Marvel Reread Club

MRC steals the gimmick of May 1967, starting with Amazing Spider-Man #48, Daredevil #28, Thor #140, Tales to Astonish #91 with Namor and Hulk, and X-Men #32! Cruci-fiction! Blind/Freeze-Rays! Stimuloids! Democracy sucks! Infinite Weapons! Satan’s Saints! Check it out!

MRC returns from hiatus to finish April 1967, going all out of order with Daredevil #27, Fantastic Four #61, Avengers #39, Tales of Suspense #88 with Captain America and Iron Man, and Thor #139! Rocking chair helicopters! Latverian headshop blacklight posters! Thunderboot! Pepper hooves! Kane tech! Colletta really messing this one up! Check it out!

To discuss the first half of April 1967, MRC welcomes legendary comics journalist Heidi MacDonald (who actually knew Marie Severin and tells us about her!) She chose her favorites, so we’re out of order, doing X-Men 31, Amazing Spider-Man 47, Tales to Astonish 90 featuring Namor and Hulk, and Strange Tales 155 featuring SHIELD and Dr Strange! Check it out!

MRC finishes up March of 1967 with Fantastic Four #60, Strange Tales #154 with SHIELD and Doctor Strange, Tales of Suspense #87 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #38! The Watcher Can’t Even Watch! Darts of Doom! Veritas! Boring and Riveting! The Bamboo Curtain! Check it out!

MRC launches into March of 1967 with special guest Bill Cairns, covering Amazing Spider-Man #46, Daredevil #26, Thor #138, Tales to Astonish with Namor and Hulk #89 and X-Men #30. Vibro-Thumbs! More Mike! Matchless Fist Pounders! Whale vs Robot! A Tale of Two Sparlings! Check it out!

MRC finishes up February of 1967 with Fantastic Four #59, Strange Tales #153 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #86 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #36. Solar-Beam guns! Ultra-Magnetic Stabilizers! The Pillar of Peril! A Good Ol’ American One-Two to the Kisser! Beeper Dogs! Ixar! Check it out!

MRC swings into February 1967 with Amazing Spider-Man #45, Daredevil #25, Thor #137, Tales to Astonish #88 with Namor and Hulk and X-Men #29. Fights atop trains! Mike Murdoch! Spear skills! Alien littering! Revolutionary War Underground Throne-rooms! Check it out!

MRC finishes up January 1967 with Fantastic Four #58, Strange Tales with SHIELD and Dr. Strange #152, Tales of Suspense with Iron Man and Captain America #85 and Avengers #36! The Dismal Dregs of Defeat! White Knuckles! Cunning and Guile! Note-taking! Name of a Name! Burgomeisters! Check it out!

MRC slithers into January 1967 with Amazing Spider-Man #44, Daredevil #24, Thor #136, Tales to Astonish #87 with Namor and the Hulk, and X-Men #28. One Last Glimpse of Penn Station! Armed Brigands! Him Who Is Unknown! Mysterious Paste-Ups! Thews! Pliers! Check it out!

It’s our landmark 100th episode, with very special guest, National Book Award winner Dan Santat! We discuss the 1966 Annuals: Amazing Spider-Man Annual #3, Fantastic Four Annual #4, and Giant-Size Thor #2! Testiness! Anguish! Brawling! Check it out!