Marvel by the Month

"Death Without Warning!" - Amazing Spider-Man #75, written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita and Jim Mooney, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Betrayal!" - Avengers #66, written by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Smith and Syd Shores, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Far Worse Than Death!" - Captain America #116, written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and Joe Sinnott, ©1969 Marvel Comics"That Zo Might Live... a Galaxy Must Die!" - Captain Marvel #15, written by Gary Friedrich, art by Gary Friedrich, Tom Sutton, and Dan Adkins, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Call Him... Fear!" - Daredevil #54, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and George Klein, ©1969 Marvel Comics"A Clash of Titans" - Incredible Hulk #118, written by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Of Beasts and Men!" - Iron Man #16, written by Archie Goodwin, art by George Tuska and Johnny Craig, ©1969 Marvel Comics"The Heir of Frankenstein!" - Silver Surfer #7, written by Stan Lee, art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema, ©1969 Marvel Comics"The Sea That Time Forgot!" - Sub-Mariner #16, written by Roy Thomas, art by Marie Severin and "Joe Gaudioso" (Mike Esposito), ©1969 Marvel Comics"Mission: Murder!" - X-Men #58, written by Roy Thomas, art by Neal Adams and Tom Palmer, ©1969 Marvel Comics

Paul Kupperberg was a longtime writer and editor for DC Comics in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, working on Superman, Doom Patrol, Vigilante, Arion Lord of Atlantis, and many others. And he wrote a couple of books about it — I Never Write for the Money... But I Always Turn In the Manuscript for a Check and Paul Kupperberg's Illustrated Guide to Writing Comics. Find out what else he's up to at paulkupperberg.com.Contribute to our Patreon at the $4/month level to get access to our bonus feed, which contains an ad-free version of this episode and an upcoming subscriber-exclusive bonus episode with Paul!Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:"The Madness of the Mole Man!" - Fantastic Four #89, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1969 Marvel Comics"A God Berserk!" - Thor #166, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Vince Colletta, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

"As It Was In the Beginning..." - Daredevil #53, written by Stan Lee and Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and George Klein, ©1969 Marvel Comics"If a World Should Die Before I Wake..." - Doctor Strange #181, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, ©1969 Marvel Comics"A House There Was!" - Fantastic Four #88, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1969 Marvel Comics"World's End?" - Incredible Hulk #117, written by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Said the Unicorn to the Ghost --- !" - Iron Man #15, written by Archie Goodwin, art by George Tuska and Johnny Craig, ©1969 Marvel Comics"The Day of the Dragon!" - Sub-Mariner #15, written by Roy Thomas, art by Marie Severin and Vince Colletta, ©1969 Marvel Comics"The Sentinels Live!" - X-Men #57, written by Roy Thomas, art by Neal Adams and Tom Palmer, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.

Kirk Chritton is a comics writer, book publisher, former employee of Jim Steranko (!!) and friend of the show. His latest book, Comics Career: Tales From the Titans is available at comicscareer.com, along with a ton of great resources for how to make a career in comics.Contribute to our Patreon at the $4/month level to get access to our bonus feed, which contains an extended version of this episode that contains more than half an hour of extra content, including our detailed discussion of Thor #165 and what it was like to work for Jim Steranko!Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:"If This Be Bedlam!" - Amazing Spider-Man #74, written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita and Jim Mooney, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Now Begins the Nightmare!" - Captain America #115, written by Stan Lee, art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Mightier Than the Sword?" - Avengers #65, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and Sam Grainger, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

"What Is... the Power?" - X-Men #56, written by Roy Thomas, art by Neal Adams and Tom Palmer, ©1969 Marvel Comics"The Eve of... Annihilation!" - Incredible Hulk #116, written by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe and Dan Adkins, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Burn, Namor... Burn!" - Sub-Mariner #14, written by Roy Thomas, art by Marie Severin and "Joe Gaudioso" (Mike Esposito), ©1969 Marvel Comics"When a Galaxy Beckons..." - Captain Marvel #14, written by Gary Friedrich, art by Frank Springer and Vince Colletta, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Like a Death Ray From the Sky!" - Avengers #64, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and George Klein, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Worlds Without End!" - Silver Surfer #6, written by Stan Lee, art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema, ©1969 Marvel Comics"The Night of the Panther!" - Daredevil #52, written by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Smith and Johnny Craig, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Lest Mankind Fall!" - Thor #164, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Vince Colletta, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.

Chelsea Cain is the six-time New York Times bestselling author of the Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell thriller series, two of which made Stephen King’s “best ten books of the year” lists.She’s the Eisner Award-nominated writer of Man-Eaters (published by Image Comics) as well as Marvel Comics’ Mockingbird. Her latest comics series, Spy Island, was just published as a trade paperback by Dark Horse Comics, and Man-Eaters: The Cursed is being solicited in Previews right now (order code MAY210055) — tell your local comics store you want it!Contribute to our Patreon at the $4/month level to get access to our bonus feed, which contains an extended version of this episode that contains more than an hour of extra content, including our detailed discussions of Captain America #114 and Iron Man #14, as well as the pros and cons of neo-humanist preschools, the creative process of making comics, and mayyybe a few things that your typical writer of Marvel Comics wouldn't say into a microphone.Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:"The Web Closes!" - Amazing Spider-Man #73, written by Stan Lee, art by John Buscema, John Romita, and Jim Mooney, ©1969 Marvel Comics"The Power and the Pride!" - Fantastic Four #87, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

"Eternity, Eternity" - Doctor Strange #180, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, ©1969 Marvel Comics"And In This Corner... Goliath!" - Avengers #63, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and George Klein, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Captives of the Controller!" - Iron Man #13, written by Archie Goodwin, art by George Tuska and Johnny Craig, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Traitors or Heroes?" - Captain Marvel #13, written by Gary Friedrich, art by Frank Springer and Vince Colletta, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Rocked by the Shocker!" - Amazing Spider-Man #72, written by Stan Lee, art by John Buscema, John Romita, and Jim Mooney, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Lo, the Leader Lives!" - Incredible Hulk #115, written by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe and Dan Adkins, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Death, Thou Shalt Die!" - Sub-Mariner #13, written by Roy Thomas, art by Marie Severin and Joe Sinnott, ©1969 Marvel ComicsNot Brand Echh #13, ©1969 Marvel Comics"The Living Pharaoh!" - X-Men #55, written by Roy Thomas, art by Don Heck, Werner Roth, and Vince Colletta, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.

