The Adventure Zone's Clint McElroy, the Odin of Podcasting™, returns to the show to talk about a pair of Jack Kirby issues that hit the stands in December 1968, featuring the Fantastic Four's first trip to Latveria and Thor's first encounter with Galactus!
Clint McElroy is a radio legend in Huntington, West Virginia, a host and co-creator of The Adventure Zone podcast, and a comics writer whose credits include The Green Hornet, War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery, and 3 Ninjas Kick Back.
And he's got another graphic novel coming out in July! The Adventure Zone vol. 4: The Crystal Kingdom is co-written by Clint and his kids, illustrated by Carey Pietsch, and published by First Second Books. Ask your local comics shop order you a copy of the softcover version with Previews order code MAY211456 or the hardcover version with Previews order code MAY211457.
Clint's first children's book, Goldie's Guide to Grandparenting, has also just been published by First Second/Macmillan Books. Learn more about that right here.
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Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:
"The Name Is Doom!" - Fantastic Four #84, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1968 Marvel Comics
"Shall a God Prevail?" - Thor #161, by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby w/Vince Colletta, ©1968 Marvel Comics
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