Marvel Reread Club Episode 120: October, 1967, Part 2

Steve and Matt Bird · 120 Marvel Reread Club October 1967 (part 2)

MRC finishes up October of 1967 with Fantastic Four 67, Strange Tales 161 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense 94 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers 45. The Creature in Lock 41! The Id-Paralyzer! All-Swipes! Titanium Miniskirts! MODOK vs. Beekeepers! Waffle-Pattern Eyes! Check it out!

Now let’s look at some of those swipes. Here’s “Adkins art” from this issue…

And here’s the two Ditko drawings he combined to make the art, from issues #132 and #133… 

Here’s the first appearance of Nebulous on the last page… 

And here’s the cover of “Venus Plus X” by Theodore Sturgeon from 1962!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 119: October, 1967, Part 1

Steve and Matt Bird · 119 Marvel Reread Club October 1967 (part 1)

MRC launches into October of 1967 with Amazing Spider-Man #53, Daredevil #33, Thor #145, Tales to Astonish #96 with Namor and Hulk, and X-Men #37! Seeds of the clone sagas! A laundry list of things not associated with beetles! T-Shirt Thor! Polar Serpents! The Beginning of the End of Human Evolution! Far Out Helmets! Check it out!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 118: September, 1967, Part 2

Steve and Matt Bird · 118 Marvel Reread Club September 1967 (part 2)

MRC wraps up September 1967 with Fantastic Four #66, Strange Tales #160 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #93 with Iron Man and Captain America and Avengers #44! Electroni-Blades! Gravity-Nullifying Belts! The Lost Communion of Evil Intent! MODOK! Deadly belt buckles! Check it out!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 117: September, 1967, Part 1

Steve and Matt Bird · 117 Marvel Reread Club September 1967 (part 1)

MRC goes guestless to tackle the first half of September, 1967, with Amazing Spider-Man 52, Daredevil 32, Thor 144, Tales to Astonish 95 with Namor and the Hulk, and X-Men 36! Penthouse Dungeons! Convenient antidotes! Asgaaard! The resource curse! Vacuum rays! The Quest for Gas Money! Check it out!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 116: August, 1967, Part 2 with Returning Guest George O'Connor!

Steve and Matt Bird · 116 Marvel Reread Club August 1967 (part 2) with George O'Connor

George O’Connor returns to help MRC finish off August of 1967 with Fantastic Four #65, Strange Tales #159 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #92 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #43! Auras of Negativism! Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine! La Leche Es Verde! 4/5ths Face! The Ultimate No-Prize! Convenient Homing-Beam Gizmos! Check it out!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 115: August, 1967, Part 1 with Special Guest George O'Connor!

Steve and Matt Bird · 115 Marvel Reread Club August 1967 with George O'Connor (part 1)

MRC welcomes special guest George O’Connor to cover the books of August, 1967! A discussion of George’s Asgardians graphic novels leads right into Thor 143, then Amazing Spider-Man 51, Daredevil 31, Tales to Astonish 94 with Namor and the Hulk, and X-Men 35! Lots of heroes pretending they don’t know how money works! Pre-Puzo Puzo! Convenient fire-fighter nets! Lost weekends! Check it out!

And here’s that baffling Spider-Man panel we talk about:

Marvel Reread Club Episode 114: July, 1967, Part 2

Steve and Matt Bird · 114 Marvel Reread Club July 1967 (part 2)

MRC finishes up July of 1967, with Fantastic Four 64, Daredevil 30, Thor 142, Tales of Suspense 91 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers 42! Wonder of Wonders! Matt as Mike as DD as Thor! Anti-Force! Centrifugal Rays! Check it out!