/***************************************************************************
*	Support functions and prototypical object definitions would go here...
****************************************************************************/

if (typeof(defined) == 'undefined' )
var defined = function( obj ) {
	return (typeof(obj) != 'undefined') ;
}

if ( !defined(in_array) )
var in_array = function( needle, haystack ) {
	var found = false ;
	if (haystack instanceof Array && haystack.length > 0)
		for ( var i in haystack )
			found |= ( haystack[i] == needle ) ;
	return found ;
}

if ( !defined(is_array) )
var is_array = function(obj) {
   return defined(obj) ? obj.constructor.toString().indexOf('Array') != -1 : null ;
}

// used for escaping the values of ajax POST parameters
function postEscape( params ) {
		var p, v, ret = '';
		var p_arr = defined(params) ? params.split('&') : [] ;
		if ( p_arr.length )
			for ( var i in p_arr ) {
				p = p_arr[i].split('=')[0] ; v = p_arr[i].split('=')[1] ;
				if (p)
					ret = ret + '&' + p + '=' + escape(v) ;
			}
		return ret;
}
// used for delayed execution of any function
Function.prototype.delayed = function() {
	var _method = this, args = [];
	for ( var i=0; i<arguments.length; i++) args[i] = arguments[i];
	var t = args.shift() ;
	return window.setTimeout( function(){ return _method.apply( _method, args ); }, t );
}

// Yoinked this function off http://sastools.com
// simulates smarty truncate in javascript
String.prototype.truncate=function(l,p)
{
    var words=this.split(" ");
    var numWords=words.length;
    var output = new Array();
    var ol,cWord,w,cwl;
    for(w=0,ol=0; w<numWords; ++w)
    {
        cWord=words[w];
        cwl=cWord.length;
        if((ol+cwl)<=l)
        {
            output.push(cWord);
            ol+=cwl+1;
        }
        else break;
    }
	var ret_str = output.join(" ");
    p = ( ret_str.length < this.length ) ? p : '' ;
	return ret_str + p;
}

/* ***************************************************************
*																 *
*					from ala_browserdetectlite.js				 *
*																 *
**************************************************************** */
// Browser Detect Lite  v2.1
// http://www.dithered.com/javascript/browser_detect/index.html
// modified by Chris Nott (chris@NOSPAMdithered.com - remove NOSPAM)
//
// modified by Michael Lovitt to include OmniWeb and Dreamcast

function BrowserDetectLite() {
	var ua = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
	this.ua = ua;

	// browser name
	this.isGecko     = (ua.indexOf('gecko') != -1);
	this.isMozilla   = (this.isGecko && ua.indexOf("gecko/") + 14 == ua.length);
	this.isFF        = (ua.indexOf('gecko') != -1 && ua.indexOf('firefox') + 16 == ua.length );
	this.isNS        = ( (this.isGecko) ? (ua.indexOf('netscape') != -1) : ( (ua.indexOf('mozilla') != -1) && (ua.indexOf('spoofer') == -1) && (ua.indexOf('compatible') == -1) && (ua.indexOf('opera') == -1) && (ua.indexOf('webtv') == -1) && (ua.indexOf('hotjava') == -1) ) );
	this.isIE        = ( (ua.indexOf("msie") != -1) && (ua.indexOf("opera") == -1) && (ua.indexOf("webtv") == -1) );
	this.isOpera     = (ua.indexOf("opera") != -1);
	this.isKonqueror = (ua.indexOf("konqueror") != -1);
	this.isIcab      = (ua.indexOf("icab") != -1);
	this.isAol       = (ua.indexOf("aol") != -1);
	this.isWebtv     = (ua.indexOf("webtv") != -1);
	this.isOmniweb   = (ua.indexOf("omniweb") != -1);
	this.isDreamcast   = (ua.indexOf("dreamcast") != -1);

	// spoofing and compatible browsers
	this.isIECompatible = ( (ua.indexOf("msie") != -1) && !this.isIE);
	this.isNSCompatible = ( (ua.indexOf("mozilla") != -1) && !this.isNS && !this.isMozilla);

	// browser version
	this.versionMinor = parseFloat(navigator.appVersion);

	// correct version number for NS6+
	if ((this.isNS && this.isGecko) || this.isFF) {
		this.versionMinor = parseFloat( ua.substring( ua.lastIndexOf('/') + 1 ) );
	}

	// correct version number for IE4+
	else if (this.isIE && this.versionMinor >= 4) {
		this.versionMinor = parseFloat( ua.substring( ua.indexOf('msie ') + 5 ) );
	}

	// correct version number for Opera
	else if (this.isOpera) {
		if (ua.indexOf('opera/') != -1) {
			this.versionMinor = parseFloat( ua.substring( ua.indexOf('opera/') + 6 ) );
		}
		else {
			this.versionMinor = parseFloat( ua.substring( ua.indexOf('opera ') + 6 ) );
		}
	}

	// correct version number for Konqueror
	else if (this.isKonqueror) {
		this.versionMinor = parseFloat( ua.substring( ua.indexOf('konqueror/') + 10 ) );
	}

	// correct version number for iCab
	else if (this.isIcab) {
		if (ua.indexOf('icab/') != -1) {
			this.versionMinor = parseFloat( ua.substring( ua.indexOf('icab/') + 6 ) );
		}
		else {
			this.versionMinor = parseFloat( ua.substring( ua.indexOf('icab ') + 6 ) );
		}
	}

	// correct version number for WebTV
	else if (this.isWebtv) {
		this.versionMinor = parseFloat( ua.substring( ua.indexOf('webtv/') + 6 ) );
	}

	this.versionMajor = parseInt(this.versionMinor);
	this.geckoVersion = ( (this.isGecko) ? ua.substring( (ua.lastIndexOf('gecko/') + 6), (ua.lastIndexOf('gecko/') + 14) ) : -1 );

	// platform
	this.isWin   = (ua.indexOf('win') != -1);
	this.isWin32 = (this.isWin && ( ua.indexOf('95') != -1 || ua.indexOf('98') != -1 || ua.indexOf('nt') != -1 || ua.indexOf('win32') != -1 || ua.indexOf('32bit') != -1) );
	this.isMac   = (ua.indexOf('mac') != -1);
	this.isUnix  = (ua.indexOf('unix') != -1 || ua.indexOf('linux') != -1 || ua.indexOf('sunos') != -1 || ua.indexOf('bsd') != -1 || ua.indexOf('x11') != -1)

	// specific browser shortcuts
	this.isNS4x = (this.isNS && this.versionMajor == 4);
	this.isNS40x = (this.isNS4x && this.versionMinor < 4.5);
	this.isNS47x = (this.isNS4x && this.versionMinor >= 4.7);
	this.isNS4up = (this.isNS && this.versionMinor >= 4);
	this.isNS6x = (this.isNS && this.versionMajor == 6);
	this.isNS6up = (this.isNS && this.versionMajor >= 6);

	this.isFF1x = (this.isGecko && this.versionMajor == 1);
	this.isFF1up = (this.isGecko && this.versionMajor >= 1);
	this.isFF2x = (this.isGecko && this.versionMajor == 2);
	this.isFF2up = (this.isGecko && this.versionMajor >= 1);

	this.isIE4x = (this.isIE && this.versionMajor == 4);
	this.isIE4up = (this.isIE && this.versionMajor >= 4);
	this.isIE5x = (this.isIE && this.versionMajor == 5);
	this.isIE55 = (this.isIE && this.versionMinor == 5.5);
	this.isIE5up = (this.isIE && this.versionMajor >= 5);
	this.isIE6x = (this.isIE && this.versionMajor == 6);
	this.isIE6up = (this.isIE && this.versionMajor >= 6);

	this.isIE4xMac = (this.isIE4x && this.isMac);
}
var browser = new BrowserDetectLite();

// NEED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING INTO THE BROWSER DETECT SCRIPT ABOVE
// MANY FUNCTIONS IN HERE DEPEND ON 'pngAlpha' - ¥

// if IE5.5+ on Win32, then display PNGs with AlphaImageLoader
if ((browser.isIE55 || browser.isIE6x) && browser.isWin32) {
	var pngAlpha = true;
	var sizingMethod = 'scale';
// else, if the browser can display PNGs normally, then do that
} else if ((browser.isGecko) || (browser.isIE5up && browser.isMac) || (browser.isOpera && browser.isWin && browser.versionMajor >= 6) || (browser.isOpera && browser.isUnix && browser.versionMajor >= 6) || (browser.isOpera && browser.isMac && browser.versionMajor >= 5) || (browser.isOmniweb && browser.versionMinor >= 3.1) || (browser.isIcab && browser.versionMinor >= 1.9) || (browser.isWebtv) || (browser.isDreamcast)) {
	var pngNormal = true;
}

