#176: April 1972 - "The Birth of... The Gibbon!"

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Deep Dives in this Episode: 


"The Birth of... the Gibbon!" - Amazing Spider-Man #110, written
by Stan Lee, art by John Romita, 1972 Marvel Comics


 


Quick Summaries in this Episode: 


"Panic on Park Avenue" - Captain America #151, written by Gerry
Conway, art by Sal Buscema and Vince Colletta, 1972 Marvel Comics


"Crisis!" - Daredevil #89, written by Gerry Conway, art by Gene
Colan and Tom Palmer, 1972 Marvel Comics


"The Return of the Monster!" - Fantastic Four #124, written by
Stan Lee, art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott, 1972 Marvel Comics


"The World, My Jury!" - Incredible Hulk #153, written by Gary
Friedrich and Roy Thomas, art by Dick Ayers, Herb Trimpe, and
John Severin, 1972 Marvel Comics


"The Fury and the Inferno!" - Iron Man #48, written by Mike
Friedrich, art by George Tuska and Vince Colletta, 1972 Marvel
Comics


"The Incredible Shrinking Doom!" - Marvel Feature #4, written by
Mike Friedrich, art by Herb Trimpe, 1972 Marvel Comics


"While the World Spins Mad!" - Marvel Premiere #3, written by
Stan Lee and Barry Smith, art by Barry Smith and Dan Adkins, 1972
Marvel Comics


"Armageddon -- At Fifty Fathoms Full!" - Sub-Mariner #51, written
by Bill Everett and Mike Friedrich, art by Bill Everett, 1972
Marvel Comics


"Resurrection!" - Thor #201, written by Gerry Conway, art by John
Buscema and Jim Mooney, 1972 Marvel Comics


 


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