Douglas Wolk is the host of our favorite Doctor Doom-centric podcast, Voice of Latveria, which you should all be listening to even if Lord Doom hadn't already ordered you to do so under pain of death. Robb has guested on an episode, and Bryan is super jelly about it.Douglas is also the author of All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told, for which he read every single Marvel superhero comic. It will be published in October 2021 by Penguin Random House, and you can preorder your copy today from many fine retailers, like, for example, Books with Pictures. Contribute to our Patreon at the $4/month level to get access to our bonus feed, which contains an extended version of this episode that contains more than 20 minutes of extra content, including our detailed discussions of Thor #163 and Daredevil #51, featuring art by a 19-year old Barry (not-yet-Windsor-)Smith.Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:"The Strange Death of Captain America" - Captain America #113, by Stan Lee and Jim Steranko w/Tom Palmer, ©1969 Marvel Comics"The Victims!" - Fantastic Four #86, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1969 Marvel Comics"This Man... This Demon!" +4 reprints - Marvel Super-Heroes #20, written by Roy Thomas, art by Larry Lieber, Frank Giacoia, and Vince Colletta, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

"The Speedster and the Spider!" - Amazing Spider-Man #71, written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita and Jim Mooney, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Lest We Forget!" - Captain America #112, written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and George Tuska, ©1969 Marvel Comics"The Moment of -- the Man-Slayer!" - Captain Marvel #12, written by Arnold Drake, art by Dick Ayers and Syd Shores, ©1969 Marvel Comics"If In Battle I Fall --- !" - Daredevil #50, written by Stan Lee, art by Barry Smith and Johnny Craig, ©1969 Marvel Comics"At Last I Will Have My Revenge!" - Incredible Hulk #114, written by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe and Dan Adkins, ©1969 Marvel Comics"-- And Who Shall Mourn For Him?" - Silver Surfer #5, written by Stan Lee, art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema, ©1969 Marvel Comics"A World Against Me!" - Sub-Mariner #12, written by Roy Thomas, art by Marie Severin, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Wanted: Dead or Alive -- Cyclops!" - X-Men #54, written by Arnold Drake, art by Don Heck and Vince Colletta, ©1969 Marvel Comics

Jordan Morris is one-half of Jordan, Jesse, Go!, one of the longest-running and funniest podcasts on the interwaves. He's also a brilliant comedy writer whose work can be most recently seen in Disney+'s Earth to Ned, which you should treat yourself to if you haven't already.Tony Cliff is the creator of the Delilah Dirk series of graphic novels and the Eisner-nominated short story, Old Oak Trees.Tony and Jordan have combined their considerable talents, along with those of co-writer Sarah Morgan and color artist Natalie Riess to adapt Jordan's scripted comedy podcast Bubble to a graphic novel. It's being solicited in the May issue of Previews, so get your orders into your local comics shop TODAY!Use Previews order code MAY211460 for the softcover edition and MAY211461 for the hardcover.Contribute to our Patreon at the $4/month level to get access to our bonus feed, which contains an extended version of this episode that contains more than 10 minutes of extra content, including our detailed discussion of Iron Man #12, the first appearance of the Controller.That same pledge level gets you access to our Omnibus companion episode, which covers all of the January 1969 issues that we didn't get to in this episode (that were available on Marvel Unlimited, anyway).Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:"The Monarch and the Man-Ape!" - Avengers #62, written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema and George Klein, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Within This Tortured Land" - Fantastic Four #85, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Galactus Is Born!" - Thor #162, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Vince Colletta, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Clint McElroy is a radio legend in Huntington, West Virginia, a host and co-creator of The Adventure Zone podcast, and a comics writer whose credits include The Green Hornet, War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery, and 3 Ninjas Kick Back.And he's got another graphic novel coming out in July! The Adventure Zone vol. 4: The Crystal Kingdom is co-written by Clint and his kids, illustrated by Carey Pietsch, and published by First Second Books. Ask your local comics shop order you a copy of the softcover version with Previews order code MAY211456 or the hardcover version with Previews order code MAY211457.Clint's first children's book, Goldie's Guide to Grandparenting, has also just been published by First Second/Macmillan Books. Learn more about that right here. Contribute to our Patreon at the $4/month level to get access to our bonus feed, which contains an extended version of this episode that contains more than 35 minutes of extra content, including an extended conversation about Jack Kirby, our detailed discussion of Jim Steranko's Captain America #111, and a few thoughts about Vince Colletta.That same pledge level gets you access to our Omnibus companion episode, which covers all of the December 1968 issues that we didn't get to in this episode (that were available on Marvel Unlimited, anyway).Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:"The Name Is Doom!" - Fantastic Four #84, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Shall a God Prevail?" - Thor #161, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Vince Colletta, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

"Spider-Man Wanted!" - Amazing Spider-Man #70, written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita and Jim Mooney, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Some Say the World Will End In Fire..." - Avengers #61, written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema and George Klein, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Rebirth!" - Captain Marvel #11, written by Arnold Drake, art by Dick Ayers and Vince Colletta, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Daredevil Drops Out" - Daredevil #49, written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and George Klein, ©1968 Marvel Comics"... With One Beside Him" - Doctor Strange #178, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Where Fall the Shifting Sands?" - Incredible Hulk #113, written by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe and Dan Adkins, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Unmasked!" - Iron Man #11, written by Archie Goodwin, art by George Tuska and Johnny Craig, ©1968 Marvel Comics"The Choice and the Challenge!" - Sub-Mariner #11, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and George Klein, ©1968 Marvel Comics"The Rage of Blastaar!" - X-Men #53, written by Arnold Drake, art by Barry Smith and "Michael Dee" (Mike Esposito), ©1968 Marvel Comics"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.

Jennifer aka Comics Will Break Your Heart is the host of the Casually Comics Sunday Chat. We're pretty sure she reads more comics than anyone we know, and she's a must-follow on Instagram. Contribute to our Patreon at the $4/month level to get access to our bonus feed, which contains an extended version of this episode that contains more than 35 minutes of extra content, including our conversations about Fantastic Four #83 and Captain America #110.That same pledge level gets you access to our Omnibus companion episode, which covers all of the November 1968 issues that we didn't get to in this episode (that were available on Marvel Unlimited, anyway).Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:"The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny!" - Silver Surfer #4, written by Stan Lee, art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema, ©1968 Marvel Comics"And Now... Galactus!" - Thor #160, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Vince Colletta, ©1968 Marvel Comics"... Till Death Do Us Part!" - Avengers #60, written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema and "Mickey Demeo" (Mike Esposito), ©1968 Marvel Comics"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

"Mission: Crush the Kingpin!" - Amazing Spider-Man #69, written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita and Jim Mooney, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Die, Traitor!" - Captain Marvel #10, written by Arnold Drake, art by Don Heck and Vince Colletta, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Farewell to Foggy!" - Daredevil #48, written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and George Klein, ©1968 Marvel Comics"The Cult and the Curse" - Doctor Strange #177, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, ©1968 Marvel Comics"The Brute Battles On!" - Incredible Hulk #112, written by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe and Dan Adkins, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Once More... the Mandarin!" - Iron Man #10, written by Archie Goodwin, art by George Tuska and Johnny Craig, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Never Bother a Barracuda!" - Sub-Mariner #10, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and Dan Adkins, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Twilight Of the Mutants!" - X-Men #52, written by Arnold Drake, art by Don Heck, Werner Roth, and John Tartaglione, ©1968 Marvel Comics... and Not Brand Echh #12 👎"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.

