Marvel by the Month

Hear our Uncanny X-Mas Spotify playlist, featuring holiday songs from Hawkeye, Iron Man 3, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special at bit.ly/uncannyxmas "Marvel by the Month v. 1.0 (Holiday Remix)" theme written by Robb Milne and performed by Barb Allen and Robb Milne . All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on the internet (and buy some stuff) at m...

For an additional 40 minutes of bonus content — including our in-depth coverage of Giant-Size Creatures #1 and Giant-Size Man-Thing #1 (tee hee) — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth . Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 100 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week!   Stories Covered in this Episode: ...

The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "Captain America Must Die!" - Captain America #176, written by Steve Englehart, art by Sal Buscema and Vince Colletta, letters by Artie Simek, colors by Linda Lessmann, ©1974 Marvel Comics "A Separate Reality" - Doctor...

For an additional 40 minutes of bonus content — including our coverage of the debut of the Tarantula and the second appearance of the Punisher in Amazing Spider-Man #134-135 and the Black Panther's latest scrap with Klaw in Avengers #126  — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth . Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 100 extended...

The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "Danger Is a Man Named... Tarantula" - Amazing Spider-Man #134, written by Gerry Conway, art by Ross Andru, Frank Giacoia, and Dave Hunt, letters by Artie Simek, colors by Linda Lessmann, ©1974 Marvel Comics "Full Moon,...

Steve Englehart began his 40+ year career in comics as one of the most prominent voices in the 1970s Marvel Bullpen, scripting virtually every superhero series that the company was publishing at the time, including Defenders, Amazing Adventures (featuring the Beast), Avengers, Doctor Strange, The Incredible Hulk, Luke Cage Hero for Hire , and Captain America. For an additional 40 minutes of bonus...

The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "This Vampire Must Die!"  - Adventure Into Fear #22, written by Steve Gerber, art by Rich Buckler, Luis Dominguez, letters by Jean Simek, colors by Michelle Brand, ©1974 Marvel Comics "The Molten Man Breaks Out!" - Amaz...

Elliott Kalan is one-third of the hosts of the world's greatest podcast, The Flop House . He's also an Emmy Award-winning writer of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Mystery Science Theater 3000, and the Who Was? Show , as well as the comics writer behind Spider-Man and the X-Men and Maniac of New York . The Flop House is halfway through their limited-run video show, Flop TV , which is all the good...

The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "The Master Plan of the Molten Man!" - Amazing Spider-Man #132, written by Gerry Conway, art by John Romita, Paul Reinman, and Tony Mortellaro, letters by Artie Simek, colors by Petra Goldberg, ©1974 Marvel Comics "Veng...

Douglas Wolk brings many, many more than 52 pages of comics expertise to the table, as evidenced by his two Eisner Award-winning books: Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean and   All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told — which is now available in paperback! For an additional 25 minutes of bonus content — including our coverage of Giant-Size Su...

Help Jennifer (aka Comics Will Break Your Heart) beat cancer! Contribute generously to her GoFundMe at bit.ly/keepjenreading Want to play along with the boys? You can find the quiz at https://bit.ly/MBTMep213quiz "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3.0 written and performed by Robb Milne and sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on the internet (and buy some stuff) at marvelb...

Jack Rudo is the mad scientist behind the Stapled Spine fanzine , a must-read for HorrOregonians and fright fans the world over! You can also tune into XRAY.fm and hear his Stapled Sounds radio show anywhere the internet can find you. For an additional 35 minutes of bonus content — including our coverage of the Foolkiller's debut in Man-Thing #4-5 and the start of a new Morbius solo series in Adve...

The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues:   "Conquerors Three!" - Astonishing Tales #23, written by Tony Isabella, art by Dick Ayers, letters by Dick Ayers, colors by Linda Lessmann, ©1974 Marvel Comics "Trapped In Outer Space!" - Avengers #122, written by Stev...

