Superhero facts

1. Groot was originally an alien invader, ‘The Monarch of Planet X’, who was defeated by termites.

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1. The original ending for ‘Iron Man 3’ featured Trevor Slattery (the false Mandarin) injecting himself with Extremis and exploding doing it incorrectly.

1. In the Marvel comics series “Spider-Man: Reign”, set 30 years in the future, it is revealed that Mary Jane Watson, Peter Parker’s wife, has died from cancer brought on by Peter’s radioactive semen.

1. Marvel created a superhero named Throg. He is a frog that has the power of Thor and is in a group called the Pet Avengers.

1. There is one character owned by both Marvel and DC, named Access, whose sole purpose is to try to keep both companies' universes separate.

1. Spider-Man invented the web-shooter he uses to swing between buildings and catch criminals. The fluid inside, which forms the webbing, can hold 120 pounds per square millimeter and evaporates within an hour or two.