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Marvel by the Month

Bryan Stratton, Jamie Wenger, Robb Milnemarvelbythemonth.com
Bryan, Robb, and Jamie take a month-by-month journey into the history of Marvel Comics. Get extended episodes at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. NEW LISTENERS: catch up quickly with the "Essential MBTM" season recap episodes! (Not affiliated with Marvel Comics.)
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Episodes

#054: August 1965 (w/Levi Buchanan) - "The Gentleman's Name Is Gorgon"

Reading List: Amazing Spider-Man #30, Avengers #21, Daredevil #10, Fantastic Four #44, Journey Into Mystery #121, Sgt. Fury #23, Strange Tales #138, Tales of Suspense #71, Tales to Astonish #73, ©1965 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com .

May 06, 20201 hr 17 minSeason 3Ep. 5

#053: Bonus Episode (w/Joe Keatinge) - The 1950's Marvel Universe

Reading List: Captain America's Weird Tales #74, Young Men #24-28, Captain America Comics #76-78, Sub-Mariner Comics #33-42, Human Torch Comics #36-38, Men's Adventures #27-28. (Thanks to Tom Brevoort for his website articles and his chapters in Marvel Chronicle, which provided invaluable information.) "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com ....

Apr 29, 20201 hr 9 min

#052: July 1965 (w/Noah Campbell) - "Where Walks the Juggernaut"

Reading List: Amazing Spider-Man #29, Avengers #20, Fantastic Four #43, Fantastic Four Annual #3, Journey Into Mystery #120, Sgt. Fury #22, Sgt. Fury Annual #1, Strange Tales #137, Tales of Suspense #70, Tales to Astonish #72, X-Men #13, ©1965 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com .

Apr 22, 20201 hr 24 minSeason 3Ep. 4

#051: June 1965 - "The Day of the Destroyer"

Reading List: Amazing Spider-Man #28, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2, Avengers #19, Daredevil #9, Fantastic Four #42, Journey Into Mystery #119, Journey Into Mystery Annual #1, Sgt. Fury #21, Strange Tales #136, Tales of Suspense #69, Tales to Astonish #71, ©1965 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com .

Apr 15, 20201 hr 10 minSeason 3Ep. 3

#050: May* 1965 - "The Origin of Professor X"

Reading List: Amazing Spider-Man #27, Avengers #18, Fantastic Four #41, Journey Into Mystery #118, Sgt. Fury #20, Strange Tales #135, Tales of Suspense #68, Tales to Astonish #70, X-Men #12, ©1965 Marvel Comics. *Starting with this season, we'll be covering issues based on the month they were released , not their cover date . So this is our second "May 1965" episode. The previous one included Marvel comics cover-dated May 1965; this episode features the issues that hit the stands in May 1965. "M...

Apr 08, 20201 hr 20 minSeason 3Ep. 2

#049: April* 1965 - "The Stiltman Cometh"

Reading List: Amazing Spider-Man #25-26, Avengers #17, Daredevil #8, Fantastic Four #39-40, Journey Into Mystery #117, Sgt. Fury #19, Strange Tales #133-134, Tales of Suspense #66-67, Tales to Astonish #68-69, ©1965 Marvel Comics. *Starting with this season, we'll be covering issues based on the month they were released, not their cover date. So this is our second "April 1965" episode. The previous one included Marvel comics cover-dated April 1965; this episode features the issues that hit the s...

Apr 01, 20201 hr 26 minSeason 3Ep. 1

#048: ESSENTIAL MBTM Vol. 2: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (September 1963 - May 1965)

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand dates for this episode are June 1963 - March 1965 . Reading List: Avengers #1-16, X-Men #1-11, Amazing Spider-Man #4-24, Fantastic Four #18-38, Journey Into Mystery #96-116, Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #3-18, Strange Tales #112-132, Tales of Suspense #45-65, Tales to Astonish #47...

Mar 25, 20201 hr 9 minSeason 2Ep. 22

#045: May 1965 (w/Douglas Wolk) - LIVE at Books With Pictures in Portland, OR!

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is February/March 1965 . Special thanks to: Douglas for joining us on stage; Katie Pryde for hosting us at her incredible comics shop; JL Watkins for audio production and engineering; Sara and Jack Stratton for merch tabling; Barb Allen, Katie, and Douglas for the l...

