b  SUR FIN
~ Nomenclature = Surfing.
~ Marvel Comedics: Rorrin Radd – An astronomer from the planet Zenn-La; imbued with a small portion of Galactus's Power Cosmic acquiring vast power, body and surfboard.
def'n: Surfing – Riding a wave toward the shore while standing on a surfboard.

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~ The painting showcases the shiny surfer decked out in boardshorts (aka surf trunks) and a shark-tooth necklace; all in silver. The character can exceed the speed of light on his surfboard-like craft. The Surfer is seen shredding water with a gleeful, tongue-sticking-out, smile upon his face, instead of his usual stern and stoic face. The board is mentally linked to the Surfer and moves in response to his mental commands. He does have the ability to shed his silver skin and have the appearance of Norrin Radd, his alter ego.

44b  RED SKULL JOEL
~ Nomenclature – The forename Joel with the words 'red skull'.
~ Marvel Comedics: Red Skull / Johann Schmidt – A supervillain and archenemy of Captain America first appearing in 'Captain America Comics' #7 from October 1941.
def'n: Skull – Bone structure encasing the brain of a vertebrate person or animal.

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~ The painting showcases Red Skull, a Natzi-like character, with four heads standing behind a podium; the agent with 1000 faces. Hydra's motto states "If a head is cut off, two more shall take its place"; agents often sport green garb featuring a serpent motif. The emblem shows red skull and tentacles of the hydra monster. Armband added later.
~ The artwork is reminiscent of both the OS2 Presidential GPK character for cards 46a Rappin' RON and 46b RAY Gun and the OS6 multi-headed GPK character for cards 249a Many LENNY and 249b Lotta CARLOTTA painted by artist JOHN Pound. Both images contain a podium with seal of office and a character balancing several heads.

45b  CROP DUSTIN
~ Nomenclature = Crop dusting; insecticide or fertilizer application on crops by plane.
~ Marvel Comedics: Mysterio – Quentin Beck; possesses no superhuman abilities but a master hynotist and magician and skills as a chemist and roboticist. Combat trained, etc.
def'n: Crop dust – slang. To pass a person or group and fart, letting the aroma linger.

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~ The image shows a parody of the supervillain in his obscured helmet, made of one-way plexiglas, wearing his traditional green-squared constume with purple cape, with the cape clasps updated with CPK eyes. The character is also wearing his signature boots and gloves that contain nozzles that can release a smokescreen to conceal his movements or other gasses; hallucinogenic, etc., or in this case, an unpleasant crop-dusting fart.
~ Per MARK Pingitore's tight sketch artwork, 'Crystal BILL' was alternate nomenclature for the character.