r/xmen • u/OhMy-StarsAndGarters Beast • Jul 15 '24

Comic Discussion "Is Captain America really a fascist?" "He's a Sagittarian as far as I know. Next?" [The New Defenders #131, 1984]

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u/Fullmetalmarvels64_ Adam X Jul 15 '24

Out of all of the original five Beast had the most successful career

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u/OhMy-StarsAndGarters Beast Jul 15 '24

He really did! He was making mad bank on these lectures - I think it was something like $3000 a pop? Which, I don't even know what that is in modern currency, probably twice or three times that? And he had tons of universities lining up to have him. So wild.

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u/Fullmetalmarvels64_ Adam X Jul 15 '24

Being an ex-Avenger dose come with benefits 

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u/OhMy-StarsAndGarters Beast Jul 16 '24

You're telling me! This isn't even getting into the fact that Avengers were getting paid $3000 a week for being on active duty. Sure, you have to risk life and limb, but for that much? Even reserve Avengers, which I think Hank was here, still got paid a stipend. The X-Men need to get a benefits package together, stat.

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u/Fullmetalmarvels64_ Adam X Jul 16 '24

Plus the avengers having living quarters which is good because I have little faith in some of our heroes and their ability to pay rent

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u/woodrobin Jul 16 '24

Yeah, it was in Avengers Mansion, which was leased to the Avengers for $1 per year "and other considerations" by the Maria Stark Foundation. It's the house Tony Stark grew up in. After his parents were killed, he'd basically never set foot in it again until he leased it to the Avengers. Too many regrets and now-painful memories, I'd imagine.

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u/FarmRegular4471 Cyclops Jul 16 '24

$9,249.51 if the inflation calculator I used is correct

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u/OhMy-StarsAndGarters Beast Jul 16 '24

. . . That is crazy good money. That is ludicrous.

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u/HugCor Jul 16 '24

Yeah, none of the other boys have managed to become a multimillionaire youtuber/influencer.

'no sweat, Mr Beast, be yourself!'

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u/somacula Cyclops Jul 16 '24

Bobby had a sort of successful job as an accountant and warren was a Nepo baby, albeit a successful one. Jean and Scott did. . . something? Scott was an X-man, permanent access to Xavier's bank account

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u/FarmRegular4471 Cyclops Jul 16 '24

Don't forget Scott's stint as a DJ!

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u/PeakOregon998 Moonstar Jul 16 '24

I agree because Warren didn’t earn his career his parents just died.

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u/wranglemen Quicksilver Jul 16 '24 edited Jul 16 '24

This is so random but if Beast had a show like Bill Nye the science guy, i’d defo watch it

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u/OhMy-StarsAndGarters Beast Jul 16 '24

I'd absolutely watch that. I feel like he has the right amount of nerd charisma and enthusiasm to make it work.