/* RATING STARS */
var starOn = new Image; starOn.src = "/i/2007/bits/star_blue.gif";
var starOrange = new Image; starOrange.src = "/i/2007/bits/star_orange.gif";
var starOff = new Image; starOff.src = "/i/2007/bits/star_grey.gif";

function showStars(stars,garters,stripes) {
	for (var i=1; i <= garters; i++) {
		var sName = stars + '_' + stripes + '_' + i;
		document [sName].src = starOn.src;
	}
}
function hideStars(stars,starTotal,stripes) {
	for (var i=1; i <= starTotal; i++) {
		var sName = stars + '_' + stripes + '_' + i;
		document [sName].src = starOff.src;
	}
}

function revertStars(stars, garters, stripes) {
	for(var i=1; i <= garters; i++) {
		var sName = stars + '_' + stripes + '_' + i;
		document[sName].src = starOrange.src;
	}
}

function clearStars(stars,stripes){
	for(var i=1; i <= 5; i++){
		var sName = stars + '_' + stripes + '_' + i;
		document[sName].src = starOff.src;
	}
}
/* dropdown autochange */
function setMode(thingName) {
	var selectBox = document.getElementById(thingName);
	var indy = selectBox.selectedIndex;
	var selectBoxChoice = selectBox.options[indy].value;
	window.location.href = selectBoxChoice;
}
/* popups &c. */
function MM_openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features)
{	window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}
function openBrWindow(theURL,winName,features)
{	window.open(theURL,winName,features);
}
w = window.screen.availWidth;
h = window.screen.availHeight;
/* basic ajax functions */

function getHTTPObject() {
    var xmlhttp = false;

    if (!xmlhttp && typeof XMLHttpRequest != 'undefined') {
            xmlhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
    } else if(!xmlhttp) {
		xmlhttp = new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP");
	}
    return xmlhttp;
}

function makeCBRequest( url, callback ) {
	var xmlhttp = getHTTPObject();
	if ( typeof callback == 'function' ) {
		xmlhttp.open("GET", url, true);
		xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
			if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && xmlhttp.responseText)
					callback.call( xmlhttp ); // set scope to xmlhttp
		}
		xmlhttp.send(null);
		xmlhttp.close;
	}
}

function makeRequest( url, elementID, callback ) {
    var xmlhttp = getHTTPObject();
    var targetElement = document.getElementById(elementID);
    xmlhttp.open("GET", url, true);
    xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
        if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && xmlhttp.responseText) {
				if (targetElement)
              	targetElement.innerHTML = xmlhttp.responseText + '\n';
				(typeof callback == 'function')? callback.call( xmlhttp ) : null ;
        }
    }
    xmlhttp.send(null);
    xmlhttp.close;
}

function makePostRequest( url, elementID, parameters, callback ){
	//alert(parameters);
	var xmlhttp = getHTTPObject();
	var targetElement = document.getElementById(elementID);

	xmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
        if (xmlhttp.readyState == 4 && xmlhttp.responseText) {
				if (targetElement)
              	targetElement.innerHTML = xmlhttp.responseText + '\n';
				(typeof callback == 'function')? callback.call( xmlhttp ) : null ;
        }
    }
	xmlhttp.open('POST', url, true);
	xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "application/x-www-form-urlencoded");
	xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Content-length", parameters.length);
	xmlhttp.setRequestHeader("Connection", "close");
	xmlhttp.send(parameters);
}

function showLoadingImage(target) {
	var el = document.getElementById(target) ;
	if ( el ) {
		el.innerHTML = '' ; // start fresh
		var h = el.offsetHeight > 60 ? el.offsetHeight : 60 ;
		var mt = parseInt(h / 2) - 30 ;
		el.innerHTML = '<div style="text-align: center;height:'+h+'px;"><img style="margin-top:'+mt+'px;" src="/i/2007/bits/loadbutton.gif"><div>'+'\n';
	}
}


function collect(a,f){
	var n=[];
	for(var i=0;i<a.length;i++){
		var v=f(a[i]);
		if(v!=null)n.push(v)
	}
	return n;
}

function form_serialize(f) {
	var g=function(n){
		return f.getElementsByTagName(n)
	};
	var nv=function(e){
		if(e.name)
			return escape(e.name)+'='+escape(e.value);
		else
		return ''
	};
	var i=collect(g('input'),function(i){
			if((i.type!='radio'&&i.type!='checkbox')||i.checked)
				return nv(i);
		}
	);
	var s=collect(g('select'),nv);
	var t=collect(g('textarea'),nv);
	return i.concat(s).concat(t).join('&');
}

function sendPostForm(url,obj,mydiv){
	var poststr = form_serialize(obj);
	makePostRequest(url,mydiv,poststr);
}

function addsearch(name) {
//alert(typeof window.external.AddSearchProvider);
	try {
	window.external.AddSearchProvider('http://marvel.com/search/'+name+'.xml');
	}
	catch(eX) {
		if ((typeof window.sidebar == 'object') && (typeof window.sidebar.addSearchEngine == 'function'))
			{window.sidebar.addSearchEngine('http://marvel.com/search/'+name+'.src', 'http:///marvel.com/search/'+name+'.gif', name, 'Web');
		} else {
			alert("We're sorry.  Your browser does not support adding search engines.  ");
		}
	}
}
function showMe(_eid) {
	if (document.getElementById(_eid).style.display == 'block') {
		document.getElementById(_eid).style.display = 'none';
	} else {
		document.getElementById(_eid).style.display = 'block';
	}
}
function rate(c,t,n,h){
	document.getElementById( h + '_rating').innerHTML = '<div style="padding: 2px; font-size: 10px;">Recalculating average rating</div>';
	var url = '/classes/ajax_rating.php?c=' + c + '&t=' + t + '&n=' + n;
	var element = h + '_rating';
	setTimeout("makeRequest('"+url+"', '"+element+"')",250);

}

// Moved over from registration.js on 03/10/2008 -vitaliy

// getPageScroll()
// Returns array with x,y page scroll values.
// Core code from - quirksmode.org
//
function getPageScroll(){

	var yScroll;

	if (self.pageYOffset) {
		yScroll = self.pageYOffset;
	} else if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.scrollTop){	 // Explorer 6 Strict
		yScroll = document.documentElement.scrollTop;
	} else if (document.body) {// all other Explorers
		yScroll = document.body.scrollTop;
	}

	arrayPageScroll = new Array('',yScroll)
	return arrayPageScroll;
}

//
// getPageSize()
// Returns array with page width, height and window width, height
// Core code from - quirksmode.org
// Edit for Firefox by pHaez
//

function getPageSize(){

	var xScroll, yScroll;

	if (window.innerHeight && window.scrollMaxY) {
		xScroll = document.body.scrollWidth;
		yScroll = window.innerHeight + window.scrollMaxY;
	} else if (document.body.scrollHeight > document.body.offsetHeight){ // all but Explorer Mac
		xScroll = document.body.scrollWidth;
		yScroll = document.body.scrollHeight;
	} else { // Explorer Mac...would also work in Explorer 6 Strict, Mozilla and Safari
		xScroll = document.body.offsetWidth;
		yScroll = document.body.offsetHeight;
	}

	var windowWidth, windowHeight;
	if (self.innerHeight) {	// all except Explorer
		windowWidth = self.innerWidth;
		windowHeight = self.innerHeight;
	} else if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientHeight) { // Explorer 6 Strict Mode
		windowWidth = document.documentElement.clientWidth;
		windowHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight;
	} else if (document.body) { // other Explorers
		windowWidth = document.body.clientWidth;
		windowHeight = document.body.clientHeight;
	}

	// for small pages with total height less then height of the viewport
	if(yScroll < windowHeight){
		pageHeight = windowHeight;
	} else {
		pageHeight = yScroll;
	}

	// for small pages with total width less then width of the viewport
	if(xScroll < windowWidth){
		pageWidth = windowWidth;
	} else {
		pageWidth = xScroll;
	}


	arrayPageSize = new Array(pageWidth,pageHeight,windowWidth,windowHeight)
	return arrayPageSize;
}



function placeIt(mylayer,left_offset) {
	(document.getElementById) ? dom = true : dom = false;
	var l = document.getElementById(mylayer);

	if (self.innerHeight) {
		l.style.top = window.pageYOffset + (window.innerHeight - ((window.innerHeight/2) + 200)) + "px";
		l.style.left = window.pageXOffset + (window.innerWidth - ((window.innerWidth/2) + left_offset)) + "px";

	} else if (document.documentElement && document.documentElement.clientHeight) {
		l.style.top = document.documentElement.scrollTop + (document.documentElement.clientHeight - ((document.documentElement.clientHeight/2)+200)) + "px";
		l.style.left = document.documentElement.scrollLeft + (document.documentElement.clientWidth - ((document.documentElement.clientWidth/2)+left_offset)) + "px";
	} else if (document.body) {
		l.style.top = document.body.scrollTop + (document.body.clientHeight - ((document.body.clientHeight/2) + 200)) + "px";
		l.style.left = document.body.scrollLeft + (document.body.clientWidth - ((document.body.clientWidth/2)+left_offset)) + "px";

	}
	window.setTimeout("placeIt('"+mylayer+"',"+left_offset+")", 10);
}

var ok = false;

function hide(element) {
	document.getElementById(element).style.display = 'none';
	//alert(document.getElementById(element).style.display);
}

function unhide(element) {
	document.getElementById(element).style.display = 'block';
}
function showhide(element) {
	if(	document.getElementById(element).style.display  == 'none') {
		unhide(element);
	} else {
		hide(element);
	}
}

function unhideInline(element) {
	document.getElementById(element).style.display = 'inline';
}

/* ************* functions for the 'more tweets button on motion comics splash pg ************** */
function twitterLink() {
	window.open('http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23motioncomics','_blank');
}

function extendHeight(element, newHeight) {
	var object = document.getElementById(element);
	if (parseInt(object.style.height) <= 1350) {
	object.style.height = parseInt(object.style.height) + newHeight + "px";
	} else {
		twitterLink();
	}
}

/* *************  ************** */

function check_myage(){
	check_mydate();

	var my_year		= document.getElementById('year');
	var my_month	= document.getElementById('month');
	var my_day		= document.getElementById('zday');

	var today_date = new Date();
	var input_date = new Date(my_month.value+"/"+my_day.value+"/"+my_year.value);

	var test_month = input_date.getMonth()+1;
	var test_year = input_date.getFullYear();
	var test_day = input_date.getDate();