Seanbaby invented being funny on the internet and continues perfecting it each and every week on the last comedy website, 1900HOTDOG . He drank six Rainiers while recording this episode! Six! For an additional... holy shit, 80 minutes! of bonus content — including our page-by-page breakdown of the first half of the Secret Empire saga in Captain America #169-172 — support us at patreon.com/marvelby...

This is just one of the nearly 100 Patreon-exclusive episodes on our bonus feed. Head to patreon.com/marvelbythemonth and back us at the $4/month level for instant access to all of our past, present, and future subscriber-exclusive content. "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne , sung by Barb Allen , with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder . All incidental music by Robb Milne . Visit us on inte...

This is just one of the nearly 100 Patreon-exclusive episodes on our bonus feed. Head to patreon.com/marvelbythemonth and back us at the $4/month level for instant access to all of our past, present, and future subscriber-exclusive content. "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 2.0 by Robb Milne , sung by Barb Allen , with bass by Ryan ‘Biff’ Dudder . All incidental music by Robb Milne . Visit us on inte...

The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "Houses Divided Cannot Stand!" - Avengers #121, written by Steve Englehart, art by John Buscema and Don Heck, letters by John Costanza, colors by Petra Goldberg, ©1973 Marvel Comics "The Beginning of the End!" - Captain...

For an additional 30 minutes of bonus content — including our in-depth coverage of Marvel Feature #12-14 and Doctor Strange's cosmic battle against Sise-Neg — support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth . Subscribers at the $4/month level get instant access to our bonus feed of content that contains over 90 extended and exclusive episodes — with more being added every week!   Stories Covered in thi...

The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "Betrayed!" - Amazing Spider-Man #130, written by Gerry Conway, art by Ross Andru, Frank Giacoia, and Dave Hunt, letters by Artie Simek, colors by Petra Goldberg, ©1973 Marvel Comics "... We, the Gargoyles!" - Astonishi...

Making his record-setting 11th guest appearance on MBTM, Joe Keatinge is an Eisner Award-winning editor and writer of Shutter, Glory, Ringside, and much more! Head to tinyurl.com/bearvsbearcomic to check out his latest comics work, Bear vs. Bear , illustrated by Rob Guillory! For an additional 30 minutes of bonus content — including our conversations about Luke Cage, Power Man #17 and Special Marv...

The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "The Vulture Hangs High!" - Amazing Spider-Man #128, written by Gerry Conway, art by Ross Andru, Frank Giacoia, and Dave Hunt, letters by John Costanza, colors by Michele Brand, ©1973 Marvel Comics "Night of the Collect...

Gerry Conway got his start writing comics with a story in DC Comics’ House of Secrets #81 in 1969, when he was just 16 years old. Within three years, he'd written Daredevil, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, The Inhumans, The Black Widow, Thor, Man-Thing, Werewolf by Night, Tomb of Dracula, and Fantastic Four. And in 1972, he became only the second writer after Stan Lee to script The Amazing Spider-M...

The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us talk about this hilarious (and shockingly gender equitable!) historical artifact. "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3.0 written and performed by Robb Milne and sung by Barb Allen . All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on the internet (and bu...

Dan McCoy and Stuart Wellington are the co-creators and two-thirds of the hosts of The Flop House , which is a podcast where they watch bad movies and then talk about them (don't make it more complicated than you need to, Dan)! Stu also owns two of the best bars in Brooklyn: Hinterlands and Minnie's ! For an additional 20 minutes of bonus content — including the first appearances of Daimon Hellstr...

The complete version of this episode is available to Patrons who support us at the $4/month level at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth — join today to hear us cover all of these issues: "Death From On High!" - Incredible Hulk #170, written by Chris Claremont and Steve Englehart, art by Herb Trimpe and Jack Abel, letters by Artie Simek, colors by George Roussos, ©1973 Marvel Comics "The End of the Fanta...