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FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #2: Soup to Nuts

“Origin of Doctor Doom!” Script: Stan Lee Pencils: Jack Kirby Inks: Chic Stone Letters: Sam Rosen Annuals are troublesome beasts. They’re so damn LONG, I can’t get through one in a single sitting. Maybe a few decades down the road, … Continue reading

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FANTASTIC FOUR #30: How I Spent My Summer Vacation

“The Dreaded Diablo!” Script: Stan Lee Pencils: Jack Kirby Inks: Chic Stone Letters: Art Simek This story grabbed me almost from the start. I say almost, because it grabbed me on the splash, not the cover. On the cover, we … Continue reading

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FANTASTIC FOUR #29: Sixties Silliness, Soap Opera, Sexism, Seuss, and Yet Another Way to Circumvent the Prime Directive

“It Started on Yancy Street!” Script: Stan Lee Pencils: Jack Kirby Inks: Chic Stone Letters: Sam Rosen It starts on Yancy Street, but ends on the moon! In between, we get a little bit of everything we’ve learned to expect … Continue reading

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Meanwhile…: July, 1964

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #14 “The Grotesque Adventure of the Green Goblin!” Script: Stan Lee Art: Steve Ditko Letters: Art Simek IN A NUTSHELL The Green Goblin convinces a Hollywood producer to make a film with Spider-Man portraying himself. Unbeknownst to the … Continue reading

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