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 #124 (Jan 1966)
- Tales to Astonish #76 (Jan 1966)
- Sgt. Fury #26 (Jan 1966)
- Strange Tales #141 (Feb 1966)
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Thor #124: You asked if it was weird how Thor interacted with a little girl. IMHO, Thor is GREAT with kids, in Walt Simonson’s run specifically. There’s several stories with him and Volstagg’s kids, and it’s wonderful. While most of the Asgardians are trapped on earth, Thor and the kids trek through snow banks to return to the golden city, and to pass the time, the kids pull surprise snowball attacks on Thor. Repeatedly. And he lets them! Plus, he only playfully retaliates, without discouraging them from trying again. Which they do. And it’s awesome!
Thor’s Asgar-gonauts. Please don’t call “Fandral” “Falstaff.” It drives my nerd brain insane.
And *yes* to Volstagg being on point already. He’s hilarious! The Lion of Asgard in da house! Ooo, I almost wrote “Lion of Olympus” by mistake, but that’s Hercules. WAIT! Have Herc and V-stagg ever met?? Now I want this!
Tales to Astonish #76: Namor has a wrap up of the long story and the start of a new one. But put a pin in that. I think you guys nailed it. If Namor didn’t keep leaving Atlantis to fight surface dwellers, those “very fine people” wouldn’t keep trying to steal his throne. Don’t continue the cycle of neglect, Namor!
Still shaking my head at people walking in a parade on the ocean floor, and not a one bothering to swim, even the kids. Sigh.
Hulk in the FUTURE! I’m not loving it. It’s ok, but that’s it. And the Executioner? I wouldn’t have guessed that in a hundred years! And it is in the future, so that’s about right. But in light of what eventually happens to the Ex-man, it must be an alternate reality future. So I’m interested to see if they definitely establish that during this story of not.
So the President knows that the Hulk is Banner. An FBI agent knows about Xavier and the X-Men. There’s a lot of superhero secrets in Washington. If this continues, I’m gonna need a board, thumbtacks, and string to keep it straight, and probably call in Scully and Mulder. The truth is in here!
Strange Tales #141: Fury wraps up the HYDRA story and starts a new one. Remember that pin about Namor’s story? Here it is. I’m feeling like this is repeating in a lot of the issues now. It’s like front half to finish one story, then back half to start the next, pretty blatantly to keep readers buying the next issue. I understand it, but it’s more heavy-handed than I like.
Supreme HYDRA being killed by his own guards. Oh, the irony!
Strange finishes his fight with Dormammu and then starts a new mission to save white-haired woman WAIT A MINUTE! They did it again! And twice in the same comic? Are you Vishanting me??
Jon, please keep the Transformers impressions coming for Dormammu. Cracks me up!
Until next time, or until the Hulk travels to the future to fight himself, make mine Make Ours Marvel! (Wait, did I use that one already? Gah, too tired to think of another.)