Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Marvel Reread Club Episode 42: September 1964, Part 2

MRC takes aim at the second half of September, 1964 with Tales of Suspense #57 with Iron Man and the Watcher, Tales to Astonish #59 with Giant-Man, the Wasp and Hulk, X-Men #7 and Avengers #8. Powerful gloved hands! Standick! Cyberno! Righto!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 41: September 1964, Part 1

MRC gets hypnotized by September 1964, with Amazing Spider-Man #16, Fantastic Four #30, Journey Into Mystery #108 with Thor and Strange Tales #124 with Human Torch and Dr. Strange! Blind eyewitnesses! Bags of money with dollar signs on them! Post-shower Odin! A somehow-even-lamer Paste Pot Pete! Check it out!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 40: August 1964, Part 2

MRC burrows into the second half of August, 1963, checking out Strange Tales #123 with The Human Torch and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #56 with Iron Man and the Watcher, Tales to Astonish #58 with Giant-Man and the Wasp, and Avengers #7. Beetle grippers! Evil thong slivers! Little black books! Pesky escalators! Enchantress slacks!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 39: August 1964, Part 1

MRC stalks the first half of August 1964, with Spider-Man #15, Daredevil #3, Fantastic Four #29, and Journey Into Mystery #107 with Thor. Petey-Wetey! Whee! Several surrenders that get voided by a change in location! Paper-airplane-folding powers! Check it out!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 38: July 1964, Part 2

MRC finishes up July 1964 with Tales of Suspense #55 with Iron Man and the Watcher, Tales to Astonish #57 with Giant-Man and the Wasp, X-Men #6 and Avengers #6. Notes to Mandy! Nasty, hateful, unpleasant people! Ice cream making powers! Multiple paste-themed villains! Check it out!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 37: July 1964, Part 1

We’re back! MRC spelunks the first half of July 1964, with Amazing Spider-Man #14, Fantastic Four #28, Journey Into Mystery #106 with Thor, and Strange Tales #122 with the Human Torch and Dr. Strange. Sparkly fingers! Cult kids! Sudden limping! Roughneck friends! Gulgol! Check it out!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 36: June 1964

Marvel Reread Club does it all with smoke and mirrors in June 1964, featuring Amazing-Spider-Man #13, Daredevil #2, Fantastic Four #27, Journey Into Mystery #105 with Thor, Strange Tales #121 with Human Torch and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #54 with Iron Man and the Watcher, and Tales to Astonish #56 with Giant-Man and the Wasp. Sketchy psychiatrists! Instant welding! Observing the memory images of a passing fish! Unwisely stenciled windows! Moist acorns! Ectoplasmic goons! Rivets! Two heroes with unused engagement rings!
And here’s that Ditko panel and one of the similar Life in Hell cartoons:

Marvel Reread Club Episode 35: May 1964, Part 2

Marvel Reread Club finishes off May 1964 with Tales of Suspense #53 with Iron Man and The Watcher, Tales to Astonish #55 with Giant Man and the Wasp, X-Men #5 and Avengers #5. Overrated playboys! Multidimensional Eclipses! Cellophane Air Chariots! Ice Airlocks! Gluttonousity!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 34: May 1964, Part 1

Marvel Reread Club unmasks the first half of May 1964 with Amazing Spider-Man #12, Fantastic Four #26, Journey Into Mystery #104 with Thor, and Strange Tales #120 with the Human Torch and Dr. Strange. Leedit! Emergency Gamma-Ray Treated Capsules! Manspreading! Swinging Teen Cruise Pirates! Shockingly Elaborate Publicity Stunts! Check it out!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 33: April, 1964

Marvel Reread Club applies its heightened senses to April 1964, with Amazing Spider-Man #11, Daredevil #1, Fantastic Four #25, Journey into Mystery #103 with Thor, Strange Tales #119 with the Human Torch and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #52 with Iron Man, and Tales to Astonish #54 with Giant-Man and the Wasp! Ne’erdowell brothers! Eisner-esque hoods! Three heroes on speedboats! Matt’s long-seeded fear of women! Rabble rousing! Boris and Natasha! Asking your girlfriend to hold your drugs in customs!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 32: March, 1964, Part 2

Marvel Reread Club dethaws the second half of March 1964 with Tales of Suspense #51 starring Iron Man, Tales to Astonish #53 starring Giant-Man and the Wasp, X-Men #4 and Avengers #4! A hasty decision to get out of vaudeville! Suspiciously-good fan club costumes! ADA compliance! Statues not sculpted in typical poses!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 84: May, 1966, Part 2

Steve and Matt Bird · 084 Marvel Reread Club May 1966 (part 2) MRC finishes up May 1966 with Fantastic Four #50, Strange Tales #144 with S...