	//var today1_date = new Date(today_m+"/"+today_d+"/"+today_y);

	var sec = (today_date.getTime()/1000.0) - (input_date.getTime()/1000.0);
	var diff = Math.floor(sec/31564926);

	if (diff < 13) {
		unhide('underage_disclaimer_div');
		unhide('parent_email_div');
	} else {
		hide('underage_disclaimer_div');
		hide('parent_email_div');
	}
}

function updatepage(str,div){
		ok = true;
		if(str == "no"){
			unhide(div);
			ok = false;
		} else {
			hide(div);
			ok = true;
		}
		return ok;
	}

function check_avail(myfield,myerrordiv,myurl) {
	var my_name = document.getElementById(myfield);
	var myxmlhttp = getHTTPObject();
	var test;
	var url = myurl+my_name.value;

	hide(myerrordiv);

	if (my_name.value != ""){
		myxmlhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
		//alert ("test is "+test);
        	if (myxmlhttp.readyState == 4) {
				test = updatepage(myxmlhttp.responseText,myerrordiv);
			}
		}


		myxmlhttp.open("GET", url, true);
		myxmlhttp.send(url);
	}
	//alert (ok);
}


function validate_email(str) {
	var at="@"
	var dot="."
	var lat=str.indexOf(at)
	var lstr=str.length
	var ldot=str.indexOf(dot)

	if (str.indexOf(at)==-1){
		return false
	}

	if (str.indexOf(at)==-1 || str.indexOf(at)==0 || str.indexOf(at)==lstr){
	   return false
	}

	if (str.indexOf(dot)==-1 || str.indexOf(dot)==0 || str.indexOf(dot)==lstr){
		return false
	}

	if (str.indexOf(at,(lat+1))!=-1){
		return false
	}

	if (str.substring(lat-1,lat)==dot || str.substring(lat+1,lat+2)==dot){
		return false
	}

	if (str.indexOf(dot,(lat+2))==-1){
		return false
	}

	if (str.indexOf(" ")!=-1){
		return false
	}

	return true
}

function check_myemail(addr) {
	var s = document.getElementById(addr).value;
	var test = validate_email(s);
	hide('email_bad');
	if (s != ""){
		if (test == false){
			unhide('email_bad');
			return false;
		} else {
			hide('email_bad');
			return true;
		}
	} else {
		unhide('email_blank');
		return false;
	}
}


function validate_date(){
	day = document.getElementById('zday').value;
	month = document.getElementById('month').value;
	js_month = month -1;// js months are 0-11 instead of 1-12
	year = document.getElementById('year').value;


	var today_date = new Date();

	var test_month = today_date.getMonth()+1;
	var test_year = today_date.getFullYear();
	var test_day = today_date.getDate();

	//alert(month + "/" + day + "/" + year);

	// tests for future dates.
	if(year > test_year){
		return false;
	} else if( year == test_year){
		if(month > test_month){
			return false;
		} else if(month == test_month){
			if(day > test_day){
				return false;
			}
		}
	}

	dteDate=new Date(year,js_month,day);

	// tests for invalid dates, like february 31st
	return ((day==dteDate.getDate()) && (js_month==dteDate.getMonth()) && (year==dteDate.getFullYear()));
}

function check_mydate(){
	var x = validate_date();
	hide('illegal_date_div');
	if (x == false){
		unhide('illegal_date_div');
		document.getElementById('go').disabled = true;
	} else {
		document.getElementById('go').disabled = false;
	}
}

function check_form(form){
	var user	= check_avail('member_name','username_taken','/i/2007/php/check_name.php?member_name=');
	var email	= check_avail('email_address','email_taken','/i/2007/php/check_email.php?email=');

		sendPostForm('/i/2007/php/loadreg.php',form,'registration_panel');
}

// -- done

function hide_flash_objects(z){
	var my_obj = new Array(4);
	my_obj[0] = 'embed';
	my_obj[1] = 'object';
	my_obj[2] = 'iframe';
	my_obj[3] = 'ilayer';

	for (ii = 0; ii < 4; ii++){
		var x = document.getElementsByTagName(my_obj[ii]);
		if (x.length > 0){
			for (i = 0; i < x.length; i++){
				if (z == 1){
					x[i].style.display = "none";
				} else {
					x[i].style.display = "";
				}
			}
		}
	}
}

/* registration stuff */
function loadSignup(ref, callback) {
	var arrayPageSize = getPageSize();
	var arrayPageScroll = getPageScroll();
	var u = 0;
	
	hide_flash_objects(1);

	if ((browser.isIE55 || browser.isIE6x || browser.isIE6up) && browser.isWin32){
		u = '1';
	}
	
	var overLayMain	= document.getElementById('trans_layer');
	var overLay		= document.getElementById('registration_panel');
	var passthru	= document.getElementById('reg_passthru_to_comic');

	overLayMain.style.height = (arrayPageSize[1] +'px');
	overLayMain.style.display = 'block';

	overLay.style.display = 'block';
	placeIt('registration_panel',300);
	placeIt('reg_side',1020);

	var qstring = '?ref='+ref+'&isie='+u ;
	passthru && ( qstring += '&passthru=1' );
	makeRequest('/i/2007/php/loadreg.php'+qstring, 'registration_panel', callback);
}

function submitOnEnter( e,form_id ){
	var pK = e.which ? e.which : e.keyCode;
	if ( document.getElementById(form_id) == null ) return true;
	(pK == 13) ? document.getElementById(form_id).submit() : void(0) ;
	return (pK == 13) ? false : true ;
}

function loadSubscribe(i,t){
	var u = 0;
	if ((browser.isIE55 || browser.isIE6x || browser.isIE6up) && browser.isWin32){
		u = '1';
	}
	window.location = 'https://subscriptions.marvel.com/digitalcomics/view.htm?iid='+i+'&ref='+t+'&isie='+u	;
}


function closeSignup(step,kid) {

	// per 1.5 spec
	if (step && step != '1'){
		makeRequest('/i/2007/php/loadreg.php?action=html&step=3&kid='+kid,'registration_panel');
	} else {
		hide_flash_objects(0);
		document.getElementById('trans_layer').style.display = 'none';
		document.getElementById('registration_panel').style.display = 'none';
		document.getElementById('registration_panel').innerHTML = "Loading...";
	}
}


/* ***************************************************************
*																 *
*					from sliders.js								 *
*																 *
**************************************************************** */
// JavaScript Document
	var _spd = null, _zspd = null;
	function _moveIt(_eid,_way,_max) {
		_element = _eid;
		_direction = _way;
		var _elem = document.getElementById(_eid);
		/* alert(_elem.style.left); */
		_maxrig = 0;
		if(_max == undefined) {
			_maxlef = -1200;
		} else {
			_maxlef = _max;
		}


		if(_way == 'right' &&  parseInt(_elem.style.left) > _maxlef) {
			_elem.style.left = parseInt(_elem.style.left) - 20 + 'px';
		} else if(_way == 'left' && (parseInt(_elem.style.left) < _maxrig)) {
			_elem.style.left = parseInt(_elem.style.left) + 20 + 'px';
		}

		if(_way == 'left' &&  (parseInt(_elem.style.left) < _maxrig)) {

			_zspd = setTimeout("_moveIt(_element,_direction,_maxlef)",1);
		}
		if(_way == 'right' && (parseInt(_elem.style.left) > _maxlef )) {

			_spd = setTimeout("_moveIt(_element,_direction,_maxlef)",1);
		}
	}
	function _stopIt() {
		if(_spd != null) {
			clearTimeout(_spd);
		}
		if(_zspd != null) {
			clearTimeout(_zspd);
		}
	}

/* ***************************************************************
*																 *
*					from ala_opacity.js							 *
*																 *
**************************************************************** */

//---------------------------------------------------------------
// Opacity Displayer, Version 1.0
// Copyright Michael Lovitt, 6/2002.
// Distribute freely, but please leave this notice intact.
//---------------------------------------------------------------

//---------------------------------------------------------------
// OPACITY OBJECT
//
// Instantiates the object, defines the properties and methods.
function OpacityObject(divId, strPath) {
	this.id = divId;
	this.path = strPath;
	if (ns){
		if (browserVersion>=5) {
			this.layerObject = document.getElementById(divId).style;
		} else {
			this.layerObject = eval("document."+divId);
		}
	} else {
		this.layerObject = eval(divId + ".style");
	}
	this.setBackground = od_object_setBackground;
}
// Uses AlphaImageLoader filter, or the css background property,
// as appropriate, to apply a PNG or GIF as the background of the layerObject.
function od_object_setBackground() {
	if (pngAlpha) {
		this.layerObject.filter = "progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src='"+this.path+".png', sizingMethod='scale')";
	} else if (pngNormal) {
		this.layerObject.backgroundImage = 'url('+this.path+'.png)';
	} else {
		this.layerObject.backgroundImage = 'url('+this.path+'.gif)';
	}
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------

//---------------------------------------------------------------
// OPACITY DISPLAY FUNCTION
// Outputs the image as a div with the AlphaImageLoader, or with
// a standard image tag.
function od_displayImage(strId, strPath, intWidth, intHeight, strClass, strAlt, strTitle) {
	if (pngAlpha) {
		document.write('<div style="height:'+intHeight+'px;width:'+intWidth+'px;filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.AlphaImageLoader(src=\''+strPath+'\', sizingMethod=\''+sizingMethod+'\')" id="'+strId+'" class="'+strClass+'" alt="'+strAlt+'" title="'+strTitle+'"/></div>');
	} else {
		document.write('<img src="'+strPath+'" width="'+intWidth+'" height="'+intHeight+'" name="'+strId+'" border="0" class="'+strClass+'" alt="'+strAlt+'" title="'+strTitle+'" />');
	}
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------

//---------------------------------------------------------------
// OPACITY ROLL-OVER FUNCTIONS
function od_rollOver(strId, strColor) {
	if (pngAlpha) {
		document.getElementById(strId).style.backgroundColor = strColor;
	} else {
	    if (document.images && (flag == true)) {
	        document[strId].src = eval(strId + "on.src");
	    }
	}
}
function od_rollOut(strId, strColor) {
	if (pngAlpha) {
		document.getElementById(strId).style.backgroundColor = strColor;
	} else {
	    if (document.images) {
	        document[strId].src = eval(strId + "off.src");
	    }
	}
}
//---------------------------------------------------------------

//---------------------------------------------------------------
// global variables

