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Stories Covered in this Episode:

"The Day of the Gods" - Eternals #1, written by Jack Kirby, art by Jack Kirby and John Verpoorten, letters by Gaspar Saladino, colors by Glynis Wein, edited by Jack Kirby and Marv Wolfman, ©1976 Marvel Comics

"Hammerhead Is Out!" - Amazing Spider-Man #158, written by Len Wein, art by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, letters by John Costanza, colors by Glynis Wein, edited by Len Wein, ©1976 Marvel Comics

"The Bi-Centennial!" - Captain Marvel #45, written by Steve Englehart, art by Al Milgrom, letters by Tom Orzechowski, colors by Ellen Vartanoff, edited by Marv Wolfman, ©1976 Marvel Comics

"The Sleep... Of the Just!" - Howard the Duck #4, written by Steve Gerber, art by Gene Colan and Steve Leialoha, letters by Annette Kawecki, colors by Michele Wolfman, edited by Marv Wolfman, ©1976 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 4 written and performed by Robb Milne. All incidental music by Robb Milne.

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Douglas Wolk is the Eisner Award-winning author of Reading Comics: How Graphic Novels Work and What They Mean and All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told. Subscribe to his daily Marvel Comics book club, The 616 Society, and check out his story in the brand-new Giant-Size '63, a loving tribute to 1963 by Alan Moore, Stephen Bissette, and Rick Veitch.

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Stories Covered in this Episode:

"The Ghost That Haunted Octopus!" - Amazing Spider-Man #157, written by Len Wein, art by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, letters by John Costanza, colors by Glynis Wein, edited by Len Wein, ©1976 Marvel Comics

"Deathstar, Rising!" - Uncanny X-Men #99, written by Chris Claremont, art by Dave Cockrum and Frank Chiaramonte, letters by Irv Watanabe, colors by Michele Wolfman, edited by Marv Wolfman, ©1976 Marvel Comics

"Captain America's Love Story" - Captain America #198, written by Jack Kirby, art by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia, letters by Gaspar Saladino, colors by Michele Wolfman, edited by Jack Kirby and Marv Wolfman, ©1976 Marvel Comics

"Prisoner!" - Super-Villain Team-Up #6, written by Steve Englehart, art by Herb Trimpe and Jack Abel, letters by Tom Orzechowski, colors by Janice Cohen, edited by Marv Wolfman, ©1976 Marvel Comics

"The Crushing Conquer-Lord!" - Marvel Spotlight #28, written by Doug Moench, art by Don Perlin, letters by Irv Watanabe, colors by Irene Vartanoff, edited by Marv Wolfman, ©1976 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 (for now) 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.)

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Stories Covered in this Episode:

"Introducing: Mind-Wave and His Fearsome Think Tank!" - Daredevil #133, written by Marv Wolfman, art by Bob Brown and Jim Mooney, letters by Ray Holloway, colors by Michele Wolfman, edited by Marv Wolfman, ©1976 Marvel Comics

"His Name Is Doctor Strange" - Tomb of Dracula #44, written by Marv Wolfman, art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, letters by John Costanza, colors by Tom Palmer, edited by Marv Wolfman, ©1976 Marvel Comics

"The Tomb of Dr. Strange!" - Doctor Strange #14, written by Steve Englehart, art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, letters by John Costanza, colors by Tom Palmer, edited by Marv Wolfman, ©1976 Marvel Comics

"Marvel by the Month" theme v. 4 written by Robb Milne and performed by Robb Milne and Barb Allen. 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 (for now) 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.)