Marvel by the Month

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Stories Covered in this Episode: 

"Madness Is... The Miracle Man!" - Fantastic Four #138, written by Gerry Conway, art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott, letters by John Costanza, colors by Petra Goldberg, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"Target: Tomorrow!" - Fantastic Four #139, written by Gerry Conway, art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott, letters by John Costanza, colors by Stan Goldberg, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3.0 written and performed by Robb Milne and sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne.

Visit us on the internet (and buy some stuff) at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram 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.

For an additional 30 minutes of bonus content — including our discussion of Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #13 and the soft launch of Marvel Two-In-One in the pages of Marvel Feature #11 — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 80 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week!

Stories Covered in this Episode: 

"The Doom That Bloomed on Kathulos!" - Marvel Premiere #8, written by Gardner Fox, art by Jim Starlin, Frank Giacoia, and Dave Hunt, letters by Jean Izzo, colors by Petra Goldberg, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"The Crypts of Kaa-U!" - Marvel Premiere #9, written by Steve Englehart, art by Frank Brunner and Ernie Chua, letters by John Costanza, colors by David Hunt, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"Finally, Shuma-Gorath!" - Marvel Premiere #10, written by Steve Englehart, art by Frank Brunner and the Crusty Bunkers, letters by John Costanza, colors by Frank Brunner, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3.0 written and performed by Robb Milne and sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne.

Visit us on the internet (and buy some stuff) at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram 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.

Michael Giacchino is a Tony Award away from going full EGOT, thanks to a prolific film and television soundtrack career. Seriously, check out the man's IMDB page sometime. You've had him in your ears for most of your adult life, whether you know it or not. His directorial debut was the Werewolf by Night feature on Disney+ which made us decide he was one of the coolest people in the entertainment industry even before he became one of our Patreon supporters.

Speaking of Patreon, for an additional 50 minutes of extra content — including our discussion of Vampire Tales #1 and the return of Marvel, er, MONSTER by the Minute — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 80 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week!

Stories Covered in this Episode: 

"His Name Is... Blade!" - Tomb of Dracula #10, written by Marv Wolfman, art by Gene Colan and Jack Abel, letters by Denise Vladimer, colors by Petra Goldberg, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"Carnival of Fear!" - Werewolf by Night #6, written by Len Wein, art by Mike Ploog and Frank Bolle, letters by John Costanza, colors by Glynis Wein, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"Ritual of Blood!" - Werewolf by Night #7, written by Len Wein, art by Mike Ploog and Jim Mooney, letters by Charlotte Jetter, colors by Glynis Wein, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"MONSTER by the Month" theme by Robb Milne. All incidental music by Robb Milne.

Visit us on the internet (and buy some stuff) at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram 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.

For an additional 20 minutes of extra content — including our discussion of Warlock #5-7 (featuring Counter-Earth's versions of Doctor Doom and Reed Richards) support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 80 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week!

Stories Covered in this Episode: 

"Night of the Swordsman" - Avengers #114, written by Steve Englehart, art by Bob Brown and Mike Esposito, letters by Artie Simek, colors by Petra Goldberg, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"Just a Man Called Cage!" - Amazing Spider-Man #123, written by Gerry Conway, art by Gil Kane, John Romita, and Tony Mortellaro, letters by Artie Simek, colors by Dave Hunt, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne.

Visit us on the internet (and buy some stuff) at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram 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.

C'mon, you don't really need us to tell you who Mark Waid is, do you? He's written just about every major character for Marvel and DC and collected a wall full of awards along the way (including Chip Zdarsky's Harvey Award!). And as much as we hate to break kayfabe, his Batman/Superman: World's Finest, illustrated by Dan Mora, is really good, and the first volume was just released in hardcover. They've got a Shazam! series coming out as well, which is probably also going to be excellent, dammit.

For an additional 40 minutes of extra content — including our discussion of Marvel Feature #7-10 (featuring the first enjoyable Ant-Man stories in... ever) support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 80 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week!

Stories Covered in this Episode: 

"The Night Gwen Stacy Died" - Amazing Spider-Man #121, written by Gerry Conway, art by Gil Kane, John Romita, and Tony Mortellaro, letters by Artie Simek, colors by David Hunt, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"The Goblin's Last Stand!" - Amazing Spider-Man #122, written by Gerry Conway, art by Gil Kane, John Romita, and Tony Mortellaro, letters by Artie Simek, colors by Dave Hunt, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne.

Visit us on the internet (and buy some stuff) at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram 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.

For an additional 15 minutes of extra content — including our discussion of Astonishing Tales #17-18 (featuring Ka-Zar's battle against Gemini, Lord Plunder, and Gog for the Super-Soldier Serum) support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 80 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week!

Stories Covered in this Episode: 

"A Dragon Stalks the Skies!" - Fantastic Four #134, written by Gerry Conway, art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott, letters by Artie Simek, colors by David Hunt, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"The Eternity Machine" - Fantastic Four #135, written by Gerry Conway, art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott, letters by Artie Simek, colors by Petra Goldberg, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"... If He Loseth His Soul!" - Captain America #161, written by Steve Englehart, art by Sal Buscema and John Verpoorten, letters by Artie Simek, colors by Stan Goldberg, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"This Way Lies Madness!" - Captain America #162, written by Steve Englehart, art by Sal Buscema and John Verpoorten, letters by John Costanza, colors by Petra Goldberg, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne.

