User blog:ARTaylor/Father's Day 2015

Today is Father's Day, celebrating fatherhood, paternal bonds, and the influence of fathers in society. There have, of course, been many fathers in the Marvel Universe, though not all of them have been seen in animation.


 * Richard Parker and Philip Watson both appeared in flashbacks on Spider-Man, while the show's fifth season dealt with Peter clearing the names of both parents. And there's always his relationship with his adopted father, his Uncle Ben.
 * The show also explored in depth the relationship between Harry Osborn and his father Norman.
 * The Venom Symbiote is technically the father of the Carnage Symbiote.
 * Felicia Hardy's father John Hardesky appeared briefly on Spider-Man.
 * One episode of X-Men saw Rogue being turned away from her father for being a mutant.
 * The show also dealt with the relationship between Magneto and his children Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch.
 * Alicia Masters' step-father Puppet Master was the first villain of Fantastic Four.
 * Sue and Johnny Storm's father Franklin appeared briefly on Fantastic Four.
 * A flashback showed the relationship Tony Stark had with his father, renamed Walter, while A.I.M. would later clone him to deceive Tony.
 * Clint Barton helped his father in an episode of Iron Man.
 * Tony Stark's rocky relationship with his father was shown in The Invincible Iron Man.
 * Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow made fathers out of Captain America, Giant Man, Black Panther, Thor, and Hawkeye.
 * The video also made Tony Stark the father of Ultron as well as adopted father of the Avengers children.
 * The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes explored the twisted relationship with Hank Pym and Ultron and later between Ultron and Vision.
 * We also got to see Scott Lang rescue his daughter Cassie.
 * The love-hate relationship between Thor and Odin was explored across The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Hulk vs Thor, and Thor: Tales of Asgard.
 * The Monster of Frankenstein featured Victor Frankenstein with his daughter Emily, and of course his monstrous creation, as well as his own father.
 * Rachel Summers and Cable were on X-Men, but again without any apparent connection to Scott Summers.
 * Wolverine has fathered several children, but none have been seen in animation. What has been seen is his father figure relationships to Kitty Pryde, Jubilee, Rogue, and X-23.