In this episode, we relax our usual format a bit as Bryan Stratton, Robb Milne and Jamie Wenger from the Marvel by the Month podcast join us to discuss (and assign ratings to) some iconic — and less-than-iconic — Jack Kirby monsters from before Marvel’s superhero era!
Monsters discussed in this episode:
- Diablo, the Demon From the Fifth Dimension! (Tales of Suspense #9, 1959)
- Taboo, the Thing From the Murky Swamp! (Strange Tales #75, 1960)
- Groot, the Monster From Planet X! (Tales to Astonish #13, 1960)
- Xemnu, the Living Hulk! (Journey Into Mystery #62, 1960)
- The Blip! (Tales to Astonish #15, 1961)
- Goom, the Thing From Planet X! (Tales of Suspense #15, 1960)
- Googam, Son of Goom! (Tales of Suspense #17, 1961)
- Fin Fang Foom! (Strange Tales #89, 1961)
Recommended in this episode:
- The Ultimates
- The Atlas Comics Library No. 1: Adventures Into Terror Vol. 1
- The Shadow Over Innsmouth by Gou Tanabe
- The Daughter of Doctor Moreau by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
- Dracula Vol. 1: The Impaler by Matt Wagner and Kelley Jones
Join us in two weeks as we look ahead to next year’s Thunderbolts movie with the beginning of a series of episodes exploring the origins of the Thunderbolts and the Masters of Evil through the decades, beginning with Baron Zemo in Avengers #4, 6, 7 and 9!