Marvel Reread Club

Apr 14 2025 119 ep. 67 mins 20
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The Bird brothers journey through the history of Marvel Comics, one month at a time, with occasional Marvel veterans as guests. Steve has been a comics pro since 2000 and Matt is the author of “The Secrets of Story” and “The Secrets of Character." They’re eighties kids who grew up reading Marvel comics and they like to talk about ‘em!

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119 Marvel Reread Club October 1967 (part 1)

Apr 14 2025 66 mins  
MRC launches into October of 1967 with Amazing Spider-Man #53, Daredevil #33, Thor #145, Tales to Astonish #96 with Namor and Hulk, and X-Men #37! Seeds of the clone sagas! A laundry list of things not associated with beetles! T-Shirt Thor! Polar Serpents! The Beginning of the End of Human Evolution! Far Out Helmets! Check it out!

118 Marvel Reread Club September 1967 (part 2)

Mar 27 2025 67 mins  
MRC wraps up September 1967 with Fantastic Four #66, Strange Tales #160 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #93 with Iron Man and Captain America and Avengers #44! Electroni-Blades! Gravity-Nullifying Belts! The Lost Communion of Evil Intent! MODOK! Deadly belt buckles! Check it out!

116 Marvel Reread Club August 1967 (part 2) with George O'Connor

Mar 27 2025 81 mins  
George O’Connor returns to help MRC finish off August of 1967 with Fantastic Four 65, Strange Tales 159 with SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense 92 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers 43! Auras of Negativism! Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine! La Leche Es Verde! 4/5ths Face! The Ultimate No-Prize! Convenient Homing-Beam Gizmos! Check it out!

115 Marvel Reread Club August 1967 with George O'Connor (part 1)

Mar 27 2025 87 mins  
MRC welcomes special guest George O’Connor to cover the books of August, 1967! A discussion of George’s Asgardians graphic novels leads right into Thor 143, then Amazing Spider-Man 51, Daredevil 31, Tales to Astonish 94 with Namor and the Hulk, and X-Men 35! Lots of heroes pretending they don’t know how money works! Pre-Puzo Puzo! Convenient fire-fighter nets! Lost weekends!

113 Marvel Reread Club July 1967 (part 1) with Dan McCoy

Mar 27 2025 81 mins  
MRC welcomes super-special guest Dan McCoy, Emmy-winning writer and co-host of The Flophouse! We discuss four books from July 1967: Amazing Spider-Man 50, Strange Tales 158 with SHIELD and Dr Strange, Tales to Astonish 93 with Namor and Hulk, and X-Men 34! Spidey No More! Monocle upon eye patch upon monocle! An actual Pink Floyd Album cover! Shameless swipes! Check it out!

110 Marvel Reread Club May 1967 (part 2)

Mar 27 2025 74 mins  
MRC finishes up May of 1967 with Fantastic Four #62, Strange Tales #156 featuring SHIELD and Dr. Strange, Tales of Suspense #89 featuring Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #40! Blastaar! Zip-a-Tone-Man! Zom! Bachelor Life! The Amalga-Beast! Check it out!

109 Marvel Reread Club May 1967 (part 1)

Mar 27 2025 74 mins  
MRC steals the gimmick of May 1967, starting with Amazing Spider-Man #48, Daredevil #28, Thor #140, Tales to Astonish #91 with Namor and Hulk, and X-Men #32! Cruci-fiction! Blind/Freeze-Rays! Stimuloids! Democracy sucks! Infinite Weapons! Satan’s Saints! Check it out!

108 Marvel Reread Club April 1967 (part 2)

Mar 27 2025 72 mins  
MRC returns from hiatus to finish April 1967, going all out of order with Daredevil #27, Fantastic Four #61, Avengers #39, Tales of Suspense #88 with Captain America and Iron Man, and Thor #139! Rocking chair helicopters! Latverian headshop blacklight posters! Thunderboot! Pepper hooves! Kane tech! Colletta really messing this one up! Check it out!

107 Marvel Reread Club April 1967 (part 1) With Heidi MacDonald

Mar 27 2025 74 mins  
To discuss the first half of April 1967, MRC welcomes legendary comics journalist Heidi MacDonald (who actually knew Marie Severin and tells us about her!) She chose her favorites, so we’re out of order, doing X-Men 31, Amazing Spider-Man 47, Tales to Astonish 90 featuring Namor and Hulk, and Strange Tales 155 featuring SHIELD and Dr Strange! Check it out!

106 Marvel Reread Club March 1967 with Bill Cairns (part 2)

Mar 27 2025 79 mins  
MRC finishes up March of 1967 with Fantastic Four #60, Strange Tales #154 with SHIELD and Doctor Strange, Tales of Suspense #87 with Iron Man and Captain America, and Avengers #38! The Watcher Can’t Even Watch! Darts of Doom! Veritas! Boring and Riveting! The Bamboo Curtain! Check it out!