// if IE5.5+ on win32, then display PNGs with AlphaImageLoader
if ((browser.isIE55 || browser.isIE6up) && browser.isWin32) {
	var pngAlpha = true;
	var sizingMethod = 'scale';
	var strExt = ".png";
// else, if the browser can display PNGs normally, then do that. that list includes:
	//     -Gecko Engine: Netscape 6 or Mozilla, Mac or PC
	//     -IE5+ Mac (OpacityObject applies the background image at 100% opacity)
	//     -Opera 6+ PC
	//     -Opera 5+ Mac (Doesn't support dynamically-set background images)
	//     -Opera 6+ Linux
	//     -Omniweb 3.1+
	//     -Icab 1.9+
	//     -WebTV
	//     -Sega Dreamcast
} else if ((browser.isGecko) || (browser.isIE5up && browser.isMac) || (browser.isOpera && browser.isWin && browser.versionMajor >= 6) || (browser.isOpera && browser.isUnix && browser.versionMajor >= 6) || (browser.isOpera && browser.isMac && browser.versionMajor >= 5) || (browser.isOmniweb && browser.versionMinor >= 3.1) || (browser.isIcab && browser.versionMinor >= 1.9) || (browser.isWebtv) || (browser.isDreamcast)) {
	var pngNormal = true;
	var strExt = ".png";
	// otherwise, we use plain old GIFs
} else {
	var strExt = ".gif";
}

var ns = (document.all)?false:true;
var browserVersion = parseFloat(navigator.appVersion );
//---------------------------------------------------------------
// COMIC TABBOX
function fetch_comics_tab(bfid,type) {
	tabs = new Object();
	if(document.getElementById('comic-tab-past')) { tabs.past = document.getElementById('comic-tab-past') };
	if(document.getElementById('comic-tab-present')) { tabs.present = document.getElementById('comic-tab-present') };
	if(document.getElementById('comic-tab-future')) { tabs.future = document.getElementById('comic-tab-future') };
	if(document.getElementById('comic-tab-collection')) { tabs.collection = document.getElementById('comic-tab-collection') };
	for(i in tabs) {
		tabs[i].className = 'tab';
	}
	tabs[type].className = 'tab_on';
	document.getElementById('comic-tab-content').innerHTML = '<div style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;height:210px;"><br><br><br><img src="/i/2007/bits/loadbutton.gif"><div>'+'\n';
	url = "/i/2007/js/comic_tab_fetcher.php?bfid="+bfid+"&type="+type;
	makeRequest(url,'comic-tab-content');
}

function fetch_news_tab(type) {
	tabs = new Object();
	tabs.blogs = document.getElementById('news-tab-blogs');
	tabs.rss_feeds = document.getElementById('news-tab-rss');
	tabs.video = document.getElementById('news-tab-video');
	//alert(tabs['video']);
	for(i in tabs) {
		tabs[i].className = 'tab';
	}
	tabs[type].className = 'tab_on';


	document.getElementById('news-tab-content').innerHTML = '<div style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; height: 100%"><br><br><br><img src="/i/2007/bits/loadbutton.gif"><div>'+'\n';
	url = "/i/2007/js/news_tab_fetcher.php?type="+type;
	makeRequest(url,'news-tab-content');
}

function fetch_popular_tab(type,pg_name) {
// added pg_name param to pass $GLOBAL[pg_name] to the fetcher to be redefined in
// the fetcher's super global -EAN
	tabs = new Object();
	tabs.blogs = document.getElementById('popular-tab-blogs');
	tabs.news = document.getElementById('popular-tab-news');
	tabs.comics = document.getElementById('popular-tab-comics');
	tabs.boards = document.getElementById('popular-tab-boards');
	//alert(tabs['video']);
	for(i in tabs) {
		tabs[i].className = 'tab';
	}
	tabs[type].className = 'tab_on';


	document.getElementById('popular-tab-content').innerHTML = '<div style="vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; height: 100%"><br><br><br><img src="/i/2007/bits/loadbutton.gif"><div>'+'\n';
	url = "/i/2007/js/popular_tab_fetcher.php?type="+type+"&pg_name="+pg_name;
	makeRequest(url,'popular-tab-content');
}

//---------------------------------------------------------------
// Object: tabanator
// Parameters:
//		eID_list: array of element IDs
//		content_id: the element id of the content wrapper
//		load_id(optional): element id of index to load when first instantiated
//		ajaxURL(optional): allows you to use a custom ajax handler, if need be
// styling note: assumes css styles <tabstyle>_off for off, <tabstyle>_on for on
// note: 1. ajax_parameters must be in this format "&parameter1=value1&parameter2=value2 etc"
//			2. show_loading paremeter will determine if tabanator will show the loading image in the content element
//			3. tabanator will check for actions property (to actions object) to perform stuff before the ajax call
//			4. tabanator will also check for a 'callback' method/function after tab is loaded
//	- Ñ
function tabanator( eID_list, content_id, load_id, ajaxURL ) {

	this.tabs			= [] ;
	this.tabIDs			= [] ;
	this.actions		= {} ;
	this.content_id	= content_id ;
	this.load_el		= document.getElementById(load_id) ;
	this.url				= (typeof ajaxURL == 'string') ? ajaxURL : '/i/2008/php/ajaxTabs.php' ;
	this.callback		= null ; // set this post-instantiation

	//////////////////////////
	// methods
	this.onclick = function() {
		// remember: this = clicked tab element
		var tabanator = this._tabanator ;
		// update all tabs' state
		for ( var i in tabanator.tabs ) {
			tabanator.tabs[i].className = tabanator.tabs[i]._cnPrefix + '_off' ; // turn "off" all tabs
		}
		this.className = this._cnPrefix + '_on' ; // turn it on

		// perform additional global actions, if needed
		defined( tabanator.actions.all ) ? tabanator.actions.all.doActions() : null ;
		// and any localized actions
		if (defined(tabanator.actions))
		for ( var i in tabanator.actions )
			if ( i != 'all' && i == this.parentNode.id ) tabanator.actions[i].doActions();

		// show loading image
		if ( this._loadImgFlag == null || this._loadImgFlag.toLowerCase() == 'yes' )
			showLoadingImage( tabanator.content_id );

		// prepare parameters & make ajax call
		// could avoid using postEscape if used ajax GET method
		var parameters = '&tab=' + this.parentNode.id + (this._params ? this._params : '') ;

		makePostRequest( tabanator.url, tabanator.content_id, postEscape(parameters), tabanator.callback ) ;
	} // onclick

	//////////////////////////
	// constructor, per se
	// process the list of element ids
	if ( eID_list instanceof Array && eID_list.length > 0 ) {
		for ( var i in eID_list ) {
			var el1 = document.getElementById(eID_list[i]) ;
			if ( el1 ) {
				var el2 = el1.getElementsByTagName('DIV')[0] ;
				el2._loadImgFlag = el1.getAttribute( 'show_loading' ) ; // show loading image? yes or no
				el2._params = el1.getAttribute( 'ajax_parameters' ) ; // grab localized parameters

				el2._cnPrefix = el2.className.substring( 0, el2.className.lastIndexOf('_') ) ;
				el2.onclick = this.onclick ;
				el2._tabanator = this ; // provide self reference
				this.tabs.push( el2 );
				this.tabIDs.push( eID_list[i] );
			}
		}

		// check to see if first one is not available, load next available tab
		this.load_el = ( !in_array(eID_list[0],this.tabIDs) ) ? this.tabs[0] : this.load_el ;

		if (this.load_el )
			this.load_el.onclick(); // fire up the specified tab
		else {
			// always visually turn on first available tab
			this.tabs[0].className = this.tabs[0]._cnPrefix + '_on' ;
		}

		unhide( this.content_id ); // will assume content_id is hidden
	}

}

// END Tabanator
//---------------------------------------------------------------

/* BEGIN NEW NAVIGATION CODE */

// MOUSEOVERS
function mshow(_ele) {
	document.getElementById(_ele) ? document.getElementById(_ele).style.display = 'block' : false;
}

function mhide(_ele) {
	document.getElementById(_ele) ? document.getElementById(_ele).style.display = 'none' : false;
}

function bshow(_ele) {
		_str = document.getElementById(_ele).style.backgroundImage
		_newval = _str.replace(/off/,"on");
		//alert(_newval);
		document.getElementById(_ele).style.backgroundImage = _newval;
}

function bhide(_ele) {
		_str = document.getElementById(_ele).style.backgroundImage
		_newval = _str.replace(/on/,"off");
		//alert(_newval);
		document.getElementById(_ele).style.backgroundImage = _newval;
}

function setupDropdowns(_navdivid) { // call this function AFTER the HTML for the dropdowns - ¥

	// NAV >> WRAP >> MENU >> LINK >> ANCHOR (node nesting pattern) - ¥

	// SETUP VARS
	!_navdivid ? _nid = 'nav' : _nid = _navdivid;
	_idprefix = 'm';// MENU DIV (e.g. 'm1,' etc...)
	_bidprefix = 'b';// MAIN MENU DIV (e.g. 'b1,' etc...)
	_nav = document.getElementById('nav');// CONTAINS THE FLOATING MENUS
	_wrap_cnt = _nav.childNodes.length;// NUMBER OF MENUS IN THE NAV
	_tmp_cnt = 1;// INCREMENT COMBINED WITH _idprefix TO ACCESS MENUS BY ID

	// CHECK FOR WRAPS

	for(_cnt = 0; _cnt < _wrap_cnt; _cnt++) {
		_wrapnode = _nav.childNodes[_cnt];

	// CHECK FOR MENUS

		if(_wrapnode.hasChildNodes() && _wrapnode.nodeType == 1) {

	// SET MOUSEOVERS FOR MENUS

			_curid = _idprefix + _tmp_cnt;
			_bid = _bidprefix + _tmp_cnt;
			_wrapnode.onmouseover = new Function('this.className="m_o";mshow("' + _curid + '");bshow("' + _bid + '");');
			_wrapnode.onmouseout = new Function('this.className="m_x";mhide("' + _curid + '");bhide("' + _bid + '");');
			_tmp_cnt++;
			_menu_cnt = _wrapnode.childNodes.length;

	// CHECK FOR LINKS

			for(_cntb = 0; _cntb < _menu_cnt; _cntb++) {
				_menunode = _wrapnode.childNodes[_cntb];
				if(_menunode.nodeType == 1 && _menunode.hasChildNodes()) {
					_link_cnt = _menunode.childNodes.length;

	// SET MOUSEOVERS FOR LINKS

					for(_cntc = 0; _cntc < _link_cnt; _cntc++) {
						_linknode = _menunode.childNodes[_cntc];
						if(_linknode.nodeType == 1) {
							_linknode.onmouseover = new Function('this.className="l_o";');
							_linknode.onmouseout = new Function('this.className="l_x";');

	// GRAB ANCHOR INSIDE LINK DIV AND SET ONCLICK

							if(_linknode.hasChildNodes()) {
								_ele_cnt = _linknode.childNodes.length;
								for(_cntd = 0; _cntd < _ele_cnt; _cntd++) {
									_elenode = _linknode.childNodes[_cntd];
									if(_elenode.href) {

										if (_linknode.id) {

											_linknode.onclick = new Function('window.location="'+_elenode.href+'";urchinTracker("'+_linknode.id+'");');

										} else {

											_linknode.onclick = new Function('window.location="'+_elenode.href+'"');

