Startup for Me in the Marvel Universe

Hey, Kids! The very first Me In Comic Books stories are finally starting to come online! They divide naturally into these sources:

• Comic Book Parody. Me in the Marvel Universe, 1988 - 1994. The original set of comic book plots.
  1. Me -1. In 1985 I was two years out of college. That made me old enough to be disillusioned about life in the real world, and young enough to dream about doing something about it. In fact, I came up with some pretty detailed plans, late at night when "normal" comic book geeks would have been cataloguing the adventures of the Avengers or something.
  2. The Me Wars. When my employer had a downturn in 1988, I had some free time to execute some plans. So, inspired by the heroic rampage of Iron Man during the Armor Wars, I go on a crusade to protect the world from the technology I've worked on. And I've worked on the MX Missile. In short, I emulate my idol Iron Man and single-handedly invade Kamchatka in the Soviet Union to destroy stolen MX technology and restore America's greatness.
  3. Inferno II. One of those demon invasion/mutant crossover things. I get recruited to lead a demon invasion of Manhattan and fight the X-Men. But the invasion comes to nothing, because demons always fight among themselves. Still, I get a curse placed upon me: "May your life be... interesting."
  4. If It Comes From Hell, It's For Me. A sort of team-up with the Ghost Rider, before it was even cool. I get to merge with the demon Zarathos, assume the Ghost Rider power, go to Alabama, and fight the Avengers, all to complete my Me Wars crusade.
  5. DuoPolarity. My adventures during what would much later be known as Marvel vs. DC.
  6. One Day in New York City. The universes survived that last one, but there's still a little cleanup to do.
• Weird Dreams. Hyperion Systems, 1989-1995. My first set of comic book dreams. They may not seem to fit the Marvel Comics motif at first... but as of 2004 in my Marvel Universe, Reed Richards took his rocket flight in 1988, so there weren't a lot of recent precedents on how to handle superhumans, so it fits. And as of 1989 in my Marvel Universe, the Fantastic Four started in 1979, so the Gov was just looking for dependable superhumans on its payroll who weren't ex-convicts.
  1. Introduction. What if you and your friends suddenly got superhuman powers, and the government came to impound you - but you were already defense contractors?
  2. Strange Invaders. It starts with a world where the floors in all the skyscrapers are numbered starting from 10. It gets weirder from there. And I get to help investigate. Or is that "instigate"?
  3. Tarzan in Spag's Casino. Also featuring Siberian tigers, trained dolphins in the town water tank, and the evil High Priestess who wants to marry Tarzan and destroy the rest of us.
  4. Spymaster vs. Howard the Duck. Good thing this one takes place in a cookware factory. Conveniently near the new Busch Gardens Prairie at the Indy 500.
  5. Invalidus. The Living Embodiment of Total Quality takes on Jim Shooter, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics.
  6. The Test. It's always interesting to take a psychological test when it involves the Joker and Janis Joplin. And this test could mean the end of the company.
  7. Omniverse the Card Game/Disjointed. Work sucks (but we know that), so I've resigned. But while I run a card game in a casino in Speedway, doom approaches.
  8. The Oversaur. It rules its world and absorbs the power of all who challenge it. And it's coming for us. People are fleeing to London to set up a resistance. (This is the kind of dream I get when I read Harlan Ellison before bedtime.)
  9. Reorganization. Okay, so the government has to live with us. Who can save them? Looks like a job for Captain America.
  10. Office Guests. Why is Magneto in my office? Maybe it's because of the Antarctic anti-metal that finally destroyed all metal in the world. (Author's Note: Antarctic anti-metal really does exist in the Marvel Universe, and isn't just a figment of my imagination.)
• Angsty Adolescent Male Power Fantasy. The Balance, 1990 - 1991. Developed from 1983 onward, as soon as I got out of college and bought my own computer to type it on. Reached its final form in 1990, as the prelude to a superhero game campaign.
  1. Convergence. The world's only mutant (as far as he knows) makes friends for social justice and self-defense.
  2. Rationale. This impromptu superhero team fights military criminals.
  3. Faceoff. A duel within the team.
  4. Days of the Moon and Stars. The team fights a mystic threat to the region.
  5. Hemmed In. The team fights a drug dealer and his army of hopped-up slaves.
  6. I Dreamt That Evil Died Today. Another mystic threat makes the heroes confront their own dreams.
  7. The Stone. The team's original enemy strikes again.
  8. The Doom Bear. It's another mystic threat, but it's actually kind of cute.
  9. Into the Darkness. All the local enemies strike, in fatal manner.
  10. Sanctuary. Ultimate angsty fantasy in which power is practically irrelevant.
  11. Recovering Balance. The team reorganizes, with new allies.
  12. The Balance Returns. More numerous than ever, the superheroes fight back.
  13. The Rise of El Bozo. A new hero.
  14. My Mutant Love. The world's most anti-social mutant telepath is living with someone now.
  15. Total Conversion. The next level of power.
  16. The Risen One. Power gets in the way. Plus, some debate about religion within the team.
  17. Lay Them Down Before Her. An end to the team.
• More Comic Book Parody. The Further Adventures of Me, 1991-1993. My second set of comic book plots.
  1. Introduction. I've shamelessly followed all the comic book trends I could, but I'm still missing some.
  2. You Think You Have Evil Twin Problems... The comic-book Marvel Universe suffered a massive invasion of evil twins during one of those Infinity War things. Are you sure they're all gone? Introducing: Scum Death in the Marvel Universe!
  3. Seven Ways of Going. It's another Infinity war thing. If you had the root password to reality, wouldn't you try to be responsible with it?
  4. The Death of Me. A shameless attempt to boost sales. It turns out not to be me who died; it's my DC universe counterpart who pissed off the Joker once. And after that, I make a big return.
  5. Feel the Way I Feel. Marketing says I have to team up with spin-off characters. But first I have to spin some more off. Introducing the Scum Syndicate!

