THE FANTASTIC POUR
Brett welcomes Chuck Dill to the Fantasti-Lounge to talk Mister Fantastic! We enjoy a classy Manhattan and read Fantastic Four issue #178. Join us in the Fantasti-Lounge as we discuss: Who smokes a pipe? Why is everyone in their underwear? What is your alternative FF line-up? Would Galactus eat Chuck’s Super Powers Cyborg figure? And much, much more!
Secret Pour-igins: The Manhattan cocktail
Cocktail: Smokin’ Reed Richards
Ingredients
- 2 oz. Bourbon Whiskey
- 1 oz. Sweet Vermouth
- 3 Dash Aromatic Bitters
- Luxardo or maraschino cherry
Instructions
- Pour bourbon, sweet vermouth, and a few dashes of bitters over ice in a mixing glass
- Stir thoroughly
- Strain into a chilled cocktail glass neat or on the rocks
- Garnish with a cherry
Comic: Fantastic Four #178, Marvel Comics, 1976
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I’ve read lot more fantastic four comics recently mainly focusing on the classic era . Check my channel for reviews.
Here’s my fantastic questions just two
1. What do think would reeds three favorite books
I would be ?
2. What comics do think Ben read as kid growning up on yancy street ?
What kind pinball machine did you get
For fantastic lounge
You didn’t say
Shadow pin ball , or maybe Doctor who ,
Demolition man, Batman 66 or Munsters or maybe fun house .
Great to hear Chuck’s sandpaper-y yet dulcet tones on the network.
I would have been fine if Chuck had picked an Aquaman comic, I’m not the jealous type.
Re: the Marvel playset he mentioned–I have a similar DC Comics-branded checkers set, in that it features some really deep cut characters–Metamorpho, Heat Wave, The Shark, Black Canary, etc. on little cardboard standees. If Galactus ever attacked my house, it would probably be one of the five things I’d try to save.
Like Chuck, I enjoy superhero stories where the hero gets the drop on the villain(s) because they are simply smarter–some of my favorite Batman stories are when he finally reveals he was prepared all along.
If I ever brought MOUNTAIN COMICS back, I would switch the format and let the guest be the one to bring a vacation-centric comic.
Fun episode, as always.
Great show!
I did not get many Marvel Comics, even in my youth. But FF #183, which was the ending of this story was one of them and it hit me like a freight train. It introduced me to a bunch of Marvel Characters who burned their way into my mind and became some of my favorite Marvel characters of all time – Mad Thinker (my fave Marvel villain), Thundra, and Annihilus! So it was great to hear about this earlier chapter!
I have to say that I know they had been in a bunch of adventures, but Reed being only in a speedo smoking a pipe? No one is that friendly!
Some answers to questions –
Replacement FF – She-Hulk, Thundra, Crystal, and Medusa … but only if i get to hang out there with them.
Perfect Frightful Four – leading the team is the aforementioned Mad Thinker with the Super-Skrull, the Mole Man, and that bastich turncoat Namor!
Saving 4 things from my collection – Statue reproduction of the cover of Action Comics #252, Supergirl commission sketchbook, Black Orchid funko pop, and my Rocketeer movie poster (the teaser one which is all art deco)
What would I do in the Negative Zone for a year – serve my dark lord Annihilus of course
Seriously great show. Reread FF#183 after I listened and giggled like a 7yr old Anj all over again!
Haven’t finished this episode yet, but I just want to say THANK YOU for the 2nd month in a row. Last month, you covered Nexus, one of my favorite independent comics. This month, you picked my single favorite comic book arc from my childhood. All that’s left is for you to cover Cerebus the Aardvark and Uncle Scrooge.
Could have sworn I’d already posted a comment (I recall writing one), but maybe I didn’t hit ‘post’ or something…
Anyway, just came here to say that it’s about time Mr. Fantastic got featured in this show (now that I think about it, he should have been in the first episode, dammit!)
Enjoyed the conversation and I like the choice of issue – I like this era of FF, i.e., the late ’70s. I came on board as a regular reader just before #200, but I’d picked up a a few random issues of these earlier ones and never came away disappointed.
And yes, to answer someone’s question, Walter Cronkite was the long-time (and well respected) CBS evening news anchor.
Also, Elastigirl was a bada** in both Incredibles movies, not just the second one!
The first Marvel comic I remember having was the previous issue #177. At age 6, it blew my mind that Reed Richards was somehow both one of the heroes and the villain of the story. I loved the tryouts for the Frightful Four featuring Captain Ultra and Texas Tornado along w/ Tigra and Thundra. When I had Roy Thomas sign that issue, he wondered out loud if Stan or Jack came up w/ the name “Paste Pot Pete”.
As far as fan traps go, didn’t Darkseid use one in X-Men/New Teen Titans and Alexander Luthor of Earth-3 during Infinite Crisis in his attempt to resurrect the Multiverse? A good fan trap means good comics.
The Captain Ultra and his “pass out at the sight of fire” is as funny when I first read it as a 7-year-old as it is today
Another “fantastic” episode.
My older brother picked up this issue and the previous issue when they came out and are two of my favorites as a kid. I didn’t pick up on a lot of the humor or cultural references at the time (especially the politics) but, visually, they were two fantastic issues. (This was at a time when I was only looking at the pictures and not really reading the dialogue. The art really told the story.)
Both issues had that brilliant “fan of doom”. I often wondered why Reed didn’t just stretch his neck and pull the levers with his mouth to escape, but hearing you mention that he wasn’t into stretching his neck is probably the best artistic choice for the issue. I’m sure we could no-prize in-story reasons for it as well, but that takes a little bit of the fun out of it.
As for why Sue was wearing a headband as part of her restraints, in this era I remember seeing a lot of her invisible shields being drawn as projecting from her forehead. I assumed that was the reason. But not being able to see is a good reason, too, except (adjusting my nerd glasses) couldn’t Sue just make the headband invisible? I don’t specifically recall her being able to do that until an issue in the John Byrne run. I also don’t remember her saying anything while attached to the fan, so it might also have put her to sleep.
I honestly love the fact that so much of it was unexplained that it makes the reader stop and think about it.
Loved everything about this episode. This was one of my earliest issues of FF, and it blew my mind! An evil Reed?! I reread this run a few years ago, and it still holds up as a lot of fun.
Chuck was an awesome guest, as always.