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- ↑ Cardenas, Christi. "Creative Directions; Pipeline News, 7th paragraph". Creative Directions. Margaret Weis Productions website. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ "Marvel to Launch Official 'MARVEL MULTIVERSE' Tabletop Role-Playing Game in 2022". Marvel. August 22, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
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