Baby Got Back Issues

In our last episode before the holiday break, we cover the first silver age crossover in which Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben pit their might against the incredible Hulk!

The Human Torch goes up against perennial C-lister antagonist Paste Pot Pete whose powers include a bucket full of paste and a caulk gun!

We review Tales to Astonish #38, in which Hank Pym gets his first recurring villain in the form of Egghead: a brilliant scientist whose plans fail due to glaringly obvious flaws.

We break down the first appearance of the Puppetmaster, and the Thing's future love interest Alicia Masters in our fourteenth episode of the Baby Got Back silver age Marvel Comics podcast!

Hey buddy, why the long face? Find out in our review of Strange Tales #102, the silver age Marvel Comics debut of the longtime Fantastic Four villain, the Wizard.

We take a good look at Loki's first appearance in the mainstream silver age Marvel Universe as we discuss Journey into Mystery #85.

For this bonus episode we cross the aisle to see what's going on over at DC Comics in the early 60s, taking a look at the first death of Superman in Superman #149, Brave and the Bold's first silver age Hawkman appearance in #34, and the birth of a multiverse in Flash #123.

We return to Tales to Astonish to see Hank Pym wearing the Ant Man costume for the first time as he faces off against some communists!

We continue our read of Thor's earliest issues with a battle against a forgettable Castro expy that allows him to show off his powers in a red scare environment.

It's the first appearance of Thor, God of Thunder, as the alter ego of crippled doctor Donald Blake. Meet Thor before he starts in with all the "thees" and "thous" at the dawn of the silver age of Marvel Comics in our review of Journey into Mystery #83!