▁the ▁original ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁series , ▁sometimes ▁explaining ▁dis continu ities ▁between ▁those ▁earlier ▁stories . ▁John ▁By r ne ▁used ▁a ▁similar ▁structure ▁with ▁X - Men : ▁The ▁H idden ▁Years . ▁Poss ibly ▁the ▁earliest ▁Marvel ▁Comics ▁example ▁of ▁new ▁stories ▁placed ▁between ▁long - est ab lished ▁stories ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 - 8 ▁magazine ▁The ▁R amp aging ▁H ulk . ▁In ▁The ▁God father ▁Part ▁II , ▁the ▁character ▁Frank ▁Pent ang eli ▁is ▁introduced ▁as ▁an ▁old ▁friend ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁though ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁referenced ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁movie ; ▁similarly ▁Don ▁Al to b ello ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" old ▁time " ▁D ons , ▁though ▁he ▁is ▁not ▁mentioned ▁until ▁The ▁God father ▁Part ▁III . ▁Ne ither ▁addition ▁affect s ▁the ▁plot ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁films . ▁The ▁addition , ▁in ▁later ▁seasons , ▁of ▁an ▁att ic ▁to ▁the ▁family ' s ▁home ▁in ▁Full ▁House ▁stands ▁as ▁a ▁similar ▁add itive ▁example . ▁ ▁A ▁similar ▁concept ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁secret ▁history , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁a ▁story ▁occur ▁within ▁the ▁bounds ▁of ▁already - est ab lished ▁events ▁( es pecially ▁real - world ▁ones ), ▁reve aling ▁different ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁the ▁events . ▁Some ▁of ▁Tim ▁Pow ers ' ▁nov els ▁use ▁secret ▁history , ▁such ▁as ▁Last ▁Call , ▁which ▁suggests ▁that ▁B ugs y ▁Sie gel ' s ▁actions ▁were ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁being