Source: observationdeck.kinja.com

4. Everyone’s Younger Now

The Original Story: Oh, God, take your pick.

Tony Stark was injured during the Korean War, and then invented the Iron Man armor. The Punisher served in Vietnam. Superman and Batman helped the war effort against the Nazis. Spider-Man graduated college in the late 1960s. The Fantastic Four's rocket launch took place so we’d beat the Russians into space. Your favorite comic book characters are old AF, bro. They’re practically ancient.

The Retcon: De-aging is just a thing that we all need to get accustomed to. Tony Stark and The Punisher’s origins are now in the Persian Gulf War and the War on Terror. Superman and Batman never saw the Nazi menace, aside from all the time traveling they've both done. Spider-Man graduated college in"¦oof, the mid-2000s? I'm actually guessing on that one. The FF were, as Marvel Two-in-One revealed, in college in the late 1990s, meaning their rocket launch was in, like, 2003 or so.

Comic book time is perpetually sliding forward, forever.