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- MARVEL UNLIMITED: New Comics for April 7 - 13
Marvel Unlimited for April 7 - 13
Siena was puzzled about the way the Captain America storyline was set up, questioned why Vengeance of the Moon Knight #1 did not have Moon Knight in it, and appears to have reached her saturation point with Marvel Zombies.
On the bright side, Beware of the Planet of the Apes, Kid Venom and the Fantastic Four provided solid wins.
QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK
https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/- 21 total new comics
- 5 are Infinity Comics
- 15 are regular monthly issues
- There are 2 1st issues
- Plus 1 older comic
JUMPING ON POINTS
- Kid Venom
- Miguel O’Hara
- Beware the Planet of the Apes
- Vengeance of the Moon Knight (not really)
- Rise of the Powers of X (not really)
BINGEABLE
- Marvel Zombies
- Silver Surfer Legacy Rebirth
- Star Wars High Republic
- Doctor Strange
PICK OF THE WEEK- Siena - Beware of the Planet of the Apes #1
- Dan - Kid Venom: Origins
PANEL OF THE WEEK- Siena: Kid Venom: Origins #1, p. 9 and Captain America #5, p. 6
- Dan: FF #15, p. 19
WHAT’S NEXT
See you next week for another look at what’s new in the world of Marvel Unlimited!
We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram or Bluesky as @comicsovertime.
Make sure to subscribe now in order to get our weekly look at what is new on the Marvel Unlimited App. You can find us anywhere fine podcasts are available, including iTunes, Google, Amazon, Spotify and our hosting platform Podbean!
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Music: “Superhero Intro” by ArctSound23 min - Murdock and Marvel: 1973Episode 11 - Murdock and Marvel: 1973
Its 1973, which was a tumultuous and eventful year for America. We left Vietnam without winning, VP Spiro Agnew resigned in disgrace and the US dollar was devalued, while momentous events such as Roe v Wade, Nixon visiting China and Billie Jean King vs. Bobby Riggs. By end of year Nixon has resigned and the US has begun to slip into its first recession since the post-War boom of the 40s. Lost in all of that were some pretty important moments for the comics world, including the Miller v California case, which would directly affect the comics world. Buckle up, folks, this year is a bumpy one.
Preshow
- Duane recommends Fallout TV Show on Amazon Prime
- https://www.amazon.com/Fallout-Season-1/dp/B0CN4HV16N
The Year in Comics
This was a crazy year for comics, with major changes in the economy, the law and society at large impacting the industry.
The Big Stories
Comic Fan Art Awards (formerly Goethe Awards)
Shazam Winners
The Year in Marvel
New Titles (and lots of reprints)
New Characters
Big Moments
Who's in the Bullpen
- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Doug Moench
The Year in Daredevil
Appearances: Daredevil #95-106, Avengers #111
- Gerry Conway (writer) and Gene Colan start the year off in there usual roles with Roy Thomas editing, but that changes several times throughout this year.
- The year starts with the Man-Bull heading to San Francisco to exact revenge on Daredevil and create an army of serum created creatures from unsuspecting San Franciscans.
- Next we see the tragic tale of Mordacai Jones and he’s transformation into Daredevil’s newest foe – the Dark Messiah. He then frees some prisoners to create his disciples of Doom to go after Daredevil. Daredevil is able to defeat him by reminding him of the teenager he used to be.
- Hawkeye comes to San Francisco looking to rekindle a romance with Black Widow which causes a fight between Daredevil and Hawkeye before several other Avengers show up asking for Daredevil’s help.
- In Avengers #111, Daredevil and Black Widow help take down Magneto and free the X-Men and Avengers he had taken control of.
- After helping the Avengers, Daredevil returns to San Francisco while Black Widow stays with the Avengers
- For Daredevil’s big 100th issue, we get the psychedelic spectacular featuring another new villain – Angar the Screamer who can cause hallucinations by screaming. Daredevil is the only one that can remember the hallucinations after they’ve ended. Black Widow returns, but Angar causes DD and Widow to fight while he escapes.
- While looking for Angar the Screamer, Daredevil and Black Widow must take on Stilt-Man (again) to save the original creator of the suit tech (and his daughter) and before Stilt-Man can use his molecular condenser.