Katie Pryde is the proprietrix of our comic book home base, Books with Pictures in Portland, Oregon. She's also a board member of ComicsPro, the Comics Professional Retail Organization and an all-around Force For Good in the comics industry.Contribute to our Patreon at the $4/month level to get access to our bonus feed, which contains an extended version of this episode that contains more than 20 minutes of extra content, including our conversations about Captain America #109 and Thor #159That same pledge level gets you access to our Omnibus companion episode, which covers all of the October 1968 issues that we didn't get to in this episode (that were available on Marvel Unlimited, anyway).Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:"Guardians of the Galaxy!" - Marvel Super-Heroes #18, written by Arnold Drake, art by Gene Colan and "Mickey Demeo" (Mike Esposito), ©1968 Marvel Comics"Crisis On the Campus! - Amazing Spider-Man #68, written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita and Jim Mooney, ©1968 Marvel Comics"The Name Is... Yellowjacket!" - Avengers #59, written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema and George Klein, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

"Between Hammer and Anvil!" - Captain Marvel #9, written by Arnold Drake, art by Don Heck and Vince Colletta, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Brother, Take My Hand!" - Daredevil #47, written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and George Klein, ©1968 Marvel Comics"O Grave Where Is Thy Victory?" - Doctor Strange #176, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, ©1968 Marvel Comics"The Mark of -- the Madman!" - Fantastic Four #82, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Shanghaied In Space!" - Incredible Hulk #111, written by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe and Dan Adkins, ©1968 Marvel Comics"... There Lives a Green Goliath" - Iron Man #9, written by Archie Goodwin, art by George Tuska and Johnny Craig, ©1968 Marvel Comics"The Spell of the Serpent!" - Sub-Mariner #9, written by Roy Thomas, art by Marie Severin and Dan Adkins, ©1968 Marvel Comics"The Devil Had a Daughter!" - X-Men #51, written by Arnold Drake, art by Jim Steranko and John Tartaglione, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.

Issues Covered in This Episode:"The Snares of the Trapster!" - Captain America #108, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Syd Shores, ©1968 Marvel Comics"And Fear Shall Follow!" - Captain Marvel #8, written by Arnold Drake, art by Don Heck and Vince Colletta, ©1968 Marvel Comics"... The Final Jest!" - Daredevil #46, written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and George Klein, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Unto Us... the Sons of Satannish!" - Doctor Strange #175, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Umbu, the Unliving!" - Incredible Hulk #110, written by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe and John Severin, ©1968 Marvel Comics"A Duel Must End!" - Iron Man #8, written by Archie Goodwin, art by Goerge Tuska and Johnny Craig, ©1968 Marvel Comics"In the Rage of Battle!" - Sub-Mariner #8, written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins, ©1968 Marvel Comics"The Way It Was!" - Thor #158, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Vince Colletta, ©1968 Marvel Comics“Hail, Queen of Mutants!” - X-Men #50, written by Arnold Drake, art by Jim Steranko and John Tartaglione, ©1968 Marvel Comics... and Not Brand Echh #11 😖"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.

Mike Allred is one of the greatest and most prolific comics creators in the history of the industry. From his creator-owned work like Madman (celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2022), Red Rocket 7, The Golden Plates, iZombie, and Bowie, to critically acclaimed runs on Marvel titles, including FF (with Matt Fraction), X-Statix (with Peter Milligan), and the Eisner Award-winning Silver Surfer (with Dan Slott), Mike has repeatedly redefined the medium and himself as an artist.His latest work, X-Ray Robot, is now available in trade paperback at your local comics shop. The glasses-free 3D cover gallery in the back of the book will blow your mind.Contribute to our Patreon at the $4/month level to get access to our bonus feed, which contains an extended version of this episode that contains more than an hour of extra content. Our wide-ranging conversation touched on Mike's early career, his spirituality, his lifelong struggle with mental health, and what we promise is the sweetest meet-cute you've ever heard. Plus Spider-Man #67!That same pledge level gets you access to our Omnibus companion episode, which covers all of the September 1968 issues that we didn't get to in this episode (that were available on Marvel Unlimited, anyway).Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:"Enter -- the Exquisite Elemental!" - Fantastic Four #81, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Even an Android Can Cry" - Avengers #58, written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema and George Klein, ©1968 Marvel Comics"The Power and the Prize!" - Silver Surfer #3, written by Stan Lee, art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott, ©1968 Marvel Comics"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

A huge THANK YOU to Daniel, Jack, David, Jamie, Matt('s lawyer), and everyone who sent in emails and audio for our 100th episode. We are so grateful to all y'all, and we'll keep making this stuff as long as you want to hear it. (No thanks to Noah.)Our Season 5 recap covers all of these issues, more or less: Amazing Spider-Man #53-66 and Annuals #4 and 5, Avengers #44-57 and Annuals #1 and 2, Captain America #100-107, Captain Marvel #1-7, Captain Savage #1-7, Daredevil #32-45, Doctor Strange #170-174, Fantastic Four #67-80 and Annuals #5 and 6, Incredible Hulk #102-109 and King Size-Special #1, Iron Man #1-7, Iron Man & Sub-Mariner #1, Marvel Super-Heroes #12-14 and 16-17, Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #1-6, Not Brand Echh #3-10, Sgt. Fury #46-58 and Annual #4, Silver Surfer #1-2, Spectacular Spider-Man #1-2, Strange Tales #161-169, Sub-Mariner #1-7, Tales of Suspense #94-99, Tales to Astonish #96-101, Thor #144-155, X-Men #36-48, ©1967-68 Marvel Comics.Support us on Patreon! Starting next week, Patreon supporters at the $4/month level will get access to our subscriber-only feed, which will contain extended versions of our regular episodes, special supplemental "Omnibus" episodes that cover the rest of the comics Marvel published that month, and full monthly bonus episodes that can't be heard anywhere else. Plus, you don't have to listen to us shill for the dang Patreon. Your support makes it easier for us to do this thing, and we want to keep making it as long as you want to keep listening to it!"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Dan McCoy is the co-host and co-creator of The Flop House, a podcast we kinda like — fans of bad movies, witty banter, and friends dunking on each other will agree. Dan has also won two more Emmys than most of us, as a writer for The Daily Show With Trevor Noah. And his Twitter account is 🔥🔥🔥, no matter what Elliott Kalan says.Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:Avengers #57: "Behold... The Vision!" - written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema w/George Klein, ©1968 Marvel ComicsAmazing Spider-Man Annual #5: “The Parents of Peter Parker” - by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber w/”Mickey Demeo” (Mike Esposito), ©1968 Marvel ComicsAmazing Spider-Man #66: "The Madness of Mysterio!" - written by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck w/”Mickey Demeo” (Mike Esposito), ©1968 Marvel ComicsSpectacular Spider-Man #2: "The Goblin Lives!" - written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita w/Jim Mooney, ©1968 Marvel ComicsFantastic Four #80: “Where Treads the Living Totem!” - written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1968 Marvel ComicsFantastic Four Annual #6: “Let There Be Life!" - written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1968 Marvel ComicsComplete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #66, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #5, Avengers #57, Captain Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #7, Captain America #107, Captain Marvel #7, Daredevil #45, Doctor Strange #174, Fantastic Four #80, Fantastic Four Annual #6, Incredible Hulk #109, Iron Man #7, Marvel Super-Heroes #17, Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #6, Sgt. Fury #59, Spectacular Spider-Man #2, Sub-Mariner #7, Thor #157, X-Men #49, ©1968 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