Mar 04, 20201 hr 8 minSeason 2Ep. 21

#044: April 1965 - "Now, by My Hand, Shall Die a Villain!"

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is January/February 1965 . Reading List: Tales to Astonish #66, Tales of Suspense #64, Sgt. Fury #17, Daredevil #7, Amazing Spider-Man #23, Fantastic Four #37, Journey Into Mystery #115, Avengers #15, Strange Tales #131, ©1965 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" th...

Feb 26, 20201 hr 4 minSeason 2Ep. 20

#043: March 1965 (w/Noah Campbell) - "The Frightful Four!"

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is December 1964/January 1965 . Reading List: Journey Into Mystery #114, Tales to Astonish #65, Amazing Spider-Man #22, Avengers #14, Tales of Suspense #63, Sgt. Fury #16, Fantastic Four #36, Strange Tales #130, X-Men #10, ©1965 Marvel Comics "Marvel by the Month" t...

Feb 19, 20201 hr 11 minSeason 2Ep. 19

#042: Happy Valentine's Day! (w/Sara Miller Stratton and Barb Allen)

[Borat Voice: My Wiiiiife!!] Re-Reading List: Journey Into Mystery #97, Amazing Spider-Man #9, Fantastic Four #27. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com .

Feb 12, 20201 hr 4 min

#041: February 1965 - "The Origin of the Mandarin"

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is November/December 1964 . Reading List: Fantastic Four #35, Sgt. Fury #15, Amazing Spider-Man #21, Avengers #13, Daredevil #6, Tales to Astonish #64, Journey Into Mystery #113, Tales of Suspense #62, Strange Tales #129, ©1965 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" t...

Feb 05, 20201 hr 8 minSeason 2Ep. 18

#040: January 1965 (w/Jamie Wenger) - "The Coming of the Scorpion"

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is October/November 1964 . Reading List: Amazing Spider-Man #20, Sgt. Fury #14, Tales of Suspense #61, Journey Into Mystery #112, Avengers #12, Fantastic Four #34, Tales to Astonish #63, Strange Tales #128, X-Men #9, ©1965 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme ...

Jan 29, 20201 hr 7 minSeason 2Ep. 17

#039: December 1964 - "The Mighty Avengers Meet Spider-Man"

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is September/October 1964 . Reading List: Daredevil #5, Tales of Suspense #60, Tales to Astonish #62, Amazing Spider-Man #19, Avengers #11, Fantastic Four #33, Sgt. Fury #13, Journey Into Mystery #111, Strange Tales #127, ©1964 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" t...

Jan 22, 20201 hr 1 minSeason 2Ep. 16

#038: November 1964 - "The Avengers Break Up"

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is August/September 1964 . Reading List: Sgt. Fury #12, Avengers #10, Journey Into Mystery #110, Tales to Astonish #61, Amazing Spider-Man #18, Tales of Suspense #59, Fantastic Four #32, Strange Tales #126, X-Men #8, ©1964 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme ...

Jan 15, 20201 hr 2 minSeason 2Ep. 15

#037: October 1964 - "The Sinister Six!"

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is July/August 1964 . Reading List: Journey Into Mystery #109, Sgt. Fury #11, Daredevil #4, Fantastic Four #31, Tales of Suspense #58, Tales to Astonish #60, Avengers #9, Amazing Spider-Man #17, Strange Tales #125, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1, ©1964 Marvel Comics. ...

Jan 08, 20201 hr 4 minSeason 2Ep. 14

#036: Happy New Year 2020!

"Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit us on internet at marvelbythemonth.com .

Jan 01, 202034 min

#035: September 1964 (w/Joe Keatinge) - "The Fantastic Origin of Doctor Doom"

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is June/July 1964 . Reading List: Tales to Astonish #59, Avengers #8, Fantastic Four #30, Journey Into Mystery #108, Tales of Suspense #57, Amazing Spider-Man #16, Sgt. Fury #10, Fantastic Four Annual #2, X-Men #7, Strange Tales #124, ©1964 Marvel Comics. Check out ...

Dec 25, 20191 hr 31 minSeason 2Ep. 13

#034: August 1964 (w/Noah Campbell) - "Kraven the Hunter"

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is May/June 1964 . Reading List: Sgt. Fury #9, Avengers #7, Journey Into Mystery #107, Tales of Suspense #56, Tales to Astonish #58, Fantastic Four #29, Daredevil #3, Amazing Spider-Man #15, Strange Tales #123, ©1964 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Rob...

