#156: March 1971 (w/Seanbaby) - "The Summons of Psyklop"
Professional internet funnyman Seanbaby (1900HOTDOG, Cracked) joins us to talk about prolific sci-fi crank Harlan Ellison, who wrote a pair of what must have been the greatest and smartest comics that Marvel ever published this month. Unfortunately, we were too stupid and low-class to be able to comprehend their obvious brilliance. We await the nuisance lawsuit from Harlan's ghost.
Marvel by the Month · Seanbaby, Bryan Stratton, Robb Milne, Jamie Wenger
Show Notes
Seanbaby launched what was probably the first comedy website on the internet, and he's the co-founder of what might be the last one: 1900HOTDOG. Sample their savory processed humor for free, and then support them on Patreon for even more naturally cased hilarity.
For 60 more minutes of this episode — including our deep dives into Thor #188 ("The End of Infinity!") and the second half of Harlan Ellison's comics masterpiece in Incredible Hulk #140 ("The Brute That Shouted Love at the Heart of the Atom!"), as well as our Marvel by the Minute lightning round featuring seven more stories — support us on Patreon at the $4/month level to get access to our super-secret bonus feed of content, with over 40 extended and exclusive episodes!
Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:
"The Summons of Psyklop" - Avengers #88, written by Harlan Ellison and Roy Thomas, art by Sal Buscema and Jim Mooney, ©1971 Marvel Comics
"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne.
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