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 #82 (Sept 1966)
- The Avengers #32 (Sept 1966)
- The Fantastic Four #55 (Sept 1966)
- Amazing Spider-Man #41 (Oct 1966)
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Tales of Suspense #82: Iron vs Titanium, dee-deeeee-de-de-de. (yes, that Muppet song.) Ah, crowds in 60s comic books. “Look, it’s two armored powerhouses brawling with incredibly dangerous weapons! Let’s follow them to see what happens!” Obviously, TV shows back then weren’t gripping or violent enough to hold their attention. Glad we don’t have that problem today. … wait …
Cap vs the Adaptoid. Sure the story was cool, but I was fascinated by the Cap and Jarvis scenes. It’s like this was done deliberately to have Bruce and Alfred characters, but show how Cap was *not* Bruce Wayne, so that’s pretty great!
And OMG, Kirby using the villain (Agent Axis, right?) for the other comic book company is hilarious! I had no idea! Thanks for the knowledge bomb!
The Avengers #32: I am not going to write about the Sons of the Serpent and what’s going on in our country today. I’ll think it, but won’t write it. Because it’s freaking obvious and dang it we should have gotten better since then! AUGH!
Bill Foster doesn’t get that many panels this issue, but I love how he’s written, and that Hank and Jan just make him part of their group-within-the-group. No lectures or speeches, just acceptance. Love it.
I still get a kick out of Black Widow’s costume having capital B’s on her earrings, and a W on her broach. She’s adapted to capitalistic branding just fine.
The Fantastic Four #55: I don’t know how I read this issue before, since I never owned it, but I definitely read it. The Thing-Surfer fight, Torch-Wyatt finding Lockjaw, the whole sh-bang. Maybe I read a friend’s copy of the original or in one of Marvel’s reprint comics. Still a treat to reread it now.
Ok, Johnny wants to “follow” Lockjaw through the barrier. Didn’t we already establish that Lockjaw can transport others with him? So why do we need to “follow” him? And why didn’t the Inhumans just use L-jaw to ‘port a few of them at a time? I’m missing something. I just gotta be missing something.
Amazing Spider-Man #41: vs the Rhino. Hey Jon, “thanks” for sharing that image on the Twitters of Rhino with his human face replaced with a gaping mouth. That was just the nightmare fuel I needed. AUGH!
“Space spores could be the key to winning the cold war!” Well gosh, guess my time spent working on space mold, space pollen, and space cheese was a complete waste of time.
At first, I was annoyed by Rhino entering via the “southern border” and getting all the way to New York so quickly. But I realized, they didn’t say “of what”. So it must have been the southern border of New York state! And of course, there’s a huge wall and armed guards on that border to keep out those dang New Jersey people. It just makes sense.
Great show, guys. Until next time, or until Lockjaw crosses the ultimate barrier to live in New Jersey*, make mine Make Ours Marvel.
* See Ms Marvel #8 (2014) where he’s adopted by Kamala Khan, or does he adopt her?