#214: February 1974 (w/Douglas Wolk) - "The Fury of Iron Fist!"
Eisner Award-winning author Douglas Wolk (All of the Marvels, Reading Comics) returns to the show to talk about Marvel's haphazard foray into Giant-Size issues, as well as the debut of a man whose five fingers can become like unto a thing of iron, the immortal Iron Fist!
Marvel by the Month · Robb Milne, Bryan Stratton, Douglas Wolk, Jamie Wenger
Show Notes
Douglas Wolk brings many, many more than 52 pages of comics expertise to the table, as evidenced by his two Eisner Award-winning books: Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean and All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told — which is now available in paperback!
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Stories Covered in this Episode:
"Man-Wolf at Midnight!" - Giant-Size Super-Heroes Featuring Spider-Man #1, written by Gerry Conway, art by Gil Kane and Mike Esposito, letters by John Costanza, colors by Linda Lessmann, ©1974 Marvel Comics
"The Fury of Iron Fist!" - Marvel Premiere #15, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gil Kane and Dick Giordano, letters by L. P. Gregory (Gaspar Saladino), colors by Glynis Wein, ©1974 Marvel Comics
"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3 written by Robb Milne and performed by Robb Milne and Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne.
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