- Peter Parker comes to San Francisco to interview Daredevil but his web slinging skills are needed to help Daredevil and Black Widow take on Ramrod – a former oil rig worker who had his skeleton replaced with steel after an accident. He’s after some papers Daredevil is holding but ends up falling from a tall building allowing him to be captured by police.
- Another issue, another new villain for the shadowy figure. This time it’s Kraven the Hunter. Who gets the better of Black Widow and Murdock/Daredevil at a dinner party hosted by Matt’s senior partner Kerwin Broderick. Kraven throws Daredevil off a cliff…
- But ends up in the secret layer of Moon Dragon who thinks Daredevil is a minion of Thanos but after probing his mind (and a gunshot wound) realizes that she’s been manipulated by Kerwin Broderick for his own ends.
- The year ends in a cliffhanger as all of Broderick’s villains – Dark Messiah, Angar the Screamer, Ramrod are causing chaos throughout San Francisco while his latest creation – Terrex is slowly making it’s way towards the city where Kerwin intends to meld with the creature and become king of San Francisco and the world.
New Powers, Toys or Places
New Supporting Characters
New Villains
This Week's Spotlight: Daredevil #100 June 1973 “Mind Storm”
Recap
Why We Picked This Story
The Takeaway
The End of Innocence
Questions or comments
We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.
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THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES
Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/.
The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts.
Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data.
Man Without Fear: Kuljit Mithra’s Daredevil site contains a staggering collection of resources about our hero, including news, interviews and comic details.
The American Comic Book Chronicles: Published by TwoMorrows, these volumes provide an excellent analysis of American comics through the years. Because these volumes break down comic history by year and decade they are a great place to get a basic orientation on what is happening across the comic industry at a particular point in time.
1 hr 31 min - MARVEL UNLIMITED: New Comics for March 31-April 6
Marvel Unlimited for March 31-April 6, 2024
Welcome back to What’s New in Marvel Unlimited! This is Dan, and each week my daughter Siena and I are looking at which Marvel comics are releasing digitally through the Marvel Unlimited app.
QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK
https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/- 21 total new comics
- 5 are Infinity Comics
- 15 are regular monthly issues
- There are 2 1st issues
- Plus 1 older comic
INFINITY COMICS
Scrolling comics exclusive to Marvel Unlimited“STANDARD” COMICS
Comics on sale in stores Wednesday, November 15thWe discuss Avengers Inc. #4, Captain Marvel #3, Black Panther #7, Carnage #2, She-Hulk #3, the Timeless One-Shot and the impending X-title reboot.
JUMPING ON POINTS
- Marvels Voices - New storyline
- Timeless One-Shot
BINGEABLE
Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover
PICK OF THE WEEK- Siena - Carnage
- Dan - Avengers Inc.
PANEL OF THE WEEK- Siena: She-Hulk #3, p. 16 by Rowell, Genolet and Cunniffe
- Dan: Avengers, Inc. #4, p. 10 by Ewing, Kirk, Sinclair and Petit
WHAT’S NEXT
See you next week for another look at what’s new in the world of Marvel Unlimited!
We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram or Bluesky as @comicsovertime.
Make sure to subscribe now in order to get our weekly look at what is new on the Marvel Unlimited App. You can find us anywhere fine podcasts are available, including iTunes, Google, Amazon, Spotify and our hosting platform Podbean!
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Music: “Superhero Intro” by ArctSound22 min - Murdock and Marvel: 1972Episode 10 - Murdock and Marvel: 1972
This week it seems everything is coming up Marvel, as Stan Lee and his expanding young team seem to be flooding the market, but a lot of other interesting things happened around the comic world.
Preshow
- Marvel Snap new season: Thunderbolts
- https://www.marvelsnap.com/newsdetail?id=7296765558303775494
The Year in Comics
Superheroes take a bit of a back stage...
The Big Stories
- Betty and Veronica: The Leading Ladies of Riverdale: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538129739/Betty-and-Veronica-The-Leading-Ladies-of-Riverdale
- Maus: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/171065/the-complete-maus-by-art-spiegelman/
Goethe Awards
Shazam Winners
The Year in Marvel
New Titles (and lots of reprints)
New Characters
Big Moments
Who's in the Bullpen
- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Jim Starlin
Marvel Comics in the 1970s: The World Inside Your Head by Eliot Borenstein https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501769368/marvel-comics-in-the-1970s/
The Year in Daredevil
Appearances: Daredevil #83-94, Incredible Hulk #152-153
- Gerry Conway wrote most of these issues with Gene Colan on art. Stan Lee starts as editor to start the year, but Roy Thomas takes over in issue #91. Stan Lee is still named in the other issues as “presenting”.
