SEE MBTM AND MORE LIVE AT BOOKS WITH PICTURES!  From 6 - 10 pm on Saturday, September 10th, the Eisner Award-winning Books with Pictures will host Block with Party, an official Rose City Comic Con afterparty. Four of Portland's hometown Marvel-themed podcasts — Miles from Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men, Voice of Latveria, Werewolf by Night Podcast, and Marvel by the Month — will team up for Fan-Castic Four, a comics podcasting event, where we will come together to walk you through a milestone Marvel comic with something in it for each of us. Plus special guests! It's gonna be fun!

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Deep Dives in this Episode: 

"A Titan Walks Among Us!" - Marvel Feature #3, written by Roy Thomas, art by Ross Andru and Bill Everett, ©1972 Marvel Comics

Quick Summaries in this Episode:

"Spidey Smashes Through!" - Amazing Spider-Man #107, by Stan Lee and John Romita w/Frank Giacoia, ©1972 Marvel Comics

"A Day of Tigers!" - Astonishing Tales #11, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia, ©1972 Marvel Comics

"Let Slip the Dogs of War!" - Avengers #98, written by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Smith and Sal Buscema, ©1972 Marvel Comics

"The Big Sleep!" - Captain America #148, written by Gary Friedrich, art by Sal Buscema, ©1972 Marvel Comics

"Cry Hulk, Cry Havok!" - Incredible Hulk #150, written by Archie Goodwin, art by Herb Trimpe and John Severin, ©1972 Marvel Comics

"Twilight of the Hunted!" - Sub-Mariner #48, written by Gerry Conway, art by Gene Colan and Mike Esposito, ©1972 Marvel Comics

"-- And Odin Dies!" - Thor #198, written by Gerry Conway, art by John Buscema and Vince Colletta, ©1972 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne.

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