Jane Foster in 1985 6

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Jane Foster in 1985 6

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In the 1985 finale, that takes place in the Marvel 616 universe,we see Jane Foster as a nurse, after the protagonist's father wakes up from a long coma. 2008 is indicated as the year in which the events take place, but it is in relation to 1985 of the real world. In the comics published in 2008, Jane Foster is no longer a nurse but a doctor.
In my opinion the scene should take place between Thor 394 and Thor 475 (but I'm going from memory, if I'm not mistaken it's in this interval that Jane becomes a doctor). It is said that the intervention was carried out by Dr. Blake, but then there have been many years of coma before waking up so it is not a useful element for placement.
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Midnighter wrote: Sun Jul 21, 2019 4:03 pm In my opinion the scene should take place between Thor 394 and Thor 475 (but I'm going from memory, if I'm not mistaken it's in this interval that Jane becomes a doctor). It is said that the intervention was carried out by Dr. Blake, but then there have been many years of coma before waking up so it is not a useful element for placement.
In 1985 6 (20-21) Toby is working on his book in 2008, but pages 22-23, where Jerry wakes from his coma, occurs after all those (unspecified number of) years later, is not connected to Toby's 2008 scene, and is not necessarily occuring in 2008.

Jerry is talking about Blake having removed the bullet, but that operation was carried out by Dr Blake back in 1985, not during the end scene where Jerry has awakened from his coma, so this comment doesn't affect the placement.

Jane is still a nurse in HFH 5 (November 97), and first appears as a doctor in T2 1 (July 98), so she must have been studying for some time while still working as a nurse. Jane's a doctor in HFH 13 (also July 98), and a footnote says she became a doctor in T2 1. I take this footnote to mean that's supposed to be her first appearance as a doctor, so i suggest swapping the positions of HFH 13 & T2 1 in her chronology, and place her appearance in 1985 6 betwen HFH 5 & HFH 13, making this her last appearance as a nurse.

FOSTER, DR. JANE
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T 489
T 502
HFH 5
1985 6 * MOVE TO HERE
T2 1 * MOVE TO HERE
HFH 13
T2 1 * MOVE FROM HERE
QS 11
HFH 16
IM3 11-FB
T2 5
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CW 4
CW 5
1985 6 * MOVE FROM HERE
T3 8
T3 11
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Re: Jane Foster in 1985 6

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I think it works perfectly!
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