Marvel by the Month

Elana Levin is the host of the Graphic Policy Radio podcast, where they talk about about comics, genre movies and television through the lens of politics and social change. They’ve written about Jack Kirby for The Daily Beast and talked about him on SyFy and Jack Kirby Museum livestreams, so you can imagine how excited we were to be able to have them join us!

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Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:

"The Skrull Takes a Slave!" - Fantastic Four #90, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"This World Renounced!" - Thor #167, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Vince Colletta, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"The Coming of... the Falcon!" - Captain America #117, written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and Joe Sinnott, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. 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.

"Death Without Warning!" - Amazing Spider-Man #75, written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita and Jim Mooney, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Betrayal!" - Avengers #66, written by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Smith and Syd Shores, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Far Worse Than Death!" - Captain America #116, written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and Joe Sinnott, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"That Zo Might Live... a Galaxy Must Die!" - Captain Marvel #15, written by Gary Friedrich, art by Gary Friedrich, Tom Sutton, and Dan Adkins, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Call Him... Fear!" - Daredevil #54, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and George Klein, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"A Clash of Titans" - Incredible Hulk #118, written by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Of Beasts and Men!" - Iron Man #16, written by Archie Goodwin, art by George Tuska and Johnny Craig, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"The Heir of Frankenstein!" - Silver Surfer #7, written by Stan Lee, art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"The Sea That Time Forgot!" - Sub-Mariner #16, written by Roy Thomas, art by Marie Severin and "Joe Gaudioso" (Mike Esposito), ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Mission: Murder!" - X-Men #58, written by Roy Thomas, art by Neal Adams and Tom Palmer, ©1969 Marvel Comics

Paul Kupperberg was a longtime writer and editor for DC Comics in the 1970s, 80s, and 90s, working on Superman, Doom Patrol, Vigilante, Arion Lord of Atlantis, and many others. And he wrote a couple of books about it — I Never Write for the Money... But I Always Turn In the Manuscript for a Check and Paul Kupperberg's Illustrated Guide to Writing Comics. Find out what else he's up to at paulkupperberg.com.

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Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:

"The Madness of the Mole Man!" - Fantastic Four #89, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"A God Berserk!" - Thor #166, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Vince Colletta, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. 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.

"As It Was In the Beginning..." - Daredevil #53, written by Stan Lee and Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and George Klein, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"If a World Should Die Before I Wake..." - Doctor Strange #181, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"A House There Was!" - Fantastic Four #88, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"World's End?" - Incredible Hulk #117, written by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Said the Unicorn to the Ghost --- !" - Iron Man #15, written by Archie Goodwin, art by George Tuska and Johnny Craig, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"The Day of the Dragon!" - Sub-Mariner #15, written by Roy Thomas, art by Marie Severin and Vince Colletta, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"The Sentinels Live!" - X-Men #57, written by Roy Thomas, art by Neal Adams and Tom Palmer, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. 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.

Kirk Chritton is a comics writer, book publisher, former employee of Jim Steranko (!!) and friend of the show. His latest book, Comics Career: Tales From the Titans is available at comicscareer.com, along with a ton of great resources for how to make a career in comics.

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Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:

"If This Be Bedlam!" - Amazing Spider-Man #74, written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita and Jim Mooney, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Now Begins the Nightmare!" - Captain America #115, written by Stan Lee, art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Mightier Than the Sword?" - Avengers #65, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and Sam Grainger, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. 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.

"What Is... the Power?" - X-Men #56, written by Roy Thomas, art by Neal Adams and Tom Palmer, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"The Eve of... Annihilation!" - Incredible Hulk #116, written by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe and Dan Adkins, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Burn, Namor... Burn!" - Sub-Mariner #14, written by Roy Thomas, art by Marie Severin and "Joe Gaudioso" (Mike Esposito), ©1969 Marvel Comics

"When a Galaxy Beckons..." - Captain Marvel #14, written by Gary Friedrich, art by Frank Springer and Vince Colletta, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Like a Death Ray From the Sky!" - Avengers #64, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and George Klein, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Worlds Without End!" - Silver Surfer #6, written by Stan Lee, art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"The Night of the Panther!" - Daredevil #52, written by Roy Thomas, art by Barry Smith and Johnny Craig, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Lest Mankind Fall!" - Thor #164, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Vince Colletta, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. 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.

