Marvel Reread Club

MRC covers part 2 of 3 of Marvel’s super-sized May 1968, with Fantastic Four 74, Incredible Hulk 103, Iron Man 1, Marvel Super-Heroes featuring Spider-Man 14 (don’t worry, they just do that once) and Sub-Mariner 1. Check it out!

MRC shoots you with a ray gun that takes away 55 minutes of your life (or less if you listen sped up)! We look at Amazing Spider-Man 60, Daredevil 40, Thor 152 and X-Men 44! Check it out!

MRC finishes up April 1968 with special guest Paris Cullins! Featuring Fantastic Four 73, Strange Tales 167 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Captain America 100, Iron Man and Sub-Mariner 1 and Avengers 51! Demolo-Gun Nerve Blasters! 4 page splashes! Pseudo-Godzilla! The Destructron! Johnny Craig! The other Mentallo! The Vibration! Check it out!

MRC returns from a brief break! And we’ve brought a very special guest, veteran penciller Paris Cullins, who has funny tales of meeting Stan Lee, Steve Ditko and Vince Colletta! Together we look at Amazing Spider-Man #59, Daredevil #39, Thor #151, Incredible Hulk #102, and X-Men #43! Check it out!

MRC finishes up March of 1968 with Fantastic Four 72, Strange Tales 166 with Dr Strange and SHIELD, Tales of Suspense 99 with Iron Man and Captain America, Avengers 50 and Marvel Super-Heroes 13 with Captain Marvel! Sonic Sharks! Voltorg! Sky Commandos! Sitwell kicking ass! Kruhl! Erinyes! Uni-Beams! Check it out!

MRC forges ahead into March 1968 with Amazing Spider-Man 58, Daredevil 38, Thor 150, Tales to Astonish 101 featuring Hulk and Namor, and X-Men 42. Spider-Heck! Strutting DD! Hela cannot, in fact, bide her time! Hulk meet Volstagg! Colan-Adkins! Not a Hoax! Check it out!

MRC welcomes back Marvel super-expert Douglas Wolk to finish up the books of February 1968, with Fantastic Four 71, Strange Tales 165 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense 98 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers 49! Electric-Force Beams! Hyper-Psionic Brain Wave Emanations! Voltorr who looks suspiciously like the Walking Talking I-Don’t-Care Man! “The Panther”! The Femme Fatale...

MRC welcome back all-time Marvel expert Douglas Wolk to discuss the books of February 1968, featuring Amazing Spider-Man 57, Daredevil 37, Thor 149, Tales to Astonish with Namor and Hulk 100, and X-Men 41! More amnesia! Dr. Doom meets Galactus (in Daredevil)! Frank Zappa! Massive coincidences! Grotesk with a K! Check it out!

MRC finishes off January 1968 with returning special guest Jeff Ryan, featuring Fantastic Four #70, Strange Tales #164 with Dr Strange and SHIELD, Tales of Suspense #97 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #48! The Menta-Wave Unit! Flames of the Faltine! Hyperdimensional Space! Uni-directional explosives! Irma Kruhl! Ant-covered roulette tables! Check it out!

MRC welcomes special guest Jeff Ryan, author of “Father and Son Issues: The Secret History of Spider-Man” to talk about John Romita and the books of January 1968, featuring Amazing Spider-Man 56, Daredevil 36, Thor 148, Tales to Astonish 99 with Hulk and Namor, and X-Men 140! Check it out!

MRC finishes off December of 1967 with Fantastic Four 69, Strange Tales 163 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense 96 with Iron Man and Captain America, Avengers 47, and a bonus fifth book: Marvel Super-Heroes 12 introducing Captain Marvel! (No, not that one. Or that one. The other one.) The Id-Receptor of the Psionic-Revelation Eavesdropper! Goobers! 180 degree manspreading! Check it out!

MRC plows into December 1967 with Amazing Spider-Man 55, Daredevil 35, Thor 147, Tales to Astonish 98 with Namor and Hulk, and X-Men 39! Hoary amnesia tropes! Trapster self-esteem building! Buff Loki! Orca punching! Angel suspenders! Check it out!

