Marvel by the Month

Jordan Morris is one-half of Jordan, Jesse, Go!, one of the longest-running and funniest podcasts on the interwaves. He's also a brilliant comedy writer whose work can be most recently seen in Disney+'s Earth to Ned, which you should treat yourself to if you haven't already.

Tony Cliff is the creator of the Delilah Dirk series of graphic novels and the Eisner-nominated short story, Old Oak Trees.

Tony and Jordan have combined their considerable talents, along with those of co-writer Sarah Morgan and color artist Natalie Riess to adapt Jordan's scripted comedy podcast Bubble to a graphic novel. It's being solicited in the May issue of Previews, so get your orders into your local comics shop TODAY!

Use Previews order code MAY211460 for the softcover edition and MAY211461 for the hardcover.

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Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:

"The Monarch and the Man-Ape!" - Avengers #62, written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema and George Klein, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Within This Tortured Land" - Fantastic Four #85, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Galactus Is Born!" - Thor #162, 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.

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"Spider-Man Wanted!" - Amazing Spider-Man #70, written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita and Jim Mooney, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"Some Say the World Will End In Fire..." - Avengers #61, written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema and George Klein, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"Rebirth!" - Captain Marvel #11, written by Arnold Drake, art by Dick Ayers and Vince Colletta, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"Daredevil Drops Out" - Daredevil #49, written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and George Klein, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"... With One Beside Him" - Doctor Strange #178, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"Where Fall the Shifting Sands?" - Incredible Hulk #113, written by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe and Dan Adkins, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"Unmasked!" - Iron Man #11, written by Archie Goodwin, art by George Tuska and Johnny Craig, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"The Choice and the Challenge!" - Sub-Mariner #11, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and George Klein, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"The Rage of Blastaar!" - X-Men #53, written by Arnold Drake, art by Barry Smith and "Michael Dee" (Mike Esposito), ©1968 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.

Clint McElroy is a radio legend in Huntington, West Virginia, a host and co-creator of The Adventure Zone podcast, and a comics writer whose credits include The Green Hornet, War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery, and 3 Ninjas Kick Back.

And he's got another graphic novel coming out in July! The Adventure Zone vol. 4: The Crystal Kingdom is co-written by Clint and his kids, illustrated by Carey Pietsch, and published by First Second Books. Ask your local comics shop order you a copy of the softcover version with Previews order code MAY211456 or the hardcover version with Previews order code MAY211457.

Clint's first children's book, Goldie's Guide to Grandparenting, has also just been published by First Second/Macmillan Books. Learn more about that right here. 

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Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:

"The Name Is Doom!" - Fantastic Four #84, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"Shall a God Prevail?" - Thor #161, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Vince Colletta, ©1968 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.

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Jennifer aka Comics Will Break Your Heart is the host of the Casually Comics Sunday Chat. We're pretty sure she reads more comics than anyone we know, and she's a must-follow on Instagram. 

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Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:

"The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny!" - Silver Surfer #4, written by Stan Lee, art by John Buscema and Sal Buscema, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"And Now... Galactus!" - Thor #160, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Vince Colletta, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"... Till Death Do Us Part!" - Avengers #60, written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema and "Mickey Demeo" (Mike Esposito), ©1968 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.

"Mission: Crush the Kingpin!" - Amazing Spider-Man #69, written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita and Jim Mooney, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"Die, Traitor!" - Captain Marvel #10, written by Arnold Drake, art by Don Heck and Vince Colletta, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"Farewell to Foggy!" - Daredevil #48, written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and George Klein, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"The Cult and the Curse" - Doctor Strange #177, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"The Brute Battles On!" - Incredible Hulk #112, written by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe and Dan Adkins, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"Once More... the Mandarin!" - Iron Man #10, written by Archie Goodwin, art by George Tuska and Johnny Craig, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"Never Bother a Barracuda!" - Sub-Mariner #10, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and Dan Adkins, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"Twilight Of the Mutants!" - X-Men #52, written by Arnold Drake, art by Don Heck, Werner Roth, and John Tartaglione, ©1968 Marvel Comics

... and Not Brand Echh #12 👎

"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.

Katie Pryde is the proprietrix of our comic book home base, Books with Pictures in Portland, Oregon. She's also a board member of ComicsPro, the Comics Professional Retail Organization and an all-around Force For Good in the comics industry.