- The year starts with Daredevil trying to convince Black Widow to trust the police and his friend the District Attorney and she ultimately goes to prison. The case is eventually dismissed because the body of Scorpion was lost in an explosion during a battle between Daredevil and Mr. Hyde. I should note that we aren’t actually sure if there ever was a body.
- A plot to blackmail Foggy Nelson by Mr. Klein causes him to resign as District Attorney. Yet he seems to have remained D.A.? Not sure what happened there.
- In the Hulk books, Matt Murdock represents Bruce Banner and ends up angering the Hulk despite trying to follow Bruce Banners wishes and getting his client a fair trial.
- Black Widow heads to Switzerland and meets with a doctor who says they can restore sight to the blind. She calls Murdock in New York and he heads there only to find out the doctor was Mr. Klein/MK-9/The Assassin. We learn the android is a being known as Baal from the future who’s traveled back in time to stop the end of humanity. Two Executioners from Baal’s time arrive and kill him during a final confrontation.
- Next, Daredevil and Black Widow take on the Gladiator during their flight back to the U.S. They are able to defeat him and his accomplices with Daredevil then landing the plane.
- Back in New York, It looked like Karen Page and her Agent Phil were going to end up together in California but upon arriving in New York, Matt runs into Karen at the airport and the two share a kiss and an embrace, causing heartache to Natasha.
- Daredevil takes on the Ox after his release from prison but during the battle, the Ox’s radiation builds up to a point that he explodes. After the battle, Karen admits to Matt that she still cannot handle him being Daredevil, and leaves him to return to L.A. Matt then rekindles his romance with the Black Widow and the two move to San Francisco.
- Once in San Fran, the two must take on Electro and Killgrave separately before the two team up in an effort to take down Daredevil – none of which actually works. The team-up issue will be our Spotlight issue this week.
- Black Widow talks about Danny French and Project 4 from her past with Daredevil and Ivan Petrovich and thinks it may be related to bouts of fear that is causing issues with them crime fighting. Turns out it was a new Mr. Fear whom Daredevil confronts and takes down at Jason Sloan’s law office.
- Starting with issue 92, The covers list the title as “Daredevil and the Black Widow”
- The year ends with Daredevil and Black Widow taking on Indestructible Man who’s after the Project 4 sphere. The final battle goes poorly until Danny French throws a spear at the glove providing Damon Dran’s powers. The resulting explosion destroys Dran's powers and seemingly kills Drann. However, this victory comes at a cost, Danny bore the brunt of the explosion and dies in Black Widow’s arms with Daredevil looking on.
New Powers, Toys or Places
New Supporting Characters
New Villains
This Week's Spotlight: Daredevil #89 July 1972 "Crisis in the Sky"
Recap
Why We Picked This Story
The Takeaway
Marvel reaches the top of the mountain
Questions or comments
We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.
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THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES
Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/.
The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts.
Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data.
Man Without Fear: Kuljit Mithra’s Daredevil site contains a staggering collection of resources about our hero, including news, interviews and comic details.
The American Comic Book Chronicles: Published by TwoMorrows, these volumes provide an excellent analysis of American comics through the years. Because these volumes break down comic history by year and decade they are a great place to get a basic orientation on what is happening across the comic industry at a particular point in time.
1 hr 39 min - Murdock and Marvel: 1971Episode 8 - Murdock and Marvel: 1971
We have a fun show this week, with Marvel being a critical part of a couple big changes that happen in 1971. We also see a new character swinging into Daredevil this year, who is going be a big part of Matt Murdock’s life for the next few years!
Preshow
- Note from Amanda
The Year in Comics
1971 was a year of transition and upheaval for the comics industry, as fundamental changes to content and pricing occurred that would impact what stories comics could tell going forward, and who they would be telling them for.
