The Brothers Marvel

Hank Pym has apparently increased his egg intake.

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby changed Ant Man into Gi-Ant Man in November 1963, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 61st episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Tales To Astonish No. 49, featuring a man selling loose hot dogs in the woods, a better version of this story that takes place in Epcot and Hank Pym’s continual vulnerability to being trapped in a glass box.

Why fly to Washington when you can roller skate!

Stan Lee, Steve Ditko and Don Heck had Iron Man face off against his meltiest foe yet in November 1963, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 60th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Tales Of Suspense No. 47, featuring the fiendish plots of Bruno Horgan, Tony Stark’s instance on crashing through a wall and the probable pay inequity going on at Stark Industries.

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Do you realize how many lizards there are on Earth?!?

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko sent Spidey to face off against a half-man/half-skink in November 1963 — and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 59th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Amazing Spider-Man No. 6, featuring everything you ever wanted to know about skinks, a lizard monster crying on his stationary and the first Marvel story to take place in a national park.

Apparently vanishing earns you a mind-wipe these days.

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby sent the X-Men after the Vanisher in November 1963, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 58th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss X-Men No. 2, featuring the Merry Moppet ice cream truck, special agent Fred Duncan, the FBI’s insanely awesome plane-copter and one all-powerful mind wipe.

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So when the Fantastic Four ride the subway, which train to they take? The FF Train! Yuck, yuck, yuck.

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby sent the FF to battle the menace of the Molecule Man in November 1963, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 57th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Fantastic Four No. 20, featuring the return of The Watcher and his non-interfering interference, some pretty wild facial scarring, the FF’s trip on the subway and the Molecule Man’s very upsetting magic wand!

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The Porcupine truly is a villain you’ll never forget.

Stan Lee, H.E. Huntley and Don Heck pitted Ant Man and the Wasp against a villain based on nature’s perfect fighting machine in October 1963, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 56th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Tales To Astonish No. 48, featuring a burglar-proof bank, too many tubes, the poorly written Wasp, Hank Pym nearly drowning in a bathtub and … BLIPF!

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It’s everyone’s favorite Marvel character: Nikita Khrushchev!

Stan Lee, Robert Bernstein and Don Heck heavily featured the Soviet Premier in October 1963, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 55th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Tales Of Suspense No. 46, featuring the overly panicky Khrushchev, the Crimson Dynamo’s bonkers costume and Iron Man’s ridiculous tree prison!

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The FF goes back to the past!

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby sent our favorite heroes to Ancient Egypt in October 1963, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 54th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Fantastic Four No. 19, featuring Reed’s sudden interest in Egyptology, Dr. Doom’s surviving crocodiles, a time machine in the shape of a Sphinx and Rama Tut — he coulda won a Grammy!

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And there came a day unlike any other, when Earth’s mightiest heroes were united against a common threat! On that day the Avengers were born! To fight the foes no single hero could withstand!

In this case, a seal-juggling Hulk disguised as a clown! (Don't remember that from the movie.)

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby assembled the Avengers in September 1963, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 53rd episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Avengers No. 1, featuring yet another use of invisible dynamite, yet another appearance of Rick Jones’ accursed Teen Brigade, using a net to stop the Hulk, the most visibly upsetting troll of all-time and a convenient — and perhaps physics-defying — trap door in a Detroit tire factory.

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Is there any aquatic non-fish the ancient Atlanteans could not ride?

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby staged the invasion of the Atlanteans in July 1963, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 52nd episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Fantastic Four Annual No. 1, featuring Atlantis’ unending supply of sensational headwear, the history of Homo mermanus, Namor’s super-cool father — Captain McKenzie — the destructive power of the letter “M” and exactly how one would ride a squid.

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