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Martin Goodman and his wife, the founders of Marvel Comics, had tickets to board the Hindenburg for their return trip from Europe after their honeymoon in 1937, but were unable to get seats together. As a result, they decided to take an alternative form of transportation, thus avoiding the Hindenburg disaster.

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Martin Goodman and his wife, the founders of Marvel Comics, had tickets to board the Hindenburg for their return trip from Europe after their honeymoon in 1937, but were unable to get seats together. As a result, they decided to take an alternative form of transportation, thus avoiding the Hindenburg disaster.

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