The Big Stories
Other Tidbits
Shazam Winners
The Year in Marvel
New Titles (and lots of reprints)
New Characters
Big Moments
Who's in the Bullpen
- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: John Costanza
The Year in Daredevil
Appearances: Daredevil #72-82, Iron Man #35-36
- Gerry Conway wrote most of these issues with Gene Colan on art and Stan Lee editing.
- More logo changes starting with issue 72. More blocky (but now on one line) Daredevil.
- The year starts with Daredevil teaming up with Tagak the Leopard Lord to capture a burglar from another dimension. Both came to earth through a mirror.
- Matt Murdock then butts heads with Tony Stark as the pair, along with Nick Fury, keep the Zodiac key away from Spymaster, Capricorn and others in a story that crossed over from Iron Man’s comic (and then back).
- Daredevil teams up with a group of Blind people to thwart the committee after they blind New York City.
- While on a fact-finding mission in Delvadia, Daredevil has to save the new US ambassador Jerome Villiers and pursue El Condor who sent the men after Villiers.
- Namor is drawn to a park as an alien spacecraft lands while Daredevil and Spider-Man attempt to figure out what has people’s attention.
- Daredevil saves the lives of a couple visiting New York and ends up dealing with a professor and his super strengthen Man-Bull. Meanwhile, Foggy is getting blackmailed by a mysterious Mr. Klein.
- The Owl returns to after being hired by Mr. Klein to take down Daredevil. Daredevil fights Owl on his owl-copter and the ship crashes and explodes – causing Karen to believe Matt has died… again.
- Black Widow saves a knocked-out Daredevil from drowning. The Owl and Mr. Klein (who is now code-named Assassin) cut ties and Karen get “comforted” by her agent Phil.
- The year ends with Daredevil and Black Widow taking on the Scorpion who’s been brought in by Mr. Klein. During a battle on top of the World Trade Center, Widow accidentally knocks Scorpion off the edge of the building and an eyewitness accuses her of murder.
New Powers, Toys or Places
New Supporting Characters
New Villains
This Week's Spotlight: Daredevil #80 Sept 1971 "In the Eyes... of the Owl!" and Daredevil #81 Nov 1971 "And Death Is a Woman Called Widow"
Recap
Why We Picked This Story
The Takeaway
Changes with the Comics Code means Changes at Marvel (and comics in general)
Questions or comments
We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.
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THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES
Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/.
The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts.
Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data.
Man Without Fear: Kuljit Mithra’s Daredevil site contains a staggering collection of resources about our hero, including news, interviews and comic details.
The American Comic Book Chronicles: Published by TwoMorrows, these volumes provide an excellent analysis of American comics through the years. Because these volumes break down comic history by year and decade they are a great place to get a basic orientation on what is happening across the comic industry at a particular point in time.
1 hr 24 min - Murdock and Marvel: 1970Episode 8 - Murdock and Marvel: 1970
We have made it to the second decade of the Marvel era! The 1970s saw significant changes and challenges for comics, and we start to see them immediately as we take a look at the very first year of this eventful decade!
Preshow
- Steve Ditko is now a “Disney Legend.” https://d23.com/disney-legends-2024/
- Dan and Siena C2E2 panel is on Saturday, April 27th from 10:30am – 11:30am. Room S405-B https://www.c2e2.com/en-us.html
The Year in Comics
1970 marks the end of the “Silver Age of Comics” and the start of the “Bronze Age.”
Underground comix continue to flourish
The Steranko History of Comics by Jim Steranko (https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=482701) and All In Color for a Dime by Richard A. Lupoff (https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=20515571) were published
Robert Overstreet publishes his first Comic Book Price Guide
The first Golden State Comic Book Convention is held in San Diego, with 300 attendees
Shazam Awards honored comics excellence annually from 1970-1974
The Year in Marvel
With a new distribution deal in place and its bullpen bursting with young talent, Marvel continued to expand in all directions, with 15 new titles that covered nearly every major comic genre.
New Titles (and lots of reprints)
New Characters
Big Moments
Who's in the Bullpen
- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Marv Wolfman
The Year in Daredevil
Appearances: Daredevil #60-71, Avengers #82
- Stan Lee continues as Editor through these books with Roy Thomas writing most and Gene Colan continuing for another year as the artist.
- After Deborah cancels her engagement with Foggy after the fact that she is an ex-convict comes up once more.
