Marvel by the Month

By Bryan Stratton, Jamie Wenger, Robb MilneArts Books Leisure History Animation & Manga

Marvel by the Month episodes

April 01, 2020 #049: April* 1965 - "The Stiltman Cometh"
Reading List: Amazing Spider-Man #25-26, Avengers #17, Daredevil #8, Fantastic Four #39-40, Journey Into Mystery #117, Sgt. Fury #19, Strange Tales #133-134, Tales of Suspense #66-67, Tales to Astonish #68-69, ©1965 Marvel Comics.
*Starting with this season, we'll be covering issues based on the month they were released, not their cover date. So this is our second "April 1965" episode. The previous one included Marvel comics cover-dated April 1965; this episode features the issues that hit the stands in April 1965. We also added a few additional issues from March 1965 to get everything back in sync.
"Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com.
1 hr 26 min
March 25, 2020 #048: ESSENTIAL MBTM Vol. 2: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (September 1963 - May 1965)
Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand dates for this episode are June 1963 - March 1965.
Reading List: Avengers #1-16, X-Men #1-11, Amazing Spider-Man #4-24, Fantastic Four #18-38, Journey Into Mystery #96-116, Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #3-18, Strange Tales #112-132, Tales of Suspense #45-65, Tales to Astonish #47-67, Daredevil #1-7, ©1963-1965 Marvel Comics.
"Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com.
1 hr 10 min
March 18, 2020 #047: Pre-MCU Movie Night (w/Levi Buchanan): The Fantastic Four (1994)
"Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com.
1 hr 8 min
March 11, 2020 #046: Bonus Episode - What If: Spidey Joined the FF, the Avengers Never Formed, and Someone Else Became Spidey?
Reading List: What If? (vol. 1) #1, 3, 7, ©1977-78 Marvel Comics.
"Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com.

58 min
March 04, 2020 #045: May 1965 (w/Douglas Wolk) - LIVE at Books With Pictures in Portland, OR!
Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is February/March 1965.
Special thanks to: Douglas for joining us on stage; Katie Pryde for hosting us at her incredible comics shop; JL Watkins for audio production and engineering; Sara and Jack Stratton for merch tabling; Barb Allen, Katie, and Douglas for the live musical performance.
Subscribe to Douglas Wolk's incredible Marvel Unlimited daily book club and forum, The 616 Society, at https://www.patreon.com/douglaswolk
Reading List: Fantastic Four #38, Avengers #16, Tales to Astonish #67, Tales of Suspense #65, Journey Into Mystery #116, Amazing Spider-Man #24, Sgt. Fury #18, Strange Tales #132, X-Men #11, ©1965 Marvel Comics.
"Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne. Performed live by Barb Allen, Robb Milne, Katie Proctor, and Douglas Wolk. All incidental music by Robb Milne.
Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com.
1 hr 9 min
February 26, 2020 #044: April 1965 - "Now, by My Hand, Shall Die a Villain!"
Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is January/February 1965.
Reading List: Tales to Astonish #66, Tales of Suspense #64, Sgt. Fury #17, Daredevil #7, Amazing Spider-Man #23, Fantastic Four #37, Journey Into Mystery #115, Avengers #15, Strange Tales #131, ©1965 Marvel Comics.
"Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com.
1 hr 5 min
February 19, 2020 #043: March 1965 (w/Noah Campbell) - "The Frightful Four!"
Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is December 1964/January 1965.
Reading List: Journey Into Mystery #114, Tales to Astonish #65, Amazing Spider-Man #22, Avengers #14, Tales of Suspense #63, Sgt. Fury #16, Fantastic Four #36, Strange Tales #130, X-Men #10, ©1965 Marvel Comics
"Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne.
Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com.
1 hr 11 min
February 12, 2020 #042: Happy Valentine's Day! (w/Sara Miller Stratton and Barb Allen)
[Borat Voice: My Wiiiiife!!]
Re-Reading List: Journey Into Mystery #97, Amazing Spider-Man #9, Fantastic Four #27.
"Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com.
1 hr 4 min
February 05, 2020 #041: February 1965 - "The Origin of the Mandarin"
Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is November/December 1964.
Reading List: Fantastic Four #35, Sgt. Fury #15, Amazing Spider-Man #21, Avengers #13, Daredevil #6, Tales to Astonish #64, Journey Into Mystery #113, Tales of Suspense #62, Strange Tales #129, ©1965 Marvel Comics.
"Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com.
1 hr 9 min
January 29, 2020 #040: January 1965 (w/Jamie Wenger) - "The Coming of the Scorpion"
Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is October/November 1964.
Reading List: Amazing Spider-Man #20, Sgt. Fury #14, Tales of Suspense #61, Journey Into Mystery #112, Avengers #12, Fantastic Four #34, Tales to Astonish #63, Strange Tales #128, X-Men #9, ©1965 Marvel Comics.
"Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com.
1 hr 8 min