Marvel Reread Club Episode 100: The 1966 Annuals with Dan Santat!

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It’s our landmark 100th episode, with very special guest, National Book Award winner Dan Santat! We discuss the 1966 Annuals: Amazing Spider-Man Annual #3, Fantastic Four Annual #4, and Giant-Size Thor #2! Testiness! Anguish! Brawling! Check it out!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 99: December, 1966, Part 2 with Rob Salkowitz!

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 MRC and guest comics journalist Rob Salkowitz finish up December 1966 with Fantastic Four #57, Strange Tales #151 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #84 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #35! High Intensity Inductors! Steranko! (with commentary from Steranko himself, who Steve just interviewed!) Lots of Ditko swipes! Another villain with all the powers of the heroes! Cap’s disintegrated shield! Check it out!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 98: December, 1966, Part 1 with Rob Salkowitz!

Steve and Matt Bird · 098 Marvel Reread Club December 1966 With Rob Salkowitz (part 1)

Eisner-nominated comics journalist Rob Salkowitz rejoins us to discuss December 1966, featuring Amazing Spider-Man #43, Daredevil #23, Thor #135, Tales to Astonish #86 with Namor and the Hulk, and X-Men #27. The Draft! Splashes! Genetic Accelerators! Grandenetti! Red belts! Check it out!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 97: November, 1966, Part 2 with Rachel Gluckstern!

Steve and Matt Bird · 097 Marvel Reread Club November 1966 featuring Rachel Gluckstern (part 2)

MRC welcomes back special guest Rachel Gluckstern to finish up the comics from November of 1966 with Fantastic Four #56, Strange Tales #150 with SHIELD and Doctor Strange, Tales of Suspense #83 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #34! The Space-Time-Research-Visi-Phone! The Overkill Horn! Umar! McNamara! Not the Acrobat! Laser people representation! Check it out!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 96: November, 1966, Part 1 with Rachel Gluckstern!

Steve and Matt Bird · 096 Marvel Reread Club November 1966 with Rachel Gluckstern (part 1)

MRC welcomes veteran comics editor Rachel Gluckstern to talk about November 1966, starting with Amazing Spider-Man 42, Daredevil 22, Thor 134, Tales to Astonish 85 with Namor and Hulk and X-Men 26! Mary Jane! Mafia FaceTime interviews! The High Evolutionary! Tartaglione ruins Buscema! Proto-Frogger! Check it out!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 95: October, 1966, Part 2

Steve and Matt Bird · 095 Marvel Reread Club October 1966 (part 2)

MRC finishes up October 1966 with Fantastic Four #55, Strange Tales #149 with SHIELD and Doctor Strange, Tales of Suspense #82 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #33! Whitey! Whitney! Good Samaritans! One-Wheeler Wubble Roller-Skates! The Adaptoid! Outside Agitators! And here's the post Matt wrote about Ogden Whitney over at his blog Secrets of Story!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 94: October, 1966, Part 1

Steve and Matt Bird · 094 Marvel Reread Club October 1966 (part 1)

MRC smashes headlong into October of 1966, with Amazing Spider-Man #41, Daredevil #21, Thor #133, Tales to Astonish #84 with Namor and the Hulk, and X-Men #25! Biker Pete! Forbidden Chambers! Fluid Bio-Verses! Paging Dr. Namor! The Whole Blamed Bullpen! Kukulcan! Check it out!