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History of the Marvel Universe No. 360
The History of the Circus of Crime

For Princess Python's exploits with the Serpent Squad:
youtu.be/qKLAkLTO7P8

And with the Serpent Society:
youtu.be/GF931i9U5r0

For more on Live Wire and other obscure villains:
youtu.be/uraG1C2EXpY

Sources:
Saywer's Circus of Crime
- Kid Colt: Outlaw 106 (1962)
The Ringmaster of Death
- Captain America Comics 005 (1941)
- Marvel Two-In-One 076 (1981)
- Marvel Saga 005 (1986)
The Red Skull's Nullatron
- Marvel Premiere 030 (1976)
- Marvel Saga 005 (1986)
The Tiboldt Carnival of Wonder
- X-Force Minus 1 (1997)
Joined with the Carson Carnival
- Hawkeye 007 (2004)
Corky the Clown at the Quentin Carnival
- Ghost Rider 063 (1981)
Barton Blaze and Crash Simpson
- Marvel Spotlight 005 (1972)
- Ghost Rider 005 (2007)
Crafty the Clown's Backstory
- Ghost Rider 074 (1982)
The Ringmaster's Circus of Crime
- Incredible Hulk 003 (1962)
- Amazing Spider-Man 016 (1964)
- Amazing Spider-Man 022 (1965)
- Avengers 022 (1965)
- Thor 145-147 (1967)
- Avengers 060 (1969)
- Thor 173 (1970)
- Daredevil 118 (1975)
- Power Man 024-025 (1975)
- Super-Villain Team-Up 008-009 (1976)
- Incredible Hulk 217 (1977)
- Howard the Duck 025-027 (1978)
- Marvel Two-In-One 076 (1981)
- Ghost Rider 072-073 (1982)
- Spider-Man: Danger in Dallas (1983)
- Incredible Hulk 292 (1984)
- Captain America 309 (1986)
- Sensational She-Hulk 001 (1989)
- Power Pack 059 (1990)
- Spider-Man Team-Up 005 (1996)
- Thunderbolts 002 (1997)
- Generation X 032 (1994)
The Keibler Circus
- Avengers 001 (1964)
- Hawkeye 008 (2004)
- Avengers: The Origin 002-004 (2010)
Princess Python Goes Solo
- Iron Man 050 (1972)
Blackwing's Hydra Connections
- Daredevil 121-122 (1975)
The Serpent Squad
- Captain America 180-181 (1974-1975)
The First Appearance of Live Wire
- Fantastic Four Annual 005 (1967)
The Clown becomes the Griffin
- World War Hulk: Gamma Corps (2007-2008)

Additional information from various editions of the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.

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