Writer, critic, and comics historian Douglas Wolk (All Of the Marvels, The 616 Society) joins us to talk about Peak Steranko, the (first) death of Professor X, fake Zemos, Latverian body-swaps, and Asgardian-arachnid piggyback rides.
Douglas Wolk is the Eisner Award-winning author of Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean and the forthcoming All of the Marvels from Penguin Books.
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Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:
Strange Tales #167: "This Dream -- This Doom!" - written by Dennis O’Neil, art by Dan Adkins, ©1968 Marvel Comics
X-Men #42: “If I Should Die..." - written by Roy Thomas, art by Don Heck w/George Tuska, ©1968 Marvel Comics
Captain America #100: “This Monster Unmasked!” - written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Syd Shores, ©1968 Marvel Comics
Daredevil #38: “The Living Prison!” - written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan w/Frank Giacoia, ©1968 Marvel Comics
Fantastic Four #73: “The Flames of Battle --” - written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott, ©1968 Marvel Comics
Complete List of Comics Published This Month (courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com):
Amazing Spider-Man #59, Avengers #50, Captain Savage and His Leatherneck Raiders #2, Captain America #100, Daredevil #38, Fantastic Four #73, Incredible Hulk #102, Iron Man & Sub-Mariner #1, Not Brand Echh #7, Sgt. Fury #52, Strange Tales #167, Thor #150, X-Men #42, ©1968 Marvel Comics.
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