										}
									}
								}
							}
						}
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}
}// end function
/* END NAVIGATION CODE */
/* google search script */
	function stype(_clicked) {
	if(_clicked == 'web') {
		document.getElementById('gsearch').innerHTML = '<a href="javascript:stype(\'marvel\');">Marvel</a>&nbsp;<span style="font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;|&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;Web';
		document.getElementById('smode').value = '';
	} else {
		document.getElementById('gsearch').innerHTML = 'Marvel&nbsp;<span style="font-weight:normal;">&nbsp;|&nbsp;</span>&nbsp;<a href="javascript:stype(\'web\');">Web</a>';
		document.getElementById('smode').value = 'marvel.com';
	}
}
/* user stuff */

function loadSignin() {
		document.getElementById('signin_loader').style.display = 'none';
		document.getElementById('signin_holder').style.display = 'block';
	}

function closeSignin() {
		document.getElementById('signin_loader').style.display = 'block';
		document.getElementById('signin_holder').style.display = 'none';
	}

/* **************************************************
*
*			from marvel movie tab box
*
****************************************************/
function prev_movies() {

	clickCtr=(clickCtr == 0) ? clickCtr : clickCtr-1;
	updateMovieArrows();
	movies[clickCtr].forEach( 'doActions' ) ;

}
function next_movies() {

	clickCtr=(clickCtr == 3)? clickCtr : clickCtr + 1;
	updateMovieArrows();
	movies[clickCtr].forEach( 'doActions' ) ;
}

function updateMovieArrows() {
	var leftArrow = document.getElementById('leftArrow'),
		rightArrow = document.getElementById('rightArrow');
	switch( clickCtr ) {
		case 0:
			leftArrow.src = '/i/2007/bits/arrow_l_grey.gif'; break;
		case 1:
			leftArrow.src = '/i/2007/bits/arrow_l_blue.gif'; break;
		case 2:
			rightArrow.src = '/i/2007/bits/arrow_r_blue.gif'; break;
		case 3:
			rightArrow.src = '/i/2007/bits/arrow_r_grey.gif'; break;
	}
}
/* **************************************************
*
*			from newsletter signup box
*
****************************************************/
function ajax_signup(email_id){
	/*email = document.getElementById( email_id ).value;
	if((email.indexOf('@') == -1)||(email.indexOf('.') == -1)) {
		document.getElementById('newsletter_error').innerHTML = 'There is something wrong with that email address. Please check to be sure it\'s correct and re-enter.';	
		return;
	}
	if(email != ''){ 
		makeRequest('/2007/pages/ajaxNewsletter.php?email=' + email + '&page=mf', div_id);
		document.getElementById('newsletter_error').innerHTML = '';	
	} else {
		document.getElementById('newsletter_error').innerHTML = 'Please enter an email address';	
	}*//*replacing functionality for newsletter per COPPA compliance 5/2009 */
	var cb = function(){ signup_cb(email_id);}
	loadSignup( location.href, cb );
}

function signup_cb(email_id) {
	document.getElementById('email_address').value = document.getElementById(email_id).value;	
}

function cancelNewsletterSignup(div_id){
	makeRequest('/2007/pages/ajaxNewsletter.php?reset=1', div_id);
}

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// front page movie unit stuff
// ex. pass array of strings "img1.src|/some/image/path", "anchor.href|/some/url/here","movie_href.onclick|function name"
// NOTE: supports nested properties as of 7/18/08, e.g. "image_element.style.width|30px"
// - Ñ
	function actions( action_list ) {

		this.actionRegistry = [];
		this.eventsRegistry = [];

		if ( action_list instanceof Array && action_list.length > 0 ) {
			// verify list contents
			for ( var i=0; i < action_list.length; i++ ) {
				var al = action_list[i] ;

				if ( al.indexOf('|') > 0 ) {
					var left_side = al.split('|')[0] ;
					var val    = al.split('|')[1] ;
					var p = left_side.split('.');
					var el_id = p[0] ;
					var props  = ( p.length > 2 ) ? p.slice(1) : p[1] ;

					if ( typeof props == 'string' && props.indexOf('on') == 0 ) {
						var f = window[val];
						if ( typeof(f) != 'function' ) { alert('Error in actions.actions()\\n: '+ val +' doesn\'t seem to be a function!'); }
						this.eventsRegistry.push( [ el_id, props, f.toString() ] ); // store a copy of the function
					} else
						this.actionRegistry.push( [ el_id, props, val ] ) ;
				} else if ( al && typeof(al) == 'string' ) {
					var el, tmp_name, p = al.split('.') ;  
					var obj_name = ( p.length > 2 ) ? p.slice(0,-1).join('.') : ( p.length == 2 ? p[0] : null ) ;
					var func_name = ( p.length > 2 ) ? p.slice(-1)[0] : ( p.length == 2 ? p[1] : al ) ;

					var _obj_ = ( el=document.getElementById(obj_name) ) ? el
						: ( p.length > 2 ? eval( 'window.'+ obj_name ) : window[obj_name] ) ;

					var f = obj_name ? _obj_[func_name] : window[func_name] ;
					var func_source = ( typeof f == 'function' ) ? f.toString() : '' ;
					this.eventsRegistry.push( [ obj_name, func_name, func_source ] );
				}

			}
		}
		// define some methods

		// generally - called by object manager's forEach() method
		this.doActions = function () {
			if ( this.actionRegistry.length == 0 && this.eventsRegistry.length == 0 ) return;

			var el,el_id,prop,val,reg = this.actionRegistry ;
			var eval_list = [ 'null', 'true', 'false' ] ; // when to use eval() on val
			for ( var i=0; i < reg.length; i++ ) {
				el_id = reg[i][0] ; el=document.getElementById(el_id);
				prop = reg[i][1] ;
				val = reg[i][2];
				val = in_array( val, eval_list ) ? eval(val) : val ;
				val = ( !val && typeof el[prop] == 'string' ) ? '' : val ; // null/false = blank string
				if ( el ) {
					if ( prop instanceof Array )
						eval( "el['"+ prop.join("']['") + "'] = val;" ); // for nested properties
					else
						el[prop] = val ; // for a single property
				} else
					{ alert( 'Error in actions.doActions():\nElement id ['+el_id+'] is not defined!' ); break; }
			}

			var tmp,sourceCode,func,_obj_; reg = this.eventsRegistry;
			for ( var i=0; i < reg.length; i++ ) {
				el_id = reg[i][0] ;
				func = reg[i][1] ;
				_obj_ = (el=document.getElementById(el_id)) ? el
					: ( el_id ? eval( 'window.'+el_id ) : window )  ;
				tmp = reg[i][2];

				// TODO: add late source lookups
				//if (!in_array(tmp,eval_list) && typeof(_obj_[func]) == 'function' )
				//	tmp = _obj_[func].toString() ; // attempt late source lookup

				sourceCode = tmp.substring( tmp.indexOf('{')+1, tmp.lastIndexOf('}') );
				if ( typeof _obj_[func] == 'function' && !in_array(tmp,eval_list) )
					_obj_[func].call(_obj_) ; // invoke callback function using object's scope
				else if ( el && tmp )
					el[func] = (tmp != 'null') ? new Function( sourceCode ) : null ;
			}

		}

		return this; // allow object chaining
	}

	function objectManager( ) {

		this.mode = null ; // array or hash mode
		this.objSets = {} ; // using this object as assoc array
		this.arr     = [] ; // using this to store internal array

		this.addSet = function ( setName, setArr ) {
			if ( this.mode == 'array' )
			{ alert('objectManager Error:\\nNot allowed to switch object mode.'); return; }
			else this.mode = 'hash' ;

			if ( typeof setArr != 'object' || setArr.length == 0 )
				{ alert('objectManager.addSet() Error:\\nsetArr is empty!'); return; }
			if ( typeof setName != 'string' || setName.length == 0 )
				{ alert('objectManager.addSet() Error:\\nsetName is not set!'); return; }

			this.objSets[setName] = setArr ;
		}

		// this object will maintain an internal array object
		// trying to extend the base Array object is troublesome like you wouldn't believe
		this.push = function( stuff ) {
			if ( this.mode == 'hash' )
			{ alert('objectManager.push() Error:\\nNot allowed to switch object mode.'); return; }
			else this.mode = 'array' ;

			this.arr.push( stuff );
		}

		// don't really want to add a removeSet, since seems redundant for our needs

		// func - method name
		// setName - the name of the set to affect
		this.forEach = function( func, setName ) {

			if ( this.mode == null || this.mode == 'hash' ) {
				for ( var sn in this.objSets )
					for ( var j in this.objSets[sn] )
					if ( typeof this.objSets[sn][j][func] == 'function' ) {
						var f = this.objSets[sn][j][func];
						f.call(this.objSets[sn][j]); // make the call and set function's scope to array element
					}
			} else {
				for ( var i in this.arr )
					if ( typeof this.arr[i][func] == 'function' ) {
						var f = this.arr[i][func] ;
						f.call( this.arr[i] ); // make the call and set function's scope to array element
					}
			}
		} // this.forEach


	}
/* BEGIN MG ACCORDIAN + DOTS SCRIPT - ¥ */

// ACCORDIAN CONTROL

function ac_toggle(_cid) {
	if(_cid != _curtitle) { // do nothing if clicked content is open
		_nexcon = document.getElementById('c' + _cid); // next content to open
		_curcon = document.getElementById('c' + _curtitle); // current content already active
		document.getElementById('t' + _cid).className = 'ac_title_on'; // style
		document.getElementById('t' + _curtitle).className = 'ac_title_off'; // style
		_nexheight = _nexcon.style.height;
		_curheight = _curcon.style.height;
		ac_move(_cid);