- Daredevil takes down Crime Wave’s illegal gambling ship and captures the boss – who's revealed to be Foggy’s Assistant Hollis.
- Daredevil must deal with another villain team up as the Trio of Doom lure him into a trap at an old amusement park.
- Daredevil gets upstaged by another would be superhero – Nighthawk - who turns out to be just another villain in disguise.
- Daredevil fights the Gladiator who pretends not to be the gladiator in an attempt to escape prison. While this is happening, Karen – fed up with Murdock, leaves for Los Angeles.
- Daredevil heads to LA to try to find Karen, but instead finds the Stunt-Master – who has agreed to steal a film as a way to try to earn money.
- Karen gets a job acting on the now struggling Strange Secrets TV Show. After she witnesses the actor playing Brother Brimstone attack another actor (as well as her), She is stocked by a new Brother Brimstone who is trying to murder the cast and crew. Daredevil finds Karen and saves her from the La Brea Tar Pits. Brother Brimstone isn’t so lucky.
- While on the set of the new Stunt-Master Tv Show, Daredevil fights Stilt-Man who is posing as Stunt-Master. Afterwards, DD tells Karen that he has to go back to New York. Karen declines to go with him having found she enjoys her career as an actress.
- Daredevil helps out his Dad’s old coach get his current boxer out from under an extremist group
- Daredevil and Black Panther help out the Carver brothers who are being bullied/harassed by the Thunderbolts.
- Finally, Daredevil goes up against the Tribune who’s attempting to be judge, jury and executioner of the New York Three after they are arrested for blowing up the New York Hilton
New Powers, Toys or Places
New Supporting Characters
New Villains
This Week's Spotlight: Daredevil #70 Nov 1970 “The Tribune” and Daredevil #71 Dec 1970 “If an Eye Offend Thee...!”
Recap
Why We Picked This Story
The Takeaway
Tough year for Marvel
Questions or comments
We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.
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THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES
Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/.
The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts.
Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data.
Man Without Fear: Kuljit Mithra’s Daredevil site contains a staggering collection of resources about our hero, including news, interviews and comic details.
The American Comic Book Chronicles: Published by TwoMorrows, these volumes provide an excellent analysis of American comics through the years. Because these volumes break down comic history by year and decade they are a great place to get a basic orientation on what is happening across the comic industry at a particular point in time.
Joshua and Jamie Do Daredevil: A fantastic podcast that does a deep-dive into Daredevil comics. This ran from 2018-2020, and covered most of the first volume of Daredevil, and was a fun way to get an in-depth look at each issue of Daredevil from 1-377.
My Marvelous Year: This is a reading-club style podcast where Dave Buesing and friends chose important or interesting books from a particular year to read and discuss. This helped me remember some fun and crazy stories, and would be a great companion piece to Murdock and Marvel for those who want more comic-story-specific coverage.
1 hr 26 min - Murdock and Marvel: 1969Episode 7 - Murdock and Marvel: 1969
Its 1969, and comics are returning to normal after the disruptions of the Marvel Age and Batmania. Small publishers continue to fail, even as Marvel and DC expand their offerings, and small independent publishers begin to test the waters. Marvel continues its expansion, but does so in some new directions, and Daredevil decides to stop keeping so many secrets. It’s another busy year in the world of comics!
Preshow
- Announcement: Off next week. Next episode will be March 27th.
The Year in Comics - 5 Key points
Prices skyrocket
Batman sales sink to their lowest level EVER
Generational battles at DC and other publishers
Charlie Brown and Snoopy were on the moon
The alternative comix scene continued to expand
The Year in Marvel
With their distribution bottlenecks removed, Marvel continued to expand their publishing line in 1969, although they did so mostly by turning their eye back towards genres that had been left behind in the superhero boom of the mid-60s. Stan Lee greenlit three new romance / teen titles, two horror/suspense books, and a western in 1969, while continuing to publish all the Marvel superhero titles that the company had expanded with in 1968. Signs of change were everywhere at Marvel, as Jack Kirby moved to California and new faces popped up in the bullpen with increasing regularity.
New Titles
New Characters
Big Moments
Who's in the Bullpen
- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Chris Claremont
The Year in Daredevil
Appearances: Daredevil Issues 48-59 and Avengers #60
- Stan Lee is now listed as Editor as of issue 51, with Roy Thomas being brought in to write.
