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On this episode, we discuss Tales to Astonish #35-37, which includes the first appearance of Hank Pym, the Astonishing Antman! We also give our eulogy for Stan Lee (RIP) and discuss important events of October 1962???including the Cuban Missile Crisis and the release of the first James Bond film, Dr. No. Our theme song for [???]

On this episode, we talk about Fantastic Four #6-9, which includes the first appearances of Alicia Masters and the Puppetmaster! We also discuss important events of September 1962, including the looming Cuban Missile Crisis and the invention of semi-conductor lasers! Our theme song for this episode is Sherry by The 4 Seasons.

On this episode, we talk about the first appearances of Thor and Loki!

On this episode, we talk about Amazing Fantasy #15, featuring the first appearance of one Spider-Man; also long-time supporting cast Aunt May, Uncle Ben, and Flash Thompson. We also discuss the events of August 1962, including the imprisonment of Nelson Mandela and the death of Marilyn Monroe. This episode???s opening theme is Do??the??Locomotion by Little [???]

On this episode, we talk about The Incredible Hulk #2-4, featuring the first appearance of The Ring Master, and shooting the Hulk into space!

On this episode, we talk about Fantastic Four #5: Prisoners of Doctor Doom! This issue, clearly, features the first appearance of Doctor Doom! This issue has a cover date of July 1962, and we discuss some of the events which occur during June and July. We also discuss the firing of James Gunn from Guardians [???]

On this episode, we talk about The Incredible Hulk #1: The Hulk! and??Fantastic Four #4:??The Coming of the Sub-Mariner! These issues include the first appearance of many of the Hulk???s core cast, including Rick Jones, ???Thunderbolt??? Ross, Betty Ross, and Bruce Banner himself; while FF features the return of one of Marvel???s first characters, Namor! [???]

On this episode, we talk about Fantastic Four #2: Skrulls from Outer Space! and Fantastic Four #3: The Menace of the Miracle Man! These issues have cover dates of January and March, 1962, and we discuss some of the events which occur during those months.

On this episode, we talk about the state of the world circa the fall of 1961 and the inception point of the Marvel Universe: Fantastic Four #1. Cover date November, 1961: This issue features the first appearance of the Fantastic Four, as well as that of the Mole Man and Monster Isle (a location that [???]

Welcome to the premiere episode of The House of Jack and Stan. On this show, we???re going to be reading and discussing the origin and evolution of Marvel Comics???starting from the release of Fantastic Four #1 in 1961. We plan to hit every issue that Marvel released from ???61 through the end of 1969. Along [???]