	}
}
function ac_move(_cid) {
		if(parseInt(_nexheight) < _maxheight) {
			_nexcon.style.height = parseInt(_nexcon.style.height) + 120 + 'px'; // grow next content
			_nexcon.style.display = 'block'; // toggle display b/c ie6 !understand height:0px;
		}
		if(parseInt(parseInt(_curheight)) > 0) { // check current content height
			_curcon.style.height = parseInt(_curcon.style.height) - 120 + 'px'; // shrink current content
			_curcon.style.display = 'none';
		}
		/*
		if(parseInt(_nexheight) < _maxheight) { // check next content height
			_nexcon.style.display = 'block'; // toggle display b/c ie6 !understand height:0px;
			_nexcon.style.height = parseInt(_nexcon.style.height) + 120 + 'px'; // grow next content
		}
		if(parseInt(_curheight) > 0) { // check current content height
			_curcon.style.height = parseInt(_curcon.style.height) - 120 + 'px'; // shrink current content
		}
		if(parseInt(_curheight) == 5) { //
			_curcon.style.display = 'none'; // toggle display b/c ie6 !understand height:0px;
		}

		if((parseInt(_nexheight) < _maxheight) || (parseInt(_curheight) > 0)) {
			_acspd = setTimeout('ac_toggle('+_cid+')',1); // animator
		} else {
			_curtitle = _cid; // store new active content
		}
		*/
		_curtitle = _cid; // store new active content
}
// SETUP ACCORDIAN

function setup_ac() {
	window._maxheight = 120;
	window._curtitle = 1;
	window._nextitle = 2;
}

// SWAP MAIN GRAPHIC

function mg_swap(_dnum,_source,sz) {
	if(_source && defined(window._mgspd) ) { // if a dot was clicked, let everything get reset
		clearTimeout(_mgspd);
	}
	//alert(sz);
	if(sz == undefined) {
		sz = 18;
	}
	//alert(sz);
	var _arr = [];
	var _arr = _mg_data[_dnum].split("|");
	var _did = 'd' + _dnum;
	var _dnum = new Number(_dnum);
	var _def_html, _acts_list = [] ;
	// 1:title 2:link 3:text 4:urchin id
	switch ( parseInt(_source) ) {
		case 2: // mdc something cool unit
			_def_html = _arr[3] ;
			_acts_list = [ 'something_cool_title.innerHTML|' + _arr[1],
								'something_cool_link.href|' + _arr[2] ] ;
			break;
		case 1: // for marvel frontpage
		default:
			_def_html = '<a href="'+_arr[2]+'"><img src="/site/genr8.php?txt='+escape(_arr[1])+'&sz='+sz+'&bg=ffffff&c=505050&ttf=u85.ttf" border="0" alt="'+_arr[1]+'" title="'+_arr[1]+'"></a><br><div class="mg_subtxt">'+_arr[3]+' [&nbsp;<a href="'+_arr[2]+'">FULL STORY</a>&nbsp;]</div>';
	}

	// cache some DOM image elements to avoid firefox memleak
	var w = window, mg = document.getElementById('mg') ;
	defined( w._mg_images ) ? null : w._mg_images = [] ;
	if ( !defined( w._mg_images[_dnum] ) ) {
		w._mg_images[_dnum] = document.createElement('img');
		w._mg_images[_dnum].id = 'mg' ;
		w._mg_images[_dnum].src = _arr[0] ;
	}

	document.getElementById('mg_image').onclick = new Function('window.location="'+_arr[2]+'";urchinTracker("'+_arr[4]+'");');
	mg.parentNode.replaceChild( w._mg_images[_dnum], mg );
	document.getElementById('mg_headline_wrap').innerHTML = _def_html ;
	document.getElementById('d' + _curdot).className = 'mg_dot_off';
	document.getElementById(_did).className = 'mg_dot_act';
	(new actions( _acts_list )).doActions() ; // perform any additional DOM updates

	_curdot = _dnum;
	(_dnum + 1) > _ttldot ? _nexdot = 1 : _nexdot = _dnum + 1;
	(_dnum - 1) == 0 ? _predot = _ttldot : _predot = _dnum - 1;
	//alert(sz);
	if(_mg_autoplay == 1) {
		_nexdot = defined(_mg_data[_nexdot]) ? _nexdot : '1' ;
		window._mgspd = setTimeout('mg_swap('+_nexdot+','+_source+','+sz+')',6*1000);// loop it
	} else
	if ( defined(window._mgspd) ) {
		clearTimeout(_mgspd);
	}
}

// TOOLTIP ON

function tt_on(_dnum,offset) {
	if (!defined( _mg_data[_dnum] )) return false ;
	var _arr = [];
	var _arr = _mg_data[_dnum].split("|");
	var _did = 'd' + _dnum;
	_offset = (defined(offset) && offset) ? offset : 0 ;
	if(_dnum != _curdot) {
		document.getElementById(_did).className = 'mg_dot_on';
		document.getElementById(_ttid + '_txt').innerHTML = _arr[1];
		var _tt = document.getElementById(_ttid);
		_tt.style.left = parseInt(_tt.style.left) + (_dnum * 25) + _offset + 'px';
		_tt.style.display = 'block';
	}

}

// TOOLTIP OFF
function tt_off(_dnum) {
	if (!defined( _mg_data[_dnum] )) return false ;
	var _did = 'd' + _dnum;
	if(_dnum != _curdot) {
		document.getElementById(_did).className = 'mg_dot_off';
	}
	var _tt = document.getElementById(_ttid);
	_tt.style.display = 'none';
	_tt.style.left = '-46px';
}

// CONTROLS

function mg_toggle(_cmd,_source,sz) {
	clearTimeout(_mgspd);
	switch(_cmd) {
		case 'prev':
			mg_swap(_predot,_source,sz);
			break;
		case 'next':
			mg_swap(_nexdot,_source,sz);
			break;
		case 'pause':
			if(_mg_autoplay == 1) {
				document.getElementById('mg_tog').className = 'mg_con_play';
				_mg_autoplay = 0;
			} else {
				document.getElementById('mg_tog').className = 'mg_con_pause';
				_mg_autoplay = 1;
				mg_swap(_nexdot,_source,sz);
			}
			break;
		default:
			break;
	}
}

// SETUP MAIN GRAPHIC / DOTS / ETC...

function setup_mg(_ttl,sz) {
	window._ttid = 'mg_tooltip';
	window._ttldot = _ttl;
	window._curdot = 1;
	window._nexdot = 2;
	window._predot = _ttldot;
	window._mg_autoplay = 1;
	//mg_swap(_curdot,null,sz); // should move this call outside
}
/* END MG ACCORDIAN + DOTS SCRIPT */
/* GENERIC AJAX BOXES...USES MAKE POST REQUEST ABOVE */
function package_ajx_slider(start,total,action,id) {
	document.getElementById(id).innerHTML = '<div class="loadingimageholder"><img src="/i/2008/fb/loading.gif" width="54" height=62"></div>'
	parameters='action='+encodeURIComponent(action)+'&start='+start+'&total='+total;
	url = '/i/2008/php/generic_ajax_handler.php';
	var callback = defined(window.marvel_ajax_box) ? window.marvel_ajax_box.onchange : null ; // an js level interactive object
	makePostRequest(url,id,parameters,callback);
}

//v1.7
// Flash Player Version Detection
// Detect Client Browser type
// Copyright 2005-2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated.  All rights reserved.
var isIE  = (navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE") != -1) ? true : false;
var isWin = (navigator.appVersion.toLowerCase().indexOf("win") != -1) ? true : false;
var isOpera = (navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Opera") != -1) ? true : false;

function ControlVersion()
{
	var version;
	var axo;
	var e;

	// NOTE : new ActiveXObject(strFoo) throws an exception if strFoo isn't in the registry

	try {
		// version will be set for 7.X or greater players
		axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.7");
		version = axo.GetVariable("$version");
	} catch (e) {
	}

	if (!version)
	{
		try {
			// version will be set for 6.X players only
			axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.6");

			// installed player is some revision of 6.0
			// GetVariable("$version") crashes for versions 6.0.22 through 6.0.29,
			// so we have to be careful.

			// default to the first public version
			version = "WIN 6,0,21,0";

			// throws if AllowScripAccess does not exist (introduced in 6.0r47)
			axo.AllowScriptAccess = "always";

			// safe to call for 6.0r47 or greater
			version = axo.GetVariable("$version");

		} catch (e) {
		}
	}

	if (!version)
	{
		try {
			// version will be set for 4.X or 5.X player
			axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3");
			version = axo.GetVariable("$version");
		} catch (e) {
		}
	}

	if (!version)
	{
		try {
			// version will be set for 3.X player
			axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash.3");
			version = "WIN 3,0,18,0";
		} catch (e) {
		}
	}

	if (!version)
	{
		try {
			// version will be set for 2.X player
			axo = new ActiveXObject("ShockwaveFlash.ShockwaveFlash");
			version = "WIN 2,0,0,11";
		} catch (e) {
			version = -1;
		}
	}

	return version;
}

// JavaScript helper required to detect Flash Player PlugIn version information
function GetSwfVer(){
	// NS/Opera version >= 3 check for Flash plugin in plugin array
	var flashVer = -1;

	if (navigator.plugins != null && navigator.plugins.length > 0) {
		if (navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] || navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash"]) {
			var swVer2 = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash 2.0"] ? " 2.0" : "";
			var flashDescription = navigator.plugins["Shockwave Flash" + swVer2].description;
			var descArray = flashDescription.split(" ");
			var tempArrayMajor = descArray[2].split(".");
			var versionMajor = tempArrayMajor[0];
			var versionMinor = tempArrayMajor[1];
			var versionRevision = descArray[3];
			if (versionRevision == "") {
				versionRevision = descArray[4];
			}
			if (versionRevision[0] == "d") {
				versionRevision = versionRevision.substring(1);
			} else if (versionRevision[0] == "r") {
				versionRevision = versionRevision.substring(1);
				if (versionRevision.indexOf("d") > 0) {
					versionRevision = versionRevision.substring(0, versionRevision.indexOf("d"));
				}
			}
			var flashVer = versionMajor + "." + versionMinor + "." + versionRevision;
		}
	}
	// MSN/WebTV 2.6 supports Flash 4
	else if (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("webtv/2.6") != -1) flashVer = 4;
	// WebTV 2.5 supports Flash 3
	else if (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("webtv/2.5") != -1) flashVer = 3;
	// older WebTV supports Flash 2
	else if (navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf("webtv") != -1) flashVer = 2;
	else if ( isIE && isWin && !isOpera ) {
		flashVer = ControlVersion();
	}
	return flashVer;
}

