Marvel Reread Club

MRC puts the spotlight on March, 1969 with Amazing Spider-Man 70, Daredevil 50 (nothing special done to celebrate that), Thor 162, X-Men 54 and Incredible Hulk 113! Unexplained Incuba-cubes! Blastaar bromance! Mixed-Up Aromagraphs! Check it out!

MRC finishes up February 1969 with Captain America 110 (Steranko!), Iron Man 10, Doctor Strange 177 and 178 and Avengers 61. We had to double up on Doctor Strange because they both take place before this month’s Avengers, so you get two!

MRC handles the middle of February 1969 with Fantastic Four 83, Captain Marvel 10, Sub-Mariner 10, Silver Surfer 4, and Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD 9. It’s a totally different story if you replace the Atmo-Gun with the Hypno-Gun! Check it out!

MRC launches into February 1969 with Amazing Spider-Man 69, Daredevil 49, Thor 161, X-Men 53, and Incredible Hulk 112, featuring the entirely underwhelming debut of Barry (Not Yet Windsor) Smith!

MRC finishes up January 1969 with Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD 8, Doctor Strange 176, Iron Man 9, Captain America 109, and Avengers 60! The desperate need for new marriage laws in New York State, panel borders gone berserk, and lots of other crises! Check it out!

Hey, where’s Star Lord?? MRC covers part 2 of January, 1969, introducing the (original) Guardians of the Galaxy in Marvel Super-Heroes 18, plus Fantastic Four 82, Captain Marvel 9 and Sub-Mariner 9! Check it out!

MRC pickets January of 1969 with Amazing Spider-Man 68, Daredevil 48, Thor 160, X-Men 52, and Incredible Hulk 111! The year of the moon landing and Woodstock has finally arrived! Groovy!

MRC finally does away with 1968! To finish up December, we’ve got Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD 7, Doctor Strange 175, Iron Man 8, Captain America 108, and Avengers 59! Springer approaches Steranko territory! The Trapster finds out he has a jar of Elmer’s paste! Hank Pym somehow gets even worse! Check it out!

MRC soldiers on through December 1968 with Fantastic Four 81, Captain Marvel 8, Sub-Mariner 8, and Silver Surfer 3! More wonder-gloves! More evidence that maybe Colletta on Heck wasn’t such a good idea after all! Check it out!

MRC jumps into December 1968 with Amazing Spider-Man 67, Daredevil 47, Thor 159, X-Men 51, and Incredible Hulk 110! How is Daredevil better than the Steranko book?? Listen to find out!

157 Marvel Reread Club 1968 Annuals (part 2) with Kelly Yates by Steve and Matt Bird

MRC wraps up the main books of November 1968 with Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD 6, Doctor Strange 174, Iron Man 7, Captain America 107, and Avengers 58. A Post-Steranko World! Satan-ish! Pym suckage will somehow only increase! Check it out!

MRC careens on though November of 1968, with Fantastic Four 80, Captain Marvel 7, Sub-Mariner 7, and Marvel Super-Heroes 17 featuring the Black Knight! Fun fact: A Choice Not an Ecch-O is a reference to a book by Phillis Shlafley, of all people! Check it out!

MRC delves into November 1968 with Amazing Spider-Man 66, Daredevil 46, Thor 158, X-Men 50, and the Incredible Hulk 109. Explore with us the power of great inking and the peril of poor inking! Check it out!

Today’s episode is a special treat for our Patrons! Go to patreon.marvelrereadclub.com to hear the whole thing, or just check out this little teaser! John Romita biographer Jeff Ryan returns to talk about Marvel’s magazine experiment with Spectacular Spider-Man 1 and 2!  Never trust politicians!  Never accept Thanksgiving invites!  Check it out!

MRC finishes the (regular) books of October, 1968 with Captain America 106, Iron Man 6, Avengers 57 and Silver Surfer 2! Check them out, and then show your teacher that comics are okay because one of them printed Ozymandias!

MRC covers more books from October, 1968, including Fantastic Four 79, Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD 5, Dr. Strange 173, Sub-Mariner 6, and Captain Marvel 6! Android-Man Wants the Wonder Gloves! Op Art vs. Pop Tarts! Check it out!

MRC infiltrates October 1968 with Amazing Spider-Man 65, Daredevil 45, Thor 157, X-Men 49 and Incredible Hulk 108, featuring a big artist-tease and a pleasant inking surprise! Check it out!

MRC welcomes longtime comic journalist Zack Smith (who’s actually talked to these creators) to discuss 1968’s Avengers Annual 2 and Hulk Annual 1! Check it out!

MRC finishes our Magical Mystery Tour through September 1968, with Iron Man 5, Captain America 105, Captain Marvel 5, and Avengers 56! We’ve finally created the Torment Nexus! Check it out!

MRC dons our Multi-Powered Wonder Gloves to delicately handle more books from September 1968, featuring Fantastic Four 78, Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD 4, Dr. Strange 172 and Sub-Mariner 5! Check it out!

MRC launches into September 1968 with Amazing Spider-Man 64, Daredevil 44, Thor 156, X-Men 48 and Incredible Hulk 107! Check it out!

MRC *finally* wraps up August 1968 with Captain Marvel 4, Iron Man 4, Avengers 55 and, in his elephantine debut issue, Silver Surfer 1 (also featuring the Watcher)! Check it out!

MRC plows ahead though more books from August 1968 with five great (yet all slightly flawed) comics: Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD 3, Doctor Strange 71, Fantastic Four 77, Captain America 104 and Sub-Mariner 4. Check it out!

MRC returns from a little break with some books from August 1968: Amazing Spider-Man 63, Daredevil 43, Thor 155, X-Men 47, and Incredible Hulk 106, each of which is worth more than 12 cents today!

MRC (pretty much) finishes up July 1968 with Fantastic Four 76, Incredible Hulk 105, Iron Man 3, and Sub-Mariner 3, where we find out that we should have been reading Plant-Man with a cockney accent all these years! Check it out!

MRC welcomes special guest Jamal Igle to discuss some of the books from July, 1968!  We cover Captain America 103, Avengers 54, Dr Strange 170, Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD 2, and Captain Marvel 3!  Internuclear Space!  Evolutionizers!  Automated Rebirth Colonizers!  And those three are all on the same page!  Check it out!

MRC gets tangled up in the prehensile hair of July, 1968 featuring not one but two attempts to set up Medusa with her own book! We will discuss Amazing Spider-Man 62, Marvel Super-Heroes 15 featuring Medusa, Daredevil 42, Thor 154, and X-Men 46! Check ‘em out!

MRC completes our epic journey though June 1968 with Dr Strange 169, Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD 1, Captain America 102 and Avengers 53! Check it out!

MRC tries to extricate itself from the quagmire of June 1968, with Fantastic Four 75, Incredible Hulk 104, Iron Man 2, Captain Marvel 2 and Sub-Mariner 2! Check it out!

MRC tackles the big issues, like the difference between a vat and a crucible, as we begin our (long) journey through the books of June 1968, with Amazing Spider-Man 61, Daredevil 41, Thor 153 and X-Men 44! Check it out!

MRC finally finishes up the elephantine month of May 1968 with Strange Tales 168 (the final issue) featuring Dr. Strange and SHIELD, Captain America 101, Captain Marvel 1 and Avengers 52! Check it out!

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 with the Far-Out Fedora! Buscema Inks! Check it out!

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!