Chelsea Cain is the six-time New York Times bestselling author of the Archie Sheridan & Gretchen Lowell thriller series, two of which made Stephen King’s “best ten books of the year” lists.

She’s the Eisner Award-nominated writer of Man-Eaters (published by Image Comics) as well as Marvel Comics’ Mockingbird. Her latest comics series, Spy Island, was just published as a trade paperback by Dark Horse Comics, and Man-Eaters: The Cursed is being solicited in Previews right now (order code MAY210055) — tell your local comics store you want it!

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Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:

"The Web Closes!" - Amazing Spider-Man #73, written by Stan Lee, art by John Buscema, John Romita, and Jim Mooney, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"The Power and the Pride!" - Fantastic Four #87, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. 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.

"Eternity, Eternity" - Doctor Strange #180, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"And In This Corner... Goliath!" - Avengers #63, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and George Klein, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Captives of the Controller!" - Iron Man #13, written by Archie Goodwin, art by George Tuska and Johnny Craig, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Traitors or Heroes?" - Captain Marvel #13, written by Gary Friedrich, art by Frank Springer and Vince Colletta, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Rocked by the Shocker!" - Amazing Spider-Man #72, written by Stan Lee, art by John Buscema, John Romita, and Jim Mooney, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Lo, the Leader Lives!" - Incredible Hulk #115, written by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe and Dan Adkins, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Death, Thou Shalt Die!" - Sub-Mariner #13, written by Roy Thomas, art by Marie Severin and Joe Sinnott, ©1969 Marvel Comics

Not Brand Echh #13, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"The Living Pharaoh!" - X-Men #55, written by Roy Thomas, art by Don Heck, Werner Roth, and Vince Colletta, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. 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.

Douglas Wolk is the host of our favorite Doctor Doom-centric podcast, Voice of Latveria, which you should all be listening to even if Lord Doom hadn't already ordered you to do so under pain of death. Robb has guested on an episode, and Bryan is super jelly about it.

Douglas is also the author of All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told, for which he read every single Marvel superhero comic. It will be published in October 2021 by Penguin Random House, and you can preorder your copy today from many fine retailers, like, for example, Books with Pictures. 

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Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:

"The Strange Death of Captain America" - Captain America #113, by Stan Lee and Jim Steranko w/Tom Palmer, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"The Victims!" - Fantastic Four #86, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"This Man... This Demon!" +4 reprints - Marvel Super-Heroes #20, written by Roy Thomas, art by Larry Lieber, Frank Giacoia, and Vince Colletta, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen, with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder. 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.

"The Speedster and the Spider!" - Amazing Spider-Man #71, written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita and Jim Mooney, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Lest We Forget!" - Captain America #112, written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby and George Tuska, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"The Moment of -- the Man-Slayer!" - Captain Marvel #12, written by Arnold Drake, art by Dick Ayers and Syd Shores, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"If In Battle I Fall --- !" - Daredevil #50, written by Stan Lee, art by Barry Smith and Johnny Craig, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"At Last I Will Have My Revenge!" - Incredible Hulk #114, written by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe and Dan Adkins, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"-- And Who Shall Mourn For Him?" - Silver Surfer #5, written by Stan Lee, art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"A World Against Me!" - Sub-Mariner #12, written by Roy Thomas, art by Marie Severin, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Wanted: Dead or Alive -- Cyclops!" - X-Men #54, written by Arnold Drake, art by Don Heck and Vince Colletta, ©1969 Marvel Comics