In this episode, we relax our usual format a bit as Bryan Stratton, Robb Milne and Jamie Wenger from the Marvel by the Month podcast join us to discuss (and assign ratings to) some iconic -- and less-than-iconic -- Jack Kirby monsters from before Marvel's superhero era!

Monsters discussed in this episode:

· Diablo, the Demon From the Fifth Dimension! (Tales of Suspense #9, 1959)

· Taboo, the Thing From the Murky Swamp! (Strange Tales #75, 1960)

· Groot, the Monster From Planet X! (Tales to Astonish #13, 1960)

· Xemnu, the Living Hulk! (Journey Into Mystery #62, 1960)

· The Blip! (Tales to Astonish #15, 1961)

· Goom, the Thing From Planet X! (Tales of Suspense #15, 1960)

· Googam, Son of Goom! (Tales of Suspense #17, 1961)

· Fin Fang Foom! (Strange Tales #89, 1961)

Recommended in this episode:

· The Ultimates

· The Atlas Comics Library No. 1: Adventures Into Terror Vol. 1

· The Shadow Over Innsmouth by Gou Tanabe

· The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

· Dracula Vol. 1: The Impaler by Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones

Join us in two weeks as we look ahead to next year's Thunderbolts movie with the beginning of a series of episodes exploring the origins of the Thunderbolts and the Masters of Evil through the decades, beginning with Baron Zemo in Avengers #4, 6, 7 and 9!