Bryan Stratton, Jamie Wenger, Robb Milne

Marvel by the Month

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Bryan, Robb, and Jamie take a month-by-month journey into the history of Marvel Comics. Get extended episodes at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. NEW LISTENERS: catch up quickly with the "Essential MBTM" season recap episodes!(Not affiliated with Marvel Comics.)

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Bryan Stratton, Jamie Wenger, Robb Milne

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#051: June 1965 - "The Day of the Destroyer" 15.04.2020 1:09:45

Reading List: Amazing Spider-Man #28, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2, Avengers #19, Daredevil #9, Fantastic Four #42, Journey Into Mystery #119, Journey Into Mystery Annual #1, Sgt. Fury #21, Strange Tales #136, Tales of Suspense #69, Tales to Astonish #71, ©1965 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at...

#050: May* 1965 - "The Origin of Professor X" 08.04.2020 1:20:10

Reading List: Amazing Spider-Man #27, Avengers #18, Fantastic Four #41, Journey Into Mystery #118, Sgt. Fury #20, Strange Tales #135, Tales of Suspense #68, Tales to Astonish #70, X-Men #12, ©1965 Marvel Comics. *Starting with this season, we'll be covering issues based on the month they were released , not their cover date . So this is our second "May 1965" episode. The previous one included Marv...

#049: April* 1965 - "The Stiltman Cometh" 01.04.2020 1:25:38

Reading List: Amazing Spider-Man #25-26, Avengers #17, Daredevil #8, Fantastic Four #39-40, Journey Into Mystery #117, Sgt. Fury #19, Strange Tales #133-134, Tales of Suspense #66-67, Tales to Astonish #68-69, ©1965 Marvel Comics. *Starting with this season, we'll be covering issues based on the month they were released, not their cover date. So this is our second "April 1965" episode. The previou...

#048: ESSENTIAL MBTM Vol. 2: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (September 1963 - May 1965) 25.03.2020 1:09:05

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand dates for this episode are June 1963 - March 1965 . Reading List: Avengers #1-16, X-Men #1-11, Amazing Spider-Man #4-24, Fantastic Four #18-38, Journey Into Mystery #96-116, Sgt. Fury and...

#047: Pre-MCU Movie Night (w/Levi Buchanan): The Fantastic Four (1994) 18.03.2020 1:07:05

"Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com.

#046: Bonus Episode - What If: Spidey Joined the FF, the Avengers Never Formed, and Someone Else Became Spidey? 11.03.2020 57:05

Reading List: What If? (vol. 1) #1, 3, 7, ©1977-78 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com .

#045: May 1965 (w/Douglas Wolk) - LIVE at Books With Pictures in Portland, OR! 04.03.2020 1:08:21

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is February/March 1965 . Special thanks to: Douglas for joining us on stage; Katie Pryde for hosting us at her incredible comics shop; JL Watkins for audio production...

#044: April 1965 - "Now, by My Hand, Shall Die a Villain!" 26.02.2020 1:04:14

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is January/February 1965 . Reading List: Tales to Astonish #66, Tales of Suspense #64, Sgt. Fury #17, Daredevil #7, Amazing Spider-Man #23, Fantastic Four #37, Journe...

#043: March 1965 (w/Noah Campbell) - "The Frightful Four!" 19.02.2020 1:10:39

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is December 1964/January 1965 . Reading List: Journey Into Mystery #114, Tales to Astonish #65, Amazing Spider-Man #22, Avengers #14, Tales of Suspense #63, Sgt. Fury...

#042: Happy Valentine's Day! (w/Sara Miller Stratton and Barb Allen) 12.02.2020 1:03:59

[Borat Voice: My Wiiiiife!!] Re-Reading List: Journey Into Mystery #97, Amazing Spider-Man #9, Fantastic Four #27. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com .

#041: February 1965 - "The Origin of the Mandarin" 05.02.2020 1:08:02

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is November/December 1964 . Reading List: Fantastic Four #35, Sgt. Fury #15, Amazing Spider-Man #21, Avengers #13, Daredevil #6, Tales to Astonish #64, Journey Into M...

#040: January 1965 (w/Jamie Wenger) - "The Coming of the Scorpion" 29.01.2020 1:07:07

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is October/November 1964 . Reading List: Amazing Spider-Man #20, Sgt. Fury #14, Tales of Suspense #61, Journey Into Mystery #112, Avengers #12, Fantastic Four #34, Ta...

