Month: May 2018

Episode 7: Loki Is Hot

Welcome to Make Ours Marvel, the weekly show where Michael Kaiser and Jon M. Wilson read chronologically through Marvel Comics’ spandex adventures and discuss their thoughts with little to no authority.

In this episode…

  • Tales to Astonish #36 (Oct 1962)
  • Journey into Mystery #85 (Oct 1962)
  • Tales to Astonish #37 (Nov 1962)

Images from Discussion:

Tales to Astonish #36 To the Antcave! He's a SHE! Journey Into Mystery #85 Oh c'mon, Jane! Thor throws Loki to Asgard. To...ASGARD...! Tales to Astonish #37 Because ants are super fast... Because the Protector is super fast...

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Episode 6: My Secret Identity

Welcome to Make Ours Marvel, the weekly show where Michael Kaiser and Jon M. Wilson read chronologically through Marvel Comics’ spandex adventures and discuss their thoughts with little to no authority.

In this episode…

  • Journey into Mystery #84 (Sept 1962)
  • The Incredible Hulk #3 (Sept 1962)
  • The Fantastic Four #7 (Oct 1962)
  • Strange Tales #101 (Oct 1962)

Images from Discussion:

Journey into Mystery #84 Thor vortexes are pretty awesome. The Incredible Hulk #3 Hulk and Rick bombarded by Fantastic Four rays! Ways to make the Hulk even less important in his own book... Fantastic Four #7 Because everybody thinks like Reed! Strange Tales #101 Sue and Johnny would later develop an extreme case of asbestosis.

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Not Comics Special 1: Avengers Infinity War

Welcome to Not Comics, a sub-series of Make Ours Marvel where Michael Kaiser and Jon M. Wilson take a break from talking about Marvel’s spandex adventures and instead focus on Marvel’s en devours outside of comics.  In this special…Avengers: Infinity War!

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Episode 5: If He Be Worthy

Welcome to Make Ours Marvel, the weekly show where Michael Kaiser and Jon M. Wilson read chronologically through Marvel Comics’ spandex adventures and discuss their thoughts with little to no authority.

In this episode…

  • Journey into Mystery #83 (Aug 1962)
  • Tales to Astonish #35 (Sept 1962)
  • The Fantastic Four #6 (Sept 1962)

Images from Discussion:

Journey into Mystery #83 If Easter Island and Thing had babies. Doofus cheery face! Tales to Astonish #35 Marvel's first retcon? Hank Pym invented unstable molecules. Fantastic Four #6 Belt buckle elevator opener! Wait...Reed Richards invented unstable molecules. Dear Yancy Street Gang... Love, The Thing Doctor Bad Influence Clean and simple...like brain surgery!

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Episode 4: With Great Power

Welcome to Make Ours Marvel, the weekly show where Michael Kaiser and Jon M. Wilson read chronologically through Marvel Comics’ spandex adventures and discuss their thoughts with little to no authority.

In this episode…

  • The Incredible Hulk #2 (Jul 1962)
  • Amazing Fantasy #15 (Aug 1962)

Images from Discussion:

Incredible Hulk #2 Because kids don't understand magnets anyway! Awkward... Who needs Hulk? Bruce Banner saves the day! Self-imprisonment. Amazing Fantasy #15 Jack Kirby Spider-Man designs by way of Steve Ditko's memory. If they only knew...I have to feed on human blood now... Selfishness kills. Marvel's first motivated super-hero is born!

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