MRC and special guest Mike Collins finish up the books of November 1967, including Fantastic Four 68, Strange Tales 162 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense 95 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers 46. A bad Kirby cover! Making Bond Jealous! All swipe-pages! Sitwell! Agent Thirteen! Whirlwind! Check it out!

MRC welcomes the legendary British penciller Mike Collins (who drew the first appearance of Gambit!) to discuss the books of November 1967, featuring Amazing Spider-Man 54, Daredevil 34, Thor 146, Tales to Astonish 97 with Namor and Hulk, and X-Men 38! Roomer has it! Too Dumb to Die! Volstagless-Thor! Swamp Men! Living Lightning! Blobby pupils! Check it out!

It’s time for our 1967 Annuals Episode, with Daredevil Annual 1, Amazing Spider-Man Annual 4, Avengers Annual 1 and Fantastic Four Annual 5! Dollar Store Sinister Six! Secret Larry! Asgardian Tossing! Procreation! Check it out!

MRC finishes up October of 1967 with Fantastic Four 67, Strange Tales 161 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense 94 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers 45. The Creature in Lock 41! The Id-Paralyzer! All-Swipes! Titanium Miniskirts! MODOK vs. Beekeepers! Waffle-Pattern Eyes! Check it out!

MRC launches into October of 1967 with Amazing Spider-Man #53, Daredevil #33, Thor #145, Tales to Astonish #96 with Namor and Hulk, and X-Men #37! Seeds of the clone sagas! A laundry list of things not associated with beetles! T-Shirt Thor! Polar Serpents! The Beginning of the End of Human Evolution! Far Out Helmets! Check it out!

MRC wraps up September 1967 with Fantastic Four #66, Strange Tales #160 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #93 with Iron Man and Captain America and Avengers #44! Electroni-Blades! Gravity-Nullifying Belts! The Lost Communion of Evil Intent! MODOK! Deadly belt buckles! Check it out!

MRC goes guestless to tackle the first half of September, 1967, with Amazing Spider-Man 52, Daredevil 32, Thor 144, Tales to Astonish 95 with Namor and the Hulk, and X-Men 36! Penthouse Dungeons! Convenient antidotes! Asgaaard! The resource curse! Vacuum rays! The Quest for Gas Money! Check it out!

George O’Connor returns to help MRC finish off August of 1967 with Fantastic Four 65, Strange Tales 159 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense 92 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers 43! Auras of Negativism! Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine! La Leche Es Verde! 4/5ths Face! The Ultimate No-Prize! Convenient Homing-Beam Gizmos! Check it out!

MRC welcomes special guest George O’Connor to cover the books of August, 1967! A discussion of George’s Asgardians graphic novels leads right into Thor 143, then Amazing Spider-Man 51, Daredevil 31, Tales to Astonish 94 with Namor and the Hulk, and X-Men 35! Lots of heroes pretending they don’t know how money works! Pre-Puzo Puzo! Convenient fire-fighter nets! Lost weekends! Check it out!

MRC finishes up July of 1967, with Fantastic Four 64, Daredevil 30, Thor 142, Tales of Suspense 91 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers 42! Wonder of Wonders! Matt as Mike as DD as Thor! Anti-Force! Centrifugal Rays! Check it out!

MRC welcomes super-special guest Dan McCoy, Emmy-winning writer and co-host of The Flophouse! We discuss four books from July 1967: Amazing Spider-Man 50, Strange Tales 158 with SHIELD and Dr Strange, Tales to Astonish 93 with Namor and Hulk, and X-Men 34! Spidey No More! Monocle upon eye patch upon monocle! An actual Pink Floyd Album cover! Shameless swipes! Check it out!

MRC finishes up June of 1967 with Fantastic Four #63, Strange Tales #157 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #90 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #41! The NYPD’s Cement-Bazooka Squad! Hallucination Cubes! Neckless! 24-Hour Treason! Heckless! Check it out!

MRC unmasks June 1967, with Amazing Spider-Man 49, Daredevil #29, Thor 141, Tales to Astonish 92 with Namor and the Hulk, and X-Men 33. Bamboo TV! Dissociative identity disorder! Rasslin’! It! Wile E. Coyote Holes! Cyttorak Lollipops! Check it out!