#166: November 1971 (w/Hal Lublin) - "And Men Shall Call Him... Warlock!"

In addition to being the voice of our favorite Mental Organism
Designed Only for Killing in Marvel's Squirrel Girl:
The Unbeatable Radio Show!, Hal
Lublin is the multi-talented writer, actor, and host of
the Good Morning Night Vale, We Got This,
and Tights and Fights podcasts.


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Deep Dives in this Episode: 


"The Spider Slayer!" - Amazing Spider-Man #105, written by Stan
Lee, art by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia, 1971 Marvel Comics


"And Men Shall Call Him... Warlock!" - Marvel Premiere #1 (Adam
Warlock), written by Roy Thomas, art by Gil Kane and Dan Adkins,
1971 Marvel Comics


 


Quick Summaries in this Episode:


"To End In Flame!" - Astonishing Tales #10, written by Roy Thomas
and Gerry Conway, art by Barry Smith and Sal Buscema, 1971 Marvel
Comics


"Mission: Destroy the Femme Force!" - Captain America #146,
written by Gary Friedrich, art by Sal Buscema and John
Verpoorten, 1971 Marvel Comics


"Night of the Assassin!" - Daredevil #84, written by Gerry
Conway, art by Gene Colan and Syd Shores, 1971 Marvel Comics


"Three Stood Together!" - Fantastic Four #119, written by Roy
Thomas, art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott, 1971 Marvel Comics


"Beneath the Armor Beats a Heart!" - Iron Man #45, written by
Gary Friedrich and Steve Englehart, art by George Tuska and Vince
Colletta, 1971 Marvel Comics


"Even the Noble Die!" - Sub-Mariner #46, written by Gerry Conway,
art by Gene Colan and Mike Esposito, 1971 Marvel Comics


"Within the Realm of Kartag!" - Thor #196, written by Gerry
Conway, art by John Buscema and Vince Colletta, 1971 Marvel
Comics


 


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