Marvel fans know Jeff Parker as the writer of Agents of Atlas, Thunderbolts, X-Men: First Class, and Hulks of various colors. He’s also the co-creator of Meteor Men, Blighter, Underground and more. Check out his Negaduck series from Dynamite!

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Stories Covered in this Episode: 

"Mind Cage!" - Captain America #186, written by Steve Englehart and John Warner, art by Frank Robbins and Mike Esposito, letters by Dave Hunt, colors by Marv Wolfman, ©1975 Marvel Comics

"The Coming Of the Invaders!" - Giant-Size Invaders #1, written by Roy Thomas, art by Frank Robbins and Vince Colletta, letters by John Costanza, colors by Petra Goldberg, ©1975 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3 written by Robb Milne and performed by Robb Milne and Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne.

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