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Episode 22: Who Called for a Doctor

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 #93 (June 1963)
  • Tales to Astonish #45 (July 1963)
  • Amazing Spider-Man #3 (July 1963)

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Journey into Mystery #93 Thor changes history. Always specify how far you want Thor to throw something! Tales to Astonish #45 Peter Parker always attends spider seminars, too! The Wasp has a low-tech stinger now. Will they or won't they? Amazing Spider-Man #3 Look, Batman! The Spider-Signal! Wait... Spider-Man's greatest villain is born! (That isn't a goblin...) Such an epic thrashing we had to show the whole page! The comeback kid! From your pal...

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Episode 21: I Think Therefore I Android

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…

  • Strange Tales #109 (June 1963)
  • Tales of Suspense #42 (June 1963)
  • The Fantastic Four #15 (June 1963)

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Strange Tales #109 All the evils...pestilence, hatred, disease...forgetting your car keys... Darn lazy bullets! Tales of Suspense #42 Knocked out by ham! Even without armor, Tony is cool. The Fantastic Four #15 This seems...dubious. It's been 15 issues...let's break up! Sincerely... I have no mouth but I must scream.

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Episode 20: The Furious Wasp and the Howling Commandos

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…

  • Sgt. Fury #1 (May 1963)
  • Journey into Mystery #92 (May 1963)
  • Tales to Astonish #44 (June 1963)

Images from Discussion:

Sgt. Fury #1 Meet the cast! Meet more cast! "Happy" Sam Sawyer who is never happy. NO! Take that, Comics Code! Journey into Mystery #92 Thor feels insecure without a hammer. ANY hammer. Thor can carve into unbreakable metal with his finger... Tales to Astonish #44 That one time Hank was MARRIED??? True love!

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Episode 19: Not That Dr. Strange

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 Fantastic Four #14 (May 1963)
  • Tales of Suspense #41 (May 1963)

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Reed Richards...the "Justin Bieber" of 1963? Quickest wrestling match ever. Is Sue Storm someone who can't relax or is Stan Lee a misogynist? Reed is finally interested again... Really, really interested! Three months later and the Puppet Master is still creepiest! Subby don't do friendship! BOOOM BONNNG

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Not Comics Special 5: Spider-Man

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 endeavors outside of comics.  In this special…Spider-Man

Special Guest: Donovan Morgan Grant

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Episode 18: Lucrative Photography

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…

  • Amazing Spider-Man #2 (May 1963)

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Amazing Spider-Man #2 This splash page gets ripped off a lot. How does his wall crawling work, anyway? Flash fails at being inclusive. YOINK! The last time Jonah will be generous...! Peter sticking up for himself now that he can arm wrestle a gorilla. Herbert? Is that you? The confusing spider half-face! Greatest house ad ever?

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Episode 17: Master of the Stupidnatural

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 #91 (Apr 1963)
  • Tales to Astonish #43 (May 1963)
  • Strange Tales #108 (May 1963)

Images from Discussion:

Journey into Mystery #91 Thor talks like Thor sometimes now. Valkeries free Thor from chains that aren't binding him... Sandu is not worthy! Tales to Astonish #43 Think there was some influence? Ant-Man! A hero's hero! For now... No flower pot can hold the mighty Ant-Man! Strange Tales #108 Johnny has a job and the Painter is lazy. Lazy...but learned how to read hieroglyphics...

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Episode 16: Who Watches the — You Know Who

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 Fantastic Four #13 (Apr 1963)
  • Tales to Astonish #42 (Apr 1963)
  • Tales of Suspense #40 (Apr 1963)
  • Strange Tales #107 (Apr 1963)

Images from Discussion:

The Fantastic Four #13 Blue part of the cheese. Sue is made of metal? The Watcher is more a "doer" when it comes to home invasion! Tales to Astonish #42 Granting him the proportional strength and speed of a microphone! "Not listening! Nananananan!" Tales of Suspense #40 Least impressive way to suit up ever... From ghoulish to golden! Strange Tales #107 The most epic battle of all time! But then that happened...

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Episode 15: Good-Bye Hulk

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 #90 (Mar 1963)
  • The Incredible Hulk #6 (Mar 1963)

Images from Discussion:

Journey into Mystery #90 Exit Jack Kirby, enter...fat Thor? Is Donald Blake lame...or a Pez dispenser? How to take over the world... "Thor went that way!" POINT Thor understands shape-shifters better than shape-shifters. The Incredible Hulk #6 I am Magneto! No, wait...! The silliest sequence in all of comics? And they lived happily ever after. For a few months.

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Not Comics Special 4: Ant-Man and the Wasp

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 endeavors outside of comics.  In this special…Ant-Man and the Wasp!

Special Guest: Sara Century

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