Graeme McMillan (of Wait, What?) joins Douglas to discuss Doctor Doom’s appearances in Thor #182-183. Topics include Stan Lee’s curious ideas about how jobs work in the real world, what surgeons do, the world’s smallest political demonstration, the identity of the scientist in “This Man,…
Joe Streckert of The Weird History Podcast joins Douglas Wolk to discuss Sub-Mariner #47-49, by Gerry Conway and Gene Colan. Topics include how much Doctor Doom loves drama, the difference between “Kirk Drift” and “Flanderization,” The Journal of M.O.D.O.K. Studies, what kind of a boss…
Bob Calhoun, the author of The Murders That Made Us: How Vigilantes, Hoodlums, Mob Bosses, Serial Killers, and Cult Leaders Built the San Francisco Bay Area, joins Douglas Wolk to discuss Fantastic Four #116–a very odd transitional issue. Topics discussed include include Doctor Doom’s résumé,…
Charles Hatfield, Professor of English at California State University and the author of Hand of Fire: The Comics Art of Jack Kirby, joins Douglas Wolk to discuss Kirby’s final contribution to the Doctor Doom story, Fantastic Four #84-87. Topics include the influence on this story…