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Calling all Marvel fans (and/or meta crossword fans)!

Like it or not, Marvel's "multiverse" of superheroes has invaded our world, permeating our popular culture. From the first issue of The Fantastic Four in 1961, Marvel's influence has expanded from small comic-book fandom to worldwide cinematic fame.

For those in the know, "Make Mine Marvel" is the catchphrase of brand loyalty, and the tagline of an ambitious campaign to reboot its characters and develop intermingling storylines.

And in case you missed it, Marvel Studios has produced four of the top ten highest-grossing movies of all time. Impressive!

Now, it's your turn to impress by showing your meta-solving superpowers! (And, if needed, there's always Google as backup.)

The answer to the meta is a character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Special thanks go out to @Joe Ross and @MarkWoychick for their technical help.

Make Mine Marvel
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Amazing construction!
I wonder how many people remember/know that Marvel went bankrupt in the 1990s and today's Marvel juggernaut almost didn't exist? I had a friend who -- now that I'm typing it all out, I don't remember whether he owned Marvel stock and lost it all when it became a penny stock, or he bought Marvel stock for the novelty when its price fell into the pennies. Anyway, something to do with the stock, which is how I remember that it almost went out of business and now here it is ruling the entertainment industry.

Outside my wheelhouse, which is good! OTC and thanks, Darth.

OTC! Thanks! Had a little bit of a back solve, but finally realized the hint staring me in the face!

OTC. Thanks!

Solved after eventually figuring out what to do with the things I found early on. Fun, thanks.

OTC, thanks Darth!

Wonderful construction and great fun, Darth! Marvel movies are an ever expanding hole in my cinematic resume, but this was certainly gettable with a trusty modem and an old AOL CD-ROM

OTC!

Fun!

Though make mine Superman!!

OTC! Thanks Darth!
I haven't seen most of the recent MCU movies, but I saw all of them up to 38A.

I got started on solving the meta, then got a little stuck, read the comments here and realized what I had to do. I'm not saying there's a spoiler here, but sometimes reading comments gets my mind working.

Off the couch! Very nice construction!!!

Off the couch. The force is strong with this one! (Er, wait a minute, wrong franchise )

We've got a good start, and there's still room for MMMore on the Leaderboard! So far, 41 Muggles have left the couch...
Abide (TS)
Cap'n Rick (TS)
Schmeel
hoover
JM
Cindy Weatherman
Meg
Hector
boharr
DelanQ
DOrtiz
woozy
Jaclyn
Pair O Ducks
Alex Sisti
DrTom
Sharkicicles
DCBilly
ajk
SamKat9
rjy
I K Snamhcok (Chris K)
kurtalert
Eric Porter
merlinnimue
Philip Crow
Anita
Benchen71
Dow Jones
Archie
Darrell
Tyrpmom
Berto
Steve M
markhr
hcbirker (Heidi)
Carolyn

And a few more added on Tuesday...
lbray53
iceman
Mr Tex
KayW

Sort of amazed I made the "good start" group since I had to lean really hard on the DuckDuck to find the basics. Wow, there is a lot going on here...

Woo! OTC - took a while to figure it out, but somehow made it! Loved it!

Wow Darth just wow. I needed a nudge from @Meg but finally OTC.

Got it, despite my lack of knowledge about the MCU. Enjoyed the challenge.

Any of you marvel heros around to help the desperate? This is driving me nuts. I have soooo many letters, and no words…

Just found the other thing. MMMasterful!

A MMM on a MMM, mmmmmm! Clean fill, great AHA, nicely disguised metanism, superb Easter Egg...well that is the Fantastic Four! I'd refer to you as a Superman, but that of course is a different franchise. Enjoyed it to Infinity War and beyond.