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Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:

"Guardians of the Galaxy!" - Marvel Super-Heroes #18, written by Arnold Drake, art by Gene Colan and "Mickey Demeo" (Mike Esposito), ©1968 Marvel Comics

"Crisis On the Campus! - Amazing Spider-Man #68, written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita and Jim Mooney, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"The Name Is... Yellowjacket!" - Avengers #59, written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema and George Klein, ©1968 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.

"Between Hammer and Anvil!" - Captain Marvel #9, written by Arnold Drake, art by Don Heck and Vince Colletta, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"Brother, Take My Hand!" - Daredevil #47, written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and George Klein, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"O Grave Where Is Thy Victory?" - Doctor Strange #176, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"The Mark of -- the Madman!" - Fantastic Four #82, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"Shanghaied In Space!" - Incredible Hulk #111, written by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe and Dan Adkins, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"... There Lives a Green Goliath" - Iron Man #9, written by Archie Goodwin, art by George Tuska and Johnny Craig, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"The Spell of the Serpent!" - Sub-Mariner #9, written by Roy Thomas, art by Marie Severin and Dan Adkins, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"The Devil Had a Daughter!" - X-Men #51, written by Arnold Drake, art by Jim Steranko and John Tartaglione, ©1968 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.

Issues Covered in This Episode:

"The Snares of the Trapster!" - Captain America #108, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Syd Shores, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"And Fear Shall Follow!" - Captain Marvel #8, written by Arnold Drake, art by Don Heck and Vince Colletta, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"... The Final Jest!" - Daredevil #46, written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and George Klein, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"Unto Us... the Sons of Satannish!" - Doctor Strange #175, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"Umbu, the Unliving!" - Incredible Hulk #110, written by Stan Lee, art by Herb Trimpe and John Severin, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"A Duel Must End!" - Iron Man #8, written by Archie Goodwin, art by Goerge Tuska and Johnny Craig, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"In the Rage of Battle!" - Sub-Mariner #8, written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"The Way It Was!" - Thor #158, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Vince Colletta, ©1968 Marvel Comics

“Hail, Queen of Mutants!” - X-Men #50, written by Arnold Drake, art by Jim Steranko and John Tartaglione, ©1968 Marvel Comics

... and Not Brand Echh #11 😖

"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.

Mike Allred is one of the greatest and most prolific comics creators in the history of the industry. From his creator-owned work like Madman (celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2022), Red Rocket 7, The Golden Plates,  iZombie, and Bowie, to critically acclaimed runs on Marvel titles, including FF (with Matt Fraction), X-Statix (with Peter Milligan), and the Eisner Award-winning Silver Surfer (with Dan Slott), Mike has repeatedly redefined the medium and himself as an artist.

His latest work, X-Ray Robot, is now available in trade paperback at your local comics shop. The glasses-free 3D cover gallery in the back of the book will blow your mind.

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That same pledge level gets you access to our Omnibus companion episode, which covers all of the September 1968 issues that we didn't get to in this episode (that were available on Marvel Unlimited, anyway).

Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:

"Enter -- the Exquisite Elemental!" - Fantastic Four #81, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"Even an Android Can Cry" - Avengers #58, written by Roy Thomas, art by John Buscema and George Klein, ©1968 Marvel Comics

"The Power and the Prize!" - Silver Surfer #3, written by Stan Lee, art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott, ©1968 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.

A huge THANK YOU to Daniel, Jack, David, Jamie, Matt('s lawyer), and everyone who sent in emails and audio for our 100th episode. We are so grateful to all y'all, and we'll keep making this stuff as long as you want to hear it. 

(No thanks to Noah.)

Our Season 5 recap covers all of these issues, more or less: Amazing Spider-Man #53-66 and Annuals #4 and 5, Avengers #44-57 and Annuals #1 and 2, Captain America #100-107, Captain Marvel #1-7, Captain Savage #1-7, Daredevil #32-45, Doctor Strange #170-174, Fantastic Four #67-80 and Annuals #5 and 6, Incredible Hulk #102-109 and King Size-Special #1, Iron Man #1-7, Iron Man & Sub-Mariner #1, Marvel Super-Heroes #12-14 and 16-17, Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #1-6, Not Brand Echh #3-10, Sgt. Fury #46-58 and Annual #4, Silver Surfer #1-2, Spectacular Spider-Man #1-2, Strange Tales #161-169, Sub-Mariner #1-7, Tales of Suspense #94-99, Tales to Astonish #96-101, Thor #144-155, X-Men #36-48, ©1967-68 Marvel Comics.

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"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 and follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth.

Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.