#161: July 1971 (w/Elliott Kalan) - "A Monster Called... Morbius!"

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Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:


"A Monster Called... Morbius!" - Amazing Spider-Man #101, written
by Roy Thomas, art by Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia, 1971 Marvel
Comics


 


Other Stories Covered in This Episode:


"The Battle of New Brittannia!" - Astonishing Tales #8, written
by Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich, art by Herb Trimpe and Tom
Sutton, 1971 Marvel Comics


"This Badge Bedeviled!" - Astonishing Tales #8, written by Len
Wein and Mike Friedrich, art by George Tuska and Mike Esposito,
1971 Marvel Comics


"All Things Must End!" - Avengers #92, written by Roy Thomas, art
by Sal Buscema and George Roussos, 1971 Marvel Comics


"And In the End..." - Captain America #142, written by Gary
Friedrich, art by John Romita and Joe Sinnott, 1971 Marvel Comics


"In the Eyes... of the Owl!" - Daredevil #80, written by Gerry
Conway, art by Gene Colan and Tom Palmer, 1971 Marvel Comics


"The Secret of the Eternals" - Fantastic Four #115, written by
Stan Lee and Archie Goodwin, art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott,
1971 Marvel Comics


"The Monster and the Madman!" - Incredible Hulk #144, written by
Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich, art by Dick Ayers and John
Severin, 1971 Marvel Comics


"When Demons Wail!" - Iron Man #42, written by Gerry Conway, art
by George Tuska and Frank Giacoia, 1971 Marvel Comics


"And a House Whose Name... Is Death!" - Sub-Mariner #42, written
by Gerry Conway, art by George Tuska and Jim Mooney, 1971 Marvel
Comics


"Conflagration!" - Thor #192, written by Stan Lee, art by John
Buscema and Sam Grainger, 1971 Marvel Comics


 


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