We can't imagine there's someone out there who's interested in this podcast and hasn't heard of Mark Waid, but just in case: he's written just about every major Marvel and Brand Echh character over the course of a 35+ year career in comics. He created the Elseworlds imprint for DC Comics, and his and Alex Ross's Kingdom Come continues to be critically and commercially regarded as one of the greatest comics stories ever, nearly 25 years after publication.At Marvel, he co-created the Age of Apocalypse and Onslaught for the X-universe, succeeded Mark Gruenwald's legendary run on Captain America and stuck the landing, wrote about a hundred issues of Amazing Spider-Man, returned the World's Greatest Comics Magazine to greatness with a three-year run on Fantastic Four, won a bunch of Eisners during his tenure on Daredevil, and so much more, you guys. The guy's Wikipedia page has sub-pages.He's also the publisher of Humanoids and has written or held executive positions for virtually every comics publisher active in American comics in the last quarter-century. We can't figure out why he spent almost an hour and a half with us either, but we're immensely grateful that he did.Per our "Recommendations" segment, please be sure to check out Portland's own Karl Kesel's Kickstarter for Impossible 2: Impossible Jones & Holly Daze Team-Up!Also, everyone on the podcast is a big fan of (and supporter of) The Hero Initiative, which creates a financial safety net for comic creators who may need emergency medical aid, financial support for essentials of life, and an avenue back into paying work. Please check it out and contribute if you're able.Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:Fantastic Four #79: “The Mark of the Metazoid” - “A Monster Forever?” - written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1968 Marvel ComicsAmazing Spider-Man #65: “The Impossible Escape!” - written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita w/Jim Mooney, ©1968 Marvel ComicsAvengers #56: “Death Be Not Proud!” - written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema w/George Klein, ©1968 Marvel ComicsAvengers Annual #2: “... and Time, the Rushing River” - written by Roy Thomas, art by Don Heck and Werner Roth w/Vince Colletta, ©1968 Marvel ComicsComplete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #65, Avengers #56, Avengers Annual #2, Captain Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #6, Captain America #106, Captain Marvel #6, Daredevil #44, Doctor Strange #173, Fantastic Four #79, Incredible Hulk #108, Incredible Hulk King-Size Special #1, Iron Man #6, Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #5, Not Brand Echh #10, Sgt. Fury #58, Silver Surfer #2, Sub-Mariner #6, Thor #156, X-Men #48, ©1968 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Matt Fraction has a new puppy.The fourth and final volume of November, the crime drama graphic novel he wrote with artist Elsa Charretier, was just released a couple of weeks ago. It's great.Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:Captain Marvel #5: “The Mark of the Metazoid” - written by Arnold Drake, art by Don Heck w/John Tartaglione, ©1968 Marvel ComicsX-Men #47: “The Warlock Wears Three Faces” - written by Gary Friedrich and Arnold Drake, art by Werner Roth w/John Tartaglione, ©1968 Marvel ComicsAmazing Spider-Man #64: “The Vulture’s Prey” - written by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck w/”Mickey Demeo” (Mike Esposito), ©1968 Marvel ComicsAvengers #55: “Mayhem Over Manhattan” - written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema w/George Klein, ©1968 Marvel ComicsComplete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #64, Avengers #55, Captain Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #5, Captain America #105, Captain Marvel #5, Daredevil #43, Doctor Strange #172, Fantastic Four #78, Incredible Hulk #107, Iron Man #5, Marvel Super-Heroes #16, Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #4, Sgt. Fury #57, Sgt. Fury Annual #4, Sub-Mariner #5, Thor #155, X-Men #47, ©1968 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Tony Fleecs has spent much of the last 10 years illustrating IDW's My Little Pony and has drawn some of the biggest icons in licensed kids' comics, including the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers, Care Bears, and Grumpy Cat. His latest creator-owned comic — Stray Dogs, published by Image Comics — is basically Lady and the Tramp meets The Silence of the Lambs. It's really, really good, but holy moley, don't let your kids read it.You can find Tony on Twitter and Instagram. He's a great follow and a great fellow.Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:Fantastic Four #77: “Shall Earth Endure?” - written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1968 Marvel ComicsAvengers #54: “... and Deliver Us from -- the Masters of Evil!” - written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema w/George Tuska, ©1968 Marvel ComicsAmazing Spider-Man #63: “Wings in the Night!" - written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita and Don Heck w/”Mickey Demeo” (Mike Esposito), ©1968 Marvel ComicsSilver Surfer #1: “The Origin of the Silver Surfer!” - written by Stan Lee, art by John Buscema w/Joe Sinnott, ©1968 Marvel ComicsComplete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #63, Avengers #54, Captain Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #4, Captain America #104, Captain Marvel #4, Daredevil #42, Doctor Strange #171, Fantastic Four #77, Incredible Hulk #106, Iron Man #4, Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #3, Not Brand Echh #9, Sgt. Fury #56, Silver Surfer #1, Sub-Mariner #4, Thor #154, X-Men #46, ©1968 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Joe Keatinge is tied for our most frequent guest as of this episode. He's also a very good writer whose work you should check out, especially Shutter, Ringside, Stellar, Glory, Flavor, and Evolution. His next story, "Skull Man: Man of a Thousand Skulls," appears in The BeBop #1, coming to you soon from Bird's Eye Comics.Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:Daredevil #41: “The Death of Mike Murdock!” - written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan w/John Tartaglione, ©1968 Marvel ComicsX-Men #45: “When Mutants Clash!” - written by Gary Friedrich, art by Werner Roth w/John Tartaglione, ©1968 Marvel ComicsAvengers #53: "In Battle Joined!" - written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema w/George Tuska, ©1968 Marvel ComicsSpectacular Spider-Man #1: “Lo, This Monster” - written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita w/Jim Mooney; "In the Beginning --” - written by Stan Lee, art by Larry Lieber w/Bill Everett, ©1968 Marvel ComicsComplete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #62, Avengers #53, Captain America #103, Captain Marvel #3, Daredevil #41, Doctor Strange #170, Fantastic Four #76, Incredible Hulk #105, Iron Man #3, Marvel Super-Heroes #15, Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #2, Sgt. Fury #55, Sub-Mariner #3, Thor #153, X-Men #45, ©1968 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:Incredible Hulk #104: “Ring Around the Rhino!” - written by Gary Friedrich, art by Marie Severin w/Frank Giacoia, ©1968 Marvel ComicsNick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #1: “Who is Scorpio?” - written by Jim Steranko, art by Jim Steranko w/Joe Sinnott, ©1968 Marvel ComicsAmazing Spider-Man #61: “What a Tangled Web We Weave!” - written by Stan Lee, layouts by John Romita, art by Don Heck w/”Mickey Demeo” (Mike Esposito), ©1968 Marvel ComicsAvengers #52: “Death Calls for the Arch-Heroes!” - written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema w/Vince Colletta, ©1968 Marvel ComicsComplete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #61, Avengers #52, Captain America #102, Captain Marvel #2, Capt. Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #3, Daredevil #40, Doctor Strange #169, Fantastic Four #75, Incredible Hulk #104, Iron Man #2, Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #1, Not Brand Echh #8, Sgt. Fury #54, Sub-Mariner #2, Thor #152, X-Men #44, ©1968 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Dave Dwonch is the co-writer and co-creator behind the upcoming Jenny Zero, which will be published by Dark Horse Comics this April. You can preorder it NOW from your favorite local or online comics shop with the Diamond order code FEB210259. Also! Dave and Santiago Guillen's Kickstarter for SPORES: The Broken Circle, the sequel to Prom of the Dead, is live right now and chock-full of great rewards — including a stretch goal that includes a print copy of their Mind Palace webcomic for backers!Ibrahim Moustafa isn't just Steranko's least-flattering biographer, he's also a very talented writer-artist whose new original graphic novel, Count, hits the stands on 3/16 courtesy of Humanoids. Watch the trailer and preorder it now at https://countcomic.com, or preorder through your local comics shop before 2/22 with the Diamond order code JAN211389.Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:Fantastic Four #74: “When Calls Galactus” - written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1968 Marvel ComicsX-Men #43: “The Torch Is Passed...” - written by Roy Thomas, art by George Tuska w/John Tartaglione, ©1968 Marvel ComicsAvengers #51: “In the Clutches of… the Collector” - written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema w/George Tuska, ©1968 Marvel ComicsStrange Tales #168: “Today Earth Died” - written by Jim Steranko, art by Jim Steranko w/Joe Sinnott, ©1968 Marvel ComicsComplete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #60, Avengers #51, Captain America #101, Captain Marvel #1, Daredevil #39, Fantastic Four #74, Marvel Super-Heroes #14, Incredible Hulk #103, Iron Man #1, Sgt. Fury #53, Strange Tales #168, Sub-Mariner #1, Thor #151, X-Men #43, ©1968 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Joe Keatinge is the Eisner Award-winning editor and writer behind so much good stuff, including Popgun, Shutter, Glory, Ringside, Stellar, Marvel Knights: Hulk, and Morbius: The Living Vampire. Find him at joekeatinge.com and support the Kickstarter for The BeBop #1, which includes his story, "Skull-Man: Man of a Thousand Skulls."Howard the Duck (©1986 Universal Pictures) was directed by Willard Huyck, with a screenplay by Huyck and Gloria Katz. It stars Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, and Tim Robbins, plus a duck costume. George Lucas was the executive producer. The Marvel Comics adaptation, Howard the Duck the Movie #1-3, was adapted from the movie script by Danny Fingeroth, with art by Kyle Baker, ©1986 Marvel Comics. Here's the CBR.com article that Bryan was talking about, which features Kyle Baker and Joe Sinnott finishing the exact same page of John Byrne's layouts."Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. "Howard the Duck" performed by Lea Thompson, Dominique Davalos, Liz Sagal, Holly Robinson Peete (as Holly Robinson), produced by Thomas Dolby, and written by Thomas Dolby, Allee Willis, and George Clinton, ©1986 MCA.Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.

