Episode 26: Duplicating Hammers, Thors, and Fantastic Fours

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 #95 (Aug 1963)
  • Tales to Astonish #47 (Sept 1963)
  • The Fantastic Four #18 (Sept 1963)

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Journey into Mystery #95 Tales to Astonish #47 The Fantastic Four #18


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Episode 24: Thor Is Superman, Fight Me

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 #2 (July 1963)
  • Journey into Mystery #94 (July 1963)
  • Tales to Astonish #46 (Aug 1963)

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Sgt. Fury #2 Journey into Mystery #94 Tales to Astonish #46


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Episode 23: Master of Black Magic

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 #110 (July 1963)
  • Tales of Suspense #43 (July 1963)
  • The Fantastic Four #16 (July 1963)

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Strange Tales #110 Tales of Suspense #43 The Fantastic Four #16


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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)

Images from Discussion:

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 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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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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