Posting this to compensate for the fact that Marvel will likely not include Billy and Teddy in their upcoming swimsuit issue. Vecchio drew this in 2022 after drawing them like this in King in Black: Wiccan and Hulkling.
Hi, so I was reading Strange Tales #4 on Unlimited recently, and at the end, there is this role-play hero sheet for the characters. For Billy, it lists his origin as Magic and as Mutant while also giving him the tag X-Gene.
Now I know that back during YA, they first assumed Billy might be a mutant, and he was called one in Children's Crusade by Emma Frost. He was also on some alternate future X-Team once, I think. But it's barely mentioned even then, and ever since the Maximoff retcon, it hasn't come up at all, even though that retcon shouldn't have affected the kids since their mutant genes weren't inherited. And then Tommy had the flower to visit Krakoa during the first Hellfire Gala, so indicating he couldn't go there himself. So, I never really knew what the status was.
So, I'm not sure how canon these info sheets are or if this is indicating anything for the comics universe at all. The story itself was kind of all over the place in terms of broader continuity, and the sheets for other characters also contain some strange info, like listing Wanda's teams as the Brotherhood and the X-Men (???) instead of the Avengers. However, she isn't listed as Mutant. So, I don't want to take these info sheets as fact, but it did raise the question of what's the status. (The fan wiki still lists Billy as a mutant, but that is obviously not an indicator of canon)
Does anyone know more?
Making this thread each week for people to discuss whatever they want. Don't want to make a full post but want to share some thought you had about Billy or Teddy? Want to discuss what you've been watching on TV? Have a suggestion for the subreddit? Have an MCU theory?
Staying on the topic of Wiccan or Hulkling or related stuff is encouraged but not required. Have at it!
I know there's a lot of folks on this sub who have been reading Billy and Teddy comics for many many years. What are some of your favorite comics with them? Could be a run, or a single particular issue.
Just curious for the folks in this sub how you found out about Billy and Teddy. Feel free to share below!
Personally, I learned of them through the Marvel lego games years ago, and thought it was so cool there were gay superheroes because I had no idea. Then I read some of their comics (got hooked with Young Avengers 2005) and read even more when WandaVision got announced and I heard they might be in the MCU one day.