- Gene Colan continues as artist for most of the books.
- Barry Windsor-Smith gets artist create for issues 50-52
- Old “Here comes…” and Daredevil logo return in issue 48
- Stiltman returns again to go after Foggy, so Murdock acts like a jerk to him and Karen Page (who just returned to the office) causing another falling out of the group.
- Foggy wins the election for District attorney
- Matt Murdock briefly decides to give up by Daredevil, only to get pulled back in
- Saxon’s robot is defeated by Daredevil and is re-programmed incorrectly by Saxon to take out Biggie Benson – which it does before Daredevil can stop it.
- Daredevil is in need of an antidote or could potentially die, but is nowhere to be found. The Black Panther assists in finding him before it’s too late.
- Issue 54 was a retelling of the Daredevil origin story that convinces Daredevil that Matt Murdock is no longer necessary – leading Murdock to fake his own death because Saxon knows Murdock is Daredevil.
- Now only Daredevil, he’s challenged by Mr. Fear (and old foe from early in the DD run) who gets the better of him and makes him look bad. In the rematch, we learn that Mr. Fear is actually Starr Saxon. Saxon battles Daredevil and loses, breaking his neck in a fall from a flying hovercraft platform.
- Daredevil follows a grief-strickened Karen Page to Vermont and her parents' home where he must help tangles with a horseman threatening people that go near the estate – which turns out to be Karen’s father. It is after the events of this story he shows Karen that Matt Murdock and Daredevil are the same person.
- Daredevil finishes off the year taking down Stunt-Master and Torpedo, who were hired by crime boss Crime Wave, much to the dismay of Karen who agreed to marry him if he retired his DD identity.
New Powers, Toys or Places
New Supporting Characters
New Villains
This Week's Spotlight: Daredevil #56 Sept 1969 “... And Death Came Riding!” and Daredevil #57 Oct 1969 “In the Midst of Life...!”
Recap
Why We Picked This Story
The Takeaway
Comics were everywhere in daily life
Questions or comments
We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.
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THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES
Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/.
The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts.
Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data.
Man Without Fear: Kuljit Mithra’s Daredevil site contains a staggering collection of resources about our hero, including news, interviews and comic details.
The American Comic Book Chronicles: Published by TwoMorrows, these volumes provide an excellent analysis of American comics through the years. Because these volumes break down comic history by year and decade they are a great place to get a basic orientation on what is happening across the comic industry at a particular point in time.
Joshua and Jamie Do Daredevil: A fantastic podcast that does a deep-dive into Daredevil comics. This ran from 2018-2020, and covered most of the first volume of Daredevil, and was a fun way to get an in-depth look at each issue of Daredevil from 1-377.
My Marvelous Year: This is a reading-club style podcast where Dave Buesing and friends chose important or interesting books from a particular year to read and discuss. This helped me remember some fun and crazy stories, and would be a great companion piece to Murdock and Marvel for those who want more comic-story-specific coverage.
BOOKLIST
The following books have been frequently used as reference while preparing summaries of the comic history segments of our show. Each and every one comes recommended by Dan for fans wanting to read more about it!
Licari, Fabio and Marco Rizzo. Marvel: The First 80 Years: The True Story of a Pop-Culture Phenomenon. London: Titan Books, 2020. This book is sort of a mess, as the print quality is terrible, and Titan doesn’t even credit the authors unless you check the fine print. It’s like this was published by Marvel in the early 60s! But the information is good, and it is presented in an entertaining fashion. So its decent, but I would recommend you see if you can just borrow it from the library instead of purchasing.
Wells, John. American Comic Book Chronicles: 1960-1964. Raleigh: Two Morrows, 2015. Not cheap, but a fantastic series that is informative and fun to read.
Wright, Bradford. Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. This is the revised edition.
Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History. New York: DK Publishing, 2022. The academic in my rails at using information from any work that doesn’t have an author credit, but this is a decent (if very surface) look at each year in the history of Timely / Marvel from 1939 to 2021.
Cowsill, Alan et al. DC Comics Year by Year: A Visual History. New York: DK Publishing, 2010. Because its nice to occasionally take a peek at what the Distinguished Competition is up to.