Douglas Wolk is the Eisner Award-winning author of Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean and the forthcoming All of the Marvels from Penguin Books.And if you are not a member of his 616 Society, a one-issue-per-day Marvel Unlimited-friendly book club, you are doing all of this all wrong! One dollar a month instantly makes your MU subscription about ten times as valuable.Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:Strange Tales #167: "This Dream -- This Doom!" - written by Dennis O’Neil, art by Dan Adkins, ©1968 Marvel ComicsX-Men #42: “If I Should Die..." - written by Roy Thomas, art by Don Heck w/George Tuska, ©1968 Marvel ComicsCaptain America #100: “This Monster Unmasked!” - written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Syd Shores, ©1968 Marvel ComicsDaredevil #38: “The Living Prison!” - written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan w/Frank Giacoia, ©1968 Marvel ComicsFantastic Four #73: “The Flames of Battle --” - written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1968 Marvel ComicsComplete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #59, Avengers #50, Captain Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #2, Captain America #100, Daredevil #38, Fantastic Four #73, Incredible Hulk #102, Iron Man & Sub-Mariner #1, Not Brand Echh #7, Sgt. Fury #52, Strange Tales #167, Thor #150, X-Men #42, ©1968 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Jamie Wenger is a heck of a nice guy, and we're delighted to have him back for a fourth appearance on the show.Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:Marvel Super-Heroes #13: “Where Stalks the Sentry” - written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan w/Paul Reinman, ©1967 Marvel ComicsDaredevil #37: “Don’t Look Now, But It’s -- Dr. Doom!” - written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan w/John Tartaglione, ©1967 Marvel ComicsAmazing Spider-Man #58: “To Kill a Spider-Man” - written by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck w/”Mickey Demeo” (Mike Esposito), ©1967 Marvel ComicsThor #149: “When Falls a Hero”- written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Vince Colletta; “Silence or Death”- written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1967 Marvel ComicsComplete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #58, Avengers #49, Daredevil #37, Fantastic Four #72, Marvel Super-Heroes #13, Sgt. Fury #51, Strange Tales #166, Tales of Suspense #99, Tales to Astonish #101, Thor #149, X-Men #41, ©1967 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Noah Campbell has been a guest on the show seven times, and none of us is quite sure how that happened.Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:Daredevil #36: “The Name of the Game Is Mayhem!” - written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan w/Frank Giacoia, ©1967 Marvel ComicsThor #148: “Let There Be… Chaos” - written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Vince Colletta; “... and Finally: Black Bolt” - written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1967 Marvel ComicsUncanny X-Men #40: “The Mark of the Monster” - written by Roy Thomas, art by Don Heck w/George Tuska; “The First Evil Mutant” - written by Roy Thomas, art by Werner Roth w/John Verpoorten, ©1967 Marvel ComicsComplete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #57, Avengers #48, Captain Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #1, Daredevil #36, Fantastic Four #71, Not Brand Echh #6, Sgt. Fury #50, Strange Tales #165, Tales of Suspense #98, Tales to Astonish #100, Thor #148, X-Men #40, ©1967 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Tom Brevoort is Marvel Comics' Senior Vice-President of Publishing and Executive Editor, not to mention Marvel's current longest-serving editor. Honestly, we're a little nervous about the fact that he knows we exist, but the flerkin's out of the bag now. His blog, The Tom Brevoort Experience, is an absolute must-read for anyone who loves the history and craft of comics. (And, of course, please purchase and read every issue of every Marvel Comic that he edits, and tell him that we asked you to do that.)Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:Tales to Astonish #99: “When Falls the Holocaust” - written by Archie Goodwin, art by Dan Adkins, ©1967 Marvel ComicsTales of Suspense #97: “The Coming of… Whiplash” - written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan w/Frank Giacoia, ©1967 Marvel ComicsX-Men #39: “The Fateful Finale”- written by Roy Thomas, art by Don Heck w/Vince Colletta; “Lonely Are the Hunted” - written by Roy Thomas, art by Werner Roth w/John Verpooten, ©1967 Marvel ComicsAmazing Spider-Man #56: "Disaster" - written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita w/”Mickey Demeo” (Mike Esposito), ©1967 Marvel ComicsMarvel Super-Heroes #12: "The Coming of Captain Marvel" - written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan w/Frank Giacoia, ©1967 Marvel ComicsComplete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #56, Avengers #47, Daredevil #35, Fantastic Four #70, Marvel Super-Heroes #12, Sgt. Fury #49, Strange Tales #164, Tales of Suspense #97, Tales to Astonish #99, Thor #147, X-Men #39, ©1967 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Whatever you celebrate in these cold, dark times, we hope this makes them a little warmer and lighter. Thank you for listening in 2020, and we'll see you in 2021.Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:Spider-Man’s Tangled Web #21 - “'Twas the Fight Before Xmas” by writer/inker Darwyn Cooke and penciler J. Bone, ©2002 Marvel ComicsUncanny X-Men #143 - “Demon” by John Byrne, Chris Claremont and Terry Austin, ©1980 Marvel ComicsIncredible Hulk #378 - “Rhino Plastered” by Peter David (with an assist by Kurt Busiek), Bill Jaaska and Jeff Albrecht, ©1990 Marvel Comics"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Hal Lublin is a prolific podcaster, actor, and improv comedian who you've heard on Thrilling Adventure Hour, Welcome to Night Vale, Good Morning Night Vale, We Got This With Mark and Hal, and Tights and Fights. Want to laugh until your face hurts for a great cause? Check out the We Got This! Public Domain Winter Spectacular featuring special guest, Paget Brewster, and musical guests The Doubleclicks, Molly Lewis, Mike Phirman, Carter Parton Rogers, and MORE! This pay-what-you-can show is available on HouseSeats.live through January 1st, and all proceeds benefit LIFT, empowering families to break the cycle of poverty.Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:X-Men #38: “The Sinister Shadow of... Doomsday!” written by Roy Thomas, art by Don Heck w/George Roussos; “A Man Called… X!” - written by Roy Thomas, art by Werner Roth w/John VerpoortenAvengers #46: “The Agony and the Anthill!” - written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema w/Vince CollettaThor #146: “If the Thunder Be Gone” - written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Vince Colletta; “The Origin of… the Incomparable Inhumans” - written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe SinnottComplete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #55, Avengers #46, Daredevil #34, Fantastic Four #69, Not Brand Echh #5, Sgt. Fury #48, Strange Tales #163, Tales of Suspense #96, Tales to Astonish #98, Thor #146, X-Men #38, ©1967 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

