#084: July 1967 (w/Elliott Kalan) - "If This Be... MODOK!"

Elliott Kalan has made a career for himself out
of checking items off the bucket list he made for himself when he
was 14, which is a damn fine way to go through life, if you ask
us.


You may know him as the head writer of Mystery Science
Theater 3000: The Return, which Robb mortgaged his
house to Kickstart, or his 12-year run as writer and head writer
of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.


He's written a bunch of Spider-Man comics, including
Spider-Man & the X-Men, which
includes what is probably the second-most-memed comics panel of
the last decade.


He's been co-hosting bad-movie podcast The Flop
House since 2007, long before the federal government
made co-hosting a bad-movie podcast compulsory for men aged
18-25. And he co-hosted a 13-episode podcast about I,
Claudius called (wait for it) I, Podivs with
fellow MBTM alumnus John Hodgman.


BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, he has written two
fantastic kids' picture books: Horse Meets
Dog (which was the first book Bryan's son was able
to read all by himself) and Sharko and
Hippo, out now for your holiday purchasing pleasure.


Bottom line: Elliott is great. Please make the two hours he
wasted doing this show with us worth his while by consuming all
his media.


Stories Covered In Detail This Episode:


Strange Tales #161: “The Second Doom” - written and drawn
by Jim Steranko


Tales of Suspense #94: “If This Be… MODOK!” - written by
Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott


Fantastic Four #67: “When Opens the Cocoon” - written by
Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby w/Joe Sinnott


Amazing Spider-Man #53: “Enter: Dr. Octopus” - written by
Stan Lee, art by John Romita w/”Mickey Demeo” (Mike Esposito)


Complete List of Comics Published This Month
(courtesy of mikesamazingworld.com): 


Amazing Spider-Man #53, Avengers #44, Avengers
Annual #1, Daredevil #32, Fantastic Four #67,
Not Brand Echh #3, Sgt. Fury #46, Strange
Tales #161, Tales of Suspense #94, Tales to
Astonish #96, Thor #144, X-Men #36, 1967 Marvel
Comics. 


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