// When called with reqMajorVer, reqMinorVer, reqRevision returns true if that version or greater is available
function DetectFlashVer(reqMajorVer, reqMinorVer, reqRevision)
{
	versionStr = GetSwfVer();
	if (versionStr == -1 ) {
		return false;
	} else if (versionStr != 0) {
		if(isIE && isWin && !isOpera) {
			// Given "WIN 2,0,0,11"
			tempArray         = versionStr.split(" "); 	// ["WIN", "2,0,0,11"]
			tempString        = tempArray[1];			// "2,0,0,11"
			versionArray      = tempString.split(",");	// ['2', '0', '0', '11']
		} else {
			versionArray      = versionStr.split(".");
		}
		var versionMajor      = versionArray[0];
		var versionMinor      = versionArray[1];
		var versionRevision   = versionArray[2];

        	// is the major.revision >= requested major.revision AND the minor version >= requested minor
		if (versionMajor > parseFloat(reqMajorVer)) {
			return true;
		} else if (versionMajor == parseFloat(reqMajorVer)) {
			if (versionMinor > parseFloat(reqMinorVer))
				return true;
			else if (versionMinor == parseFloat(reqMinorVer)) {
				if (versionRevision >= parseFloat(reqRevision))
					return true;
			}
		}
		return false;
	}
}

function AC_AddExtension(src, ext)
{
  if (src.indexOf('?') != -1)
    return src.replace(/\?/, ext+'?');
  else
    return src + ext;
}

function AC_Generateobj(objAttrs, params, embedAttrs)
{
  var str = '';
  if (isIE && isWin && !isOpera)
  {
    str += '<object ';
    for (var i in objAttrs)
    {
      str += i + '="' + objAttrs[i] + '" ';
    }
    str += '>';
    for (var i in params)
    {
      str += '<param name="' + i + '" value="' + params[i] + '" /> ';
    }
    str += '</object>';
  }
  else
  {
    str += '<embed ';
    for (var i in embedAttrs)
    {
      str += i + '="' + embedAttrs[i] + '" ';
    }
    str += '> </embed>';
  }

  document.write(str);
}

function AC_FL_RunContent(){
  var ret =
    AC_GetArgs
    (  arguments, ".swf", "movie", "clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000"
     , "application/x-shockwave-flash"
    );
  AC_Generateobj(ret.objAttrs, ret.params, ret.embedAttrs);
}

function AC_SW_RunContent(){
  var ret =
    AC_GetArgs
    (  arguments, ".dcr", "src", "clsid:166B1BCA-3F9C-11CF-8075-444553540000"
     , null
    );
  AC_Generateobj(ret.objAttrs, ret.params, ret.embedAttrs);
}

function AC_GetArgs(args, ext, srcParamName, classid, mimeType){
  var ret = new Object();
  ret.embedAttrs = new Object();
  ret.params = new Object();
  ret.objAttrs = new Object();
  for (var i=0; i < args.length; i=i+2){
    var currArg = args[i].toLowerCase();

    switch (currArg){
      case "classid":
        break;
      case "pluginspage":
        ret.embedAttrs[args[i]] = args[i+1];
        break;
      case "src":
      case "movie":
        args[i+1] = AC_AddExtension(args[i+1], ext);
        ret.embedAttrs["src"] = args[i+1];
        ret.params[srcParamName] = args[i+1];
        break;
      case "onafterupdate":
      case "onbeforeupdate":
      case "onblur":
      case "oncellchange":
      case "onclick":
      case "ondblclick":
      case "ondrag":
      case "ondragend":
      case "ondragenter":
      case "ondragleave":
      case "ondragover":
      case "ondrop":
      case "onfinish":
      case "onfocus":
      case "onhelp":
      case "onmousedown":
      case "onmouseup":
      case "onmouseover":
      case "onmousemove":
      case "onmouseout":
      case "onkeypress":
      case "onkeydown":
      case "onkeyup":
      case "onload":
      case "onlosecapture":
      case "onpropertychange":
      case "onreadystatechange":
      case "onrowsdelete":
      case "onrowenter":
      case "onrowexit":
      case "onrowsinserted":
      case "onstart":
      case "onscroll":
      case "onbeforeeditfocus":
      case "onactivate":
      case "onbeforedeactivate":
      case "ondeactivate":
      case "type":
      case "codebase":
      case "id":
        ret.objAttrs[args[i]] = args[i+1];
        break;
      case "width":
      case "height":
      case "align":
      case "vspace":
      case "hspace":
      case "class":
      case "title":
      case "accesskey":
      case "name":
      case "tabindex":
        ret.embedAttrs[args[i]] = ret.objAttrs[args[i]] = args[i+1];
        break;
      default:
        ret.embedAttrs[args[i]] = ret.params[args[i]] = args[i+1];
    }
  }
  ret.objAttrs["classid"] = classid;
  if (mimeType) ret.embedAttrs["type"] = mimeType;
  return ret;
}


//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Create a JSON object only if one does not already exist.
// Closure technique is used to avoid creating extra globals.
// methods:
//		var json_string = JSON.encode( javascript data );
//		var js_data = JSON.decode( json_string );
//	Yoinked from http://www.json.org/json2.js
//	and renamed the methods to be more like PHP -Ñ

if (!this.JSON) {
    JSON = {};
}
(function () {

    function f(n) {
        // Format integers to have at least two digits.
        return n < 10 ? '0' + n : n;
    }

    if (typeof Date.prototype.toJSON !== 'function') {

        Date.prototype.toJSON = function (key) {

            return this.getUTCFullYear()   + '-' +
                 f(this.getUTCMonth() + 1) + '-' +
                 f(this.getUTCDate())      + 'T' +
                 f(this.getUTCHours())     + ':' +
                 f(this.getUTCMinutes())   + ':' +
                 f(this.getUTCSeconds())   + 'Z';
        };

        String.prototype.toJSON =
        Number.prototype.toJSON =
        Boolean.prototype.toJSON = function (key) {
            return this.valueOf();
        };
    }

    var cx = /[\u0000\u00ad\u0600-\u0604\u070f\u17b4\u17b5\u200c-\u200f\u2028-\u202f\u2060-\u206f\ufeff\ufff0-\uffff]/g,
        escapable = /[\\\"\x00-\x1f\x7f-\x9f\u00ad\u0600-\u0604\u070f\u17b4\u17b5\u200c-\u200f\u2028-\u202f\u2060-\u206f\ufeff\ufff0-\uffff]/g,
        gap,
        indent,
        meta = {    // table of character substitutions
            '\b': '\\b',
            '\t': '\\t',
            '\n': '\\n',
            '\f': '\\f',
            '\r': '\\r',
            '"' : '\\"',
            '\\': '\\\\'
        },
        rep;


    function quote(string) {
        escapable.lastIndex = 0;
        return escapable.test(string) ?
            '"' + string.replace(escapable, function (a) {
                var c = meta[a];
                if (typeof c === 'string') {
                    return c;
                }
                return '\\u' + ('0000' + a.charCodeAt(0).toString(16)).slice(-4);
            }) + '"' :
            '"' + string + '"';
    }

    function str(key, holder) {
        var i,          // The loop counter.
            k,          // The member key.
            v,          // The member value.
            length,
            mind = gap,
            partial,
            value = holder[key];

        if (value && typeof value === 'object' &&
                typeof value.toJSON === 'function') {
            value = value.toJSON(key);
        }

        if (typeof rep === 'function') {
            value = rep.call(holder, key, value);
        }

        switch (typeof value) {
        case 'string':
            return quote(value);

        case 'number':
            return isFinite(value) ? String(value) : 'null';
        case 'boolean':
        case 'null':
            return String(value);
        case 'object':
            if (!value) {
                return 'null';
            }
            gap += indent;
            partial = [];
            if (typeof value.length === 'number' &&
                    !value.propertyIsEnumerable('length')) {
                length = value.length;
                for (i = 0; i < length; i += 1) {
                    partial[i] = str(i, value) || 'null';
                }
                v = partial.length === 0 ? '[]' :
                    gap ? '[\n' + gap +
                            partial.join(',\n' + gap) + '\n' +
                                mind + ']' :
                          '[' + partial.join(',') + ']';
                gap = mind;
                return v;
            }
            if (rep && typeof rep === 'object') {
                length = rep.length;
                for (i = 0; i < length; i += 1) {
                    k = rep[i];
                    if (typeof k === 'string') {
                        v = str(k, value);
                        if (v) {
                            partial.push(quote(k) + (gap ? ': ' : ':') + v);
                        }
                    }
                }
            } else {
                for (k in value) {
                    if (Object.hasOwnProperty.call(value, k)) {
                        v = str(k, value);
                        if (v) {
                            partial.push(quote(k) + (gap ? ': ' : ':') + v);
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            v = partial.length === 0 ? '{}' :
                gap ? '{\n' + gap + partial.join(',\n' + gap) + '\n' +
                        mind + '}' : '{' + partial.join(',') + '}';
            gap = mind;
            return v;
        }
    }

// If the JSON object does not yet have a encode method, give it one.

    if (typeof JSON.encode !== 'function') {
        JSON.encode = function (value, replacer, space) {
            var i;
            gap = '';
            indent = '';
            if (typeof space === 'number') {
                for (i = 0; i < space; i += 1) {
                    indent += ' ';
                }
            } else if (typeof space === 'string') {
                indent = space;
            }
            rep = replacer;
            if (replacer && typeof replacer !== 'function' &&
                    (typeof replacer !== 'object' ||
                     typeof replacer.length !== 'number')) {
                throw new Error('JSON.encode');
            }
            return str('', {'': value});
        };
    }
    if (typeof JSON.decode !== 'function') {
        JSON.decode = function (text, reviver) {
            var j;

            function walk(holder, key) {
                var k, v, value = holder[key];
                if (value && typeof value === 'object') {
                    for (k in value) {
                        if (Object.hasOwnProperty.call(value, k)) {
                            v = walk(value, k);
                            if (v !== undefined) {
                                value[k] = v;
                            } else {
                                delete value[k];
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
                return reviver.call(holder, key, value);
            }
            cx.lastIndex = 0;
            if (cx.test(text)) {
                text = text.replace(cx, function (a) {
                    return '\\u' +
                        ('0000' + a.charCodeAt(0).toString(16)).slice(-4);
                });
            }
            if (/^[\],:{}\s]*$/.
test(text.replace(/\\(?:["\\\/bfnrt]|u[0-9a-fA-F]{4})/g, '@').
replace(/"[^"\\\n\r]*"|true|false|null|-?\d+(?:\.\d*)?(?:[eE][+\-]?\d+)?/g, ']').
replace(/(?:^|:|,)(?:\s*\[)+/g, ''))) {

                j = eval('(' + text + ')');
                return typeof reviver === 'function' ?
                    walk({'': j}, '') : j;
            }
            throw new SyntaxError('JSON.decode');
        };
    }
})();