Visit us on the internet (and buy some stuff) at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram 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.

David F. Walker is one of the most prolific writers working in comics today. His Marvel/20th Century Planet of the Apes series (drawn by David Wachter) launches in April, and his Eisner Award-winning Bitter Root (co-written with Chuck Brown and illustrated by Sanford Greene) just got a beautiful omnibus edition of its first arc, published by Image Comics. And his other Eisner-winning book, The Black Panther Party (with artist Marcus Kwame Anderson), continues to generate critical and commercial acclaim. Follow him on Instagram to keep up with all of his self-publishing projects, including 2020: Hard Time In the Anarchist Jurisdiction, The BadAzz Mofo 25th Anniversary Compendium & Toilet Reader, and Imposter Syndrome.

For more than 60 minutes of extra content — including our discussion of Avengers #110-111 and Daredevil #99 (featuring the Avengers and Daredevil vs. Magneto and Hawkeye vs. common decency), plus another half hour of our conversation with David Walker about Blaxploitation movies, the mobbed-up origins of genre film and comics, and Harlan Ellison — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains 80 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week!

Stories Covered in this Episode: 

"Crescendo!" - Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #8, written by Steve Englehart, art by George Tuska and Billy Graham, letters by John Costanza, colors by Andrea Hunt, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"Where Angels Fear to Tread!" - Luke Cage, Hero for Hire #9, written by Steve Englehart, art by George Tuska and Billy Graham, letters by Denise Vladimer, colors by Stan Goldberg, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne.

Visit us on the internet (and buy some stuff) at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram 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.

Jordan Morris is the creator of the hilarious sci-fi gig-economy dystopia podcast Bubble, which he adapted into an Eisner-nominated graphic novel with co-writer Sarah Morgan, artist Tony Cliff, and colorist Natalie Riess for First Second. He's also slightly less than one-half (by height) of the long-running, premise-less, and equally hilarious podcast Jordan Jesse GO! which he's been making with fellow UC Santa Cruz alum Jesse Thorn for longer than some of their listeners have been alive.

For more than 25 minutes of extra content, including our discussion of Adventures Into Fear #12 (featuring a skeevy '70s swamp sheriff) and Monster of Frankenstein #2 ("Bride of the Monster!") support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains nearly 80 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week!

Stories Covered in this Episode: 

"Night of the Death Stalkers!" - Tomb of Dracula #7, written by Marv Wolfman, art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, letters by John Costanza, colors by Tom Palmer, ©1972 Marvel Comics

"The Hell-Crawlers" - Tomb of Dracula #8, written by Marv Wolfman, art by Gene Colan and Ernie Chua, letters by Charlotte Jetter, colors by Glynis Wein, ©1972 Marvel Comics

"Mary Shelley's Frankenstein!" - Monster of Frankenstein #1, written by Gary Friedrich, art by Mike Ploog, letters by John Costanza, ©1972 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne.

Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonthand 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.

For more than 15 minutes of extra content, including our discussion of Fantastic Four #133 (in which Thundra and Ben Grimm duke it out at Shea Stadium), support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains nearly 80 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week!

Stories Covered in this Episode: 

"Spawn of the Flesh-Eater!" - Incredible Hulk #162, written by Steve Englehart, art by Herb Trimpe and Sal Trapani, letters by Artie Simek, colors by David Hunt, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"Four Against the Gods" - Defenders #3, written by Steve Englehart, art by Sal Buscema and Jim Mooney, ©1972 Marvel Comics

"The New Defender!" - Defenders #4, written by Steve Englehart, art by Sal Buscema and Frank McLaughlin, letters by Artie Simek, colors by Petra Goldberg, ©1972 Marvel Comics

"World Without End?" - Defenders #5, written by Steve Englehart, art by Sal Buscema and Frank McLaughlin, letters by Charlotte Jetter, colors by Glynis Wein, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne.

Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram 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.

Clint McElroy, the All-Father of Podcasting, is one-quarter of the hosts of The Adventure Zone let's-play podcast on the Maximum Fun network. He's also the co-author of the TAZ graphic novel adaptations, along with three other guys you probably haven't heard of. The Adventure Zone vol. 5: The Eleventh Hour is on the shelves of better comics shops and bookstores everywhere right now! Make sure to pick up up, along with the other four volumes, and tell 'em MBTM sent you!

For more than 35 minutes of extra content, including our discussion of Captain America #157-159 (in which the Viper debuts and the mystery of Sgt. Muldoon's suspension is revealed), support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 70 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week!

Stories Covered in this Episode: 

"The Measure of a Man!" - Avengers #109, written by Steve Englehart, art by Don Heck and Frank McLaughlin, letters by Charlotte Jetter, colors by Stan Goldberg, ©1972 Marvel Comics

"The Frightful Four -- Plus One!" - Fantastic Four #129, written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott, ©1972 Marvel Comics

"Battleground: The Baxter Building!" - Fantastic Four #130, written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott, ©1972 Marvel Comics

"Revolt in Paradise!" - Fantastic Four #131, written by Roy Thomas, art by Ross Andru and Joe Sinnott, letters by John Costanza, colors by Petra Goldberg, ©1972 Marvel Comics

"Omega! The Ultimate Enemy!" - Fantastic Four #132, written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott, letters by John Costanza, colors by Petra Goldberg, ©1972 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne.

Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram 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.