Revisit the Golden, Silver, and Bronze Age of comic books in an offbeat way!
Pop culture writer Anthony M. Caro crafted several essays on classic comic book storylines and the fantastic heroes and villains that make them so memorable.
The essays take a speculative look at character development and narrative structure from their historical and cultural backdrop.
The works are presented in narrated audiobook format with intro and outro commentaries from the author.
Werewolf by Night Comes Alive Through Power Records with Spider-Man and Dracula Go Cruising on the B-Side!
In this episode, we start with Power Records’s haunting adaptation of Marvel Spotlight #2 and Werewolf by Night #15, revisiting Marvel's 1970s horror boom. It's a story packed with monsters, melodrama, and childhood trauma. Also, a certain well-known vampire makes a guest appearance in this Bronze Age audio dramatization.
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Next up: Spider-Man and Dracula Go Cruising! What happens when Spider-Man, Dracula, the Maggia, and a transatlantic costume-party cruise ship collide? We revisit the gloriously bizarre Giant-Size Spider-Man #1, where Marvel's wall-crawler shares the spotlight with one of the House of Ideas' flagship monsters. What an oddball Marvel mashup!
11 Sept 2026
A 1970s MARVEL Double-Shot/Fear & Loathing Collecting 1960s Marvel Comics!
What happens when Marvel's heroes get weird, dark, and unexpectedly close to disappearing?
In this episode, we start with Captain America and the Dark Side of the Power Records Era to examine one of the unexpectedly grim Marvel stories of the 1970s: ...And a Phoenix Shall Arise! from Captain America #168. The hard-hitting tale explores Nazi ideology, racism, and survivor's guilt amid the debut of a very strange supervillain, before becoming an even stranger Power Records audio adventure.
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We move on to Daredevil: Before and After Frank Miller. When Miller arrived at Marvel, Daredevil was a struggling, bimonthly title facing possible cancellation. We look at the character's development before Miller, his arrival as an artist, and the transformation that followed when Miller eventually took over the writing.
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With “Fear and Loathing Collecting 1960s Marvel,” we take a very different trip back to Marvel's 1960s glory days. It's not your standard look back, but a stream-of-consciousness trip through snowy Philadelphia streets, 7-11 comic racks, old comic shops, 1960s Marvel covers, and the strange experience of discovering decades-old comics as a kid in the 1980s.
2 Jul 2026
The Bronze Age Dumb Hulk and His Childhood Angst…PLUS…1970s Grab Bag: Ms. Marvel & Marvel Two-In-One
Was the Dumb Hulk actually the smart creative choice? This episode dives into the psychology and evolution of Marvel's Bronze Age Green Goliath before grabbing two bonus deep dives off the spinner rack into Ms. Marvel's groundbreaking 1977 debut and the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing's classic team-up series, Marvel Two-in-One. Rip open a grab bag packed with Bronze Age classics!
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