• More Weird Dreams. Omniverse, 1984-1997. Alternate worlds I created mostly in my sleep.
  1. The Thunder War. 1984. What if the Russian government had decided their country wasn't worth much, abandoned it, and went all out to take the American continent instead?
  2. The Eye in the Pyramid. What if the Masons really did want to take over the U.S.?
  3. Africa Ascendant. What if the Turks and the Africans had teamed up while Europe was still weak? Adolf Hitler would probably be a Mediterranean pirate, for starters.
  4. Hitler Gets Mellow. Speaking of Hitler, what would have happened to him if he'd found himself a good Jewish girl early on? Maybe leadership of NATO plus the Nobel Peace Prize.
  5. Union of the Snake. What kind of priest walks openly down the street in an affluent Boston suburb wearing bright red robes while people accuse him of being a Satanist? Why, a priest in a Satanic country, of course.
  6. Kansas and Sirius are Burning. The sequel to the Union of the Snake. The world dies by fire, screaming. Cool!
  7. Polonaise. What if Poland ruled the world?
• More Angsty Adolescent Male Power Fantasy. Ellipsis, 1991 - 1993. Continuation of The Balance. The power levels have increased, and the world begins to notice.
  1. Introduction. The graduation of Ellipsis, the science behind him, and a gratuitous display of power.
  2. The Great Wrath of Ellipsis. This page is pivotal to the Superhuman World, because it has terrorists attack Manhattan on 23 August 1991.
     • (No, the story won't admit a date, and that's a good thing, because otherwise the date would probably have been 1983. I figured out the real dates when I first ran a superhero campaign in the 1990s. I committed to the date during my 2001 terrorist attack story.)
  3. DoomBreaker. Ellipsis and aliens vs. Urr the conqueror alien for the fate of the Galaxy.
  4. Lightning in the Pit. Ellipsis vs. the Balance for his freedom.
  5. Ellipsis at Bay. Ellipsis vs. the U.S. Government for his freedom.
  6. The Future Molded After Me. Ellipsis vs. time travellers for his freedom. Plus, the wedding of Ellipsis.
  7. One of These Days. Ellipsis vs. the U.S. Government vs. Jim Morrison. Plus, the start of the adventure the Council of Ordered Realities suppressed! In fact, it's right about here that nothing after this happened the same way in my universe. It was all there, only in a different order with different participants. Hmmm...
  8. Domesday Magnus. Ellipsis vs. his arch-enemy for the fate of of the Earth. (I heard of this in 1995 but Ellipsis had superhumans working for him by then.)
  9. Next! Ellipsis and the Balance vs. terrorists and renegade aliens and a big wave for the fate of New York City. (I heard about the big wave too. In my world, this happened in 1993.)
  10. The Great Sorrow Effect. Ellipsis and the Balance vs. a rogue ally with way too much power. (I met this rogue during the Escalation in 1997.) Plus, three adventure seeds about power suits, Russian superhumans, and the return of the ancient snake god. (I haven't seen the snake god yet, but the rest have shown up.)
  11. Hung Be the Heavens with Black. Earth vs. Urr. This one's so big, it happens anyway in my world in 1999, though with me around for the story, it ends differently. Good thing for Ellipsis.

Of course, there's more, 'cause I'm just starting here...

Captain America, Iron Man, Ghost Rider, Spymaster, Howard the Duck, Magneto, Inferno, the Armor Wars, and the Infinity War are trademarks of Marvel Comics. The Joker is a trademark of DC Comics. All other characters and concepts in this document are copyright © 1996-2010 by Eiler Technical Enterprises. And all the real people in this document, including me, are really celebrity impersonators. I'm really a guy named Wyatt Ferguson. So there.