Joe Keatinge has forgotten more about Marvel Comics than you've ever known. And he's even written a few, like What If...? Age of Ultron and Morbius: The Living Vampire. When he's not crafting the stories that serve as the cornerstones of Marvel's 2021-22 TV and movie slate, he's delivering great creator-owned yarns like Ringside and Shutter.

For an extra 45 minutes of this episode, support us on Patreon at the $4/month level to get access to our super-secret bonus feed of content. The expanded edition of this episode includes our conversations about X-Men #66 — the last new issue of X-Men until 1975! — and Thor  #174, as well as non-MU titles like Our Love Story #4 and Mad About Millie #10. 

Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:

"The Monster From the Lost Lagoon!" - Fantastic Four #97, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Frank Giacoia, ©1970 Marvel Comics

Chamber of Darkness #4: “The Monster!” - Chamber of Darkness #4, written by Jack Kirby, art by Jack Kirby and John Verpoorten; “The Man Who Owned the World!” - Chamber of Darkness #4, written by Tom Sutton w/Dennis O’Neil, art by Tom Sutton; “The Sword and the Sorcerers!” - Chamber of Darkness #4, written by Roy Thomas, art by Barry (not-yet-Windsor-)Smith; ©1970 Marvel Comics

“They Serve In Silence!” - Captain Savage #19, written by Gary Friedrich, art by Dick Ayers and John Severin, ©1970 Marvel Comics

“The Man Who Killed the Kid!” - Rawhide Kid #75, written by Larry Lieber, art by Larry Lieber and John Tartaglione, ©1970 Marvel Comics

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