Marvel by the Month

#033: July 1964 - "Masters of Evil"

Episode Summary

Three HUGE debuts in this month's worth of Marvel Comics! First, the Green Goblin shows up to sign future Hollywood big-shot Spider-Man to his first movie contract! Then, Heinrich Zemo makes his 1940's AND 1960's debut simultaneously in Sgt. Fury and Avengers! And where Zemo goes, the Masters of Evil can't be far behind! Plus, the Fantastic Four and X-Men meet for the first time, Namor joins the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, and Giant-Man and the Wasp mix it up with Spider-Man!

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 date for this episode is April/May 1964.

Reading List: Sgt. Fury #8, Tales of Suspense #55, Journey Into Mystery #106, Amazing Spider-Man #14, Tales to Astonish #57, Avengers #6, Fantastic Four #28, Strange Tales #122, X-Men #6, ©1964 Marvel Comics.

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