#039: December 1964 - "The Mighty Avengers Meet Spider-Man" 22.01.2020 1:00:54

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is September/October 1964 . Reading List: Daredevil #5, Tales of Suspense #60, Tales to Astonish #62, Amazing Spider-Man #19, Avengers #11, Fantastic Four #33, Sgt. F...

#038: November 1964 - "The Avengers Break Up" 15.01.2020 1:02:04

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is August/September 1964 . Reading List: Sgt. Fury #12, Avengers #10, Journey Into Mystery #110, Tales to Astonish #61, Amazing Spider-Man #18, Tales of Suspense #59,...

#037: October 1964 - "The Sinister Six!" 08.01.2020 1:03:56

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is July/August 1964 . Reading List: Journey Into Mystery #109, Sgt. Fury #11, Daredevil #4, Fantastic Four #31, Tales of Suspense #58, Tales to Astonish #60, Avengers...

#036: Happy New Year 2020! 01.01.2020 34:07

"Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com .

#035: September 1964 (w/Joe Keatinge) - "The Fantastic Origin of Doctor Doom" 25.12.2019 1:31:03

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is June/July 1964 . Reading List: Tales to Astonish #59, Avengers #8, Fantastic Four #30, Journey Into Mystery #108, Tales of Suspense #57, Amazing Spider-Man #16, Sg...

#034: August 1964 (w/Noah Campbell) - "Kraven the Hunter" 19.12.2019 1:20:59

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is May/June 1964 . Reading List: Sgt. Fury #9, Avengers #7, Journey Into Mystery #107, Tales of Suspense #56, Tales to Astonish #58, Fantastic Four #29, Daredevil #3,...

#033: July 1964 - "Masters of Evil" 11.12.2019 1:17:10

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is April/May 1964 . Reading List: Sgt. Fury #8, Tales of Suspense #55, Journey Into Mystery #106, Amazing Spider-Man #14, Tales to Astonish #57, Avengers #6, Fantasti...

#032: June 1964 - "The Menace of... Mysterio!" 04.12.2019 1:16:02

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is March/April 1964 . Reading list: Journey Into Mystery #105, Amazing Spider-Man #13, Tales to Astonish #56, Fantastic Four #27, Tales of Suspense #54, Daredevil #2,...

#031: Bonus Episode - The Comics Code of 1954 27.11.2019 45:28

Shout-out to the passionate defenders of the First Amendment at the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund - if you are making plans for end-of-year giving, throw them a few tax-deductible bucks and/or buy some of their cool merch . Reading list: every Marvel Comic from 1954 to 2001. Plus, The Ten-Cent Plague by David Hadju and Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code by Dr. Amy Kiste Nyberg. "Marv...

#030: May 1964 (w/Joe Keatinge) - "Unmasked by Dr. Octopus" 20.11.2019 1:25:09

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is February/March 1964 . Reading List: Fantastic Four #26, Tales of Suspense #53, Journey Into Mystery #104, Avengers #5, Amazing Spider-Man #12, Sgt. Fury #7, Tales...

#029: April 1964 (w/Melinda Carlson-Smith and JL Watkins) - "The Origin of Daredevil" 13.11.2019 1:00:37

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is January/February 1964 . Reading List: Daredevil #1, Journey Into Mystery #103, Fantastic Four #25, Tales of Suspense #52, Tales to Astonish #54, Amazing Spider-Man...

#028: March 1964 (w/Noah Campbell) - "Captain America Joins... the Avengers" 06.11.2019 1:17:50

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is December 1963/January 1964 . Guest-starring the inimitable Noah Campbell! See him and Robb perform with Devilbots and Zepparella at Dante's in Portland, OR on Frid...

#027: Marvel by the MONSTER (w/Douglas Wolk) - Halloween Bonus Episode 31.10.2019 49:18

Thanks to Douglas Wolk for joining us and lending his 27,000+ Marvel Comics' worth of expertise! Check out patreon.com/douglaswolk to join his super-secret 616 Society, a meticulously curated tour through the best and weirdest of what's available on the Marvel Unlimited app. Reading List: Tales to Astonish #13, Rawhide Kid #22, Tales to Astonish #20, Amazing Adult Fantasy #9, ©1960-1962 Marvel Com...