Dauber, Jeremy. American Comics: A History. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 2022. An excellent, relatively compact history of the domestic comic industry from its 19th century origins through to recent 21st century developments. An excellent successor to Bradford Wright’s Comic Book Nation.
1 hr 25 min - MARVEL UNLIMITED: New Comics for March 3rd to 9th
Marvel Unlimited for March 3rd - 9th, 2024
Welcome back to What’s New in Marvel Unlimited! This is Dan, and each week my daughter Siena and I are looking at which Marvel comics are releasing digitally through the Marvel Unlimited app. For this week we are focusing on the week of March 3-9
QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK
https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/- 16 total new items
- 5 are Infinity Comics
- 9are regular monthly issues
- There are 2 1st issues
- Plus 1 facsimile – Uncanny X-Men #142
INFINITY COMICS
Scrolling comics exclusive to Marvel Unlimited“STANDARD” COMICS
Comics on sale in stores Wednesday, November 15thJUMPING ON POINTS
- Howard the Duck #1
- X-Men: Blue #1
BINGEABLE
Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant #1-4 (series complete)
- Realm of X #1-4 (series complete)
DAN’S PICK- Realm of X
SIENA’S PICK- Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant
WHAT’S NEXT
See you next week for another look at what’s new in the world of Marvel Unlimited!
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Music: “Superhero Intro” by ArctSound24 min - Murdock and Marvel: 1968Episode 6 - Murdock and Marvel: 1968
Marvel had been a dominant force in the comics world through most of the early and mid 1960s, which is all the more amazing when you realize that they made all the noise they did while limited to publishing only 8 -14 comics a month. The Marvel contract with their distributor (essentially DC Comics) was up for re-negotiation in 1968, and Martin Goodman used the opportunity to expand the line to a maximum of 24 books instead, giving Stan Lee a much larger canvas for the Marvel Universe. What did he do with all that new space? Let’s take a look at the year 1968 and find out!
Preshow
- Reader Mail: Marvel Unlimited Tech Support
- Reader Mail: Comics in the UK and Deadman Comics
The Year in Comics
1968 was a devastating year for America, as the Vietnam conflict deepened and the assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr and Robert Kennedy seemed to drain hope in our domestic political future. Comics continued to respond to popular trends, but seemed largely unable to respond effectively to such significant social and political events, especially as they were waited down by the Comics Code Authority and the perception that the medium was “just for kids.” When mainstream comics tried to step outside the box, it often went poorly. This was a year where storied companies met their end, a year when amazing new creators started to show what they could do, and a year defined in many ways by comic creators’ accelerating search for new markets and avenues of expression.
New Comics, New Creators
Big Moments
Quick Notes
Best Selling Books... and Marvels
The Year in Marvel
New Titles
New Characters
Big Moments
Who's in the Bullpen
- ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Archie Goodwin
The Year in Daredevil
Appearances: Daredevil Issues 36-47, Fantastic Four #73
- Another full year of Stan Lee and Gene Colan stories.
- “Here comes…” removed from the Daredevil cover logo starting on issue 43 (Aug)
- Daredevil logo on cover changes starting on issue 44 (Sept)
- Daredevil saves the Invisible Girl from a bomb planted by the Trapster.
- Daredevil fights Victor Von Doom for the first time in his books
- To take down the Exterminator, Daredevil makes it look like Daredevil (and by Extension his “brother” Mike Murdock) was killed by an explosion.
- Daredevil fights Captain America in Madison Square Garden after encountering some radioactive chemicals. DD seemed not like himself.
- Daredevil is framed for murder by the Jester and must clear his name with police while taking down his foe.
- Murdock is mean to Karen so they won’t get close, and she decided to leave the law office for a while.
- Daredevil caps the year by visits Vietnam to rally the troops and befriends a blind soldier, Willie Lincoln. Matt Murdock then helps Lincoln stateside when he’s framed for taking a bribe by a mob boss.
New Powers, Toys or Places
New Supporting Characters
New Villains
This Week's Spotlight: Daredevil #37 Feb 1968 “Don’t Look Now, But It’s… Dr. Doom”, Daredevil #38 Mar 1968 “The Living Prison!” and Fantastic Four #73 April 1968 “The Flames of Battle…”
Recap
Why We Picked This Story
The Takeaway
Comics Code and it's impact... Something had to change.
Questions or comments
We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime.
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THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES
Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm. You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/.
