The Brothers Marvel

Foggy Fishbowl loves a parade!

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko introduced us to the mysterious and absolutely ridiculous-looking Mysterio in June 1964, and 55 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 90th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Amazing Spider-Man No. 13, featuring night crimes, Peter Parker's career as a journophotoist, an endless supply of smoke bombs, a new thing to shout at parades, whether or not Spider-Man would lose a fight to a dolphin and a human-sized, human-handed spider.

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Doctor Strange is a real master of the bargaining arts.

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko gave us a glimpse at how awful 1960s TV was in May 1964, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 89th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Strange Tales No. 120, featuring fearless and intrepid reporter Allan Stevens, a floating lamp full of whale oil, Doctor Strange's first two albums -- the super fun "Misty Business" and the far more depressing "Misty Prison" -- and the twelve moons of Munnapor!

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She's got red in her ledger ... and she also has the super powerful Box That Lifts Tanks.

Stan Lee, Don Rico and Don Heck introduced Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow, as Soviet Russia's latest attempt to destroy Iron Man in April and May of 1964, and 55 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 88th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Tales Of Suspense Nos. 52 and 53, featuring the Laser Light Ray Gun, another one of Boris and Natasha's failed efforts to take down Moose and Squirrel, the patented "Russian poke," Tony Stark's dumb mistake of an invention, the Don Knotts security guard and the incompetence of Stansky.

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If you lived in the 1960s, you'd be part of a riot at a track meet, too.

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby once again pitted the X-Men against Magneto and his evil mutants in May 1964, and 55 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 87th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss X-Men No. 5, featuring Walt Disney's contributions to the 1964 World's Fair, how realistic a snow key would be, Magneto's absolutely incredible asteroid base, one of those classic track-meet riots from the 1960s, a scientifically unlikely but very successful ice tunnel and a continuing suspicion that Professor X is a bad guy.

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Are you a member of your local chapter of the Giant Man and Wasp fan club?

Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Dick Ayers reminded us all of the pernicious Porcupine in March 1964, and 55 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 86th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Tales To Astonish No. 53, featuring the convoluted plan of the Porcupine, a bunch of lads who love Giant Man dressed as those who have tried to kill him, the Wasp gleefully visiting a stranger’s car and a discussion over the ineffectiveness of Giant Man versus Ant Man.

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Iron Man, one of Earth's Mightiest Heroes, gets hogtied by two crows.

Stan Lee and Don Heck bombarded Tony Stark with some unbeatable crows in March 1964, and 55 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 85th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Tales Of Suspense No. 51, featuring crows getting stolen, crows recognizing a man's voice, crows understanding a man's hand motions, crows hogtying Iron Man, crows fooling Iron Man, crows carrying a full-grown man through the air, crows dragging a man to Cuban shores and just so many crows that you'll never want to hear about crows ever again.

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(Insert cartoon sound effects here.)

Stan Lee and Dick Ayers spun a goofy tale of revenge starring the Black Knight (Martin Lawrence) in February 1964, and 55 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 84th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Tales To Astonish No. 52, featuring the intricacies of the horse immune system, interest payments on eagle's blood, Martin Lawrence's mirror vision, the bite of my flying bolo balls and our pitch for "Bad Boys 3: Bad Boys 4 Life."

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Here comes Daredevil!

Stan Lee and Bill Everett introduced the Man Without Fear in April 1964, and 55 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 83rd episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Daredevil No. 1, featuring Matt Murdock's various superpowers: the ability to hear height, the ability to feel color and the ability to taste the number of grains of salt on a pretzel!

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Spider-Man's greatest foe yet: minor ailments!

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko saddled Peter Parker with a sprained ankle and a cold in April and May of 1964, and 55 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 82nd episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Amazing Spider-Man Nos. 11 and 12, featuring a "Far From Home" trip to Philly, the collapse of John Oates' criminal empire, Betty Brant and Bennett Brant being bothered by bullets, National Flagpole Appreciation Week and, of course, animals being released from the zoo.

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How The Mandarin stole Christmas.

Stan Lee and Don Heck introduced Iron Man greatest and most offensive villain in February 1964, and 53 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 81st episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Tales Of Suspense No. 50, featuring an upsetting absence of Nick Fury, Iron Man’s hassle-free trip to China, the Mandarin’s similarities to the Grinch, drippy music notes and a broken wrist.

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