Mark Russell is the Eisner Award-winning writer of Not All Robots, co-created with Mike Deodato Jr., as well as the writer and co-creator of Billionaire Island with artist Steve Pugh, Second Coming with Richard Pace, and the Eisner-nominated Traveling to Mars with Roberto Meli. Marvel fans know him as the writer of Fantastic Four: Life Story and the current writer of X-Factor, and his new book, Grimm and Grimmer: Classic Fairy Tales Rebooted, is out now!

For more than 70 minutes of bonus content — including coverage of Jim Starlin's epic bridge-burner "1000 Clowns" and our new Mighty MBTM Checklist feature — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 140 extended and exclusive episodes. The monthly subscription price will increase on March 1st, so lock in the ongoing $4/month price now!

Stories Covered in this Episode: 

"The Stalker Called Moon Knight" - Werewolf by Night #32, written by Doug Moench, art by Don Perlin and Howie Perlin, letters by Ray Holloway, colors by Phil Rachelson, edited by Len Wein, ©1975 Marvel Comics

"The Doomsmith Scenario!" - Uncanny X-Men #94, written by Chris Claremont and Len Wein, art by Dave Cockrum and Bob McLeod, letters by Tom Orzechowski, colors by Phil Rachelson, edited by Len Wein, ©1975 Marvel Comics

"Warhunt!" - Uncanny X-Men #95, written by Chris Claremont and Len Wein, art by Dave Cockrum and Sam Grainger, letters by Karen Mantlo, colors by Petra Goldberg, edited by Marv Wolfman, ©1975 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 4 written by Robb Milne and performed by Robb Milne and Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne.

Visit us on the internet (and buy some stuff) at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Bluesky at @marvelbythemonth.com and Instagram (for now) at @marvelbythemonth, and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.

Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org. And many thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics, an invaluable resource for release dates and issue information. (RIP Mike.)