The Brothers Marvel

Welcome … the Wasp!

Stan Lee, H.E. Huntley and Jack Kirby gave Ant-Man a partner in June 1963 — and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 41st episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Tales To Astonish No. 44, featuring Hank Pym’s stupid desktop-computer helmet, Janet Van Dyne’s new wasp DNA and the worst plan to defeat a snot monster ever.

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The eyes are the groin of the head.

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko brought Spidey face to face with his greatest villain yet in July 1963 — and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 40th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Amazing Spider-Man No. 3, featuring Doctor Octopus’ mysterious motivations, some questionable fire math by the virus-stricken Human Torch and how a good ol’ fashioned punch to the jaw is the best way to defeat any super-villain.

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The Radioactive Man finds out the hard way that mind control is not as easy as it looks.

Stan Lee, Robert Bernstein and Jack Kirby introduced the Chinese villain Radioactive Man in June 1963 — and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 39th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Journey Into Mystery No. 93, featuring the Radioactive Man’s strange immunity to everything Thor can do, Chen Lu’s brazen yet unnecessary walk through a customs station and Don Blake’s going for a swim in the Hudson River.

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Every orphan’s favorite gift: a piece of a cannonball!

Stan Lee, Robert Bernstein and Jack Kirby made Iron Man the unwitting accomplice of Dr. Strange (but not that Dr. Strange) in May 1963 — and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 38th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Tales Of Suspense No. 41, featuring Iron Man’s quest to steal Spider-Man’s showbiz award, Dr. Strange (but not that Dr. Strange)’s amazing untold backstory and the flashlight batteries that saved the world.

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Oh, man, it’s clobbering time.

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby broke the Puppet Master out of a sanitarium in May 1963 — and 53 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 37th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Fantastic Four No. 14, featuring the unfortunate return of the Puppet Master and his nonsensical plans, perhaps the greatest Thing moment to date and Jack Kirby’s continued commitment to showing off Namor’s skills as an interior decorator.

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“There is unrest in the forest, there is trouble with the trees …”

Stan Lee, Robert Bernstein and Joe Sinnott forced Thor to do some quick hammer improvisation in May 1963 — and 53 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 36th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Journey Into Mystery No. 92, featuring another round of ill-explained magnetism, Odin’s bad habit of ordering Loki into easily escapable imprisonment and Thor’s epic battle with living trees!

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Iron Man has a fancy new skirt!

Stan Lee, Robert Bernstein and Jack Kirby gave Tony Stark a golden new getup in April 1963 — and 53 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 35th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Tales Of Suspense No. 40, featuring another Marvel hero fighting poor circus animals, an unexplained survey of suburban weather and the far-better version of this story that features villainous sentient roller skates.

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Two words: Super Apes.

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby sent the FF to the moon for a battle with the Red Ghost and his Super Apes in April 1963 — and 53 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 34th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Fantastic Four No. 13, featuring the only man to teach a gorilla how to operate a spaceship, Comrade Baboon’s penchant for violence and unbreakable globules of shimmering syntho-matter!

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The Amazing Spider-Man: defending the world from alien radio repair!

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko introduced the Vulture, the Tinkerer and a group of radio-repairing alien spies in May 1963 — and 53 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 33rd episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we talk about Amazing Spider-Man No. 2, featuring the Vulture’s fancy signature, a story built around the low cost of electronics work, the Resisto-Glass Specimen Cage (TM) and Spider-Man’s continued battles with senior citizens.

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Just Spidey doing a little mid-air repair work on a plummeting space capsule. No big deal.

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko gave Peter Parker his own series in March 1963 — and 53 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the 32nd episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we talk about Amazing Spider-Man No. 1, featuring the glorious image of Spider-Man attempting to cash a check, the real motives behind J. Jonah Jameson’s smear campaign and Pete’s poorly devised plan to join the Fantastic Four.

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