The first "Human" Torch was an android named Jim Hammond who had the power to surround himself with fire and manipulate flames. He was initially presented as a freak, but he quickly became a hero.
Ultron duped Hank Pym into putting the Wasp's lifeforce into Jocasta's feminine robotic shell in order to animate his bride-to-be. Realizing that Wasp would have to die for her to survive, Jocasta contacted the Avengers, who destroyed Ultron and reversed the process, leaving Jocasta a mindless husk.
Reading glasses are not carried on Batman's utility belt. He DOES have shark repellant (Batman #117), a crayon (Batman #149), and a backup suit (Batman #71).
Michael Jackson was so desperate to play Spider-Man in a film that he attempted to buy Marvel Comics.
Marvel revived The X-Men in 1991, with four variant covers and a special gatefold cover that combined all four variants. X-Men #1 (Vol. 2) was the best-selling comic book of all time, selling over 8.1 million copies.
The first variant cover comic book was the 1986 inaugural issue of The Man of Steel, which had two distinct covers by writer/artist John Byrne.
Dave Sim wrote and drew Cerebus, a comic book series about an anthropomorphic aardvark, from 1977 to 2004 (300 issues), making him the comic book writer or artist with the longest run.
