Tag: Spider-Man

Episode 27: Pursuit of Happy-ness

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 #4 (Sept 1963)
  • Strange Tales #112 (Sept 1963)
  • Tales of Suspense #45 (Sept 1963)

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Amazing Spider-Man #4 Strange Tales #112 Tales of Suspense #45

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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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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 14: Two New Kids on the Block

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 #39 (Mar 1963)
  • Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Mar 1963)

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Tales of Suspense #39 Tony Stark...everything 60s fandom should hate! Yinsen, 60% credit for creating Iron Man? Iron Baby steps... How to make an Iron Man entrance. Amazing Spider-Man #1 Stupid costume! Always killing my uncle! J. Jonah Glenn? Kirby FF > Ditko FF Please don't let this be Ditko...please don't let this be Ditko...please...

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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 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)

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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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