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Joe Russo made reference to reading Secret Wars when he was younger… so is the movie based off the 1984 comic?

We know, thanks to a notable Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, that Joe and Anthony Russo are returning to the MCU to helm the next two Avengers movies, which will serve as the culmination of The Multiverse Saga, just as Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame were the final two chapters of The Infinity Saga. We also know that Joe Russo talked on the Hall H stage about being very excited to bring Secret Wars to the screen because he can remember reading it when he was younger, which raises the question… which Secret Wars is going to end up being part of the MCU mythology?

Some background: there have been two separate Marvel Comics events titled Secret Wars. The first, which is officially titled Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars, was published in 1984-1985 and came about

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