Cover Up

The original Marvel No-Prize is an award created by Stan Lee in 1964 to reward eagle-eyed fans for correctly pointing out errors in Marvel comics. The No-Prize is no trophy, though, nor is it some sort of certificate. It’s just the acknowledgment that the “winner” really knew how to properly enjoy a comic. Sometimes, the mistakes highlighted by these No-Prizes just went on existing, never to be mentioned again. More often then not, however, a retcon is made. To retcon, for those non-nerds out there, is to retroactively revise a work with a new piece of information, imposing a different interpretation on past events. Sometimes, the retcon is so smooth you don’t even realize a mistake was made in the first place. Most of the time, however, a retcon is a garish hyper-color band-aid slapped onto the proverbial skinned knee of the narrative body. RELATED: 15 Mistakes Marvel Made In The ’90s That Are Still Haunting Them This is a listicle meant not to nit-pick, but rather to highlight mista