Posted Thursday 11/12/2009 10:25 AM in
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by Eric Alt, Brenan Sharp and Jesse Thompson
Filed under: superhero vans, 70s superheroes, dazzler, thor, master of kung fu, brute force, doctor strange, lobo, power pack, manwolf, rom spaceknight
Is it just us, or do some of Marvel and DC's characters just look more at home splashed on the exterior of a van from the Me Decade than they do on the pages of funnybooks? (You'll definitely agree once the first trailer for Kenneth Branagh's Thor movie hits in a few months.) We decided to put two and two together, and here's what we came up with.

12. Dazzler
Like shag carpeting and VD, Dazzler owes her entire existence to disco.

11. ROM: Spaceknight
A walking car battery armed to the teeth with techno-weaponry? In space, no one can hear you scream "Hell yes!"

10. Dr. Strange
The lava lamp of superheroes, we're actually shocked that every issue of Dr. Strange doesn't smell like cumin and massage oil.

9. Man-Wolf
"Hey, man, those howling wolves you have on your back window are OK, I guess. Me? I'm rocking a MOTHERF-ING WEREWOLF SPACE BARBARIAN on mine. Yeah, I know...it's pretty boss..."
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| Posted by Vince V. on 11/12/2009 5:25 PM | report abuse |
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Lobo is not from the 70's
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| Posted by Vince V. on 11/12/2009 5:25 PM | report abuse |
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Never mind ... just re-read the title.
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| Posted by Sean Callahan on 11/12/2009 6:03 PM | report abuse |
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Great article and photos!
I wish those vans were out here in San Diego
and I would use them for a photo shoot!
Super hero vans rock!
Thanks,
Sean
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| Posted by hasan on 11/12/2009 8:43 PM | report abuse |
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That last one creeped me out, LOL. Fun Fact: In 1986 Marvel had a house ad with spider-man and Power Pack warning readers about the dangers of sexual abuse, which kind of weirded me out actually.
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| Posted by Rhawk187 on 11/13/2009 11:02 AM | report abuse |
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#12 looks more like Dagger than Dazzler
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| Posted by cesar p on 11/13/2009 11:26 AM | report abuse |
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It's says superheroes that should be on 70s VANS or vans from the 1970's, not 70's superheroes...read correctly.
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| Posted by Sunshine on 11/13/2009 11:53 AM | report abuse |
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OMG. I so want the Thor one. That's what I call my BF's package! Perfect in joke and mobile representation of BF awesomeness. Want. Want. Want.
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| Posted by jamessavik on 11/13/2009 12:16 PM | report abuse |
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What!? No X-men??? Heresy!
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| Posted by Chris Ward on 11/13/2009 1:10 PM | report abuse |
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I must somehow find a magic skull to trade bodies with Jay Leno, so I can making owning these motherfuckers a reality.
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| Posted by DW on 11/13/2009 3:16 PM | report abuse |
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The Silver Surfer is freakin' sweet!! Sad there's not more DC characters; Flash, Dr Manhattan, and Aquaman would make for mean visuals!
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| Posted by Anonymous on 11/13/2009 4:32 PM | report abuse |
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Vans like this rock! JH
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| Posted by mouse on 11/14/2009 12:57 AM | report abuse |
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yes
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| Posted by Spikey on 11/15/2009 10:39 AM | report abuse |
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I must have seen 5 Lobo vans, 7 or 8 Silver Surfers and at least ten Ghost Rider vans already.
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| Posted by The Real Wonder Woman on 11/15/2009 3:32 PM | report abuse |
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These vans were SUPER Bad~Ass !!! I wanna see 12 more....PLEASE include Wonder Woman !!!
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| Posted by Andrew on 11/18/2009 3:00 AM | report abuse |
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What the...? No Black Lightning? No Brother Voodoo? No black superheroes on vans eh?
Way to be obvious with Ghostrider and the Silver Surfer. Shang Chi was right on though, so was Dazzler. Nice shout out to the Manwolf.
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| Posted by Rob on 11/19/2009 9:20 AM | report abuse |
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IMHO I believe you forgot Lady Death, Captain Mar-Vell (blond hair, sparkling trail version), and Captain America.
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