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Grand jungle finale to the week-long Fire and Water Podcast event celebrating the third anniversary of the FW Network and the 80th anniversary of MARVEL COMICS #1. This episode, Siskoid and Nathaniel Wayne review the last story in Marvel Comics, “Ka-Zar the Great!” by artist Ben Thompson, based on the pulp story by Bob Byrd.

All relevant images in the Marvelous Supplemental.

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Some Ka-Zar highlights from this episode; art by Ben Thompson, based on a prose story by Bob Byrd:

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Continuing the weeklong Fire and Water Podcast event celebrating the third anniversary of the FW Network and the 80th anniversary of MARVEL COMICS #1. This episode, Rob and Shag review the third story in Marvel Comics #1, “The Sub-Mariner” created by Bill Everett!

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“The Sub-Mariner” from Marvel Comics #1 (Oct 1939) by Bill Everett!

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A MARVELOUS ANNIVERSARY begins now! Kicking off the week-long FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK event celebrating the 3rd anniversary of our Network and the 80th anniversary of MARVEL COMICS #1. We’re celebrating by honoring the earliest FIRE & WATER duo — The Human Torch and Namor the Sub-Mariner!

As we’re celebrating the birthday of the whole FW network, we brought along the gang! This celebration will last 7 days, each day with a new episode by various members of the FIRE & WATER PODCAST NETWORK focusing on one of the stories in Marvel Comics #1.

Today’s episode, Shag and Rob review the first story in Marvel Comics #1, “The Human Torch” created by Carl Burgos!

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The cover to Marvel Comics #1 (Oct 1939)!

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After love in the 80s, love in the 90s, with Grant Morrison’s Kill Your Boyfriend as the prototypical romance comic of the era. What made romance so hard in that decade, and why were we so keen on mixing it with crime stories? And in Romance Comics Theatre, we go back in time to the early 50s for an altogether different criminal love story, “I Was a Border Racket Girl!” Which story feels most dated? You make the call!

Listen to Episode 17 below (the usual filthy filthy language warnings apply), or subscribe to The Lonely Hearts Romance Comics Podcast on iTunes!

Relevant images and further credits at: Lonely Hearts Ep.17 Supplemental

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Highlights from Kill Your Boyfriend #1 by Grant Morrison, Philip Bond and D’Israeli:

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TREASURYCAST #14: WONDER WOMAN SPECIAL

To celebrate the release of WONDER WOMAN on June 2, Rob tackles two titanic treasuries starring the Amazing Amazon, featuring three titanic guests!! First up is FAMOUS FIRST EDITION #C30: SENSATION COMICS #1 with guest Diabolu Frank (DIANA PRINCE: WONDER WOMAN PODCAST), followed by a look at ALL-NEW COLLECTORS’ EDITION #C54: SUPERMAN VS. WONDER WOMAN by Gerry Conway and Jose Luis Garcia Lopez with Angela, host of the WONDER WOMAN: WARRIOR FOR PEACE podcast! We wrap up with a chat with comics legend Gerry Conway!

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