Marvel by the Month

#048: ESSENTIAL MBTM Vol. 2: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (September 1963 - May 1965)

Episode Summary

Catch up on 21 episodes of Marvel by the Month Season 2 in just over an hour! Robb and Bryan recap all of Marvel's superhero titles cover dated September 1963 through May 1965, including the first year-and-a-half of the Avengers and X-Men, and the debuts of some of Marvel's most memorable characters, including Daredevil, Black Widow, the Sandman, Electro, the Mandarin, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, the Green Goblin, Mysterio, and SO! MANY! MORE! Get yourself all caught up for Season 3, which starts next week!

Episode Notes

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand dates for this episode are June 1963 - March 1965.

Reading List: Avengers #1-16, X-Men #1-11, Amazing Spider-Man #4-24, Fantastic Four #18-38, Journey Into Mystery #96-116, Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #3-18, Strange Tales #112-132, Tales of Suspense #45-65, Tales to Astonish #47-67, Daredevil #1-7, ©1963-1965 Marvel Comics.

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