#131: December 1969 (w/Douglas Wolk) - "And Then Came Electro!"

Douglas Wolk is the author of All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told, for which he read every single Marvel superhero comic. It's available now, and if you're listening to this podcast, you are the target audience! Get yourself a copy today wherever books are sold (like Books with Pictures).Douglas is also the host of the Cold War-era Doctor Doom podcast, Voice of Latveria, which Lord Doom commands you to listen to under pain of death. Robb has guested on an episode, and so has Bryan. For an extra 15 minutes of this episode, support us on Patreon at the $4/month level to get access to our super-secret bonus feed of content. The expanded edition of this episode includes our conversation about Silver Surfer #13 and the woulda-coulda-shoulda been of the Lee-Kirby partnership, PLUS Robb's recording of Rick Jones' very first public musical performance, as seen in the pages of Captain Marvel #18!Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:"And Then Came Electro!" - Amazing Spider-Man #82, written by Stan Lee, art by John Romita and Jim Mooney, ©1969 Marvel Comics"The Sting of the Serpent" - Avengers #73, written by Roy Thomas, art by Frank Giacoia and Sam Grainger, ©1969 Marvel Comics"Before I'd Be Slave..." - X-Men #65, written by Dennis O'Neil, art by Neal Adams and Tom Palmer, ©1969 Marvel Comics"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 internet at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org.