Marvel by the Month

Paul Kupperberg was a longtime DC Comics writer and editor, the co-creator of Arion Lord of Atlantis, and the former editor of the Weekly World News. Check out his terrific line of books about comics and the people who make them at paulkupperberg.net.Paul Levitz is the former president and publisher of DC Comics and the writer of more great Legion of Super-Heroes stories than there are Legionnaires. His book, Marvel Explodes: From Bullpen to Big Business, was just released as part of Bloomsbury's Marvel Age of Comics line.For—good lord, OVER TWO AND A HALF HOURS of bonus content — including more of our conversation with Paul and Paul, our in-depth discussions of Avengers #175 and X-Men #113, plus 17 more issues in the Mighty MBTM Checklist—support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Just $5 a month gets you instant access to our bonus feed of over 200 extended and exclusive episodes. $10 a month lets you help pick the comics we cover in depth and gets you a shout-out at the end of the episode! Stories Covered in this Episode:"Thunder In the East!" - Invaders #32, written by Roy Thomas, art by Alan Kupperberg and Frank Springer, letters by Joe Rosen, colors by Carl Gafford, edited by Roy Thomas, ©1978 Marvel Comics "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 4 written and performed by Robb Milne. All incidental music by Robb Milne.Visit us on the internet (and buy some stuff) at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Bluesky at @marvelbythemonth.com and Instagram at @marvelbythemonth, and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org. And many thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics, an invaluable resource for release dates and issue information. (RIP Mike.)

Gary Groth is the editor-in-chief of The Comics Journal, which old comics heads will remember as having a very tumultuous relationship with Marvel Comics—and especially Jim Shooter—over the years. He's also the co-founder and publisher of Fantagraphics, which has been partnering with Marvel over the past few years to collect out-of-print Atlas and Marvel comics. These are truly strange times we are living in.Fantagraphics' latest Marvel co-production is The Marvel Creator Collection No. 2: "Whatever Happened to Scorpio?": The Complete Jim Steranko at Marvel, a stunning slipcased two-volume compilation of every page of Steranko's art that Marvel ever published."Marvel by the Month" theme v. 4 written and performed by Robb Milne. All incidental music by Robb Milne.Visit us on the internet (and buy some stuff) at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Bluesky at @marvelbythemonth.com and Instagram at @marvelbythemonth, and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.

Every other week, we focus on a Marvel series that sits on the fringes of mainstream Marvel continuity. The first episode of every new series that we cover is available on the public feed. The rest of the episodes are exclusive to our Patreon supporters.Not a Patron yet? Support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth for just $5 a month to get instant access to our bonus feed of over 200 extended and exclusive episodes! Stories Covered in this Episode: "The Mega-Monsters From Beyond!" - Godzilla #13, written by Doug Moench, art by Herb Trimpe with Fred Kida, letters by John Costanza, colors by Don Warfield, edited by Jim Shooter, ©1978 Toho Company Ltd. and Marvel Comics"The Super-Beasts" - Godzilla #14, written by Doug Moench, art by Herb Trimpe with Dan Green, letters by Shelly Leferman, colors by Don Warfield, edited by Bob Hall, ©1978 Toho Company Ltd. and Marvel Comics"Roam on the Range" - Godzilla #15, written by Doug Moench, art by Herb Trimpe with Dan Green, letters by Shelly Leferman, colors by Don Warfield, edited by Bob Hall, ©1978 Toho Company Ltd. and Marvel Comics"MONARCH by the Month" theme written and performed by Robb Milne. All incidental music by Robb Milne.Visit us on the internet (and buy some stuff) at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Bluesky at @marvelbythemonth.com and Instagram at @marvelbythemonth, and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org. And many thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics, an invaluable resource for release dates and issue information. (RIP Mike.)

Unlike most of our episodes, the public and Patreon versions of this week's episode are identical. But subscribers to our Patreon at any level—even $1 a month!—also get access to the visual presentation that accompanied our talk. Thanks to David F. Walker, Douglas Wolk, and Jeff Parker for joining us on stage, true friends of the podcast, one and all."Marvel by the Month" theme v. 4 written and performed by Robb Milne. All incidental music by Robb Milne.Visit us on the internet (and buy some stuff) at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Bluesky at @marvelbythemonth.com and Instagram at @marvelbythemonth, and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org. And many thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics, an invaluable resource for release dates and issue information. (RIP Mike.)

Over a 25-year career, Jason Aaron has written for just about every Marvel character, including: Wolverine, the Avengers, the X-Men, Ghost Rider, the Punisher. Black Panther, Doctor Strange, and the Hulk. His eight-year run on Thor served as the foundation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's Thor: Love and Thunder. In 2016, he was awarded the Eisner Award for Best Writer for his work on Southern Bastards, Star Wars, Doctor Strange, Thor and Men of Wrath. You should be checking out his work on DC's Absolute Superman and his creator-owned Bug Wars from Image Comics, as well as his upcoming Indiana Jones series for Marvel and Green Lantern: The Dying of the Light for DC's Black Label.For NEARLY TWO HOURS of bonus content — including our conversation with Jason about the first appearance of Big Wheel in Amazing Spider-Man #183 and the X-Men's battle against Magneto in X-Men #112, plus 19 more issues in the Mighty MBTM Checklist—support us at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth. Just $5 a month gets you instant access to our bonus feed of over 200 extended and exclusive episodes. $10 a month lets you help pick the comics we cover in depth and gets you a shout-out at the end of the episode! Stories Covered in this Episode:"What if Jane Foster Had Found the Hammer of Thor?" - What If...? #10, written by Don Glut, art by Rick Hoberg with Dave Hunt, letters by Carol Lay, colors by Carl Gafford, edited by Roy Thomas, ©1978 Marvel Comics "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 4 written and performed by Robb Milne. All incidental music by Robb Milne.Visit us on the internet (and buy some stuff) at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Bluesky at @marvelbythemonth.com and Instagram at @marvelbythemonth, and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org. And many thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics, an invaluable resource for release dates and issue information. (RIP Mike.)