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Name: Jeanne Burch Status: Single and happy that way, thank you! Occupation: Biologist, Web-Site Creator Born: 1959 City: San Diego, CA, USA Website: Women of Marvel Comics, and Bring On The Bad Guys: The Villains of Marvel Comics. People complain about the icky yellow background for the latter page, but I picked it by holding one of my oldest comic books next to the monitor screen and adjusting the color codes until I had one that matched the discoloration along the edges. :P

Introduction: Biologist by training and inclination, web designer by accident. I have a BAS from UC Davis with majors in English and Biology. I've worked in outreach science education and was once a research specialist at the San Diego Zoo. Since I was a little girl, however, my twin passions have been animation and comic books. I still get up early on Saturday mornings to watch "cartoons" even though there is a 24-hour animation network nowadays.

Collects: My Marvel collection takes up a lot of space, although I also have a lot of anime/animation-related memorabilia and lately have been adding LotR merchandise to the mix. It's rather nifty to have a Frodo wristwatch.

Why Spider-Man: When I was a child the thing that set Marvel comics apart from the Distinguished Competition was the complex and involving storylines. Stories didn't wrap up neatly in a few pages and then vanish as if they had never happened. Events from past issues continued to have relevance. That sort of serialized story-telling was exactly what was needed to keep someone hooked for many, many years.

Favourites: The various Goblin storylines (Green- and Hob-) were my favorites, at least until they were trivialized by retcons. I love the first Hobgoblin appearances as much for their beautiful and dramatic covers as for the stories themselves.

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