#125: September 1969 (w/Elliott Kalan) - "The Mad Master of the Murder Maze!"

Marvel by the Month

Elliott Kalan is the co-host of the world's greatest podcast, The Flop House. Buy your tickets today for their virtual live show on Saturday, September 25th at 9 pm ET / 6 pm Pacific where they'll be revisiting Super Mario Bros for a special 28th Anniversary celebration!

He's also the writer of the slasher movie social commentary comic Maniac of New York, illustrated by Andrea Mutti and published by Aftershock Comics. Pre-order yourself a copy from your local comic book shop or independent bookstore before its October 19th release!

And if gruesome supernatural murder fiction isn't your bag, Elliott has also written two kids' books, Horse Meets Dog and Sharko and Hippo. There are virtually no decapitations in those.

For an extra 35 minutes of Elliott, support us on Patreon at the $4/month level to get access to our super-secret bonus feed of content, which includes an expanded edition of this episode, including our conversations about Jack Kirby's The Eternals, Amazing Spider-Man #79 and Sub-Mariner #20.

Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:

"Strangers In a Savage Land!" - X-Men #62, written by Roy Thomas, art by Neal Adams and Tom Palmer, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"Crack-Up on Campus!" - Captain America #120, written by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and Joe Sinnott, ©1969 Marvel Comics

"The Mad Master of the Murder Maze!" - Captain Marvel #19, written by Roy Thomas, art by Gil Kane and Dan Adkins, ©1969 Marvel Comics

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