James Arthur M. is the host of Minority Korner, which takes an introspective look at the world through an intersectional lens. You might have also seen him on Marvel.com's THWIP! The Big Marvel Show and Marvel’s Premiere Red Carpet Specials.Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:Thor #145: “Abandoned on Earth!” - written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Vince CollettaX-Men #37: “We, the Jury…” - written by Roy Thomas, art by Ross Andru w/Don HeckFantastic Four Annual #5: “Divide and Conquer” - written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Frank GiacoiaAmazing Spider-Man #54: “The Tentacles and the Trap!” - written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita w/”Mickey Demeo” (Mike Esposito)Complete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #54, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #4, Avengers #45, Daredevil #33, Fantastic Four #68, Fantastic Four Annual #5, Not Brand Echh #4, Sgt. Fury #47, Strange Tales #162, Tales of Suspense #95, Tales to Astonish #97, Thor #145, X-Men #37, ©1967 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Elliott Kalan has made a career for himself out of checking items off the bucket list he made for himself when he was 14, which is a damn fine way to go through life, if you ask us.You may know him as the head writer of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return, which Robb mortgaged his house to Kickstart, or his 12-year run as writer and head writer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.He's written a bunch of Spider-Man comics, including Spider-Man & the X-Men, which includes what is probably the second-most-memed comics panel of the last decade.He's been co-hosting bad-movie podcast The Flop House since 2007, long before the federal government made co-hosting a bad-movie podcast compulsory for men aged 18-25. And he co-hosted a 13-episode podcast about I, Claudius called (wait for it) I, Podivs with fellow MBTM alumnus John Hodgman.BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, he has written two fantastic kids' picture books: Horse Meets Dog (which was the first book Bryan's son was able to read all by himself) and Sharko and Hippo, out now for your holiday purchasing pleasure.Bottom line: Elliott is great. Please make the two hours he wasted doing this show with us worth his while by consuming all his media.Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:Strange Tales #161: “The Second Doom” - written and drawn by Jim SterankoTales of Suspense #94: “If This Be… MODOK!” - written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe SinnottFantastic Four #67: “When Opens the Cocoon” - written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe SinnottAmazing Spider-Man #53: “Enter: Dr. Octopus” - written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita w/”Mickey Demeo” (Mike Esposito)Complete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #53, Avengers #44, Avengers Annual #1, Daredevil #32, Fantastic Four #67, Not Brand Echh #3, Sgt. Fury #46, Strange Tales #161, Tales of Suspense #94, Tales to Astonish #96, Thor #144, X-Men #36, ©1967 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Season 4 of Marvel by the Month was our biggest and best season yet, thanks to our fantastic, incredible, amazing guests. In this special recap episode, you'll hear (in order of appearance):Ibrahim Moustafa talk about the seminal Fantastic Four #51, "This Man, This Monster"Corregan Brown discuss the Black Panther's first appearance in Fantastic Four #52-53Curt Holman and Kevin Moreau from The Comics Canon podcast weigh in on whether the "Cosmic Doom" storyline in FF #57-60 is canon-worthy or notJohn Hodgman bluntly and hilariously summarize Avengers #39Noah Campbell gleefully share his thoughts about the Locust's first appearance in X-Men #24Miles Stokes from the Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men podcast x-plain what's important about the Juggernaut's second appearance in X-Men #32-33 Fred Hembeck share his thoughts about the death of the Ancient One in Strange Tales #157Joe Keatinge talk about how Sgt. Fury #35 might have inspired Inglorious Basterds and Quentin Tarantino definitely inspired himMatt Fraction coin the immortal phrase "Trojak Horsemak" while discussing Strange Tales #155Dave Dwonch compare notes with us about Iron Man and Captain America's stories in Tales of Suspense #85Jamie Wenger gamely follow along with the Secret Empire conspiracy that ran through 23 (!!) stories over the course of 13 (!!) monthsJackie Kashian explain how to approach entertainment contracts in the context of Thor #129Brian "Unipiper" Kidd express his disbelief that the "Jane Foster goes to Asgard" story is a thing that existed in Thor #136Matt Fraction (again) lose his mind at how good the Kingpin's debut was in Amazing Spider-Man #50-52Seanbaby break down the insanity that is Fat Garbage Thor in Daredevil #30Comics We Covered This Season: Amazing Spider-Man #37-52 and Annual #3, Avengers #28-43, Daredevil #16-31 and Annual #1, Fantastic Four #51-66 and Annual #4, Not Brand Echh #1-2, Sgt. Fury #30-45 and Annual #2-3, Strange Tales #145-160, Tales of Suspense #78-93, Tales to Astonish #80-95, Thor #128-143 and Annual #2, X-Men #20-35, ©1966-67 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com.