Dec 19, 20191 hr 21 minSeason 2Ep. 12

#033: July 1964 - "Masters of Evil"

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is April/May 1964 . Reading List: Sgt. Fury #8, Tales of Suspense #55, Journey Into Mystery #106, Amazing Spider-Man #14, Tales to Astonish #57, Avengers #6, Fantastic Four #28, Strange Tales #122, X-Men #6, ©1964 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb M...

Dec 11, 20191 hr 17 minSeason 2Ep. 11

#032: June 1964 - "The Menace of... Mysterio!"

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is March/April 1964 . Reading list: Journey Into Mystery #105, Amazing Spider-Man #13, Tales to Astonish #56, Fantastic Four #27, Tales of Suspense #54, Daredevil #2, Strange Tales #121, ©1964 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Al...

Dec 04, 20191 hr 16 minSeason 2Ep. 10

#031: Bonus Episode - The Comics Code of 1954

Shout-out to the passionate defenders of the First Amendment at the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund - if you are making plans for end-of-year giving, throw them a few tax-deductible bucks and/or buy some of their cool merch . Reading list: every Marvel Comic from 1954 to 2001. Plus, The Ten-Cent Plague by David Hadju and Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code by Dr. Amy Kiste Nyberg. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne. Visit ...

Nov 27, 201945 min

#030: May 1964 (w/Joe Keatinge) - "Unmasked by Dr. Octopus"

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is February/March 1964 . Reading List: Fantastic Four #26, Tales of Suspense #53, Journey Into Mystery #104, Avengers #5, Amazing Spider-Man #12, Sgt. Fury #7, Tales to Astonish #55, Strange Tales #120, X-Men #5, ©1964 Marvel Comics. Learn more about all of the awes...

Nov 20, 20191 hr 25 minSeason 2Ep. 9

#029: April 1964 (w/Melinda Carlson-Smith and JL Watkins) - "The Origin of Daredevil"

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is January/February 1964 . Reading List: Daredevil #1, Journey Into Mystery #103, Fantastic Four #25, Tales of Suspense #52, Tales to Astonish #54, Amazing Spider-Man #11, Strange Tales #119, ©1964 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Ba...

Nov 13, 20191 hr 1 minSeason 2Ep. 8

#028: March 1964 (w/Noah Campbell) - "Captain America Joins... the Avengers"

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is December 1963/January 1964 . Guest-starring the inimitable Noah Campbell! See him and Robb perform with Devilbots and Zepparella at Dante's in Portland, OR on Friday, December 6th. Reading List: Fantastic Four #24, Amazing Spider-Man #10, Tales of Suspense #51, J...

Nov 06, 20191 hr 18 minSeason 2Ep. 7

#027: Marvel by the MONSTER (w/Douglas Wolk) - Halloween Bonus Episode

Thanks to Douglas Wolk for joining us and lending his 27,000+ Marvel Comics' worth of expertise! Check out patreon.com/douglaswolk to join his super-secret 616 Society, a meticulously curated tour through the best and weirdest of what's available on the Marvel Unlimited app. Reading List: Tales to Astonish #13, Rawhide Kid #22, Tales to Astonish #20, Amazing Adult Fantasy #9, ©1960-1962 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by Robb Milne, sung by Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Mil...

Oct 31, 201949 min

#026: February 1964 (w/Douglas Wolk) - "The Hands of the Mandarin"

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is November/December 1963 . Thanks to Douglas Wolk for joining us and lending his 27,000+ Marvel Comics' worth of expertise! Check out patreon.com/douglaswolk to join his super-secret 616 Society, a meticulously curated tour through the best and weirdest of what's a...

Oct 30, 201959 minSeason 2Ep. 6

#025: January 1964 - "Beware the Blob!"

Note: We started out by titling these episodes with the cover date (the date that's printed on the cover), but we switched to their newsstand dates (the dates they went on sale) around episode #50. The newsstand date for this episode is October/November 1963 . Reading List: Avengers #3, Fantastic Four #22, Tales of Suspense #49, Tales to Astonish #51, Amazing Spider-Man #8, Sgt. Fury #5, Strange Tales #116, X-Men #3, Journey Into Mystery #100, ©1964 Marvel Comics. "Marvel by the Month" theme by ...

Oct 23, 20191 hr 6 minSeason 2Ep. 5
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