The Brothers Marvel

Dr. Doom’s most fearsome weapon yet! Swinging around a broken piece of metal!

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko threw Spidey into the clutches of Dr. Doom in October 1963 — and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 51st episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Amazing Spider-Man No. 5, featuring spider wavelengths, Flash Thompson getting gassed in the face and Dr. Doom’s interruption of the Ed Sullivan Show.

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The Uncanny X-Men, led by the undying power of White Circle Face, battle Magneto!

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced the World’s Strangest Superheroes in September 1963, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the fabulous 50th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss X-Man No. 1, featuring the disappointing reasoning behind the name X-Men, the awesome early-days Danger Room, the Beast’s original power of having large feet, some more pristine super-villain penmanship and Iceman’s seemingly unnecessary boots.

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The sensational Spider-Man and his super vacuum!

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko gave Spidey a very bad day at the beach in September 1963 — and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 49th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Amazing Spider-Man No. 4, featuring an innocent-looking mound of sand in a vacant lot, J. Jonah Jameson’s pantslessness, the Sandman’s insistence on receiving a high school diploma and the introduction of the Infinity Vacuum!

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A fight to the death with the Super Skrull!

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby unleashed the vengeance of the Skrulls in September 1963, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 48th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Fantastic Four No. 18, featuring the Skrulls’ own super-soldier program, the relentlessly rabid nature of Fantastic Four fans and Reed Richards’ unsettling tendency to trap alien invaders in strange prisons.

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A king-sized helping of the epic villainy of Dr. Doom!

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby gave us back-to-back battles between the Fantastic Four and Latveria’s least-favorite son in the summer of 1963, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the special super-sized 47th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Fantastic Four Nos. 16 and 17, featuring the Thing’s meeting with a guinea pig, an extremely evil ocean of acid, an even more evil secret cloud laboratory and Dr. Doom’s failed attempt to secure the position of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

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Ghost fight!

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko pitted Doctor Strange against the villainous Baron Mordo in August 1963 — and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 46th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Strange Tales No. 111, featuring a battle to the ghost death, the Eye of Tony Romo and numerous characters getting … #ZappedInTheBrain!

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“Just as it was part of my plan to know that an organ grinder’s monkey would accidentally start a fire in a deserted shack, burning some valuable papers which contained enough evidence to send me to jail for years!”

This is some suspect super power, Thinker.

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby had the Mad Thinker do an awful lot of mad thinking in June 1963 — and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 45th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Fantastic Four No. 15, featuring so-called “predictions” involving hot dog vendors, a lip-headed android with a convenient “motor nerve terminal” and circus economics featuring Cousin Bones and Shorty!

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Perhaps the only time in history an anteater has been referred to as “the ultimate weapon.”

Stan Lee, H.E. Huntley and Don Heck sent Ant-Man and the Wasp to the zoo in July 1963 — and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 44th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Tales To Astonish No. 45, address Ant-Man’s stabbing of an iguana, debate whether a human could twirl an anteater around a room and honor the illustrious if brief career of Professor Carl Striker, Zoologist.

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Strange(r) things.

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko introduced us to the master of black magic in July 1963 — and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 43rd episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Strange Tales No. 110, featuring dream battles, the awesome power of the Eye of Agamotto and the unfortunate fate of Mr. Crang-guh.

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That’s one mighty pork shank. Look at that guy, he’s out cold!

Stan Lee, Robert Bernstein and Don Heck sent Iron Man after the Red Barbarian in June 1963 — and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 42nd episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Tales Of Suspense No. 42, featuring rubbery faces, Tony Stark’s extremely irresponsible inventions and an ending that breaks one of our brains.

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