Matt Fraction is a mostly unemployed comic book writer, now that Sex Criminals and Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen have both wrapped up. The final volume of his and Elsa Charretier's noir crime comic, November, comes out in early 2021. And then what's he going to do with himself? We're not worried, exactly, maybe just a little concerned. Watch this space for a GoFundMe or something.Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:Avengers #43, written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema w/George Bell -“Color Him… the Red Guardian!”Daredevil Annual #1, written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan w/John Tartaglione - “Electro, and the Emissaries of Evil!”Fantastic Four #66, written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott - “What Lurks Behind the Beehive?”Amazing Spider-Man #52, written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita w/”Mickey Demeo” (Mike Esposito) - “To Die a Hero!”Complete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #52, Avengers #43, Daredevil #31, Daredevil Annual #1, Fantastic Four #65, Not Brand Echh #2, Sgt. Fury #45, Sgt. Fury Annual #3, Strange Tales #160, Tales of Suspense #93, Tales to Astonish #95, Thor #143, X-Men #35, ©1967 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Seanbaby invented being funny on the internet. He continues to do it with impossible regularity and hilarity at 1900HOTDOG.com. (Due to a minor total audio catastrophe, we had to fall back on our emergency backup recording. So it's a Zoom call, but it's a Zoom call that might make you pee your pants.)Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:Thor #142 #64, written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Vince Colletta - “The Scourge of the Super-Skrull!”Daredevil #30, written by Stan Lee, art Gene Colan w/John Tartaglione - “-- If There Should Be a Thunder God!”Not Brand Echh #1, written by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, and Gary Friedrich, art by Jack Kirby, Marie Severin, Ross Andru, Bill Everett, "Mickey Demeo" (Mike Esposito), and John Severin - "The Silver Burper!" / "The Fastest Gums In the West!" / "The Human Scorch Versus the Sunk Mariner" / "A Day of Blunder!"Complete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #51, Avengers #42, Daredevil #30, Fantastic Four #65, Not Brand Echh #1, Sgt. Fury #44, Strange Tales #159, Tales of Suspense #92, Tales to Astonish #94, Thor #142, X-Men #34, ©1967 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Miles Stokes is one-half of the phenomenal Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men podcast with Jay Edidin, which you hopefully already know all about. But did you know that he also made a podcast called Thor: The Lightning and the Storm with Elisabeth Allie that's all about Walt Simonson's legendary run on the Thunder God's title? Check out both of these things and thank us later!Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:Fantastic Four #64, written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott - “The Sentry Sinister!”Amazing Spider-Man #50, written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita - “Spider-Man No More!”X-Men #32-33, written by Roy Thomas, art by Werner Roth w/John Tartaglione - "Beware the Juggernaut, My Son!" and "Into the Crimson Cosmos!"Complete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #50, Avengers #41, Daredevil #29, Fantastic Four #64, Sgt. Fury #43, Strange Tales #158, Tales of Suspense #91, Tales to Astonish #93, Thor #141, X-Men #33, ©1967 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Fred Hembeck has spent more than four decades writing and drawing gag strips featuring just about every comics character you can think of (and a bunch you can't). His curly-Q-elbowed caricatures have graced the pages of the Comics Buyer's Guide, Marvel Age, Fantastic Four Roast, and Fred Hembeck Destroys the Marvel Universe and have been collected in The Marvel Universe According to Hembeck and The Nearly Complete Essential Hembeck Archives Omnibus.Own a piece of his original art by bidding on his eBay auctions! And keep up with his goings-on at hembeck.com. Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:Strange Tales #157, written and drawn by Jim Steranko - "Crisis!"Strange Tales #157, written by Stan Lee, art by Marie Severin - "The End of the Ancient One!"Thor #140, written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Vince Colletta - “The Growing Man”Avengers #40, written by Roy Thomas, art by Don Heck w/George Bell - “Suddenly… the Sub-Mariner!”Fantastic Four #63, written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott - “Blastaar, the Living Bomb-Burst!”Complete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #49, Avengers #40, Daredevil #28, Fantastic Four #63, Sgt. Fury #42, Strange Tales #157, Tales of Suspense #90, Tales to Astonish #92, Thor #140, X-Men #32, ©1967 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Jordan Morris (@Midnight, Earth to Ned) is the co-host and co-creator of the world's first podcast, Jordan, Jesse, Go! on the Maximum Fun network. He's also the creator of the scripted sci-fi comedy podcast, Bubble, which he's adapting into a graphic novel and an animated movie for Sony Pictures Animation. He's great on Twitter, and as of a few weeks ago, he's now also on the 'Gram!The Punisher was directed by Mark Goldblatt, with a screenplay by Boaz Yakin. It stars Dolph Lundgren, Louis Gossett, Jr., Jeroen Krabbé, and Kim Miyori. It was produced by New World Pictures and sold to Live Entertainment (now Lionsgate) who released it direct-to-video on VHS and Laserdisc in June 1991. You can now watch it for free on YouTube, which seems illegal but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Dennis Dreith. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.

If you don't know who John Hodgman is, then good lord, we need to fix that:Start by listening to the Judge John Hodgman podcast on the Maximum Fun network. It's a fake internet court whose primary jurisdictions are pedantry and spouses who have come up with elaborate alternative systems for things that didn't need them (they're almost always guys, and they're almost always wrong).Then check out some of his New York Times bestselling books, like Vacationland or Medallion Status (now available in paperback). They're like instruction manuals for weird dads who are barely coping with middle age.Finally, the animated FXX short-form animated comedy series that he co-created with David Rees, Dicktown, is now streaming on Hulu. Imagine an adult Encyclopedia Brown who failed to thrive and still lives in his hometown, solving mysteries for high schoolers. You can watch it all in an afternoon, and you'll be delighted that you did. FINALLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY PLEASE VOTE AND DONATE YOUR TIME TO ENSURING THAT LIKE-MINDED OTHERS DO THE SAME!If you are a Biden/Harris supporter and/or want to ensure that Democrats win elections up and down the ballot, please help in the way that you're asked to help and sign up for phone banking and text banking.If you are not a Biden/Harris supporter and do not want Democrats to win in November, we respect your opinion, and we hope you'll still participate in the democratic process on Election Day, November 8th.Issues Covered In Detail This Episode:Daredevil #27, written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan w/Frankie Giacoia - “Mike Murdock Must Die!”Amazing Spider-Man #48, written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita - “The Wings of the Vulture!”Avengers #39, written by Roy Thomas, art by Don Heck w/George Bell - “The Torment… and the Triumph!”Fantastic Four #62, written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott - “... And One Shall Save Him!”Complete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): Amazing Spider-Man #48, Avengers #39, Daredevil #27, Fantastic Four #62, Sgt. Fury #41, Strange Tales #156, Tales of Suspense #89, Tales to Astonish #91, Thor #139, X-Men #31, ©1967 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.

Matt "Sugar Lips" Fraction needs no introduction, but here's one anyway: He’s written more Marvel Comics than most people have read, including Uncanny X-Men, the Immortal Iron Fist, Punisher War Journal, The Mighty Thor, Defenders, and Fantastic Four — as well as the Eisner Award-winning Invincible Iron Man and Hawkeye.He won another Eisner and a Harvey Award for the delightfully filthy Sex Criminals, which he co-created with Chip Zdarsky. He’s currently collaborating with Elsa Charretier on the enigmatic crime noir comic, November. And while we hate to go off-brand, his collaboration with Steve Lieber for the Distinguished Competition on Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen is absolutely a must-read.He's smart enough to be invisible on social media, but here's his website, which hasn't been updated since he wrote the perfect Tumblr post in December 2018: mattfraction.comSpeaking of Elsa Charretier, her Kickstarter for the second volume of her Artbook ends in ONE WEEK! And backers can get the Commentary Editions of November vol. 1 and 2!Comics Released This Month (ones we discuss are in bold): Amazing Spider-Man #47, Avengers #38, Daredevil #26, Fantastic Four #61, Sgt. Fury #40, Strange Tales #155, Tales of Suspense #88, Tales to Astonish #90, Thor #138, X-Men #30, ©1967 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.

