Marvel Reread Club

MRC welcomes back Marvel super-expert Douglas Wolk to finish up the books of February 1968, with Fantastic Four 71, Strange Tales 165 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense 98 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers 49! Electric-Force Beams! Hyper-Psionic Brain Wave Emanations! Voltorr who looks suspiciously like the Walking Talking I-Don’t-Care Man! “The Panther”! The Femme Fatale with the Far-Out Fedora! Buscema Inks! Check it out!

MRC welcome back all-time Marvel expert Douglas Wolk to discuss the books of February 1968, featuring Amazing Spider-Man 57, Daredevil 37, Thor 149, Tales to Astonish with Namor and Hulk 100, and X-Men 41! More amnesia! Dr. Doom meets Galactus (in Daredevil)! Frank Zappa! Massive coincidences! Grotesk with a K! Check it out!

MRC finishes off January 1968 with returning special guest Jeff Ryan, featuring Fantastic Four #70, Strange Tales #164 with Dr Strange and SHIELD, Tales of Suspense #97 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #48! The Menta-Wave Unit! Flames of the Faltine! Hyperdimensional Space! Uni-directional explosives! Irma Kruhl! Ant-covered roulette tables! Check it out!

MRC welcomes special guest Jeff Ryan, author of “Father and Son Issues: The Secret History of Spider-Man” to talk about John Romita and the books of January 1968, featuring Amazing Spider-Man 56, Daredevil 36, Thor 148, Tales to Astonish 99 with Hulk and Namor, and X-Men 140! Check it out!

MRC finishes off December of 1967 with Fantastic Four 69, Strange Tales 163 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense 96 with Iron Man and Captain America, Avengers 47, and a bonus fifth book: Marvel Super-Heroes 12 introducing Captain Marvel! (No, not that one. Or that one. The other one.) The Id-Receptor of the Psionic-Revelation Eavesdropper! Goobers! 180 degree manspreading! Check it out!

MRC plows into December 1967 with Amazing Spider-Man 55, Daredevil 35, Thor 147, Tales to Astonish 98 with Namor and Hulk, and X-Men 39! Hoary amnesia tropes! Trapster self-esteem building! Buff Loki! Orca punching! Angel suspenders! Check it out!

MRC and special guest Mike Collins finish up the books of November 1967, including Fantastic Four 68, Strange Tales 162 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense 95 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers 46. A bad Kirby cover! Making Bond Jealous! All swipe-pages! Sitwell! Agent Thirteen! Whirlwind! Check it out!

MRC welcomes the legendary British penciller Mike Collins (who drew the first appearance of Gambit!) to discuss the books of November 1967, featuring Amazing Spider-Man 54, Daredevil 34, Thor 146, Tales to Astonish 97 with Namor and Hulk, and X-Men 38! Roomer has it! Too Dumb to Die! Volstagless-Thor! Swamp Men! Living Lightning! Blobby pupils! Check it out!

It’s time for our 1967 Annuals Episode, with Daredevil Annual 1, Amazing Spider-Man Annual 4, Avengers Annual 1 and Fantastic Four Annual 5! Dollar Store Sinister Six! Secret Larry! Asgardian Tossing! Procreation! Check it out!

MRC finishes up October of 1967 with Fantastic Four 67, Strange Tales 161 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense 94 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers 45. The Creature in Lock 41! The Id-Paralyzer! All-Swipes! Titanium Miniskirts! MODOK vs. Beekeepers! Waffle-Pattern Eyes! Check it out!