/*
 * Object: marvel_loader
 * Purpose: this loads data from our php objects via an ajax call. It converts the results
 *		into json, xml or templated output depending on the mode selected in the request object.
 *	Simple example:
 *		var loader = marvel_loader.init( 'catalog/catalog' );
 *		loader.request = {
 *			params: [ {"s.series_name": "Ultimate Spider-Man"} ],
 *			mode: 'json',
 *			expire: 3600,
 *		};
 *		loader.callback = update_my_content_function;
 *		loader.energize();
 *
 *	Note:
 *		For detailed explanation of all the features visit http://devblog.crossbow
 */
var marvel_loader = function() {

	this.base_url = '/i/2008/php/ajaxanator.php/' ;
	this.req_details = {} ;
   this.supported_modes = [ 'json','xml','htm' ] ;
	this.hash = {};

   this.validate_request = function() {

      var err, r = this.request ;
      if ( !defined(r) ) { err = 'Request is not defined!'; }
		else {
	      // verify params
      	if ( !defined(r.params) )
				{ err = 'params is required'; } // will leave this in to encourage use of parameters
      	// check for mode(s)
			if ( defined(r.mode) ) {
				var valid_modes = true, modes = r.mode.split(',') ;
				for ( var i in modes )
					valid_modes = valid_modes && in_array( modes[i], this.supported_modes );
				if ( !valid_modes  )
					{ err = r.mode + ' is not supported mode(s)'; }
			}
		}
      // check url
      if ( !defined(this.req_id) ) { err = 'Request URL is not defined or incorrect!'; }
      
      return err ;
   }


   this.energize = function( eid,subset ) {

		// first validate
		var err = this.validate_request() ;

		if ( !err ) {
			var req_id = this.req_id ;
			if ( this.req_details[this.req_id].post_params )
				var post_params = this.req_details[this.req_id].post_params ;
			else {
				// encode the parameters
				var post_params = this.request ;
				!is_array(post_params.params) || ( post_params.params = JSON.encode( this.request.params ) );
				defined(this.request.cparams) && is_array(post_params.cparams)
					? post_params.cparams = JSON.encode( this.request.cparams ) : null ;

				this.req_details[this.req_id].post_params = post_params ;
				if ( typeof this.callback == 'function' )
					this.req_details[this.req_id].callback = this.callback ;
			}
			this.mode = defined(post_params.mode) ? post_params.mode : 'json' ;
			
			var post_arr = [] ;
			defined( subset ) ? post_params.subset = subset : null ;
			for ( var i in post_params )
				post_arr.push( i+'='+ this.clean_param(post_params[i]) ) ;
			post_arr.push( 'mhash='+ this.get_hash(req_id) ) ;

			if (eid) this.req_details[this.req_id].el_id = eid ;
			var closure_cb = function() { marvel_loader.catch_data.call(this, req_id); };
			makePostRequest( this.url, null, postEscape(post_arr.join('&')), closure_cb ) ;
		} else
			alert( "Error: "+ err ) ;

		return req_id ;
   }

	// grab the data returned
	// obj context should be xmlhttp object
	this.catch_data = function(req_id) {

		var ml = window.marvel_loader ;
		var req = ml.req_details[req_id] ;
		var modes = ml.mode.indexOf(',') > -1 ? ml.mode.split(',') : [ ml.mode ];

		if ( this.responseText ) {
			if ( in_array('htm',modes) ) {
				var resText,id = defined(req.el_id) ? req.el_id : null ;
				if ( in_array('json',modes) ) {
					var response_info = ml.handle_htmSubset_response( this.responseText ) ;
					resText = response_info.text ;
					req.result = response_info.result ;
				} else
					resText = this.responseText ;
				!id || ( document.getElementById(id).innerHTML = resText );
			}
			else if ( in_array('xml',modes) )
				req.result = this.responseXML ;
			else
				try {
					req.result = JSON.decode( this.responseText ) ;
				} catch(err) {
					alert( 'Error: Unexpected response\n'+ this.responseText );
				}
		}

		if ( typeof req.callback == 'function' )
			req.callback.call( req ) ;
	}
	this.handle_htmSubset_response = function( res ) {
		var ret = res;
		var result = null ;
		var arr = res.split('|||') ;
		if ( arr.length == 2 ) {
			try { result = JSON.decode(arr[0]); }
				catch (e) { alert('Error: Unexpected response'); }
		} 
		return { "result": result, "text": arr[1] } ;
	}
	this.get_hash = function(rid) {
		if ( !this.hash[rid] ) {
			var e = document.getElementsByTagName('meta'),i=e.length;
			while (i--)
				if ( e[i].getAttribute('name') == rid ) {
					this.hash[rid] = e[i].getAttribute('content');
				}
		}
		return this.hash[rid];
	}
	this.clean_param = function(txt) {
		return ( defined(txt.indexOf) && (txt.indexOf('&') >= 0 || txt.indexOf('=') >= 0) ) ?  escape(txt) : txt ;
	}

	this.prev = function(eid,rid) {
		!rid || this.set_reqId(rid);
		var r = this.req_details[this.req_id].result ;
		defined(r.subset) && this.energize(eid,r.subset.previous) ;
	}
	this.next = function(eid,rid) {
		!rid || this.set_reqId(rid);
		var r = this.req_details[this.req_id].result ;
		defined(r.subset) && this.energize(eid,r.subset.next) ;
	}
	// check and set the request id
	this.set_reqId = function(req_id) {
		var s = req_id.split('/');
		if ( req_id && s.length == 2 )
			this.req_id = s.join('|') ;
		else if ( req_id && this.req_details[req_id] ) {
			this.req_id = req_id ;
			this.url = this.base_url + req_id.split('|').join('/') ;
		}
	}

	this.init = function( cm_str ) {
		// check for the dependencies
		if ( typeof makePostRequest !== 'function' )
			alert( 'marvel_loader: makePostRequest() is not found' ) ;
		if ( typeof JSON !== 'object' )
			alert( 'marvel_loader: JSON object is not found' ) ;
		var len = cm_str.split('/').length ;
		if ( len > 2 ) {
			this.base_url = cm_str.split('/').slice(0, len-2 ).join('/') + '/' ;
			cm_str = cm_str.split('/').slice(-2).join('/') ;
		}
		else if ( len <= 1 )
			alert( 'marvel_loader: marvel loader initialized with '+ cm_str +
				'\nShould be in this format:\n class/method OR\nfull relative path to ajaxanator.php' );
      
		this.set_reqId( cm_str );
		if ( this.req_id ) {
			this.url = this.base_url + cm_str ;
			this.req_details[this.req_id] = {} ;
			this.req_details[this.req_id].result = {} ;
			this.req_details[this.req_id].callback = this.callback = null ;
		}

		return this ;
	}
}

window.marvel_loader = new marvel_loader() ;

/* BRIGHTCOVE 3 WRAPPER FUNCTIONS */
//HOME PAGE/COMIC&MOVIE FAMILY FUNCTIONS:


// BRIGHTCOVE JS API WRAPPERS //
	document.bc_dump = new Object;
	document.bc_dump.listeners = new Object;
	function onTemplateLoaded(message) {
		if(defined(document.bc_dump.listeners)) {
			for(eventName in document.bc_dump.listeners) {
				callFlash("addEventListener", eventName, document.bc_dump.listeners[eventName]);	
			}
		}
		document.bc_dump.bc_init = true;
	}
	function onTitleLoad(infoObj) {
		var titleDTO = infoObj.parameters.title;
		callFlash("loadTitleById", titleDTO.id);
	}	
	
	function getTitleById_Result(message) {
		if(typeof(message)=='undefined') {
			document.bc_dump.video_is_loaded = false;
		} else {
			document.bc_dump.video_is_loaded = true;
		}
	}
	// used by individual video page
	function onContentLoad() {
		callFlash("getTitleById",document.bc_dump.video_loader);
		if(!document.bc_dump.video_is_loaded) {
			callFlash("fetchTitleById",document.bc_dump.video_loader);
		} 
	}
	function swapVid(titleId) {
		if(defined(document.bc_dump.bc_init)) {
			callFlash("getTitleById",titleId);
			if(document.bc_dump.video_is_loaded) {
				callFlash("loadTitleById", titleId);
			} else {
				callFlash("fetchTitleById", titleId);
			}
		} else {
			alert('Please wait for the player to load before switching videos.');	
		}
	}	

	function comic_locator() { // this is for comic shop locator box throughout the site
		var zz = document.getElementById('Zip'); // zipcode field
		var zy = document.getElementById('ziperror'); // error field
		
		if (zz.value == ''){
			zy.style.display = '';
		} else {
			zy.style.display = 'none';
			MM_openBrWindow('http://marvel.com/map.php?Zip='+zz.value,'Zipfinder','status=no,resizable=yes,width=460,height=695,scrollbars=no');
		}
		return false;
	}
	function fw_config(){
		return { networkId:12880,cb_profile:"marvel_brightcove",siteSectionNetworkId:12880, videoAssetNetworkId:12880,fw_server:"http://3250.v.fwmrm.net/ad/p/1?",renderersXML:"http://m2.fwmrm.net/p/lib/bc/renderers.xml",siteSection:document.fwSiteSection,autoplay:false,video_profile:"marvel_video",needsCARU:false,CARU_width:230,CARU_location:"http://marvelkids.marvel.com/i/flash/freewheel_preroll.swf",amLocation:"http://adm.fwmrm.net/p/marvel_live/AdManager.swf" };
	}	


// facebook post it func
function fbs_click() {u=location.href;t=document.title;window.open('http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u='+encodeURIComponent(u)+'&t='+encodeURIComponent(t),'sharer','toolbar=0,status=0,width=626,height=436');return false;}