The Comics Canon is the podcast that renders judgment on the greatest comic book stories of yesterday and today, and it's one of our favorite listens. Check them out at comicscanon.com or wherever you get your podcasts!Comics Released This Month (ones we discuss are in bold): Amazing Spider-Man #46, Avengers #37, Daredevil #25, Fantastic Four #60, Sgt. Fury #39, Strange Tales #154, Tales of Suspense #87, Tales to Astonish #89, Thor #137, X-Men #29, ©1966 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.

Look, 2020 has been a rough one, and nobody really feels like celebrating a birthday... until a guy riding a unicycle shows up outside their window in a Darth Vader mask, playing flaming bagpipes. Hit up unipiper.com to make someone's birthday unforgettable during a year that we'd all like to forget.While you're at it, put your money to good use by becoming a member of Weird Portland United, which discovers, promotes, and nurtures the creators and risk-takers that Keep Portland Weird.And don't forget to follow the Unipiper on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook, and freak out your extended family by sending a few of his YouTubes their way. Comics Released This Month (ones we discuss are in bold): Amazing Spider-Man #45, Avengers #36, Daredevil #24, Fantastic Four #59, Sgt. Fury #38, Strange Tales #153, Tales of Suspense #86, Tales to Astonish #88, Thor #136, X-Men #28, ©1966 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.

Ibrahim Moustafa (High Crimes, Jaeger, James Bond: Solstice, Count) didn't really win a gold medal at the 1928 Olympics, but it's a fun bit that we're not going to drop anytime soon. Keep up with all the great stuff he has going on at ibrahimmoustafa.com. Follow his Instagram action figure customization adventures and his very good political takes on Twitter, which he is on so we don't have to be. Joe Keatinge is the writer of Shutter, Glory, Ringside, Stellar, Marvel Knights: Hulk, and Morbius: The Living Vampire and many other great things. He was also the Executive Editor of Image Comics' Eisner Award-winning anthology Popgun. Check out his website at joekeatinge.com for a beautifully curated collection of vintage goodness, and harass him for not posting more stuff on Instagram.Dr. Strange was written and directed by Philip DeGuere for Universal Television. It was distributed by NBCUniversal Television Distribution and aired on CBS (whaaa?) on September 6, 1978 as a pilot for a series that never materialized. We found it on the dark recesses of the internet, and you can too."Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Paul Chihara. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.

Dave Dwonch is the founder and Creative Director of Action Lab Entertainment and the writer of so many great comics for readers of all ages, including Scholastic's Vamplets, Behemoth's Prom of the Dead, and the upcoming Jenny Zero from Dark Horse. He's also the creator of the excellent Fannibal webcomic, Mind Palace, which updates twice a week at MindPalaceComic.com. Find him on the internet at outofmymind.co!Comics Released This Month (ones we discuss are in bold): Amazing Spider-Man #44, Avengers #35, Daredevil #23, Fantastic Four #58, Sgt. Fury #37, Strange Tales #152, Tales of Suspense #85, Tales to Astonish #87, Thor #135, X-Men #27, ©1966 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.

Are you the sort of masochist who wants to follow along with this insane thing? Be careful what you wish for! THEM / AIM / Secret Empire backstory:October 1965: SHIELD seemed to have defeated Hydra in Strange Tales #140December 1965: The shadowy organization of super-scientists known as THEM appears for the first time in Strange Tales #142. In Tales of Suspense #75, THEM hires Batroc the Leaper to help them steal Inferno-42March 1966: In Tales of Suspense #78, Nick Fury recruits Cap to help him take down THEM.April 1966: In Tales of Suspense #79, the Red Skull returns, having been awoken from suspended animation by THEM/AIM. In Strange Tales #146, Count Bornag Royale arrives on the SHIELD helicarrier to demonstrate AIM’s technology and encourage SHIELD to get rid of Nick Fury.May 1966: In Strange Tales #147, AIM (still calling themselves THEM) launches an unsuccessful raid on the barbershop that serves as a front for SHIELD HQ. In Tales of Suspense #80, the Red Skull steals the Cosmic Cube from AIM.June 1966: In Strange Tales #148, AIM blows up SHIELD’s captured prisoners and launches a raid on their Life Model Decoy lab. In Tales of Suspense #81, Captain America defeats the Red Skull, who sinks to the bottom of the ocean along with the Cosmic CubeWhile all of this is going on...April 1966: In Tales to Astonish #81, the Secret Empire reviews footage of the Hulk escaping from General Ross’s missile base.May 1966: In Tales to Astonish #82, we see that the Secret Empire is all about assassinating your way to the top.June 1966: In Tales to Astonish #83, Number One of the Secret Empire watches Namor and starts plotting how to use him against the Hulk. Also in Tales to Astonish #83 (Hulk story), at a secret meeting of the Secret Empire, Number Nine blows up Numbers Two, Three, Four, Six, Seven, and Eight — now the only members left are Number Nine and Number One!And Here’s Where It All Comes Together:July 1966: In Tales of Suspense #82, an AIM android called the Adaptoid imprisons Cap in Avengers Mansion and impersonates him. In Tales to Astonish #84, Number One brings Namor to New York City to find the Hulk, and the Hulk heads to New York City, because he remembers the Avengers and thinks they might be able to help him find Betty.August 1966: In Strange Tales #150, Hydra returns! In Tales of Suspense #83, the Adaptoid fails to defeat a new jobber villain named the Tumbler. In Tales to Astonish #85, Number One accidentally blows himself up in his safehouse.Comics Released This Month (ones we discuss are in bold): Amazing Spider-Man #43, Avengers #34, Daredevil #22, Fantastic Four #57, Sgt. Fury #36, Strange Tales #151, Tales of Suspense #84, Tales to Astonish #86, Thor #134, X-Men #26, ©1966 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.

Joe Keatinge is the writer of so many great comics, including Shutter, Glory, Ringside, Stellar, Marvel Knights: Hulk, and Morbius: The Living Vampire. He also won an Eisner as the Executive Editor of Image Comics' anthology Popgun. Check out his website at joekeatinge.com for a beautifully curated collection of vintage goodness. And don't miss his #spinnerrackdiaries on Instagram.Comics Released This Month (ones we discuss are in bold): Amazing Spider-Man #42, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #3, Avengers #33, Daredevil #21, Fantastic Four #56, Sgt. Fury #35, Strange Tales #150, Tales of Suspense #83, Tales to Astonish #85, Thor #133, X-Men #25, ©1966 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.

Comics Released This Month: Amazing Spider-Man #41, Avengers #32, Daredevil #20, Fantastic Four #55, Sgt. Fury #34, Strange Tales #149, Tales of Suspense #82, Tales to Astonish #84, Thor #132, X-Men #24, ©1966 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com.