Wednesday, July 31, 2024

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

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!

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

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

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!

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

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

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!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 93: September, 1966, Part 2

MRC finishes up the ninth month of the year of Soupy Sales, 1966, with Fantastic Four #54, Strange Tales #148 with SHIELD and Dr Strange, Tales of Suspense #81 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #32! Prester on the John! The Tri-Di-Roentgen Hand-Gun! Jogging borders! Small-of-the-Back-Kicking! Excessive Irony! Check it out!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 92: September, 1966, Part 1

MRC launches into September 1966 with Amazing Spider-Man #40, Daredevil #20, Thor #132, Tales to Astonish #83 with Namor and Hulk and X-Men #24! Sun Blast! Sonic Vortex! Power Borer! And those are all in the same panel! Check it out!










Marvel Reread Club Episode 91: August, 1966, Part 2

MRC finishes up August 1966, which means X-Men #23, Tales to Astonish #82 with Namor and Hulk, Strange Tales #147 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, and Avengers #31! More bickering! Kirby record-scratch! Sheer coincidence! Steel Skull Cap! A Boss Bunch’a Threads! By Wavy Hair Betrayed! Check it out!

Marvel Reread Club Episode 90: August, 1966, Part 1

MRC returns with the first half of August, 1966! That means Amazing Spider-Man #39, Daredevil #19, Thor #131, and then, because Marvel published the books out of order this month, Tales of Suspense #80! Romita times 2! One of those avant-garde New York happenings! Br’er Tony! Full Simek! Check it out!



Marvel Reread Club Episode 105: March, 1967, Part 1, with Special Guest Bill Cairns!

Steve and Matt Bird · 105 Marvel Reread Club March 1967 with Bill Cairns (part 1) MRC launches into March of 1967 with special guest Bill C...