Episode 91: “Eventually, the Avengers take over”

The Avengers crash the World’s Greatest Comic Magazine! And argue about who has jurisdiction over the Hulk.

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby gave us the titanic clash between the Thing and the Hulk before engineering a Fantastic Four-Avengers team up of sorts in April and May of 1964, and 55 years later, we decided to talk about it.

Click on the player below to listen to the 91st episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Fantastic Four Nos. 25 and 26, featuring the Hulk hitching a ride in a truck, world-renowned scientist Bob (?) Banner, Reed Richards’ unexplained death, the incredibly effective Hulk-defeating methods of the Yancy Street Gang, Johnny Storm’s worthlessness, Johnny Storm’s asbestos pajamas, Captain America fighting (and kind of beating) the Hulk, what the Wasp should have done with Rick Jones’ “gamma pill” and the Thing’s huge, rocky heart.

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Episode 79: “Beebles Bauble but they don’t fall down”

There it is, the shiniest beebly bauble!

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby unleashed a terrible bunch of nonsense in March 1964, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

Click on the player below to listen to the 79th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Fantastic Four No. 24, featuring an annoying baby alien who makes faucets appear out of nowhere, turns money into a pig, thinks about stealing the sun and destroying the entire solar system and generally makes for the worst Fantastic Four story ever.

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Episode 75: “Six Husky Longshoremen”

Doctor Doom’s worst evil plan ever.

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby had the most menacing villain on Earth assemble a few low-level goons in February 1964, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

Click on the player below to listen to the 75th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Fantastic Four No. 23, featuring a baby dinosaur, the sonic stylings of Six Husky Longshoremen, the XZ-12 Treatment infomercial and Doctor Doom tumbling into space.

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Episode 72: “You’re made of fire! Stay away from ocean!”

Finally, it’s clobbering time!

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby gave the Invisible Woman an upgrade and unleashed the Thing’s trademark catchphrase in January 1964, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

Click on the player below to listen to the 72nd episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Fantastic Four No. 22, featuring Sue Storm’s awesome new powers, the strangeness of an uninhabited island off the coast of New Jersey, the Mole Man’s stupid hydraulics-based plan and Johnny Storm’s continued stupidity about his powers and water.

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Episode 65: “Sound familiar, America?”

Everything’s better with Nick Fury.

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby unfortunately told a tale of modern America way back in December 1963, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

Click on the player below to listen to the 65th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Fantastic Four No. 21, featuring the all-too-relevant Hate Monger and his torch-wielding followers, the first modern-day appearance of Nick Fury a.k.a. the coolest man in the world, a Bond-villain-esque subterranean submarine and easily the most shocking final-page reveal in comics history.

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Episode 57: “CRACKLIN’ BLUE BALLS OF FIRE!”

So when the Fantastic Four ride the subway, which train to they take? The FF Train! Yuck, yuck, yuck.

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby sent the FF to battle the menace of the Molecule Man in November 1963, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

Click on the player below to listen to the 57th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Fantastic Four No. 20, featuring the return of The Watcher and his non-interfering interference, some pretty wild facial scarring, the FF’s trip on the subway and the Molecule Man’s very upsetting magic wand!

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Episode 54: “Rama-Tut! Buried with a donkey!”

The FF goes back to the past!

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby sent our favorite heroes to Ancient Egypt in October 1963, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

Click on the player below to listen to the 54th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Fantastic Four No. 19, featuring Reed’s sudden interest in Egyptology, Dr. Doom’s surviving crocodiles, why someone would make a time machine in the shape of a Sphinx and Rama Tut — he could’ve won a Grammy!

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Episode 52: “Hammer-headed fish of the shark variety”

Is there any aquatic non-fish the ancient Atlanteans could not ride?

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby staged the invasion of the Atlanteans in July 1963, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

Click on the player below to listen to the 52nd episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Fantastic Four Annual No. 1, featuring Atlantis’ unending supply of sensational headwear, the history of Homo mermanus, Namor’s super-cool father — Captain McKenzie — the destructive power of the letter “M” and exactly how one would ride a squid.

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Episode 48: “Ay! Super Skrull! Fold a pizza for ya?”

A fight to the death with the Super Skrull!

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby unleashed the vengeance of the Skrulls in September 1963, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

Click on the player below to listen to the 48th episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Fantastic Four No. 18, featuring the Skrulls’ own super-soldier program, the relentlessly rabid nature of Fantastic Four fans and Reed Richards’ unsettling tendency to trap alien invaders in strange prisons.

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