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 of Suspense #78 (Jun 1966)
- Amazing Spider-Man #37 (Jun 1966)
- The Avengers #28 (May 1966)
- The Fantastic Four #51 (Jun 1966)
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Tales of Suspense #78: Iron Man steals a jet. Shoot, he’s a millionaire, why didn’t he just buy it? Or even bribe the soldier to look the other way. No judgement, but he could’ve made any underpaid soldier pretty happy. Oh wait, his wallet is probably back in his briefcase. Never mind.
So Ultimo was made in a volcano and destroyed in a volcano. Isn’t the volcano the same temperature? Why would it suddenly destroy him? I mean, is lava from an erupting volcano actually hotter? I need some science to answer for me.
Ok, THEM. I hate that name. Really, I hate saying it. I hate thinking it. It’s too awkward for conversation. Hate hate hate. Which means … it’s a brilliant name for a bad guy group.
Cap and Nick together was really awesome. I wonder if we’ll ever see them team-up again. Really, what are the odds?
Amazing Spider-Man #37: The idea of the huge Wacky Wall Walker being a robot is insane and I love it. But not completely far-fetched. Lots of robot designs in recent years focus on soft surfaces, to make it easier to grab and manipulate things than a hard metallic claw like we usually imagine. Wildly ahead of its time, OR did this comic inspire today’s robot designers?
And we have Norman. I really, really like how this is setting up clues for the future issues. Now I’m sorry to already know where this is going. It’s too late to really relive the mystery unfolding. Seems to me it’s being handled very nicely.
Oh, did Jonah already know Norman? I wish he’d said something.
The Avengers #28: Goliath and his new costume. Seriously, Wanda just makes costumes for people? Or wait, maybe she doesn’t have a specific person in mind for the costume, just makes them, and then is all “Oh yeah, I totally made it just for you! Uh-huh!” (Ok, that bit is inspired by some 2000s era Avengers stuff. I’m not a clever person.) And it works because all guys are the same height and build, right?
The Fantastic Four #51: I’d heard about this issue, and of course, I’ve seen the cover before, but have never read it. Wow, that was intense. Between the Galactus trilogy and this issue, this is iconic FF to me.
You guys finished talking about what villain team Boomerang was a member of. “Sinister Six?” Nope. “Crime Syndicate?” So close. I was furrowing my brow as hard as I could to help you guys remember, but I guess my time-spanning telepathy hasn’t kicked in yet. I’ll keep working on it.
Until next time, or until Boomerang joins the Sinister Syndicate (you didn’t think I was going to leave you in suspense, did you?), make mine Make Ours Marvel!