The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts.
Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data.
Man Without Fear: Kuljit Mithra’s Daredevil site contains a staggering collection of resources about our hero, including news, interviews and comic details.
The American Comic Book Chronicles: Published by TwoMorrows, these volumes provide an excellent analysis of American comics through the years. Because these volumes break down comic history by year and decade they are a great place to get a basic orientation on what is happening across the comic industry at a particular point in time.
Joshua and Jamie Do Daredevil: A fantastic podcast that does a deep-dive into Daredevil comics. This ran from 2018-2020, and covered most of the first volume of Daredevil, and was a fun way to get an in-depth look at each issue of Daredevil from 1-377.
My Marvelous Year: This is a reading-club style podcast where Dave Buesing and friends chose important or interesting books from a particular year to read and discuss. This helped me remember some fun and crazy stories, and would be a great companion piece to Murdock and Marvel for those who want more comic-story-specific coverage.
BOOKLIST
The following books have been frequently used as reference while preparing summaries of the comic history segments of our show. Each and every one comes recommended by Dan for fans wanting to read more about it!
Licari, Fabio and Marco Rizzo. Marvel: The First 80 Years: The True Story of a Pop-Culture Phenomenon. London: Titan Books, 2020. This book is sort of a mess, as the print quality is terrible, and Titan doesn’t even credit the authors unless you check the fine print. It’s like this was published by Marvel in the early 60s! But the information is good, and it is presented in an entertaining fashion. So its decent, but I would recommend you see if you can just borrow it from the library instead of purchasing.
Wells, John. American Comic Book Chronicles: 1960-1964. Raleigh: Two Morrows, 2015. Not cheap, but a fantastic series that is informative and fun to read.
Wright, Bradford. Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. This is the revised edition.
Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History. New York: DK Publishing, 2022. The academic in my rails at using information from any work that doesn’t have an author credit, but this is a decent (if very surface) look at each year in the history of Timely / Marvel from 1939 to 2021.
Cowsill, Alan et al. DC Comics Year by Year: A Visual History. New York: DK Publishing, 2010. Because its nice to occasionally take a peek at what the Distinguished Competition is up to.
Dauber, Jeremy. American Comics: A History. New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 2022. An excellent, relatively compact history of the domestic comic industry from its 19th century origins through to recent 21st century developments. An excellent successor to Bradford Wright’s Comic Book Nation.
1 hr 29 min - MARVEL UNLIMITED: New Comics for Feb 25 - Mar 2
Marvel Unlimited for February 25th-March 2nd, 2024
Welcome back to What’s New in Marvel Unlimited! This is Dan, and each week my daughter Siena and I are looking at which Marvel comics are releasing digitally through the Marvel Unlimited app. For this week we are focusing on the week February 25th-Mar 02nd, 2024
QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE WEEK
https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/- 34 total new items
- 5 are Infinity Comics
- 28 are regular monthly issues
- There are 8 1st issues
- Plus 1 facsimile – Uncanny X-Men #141
INFINITY COMICS
Scrolling comics exclusive to Marvel Unlimited“STANDARD” COMICS
Comics on sale in stores Wednesday, November 15thJUMPING ON POINTS
- Gang War
BINGEABLE
- Moon Knight: City of the Dead
DAN’S PICK- Gang War Event
SIENA’S PICK- Luke Cage: Gang War #1 & 2
WHAT’S NEXT
See you next week for another look at what’s new in the world of Marvel Unlimited!
We'd love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] or find us on Instagram or Bluesky as @comicsovertime.
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Music: “Superhero Intro” by ArctSound25 min
About Comics Over Time
From the publisher's feed
Each week Dan, Duane and Siena bring you a look at comics new and old! Since 2021 we have been discussing comics, TV and film. For 2024 Duane and Dan are focusing on Marvel history that centers on Daredevil, and Siena and Dan are keeping up with current happenings in the Marvel Comics Universe. Our previous seasons are also available here: Phases of the Moon Knight covered the Moon Knight character in comics and TV, and our MCU Review saw us comparing the Phase 1 thru Phase 4 Marvel Cinematic Universe films with the comics that inspired them.
Tuesdays - What’s New in Marvel Unlimited: Digital debuts in the MU App
Thursdays - Murdock and Marvel: A history of Marvel Comic