Pope Francis urged Myanmar’s long-suffering people to resist the temptation to exact revenge for the hurt they have endured, preaching a message of forgiveness Wednesday to a huge crowd in his first public Mass in the predominantly Buddhist nation.

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Marooned on a distant world, different—and darker—than her own, Captain Marvel finds herself hunted by a vicious space pirate called “Starkiller.” And after a run-in with this realm’s version of Natasha Romanoff, Carol Danvers discovered the rogue agent to be an evil Peter Quill!

On December 27, writer Margaret Stohl and artist Michele Bandini present “Dark Origin Part 3” in CAPTAIN MARVEL #127! We met up with Margaret to hear more about the Captain’s strange and dangerous journey.

Marvel.com: Catch us up on what’s been going on in the “Dark Origin” arc so far!

Margaret Stohl: While looking for her Kree friend, Bean, Carol has stumbled into a Dark Galaxy where up is down and good is evil—sort of like “Opposite Day” in the Marvel Universe. In this galaxy, she’s a crime boss known as the Corporal, her Alphas are criminals known as the Zetas, and her sworn nemesis is the Starkiller—a dark(er) version of Peter Quill.

Marvel.com: What went differently in this new reality to make everyone so evil?

Margaret Stohl: We don’t yet know what’s at the root of this galaxy—but we do know there’s a powerful gem in play here…and there will be more developing on that front in issues to come!

Marvel.com: What’s up with this version of Star-Lord and what does he want from Carol?

Margaret Stohl: Ah, Starkiller. He really can’t stand to have a rival space pirate in this galaxy. Along with his crew—Rockette (a mouthy girl raccoon), Root (her stalwart carrot sidekick), a pink Gamora, and a skinny Drax—he wants to make trouble for Carol and the Zetas.

Marvel.com: What allies has Carol met and what other enemies will she be facing?

Margaret Stohl: Carol’s teamed up with The Widower, a Dark Galaxy Natasha Romanoff. They’re a tough duo to beat. But aside from Starkiller, there’s another huge problem lurking in the galaxy and you won’t believe who it is…

Marvel.com: What made you choose the Reality Stone for your story?

Margaret Stohl: One of my favorite Marvel geniuses, Gerry Duggan, has engineered an epic story for the stones and I couldn’t wait to be a part of it! Because I knew Carol would be going to this crazy alternate reality, I thought the Reality Stone would be a perfect fit.

Marvel.com: What proved to be the most challenging element of writing this story?

Margaret Stohl:  I think this was one of those blue sky stories where literally anything could happen, so the issue ended up being more about making sure we had as much fun as possible as opposed to worrying about anything we weren’t doing.

Marvel.com: What’s been your favorite moment to write so far for this arc?

Margaret Stohl: Writing Peter Quill. Everything that comes out of his mouth just cracks me up. Peter and Tony Stark are my boy doppelgänger soulmates—bad jokes and all! But bad jokes especially.

Pick up Margaret Stohl and artist Michele Bandini’s CAPTAIN MARVEL #127 on December 27!

1917 to 2017: 100 years of Kirby.

Join us to celebrate Jack “King” Kirby’s 100^th birthday by learning about the characters and stories he created that changed comics forever. To commemorate Jack’s centennial, we’ve sat down with the modern-day creators he influenced—and the decades of work he gifted us all.

Many people think of Johnny Storm—aka The Human Torch—as the young, impetuous member of the Fantastic Four who would rather work on hot rods than take things too seriously. But, did you know that, in STRANGE TALES #103 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, he stopped an invasion from another dimension all by himself?

Upon arriving at school, Johnny overheard some kids talking about how a series of houses built by a man named Bentley kept sinking into the supposedly reinforced swamp land they’d been built upon. All of this mystified Bentley and his crew who had taken precautions to solidify the base of these domiciles safely. An old man appeared out of nowhere to inform them that the Swamp Demons had decided to get even with the builders for invading their home.

This warranted the attention of the Fantastic Four, though Mr. Fantastic told Johnny that he’d have to investigate this one solo. Upon arriving on site, Torch burned his way under the marsh and saw that the land looked solid enough. Storm stuck around the swamp until dark when he spied a trio skulking his way. He recognized the old man, but not his two alien-looking companions. Right before his eyes, the newcomers used an electro-gamma ray gun to disrupt the soil and sink another house!

Strange Tales (1951) #103

• Published: December 01, 1962
• Added to Marvel Unlimited: November 13, 2007
• Writer: Larry Lieber, Stan Lee
• Penciller: Steve Ditko
• Cover Artist: Jack Kirby

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The duo vanished right before our hero’s eyes, so he jumped out to confront the elderly fellow who then pulled off a mask to reveal himself as one of the aliens as well! After a blast of anti-matter electrons shorted out his powers, Johnny found himself transported to the invaders’ home in the 5th Dimension! There, Storm met their ruler and warlord Zemu, who revealed that they planned to invade Earth and needed to keep the swamp clear of humans so they wouldn’t stumble upon the portal entrance. They then chained the Torch up in a water tank to keep him from flaming on.

Johnny would have been stuck there too had it not been for a woman named Valeria who hypnotized the guard and freed the do-gooder. Once safe, she and her people revealed themselves as Zemu’s opposition. Torch quickly signed on to fight alongside them against their common enemy and lived up to his fiery name by burning through as many of Zemu’s weapons as possible. The warlord upped his own game by sending out his fireproof giant tank corps. Johnny whipped up a super tornado to take out these new war machines and then soared into the sky with a message of rebellion against Zemu for the denizens of this dimension.

It didn’t take long for them to respond in kind and finally topple the tyranny of Zemu. With this adventure wrapped up, Johnny returned to his own dimension where he did what all conquering heroes do: head back to high school!

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