As long promised, I’ve finally completed an index to all of the installments of this feature we’ve done since the beginning. If you’re anything like me, you’ve occasionally wanted to refer back to some piece we’d talked about in the past but had no good way of locating it. Now you can simply search this handy index to find what you’re looking for! My intention is to update it every once in a while—but the big job is taken care of now. So enjoy!
#1 - Intro
#2 – Marvel bathroom signs, FANTASTIC FOUR #6, TALES OF SUSPENSE #3, TOMORROW KNIGHTS #1, WALT AND SKEEZIX, UPLOAD, STAR TREK: PICARD, LOVE IS BLIND: JAPAN, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, MOBILE SUIT VICTORY GUNDAM
#3 – Captain America submission synopsis, I Hate That Except When I Do It, YOUNGBLOOD #1, CAPTAIN MARVEL #31, DOCTOR WHO, SOAP, THE OFFICE, SPY X FAMILY, BETTER OFF TED, THE WONDER YEARS, STAR TREK: PICARD
#4 – George Perez salute, FANTASTIC FOUR #82 cover coloring and color codes chart, THE ATOM #1, SPIDER-MAN: LEGACY OF EVIL, RECKLESS: THE GHOST IN YOU, BETTER CALL SAUL, OLD ENOUGH
#5 – Neal Adams obit, Kitty Pryde design sheet, BLUE BEETLE #1, AVENGERS: CELESTIAL QUEST #8, CITIZEN V AND THE V-BATTALION #4, DEADLINE #2, FANTASTIC FOUR #55, SPIDER-GIRL #47, THOR #49, SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO 2205, SEVERANCE, BARRY, RUSSIAN DOLL
#6 – George Perez obit, FANTASTIC FOUR #66 penciled page, FRONTLINE COMBAT #8, THE ORDER #4, PARKER: THE MARTINI EDITION, MADE FOR LOVE, STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS
#7 – Long, Long Man commercials, How to send a book to print, THE AUTHORITY #29, IRON MAN #55, Taschen AVENGERS #1-20 volume, JOURNEYMAN, THE SOUND OF MAGIC
#8 – GASOLINE ALLEY original, DEFENDERS #26 cover sketch, pencils and final, DETECTIVE COMICS #65, THE HOOD #1, THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE, THE FUTURE DIARY, GEORGE CARLIN’S AMERICAN DREAM
BONUS – SUPERMAN #268
#9 – 1000 subscribers, Elementary School Batman film, Map of Marvel’s 387 Park Avenue South offices, CAPTAIN MARVEL ADVENTURES #12, VENOM: SEED OF DARKNESS #1, FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE, STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, THE FUTURE DIARY, LOVE ON THE SPECTRUM, SEVERANCE
#10 – Joe Quesada leaves Marvel, Joke pencils from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #144, AMAZING FANTASY #15, JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #83, TALES TO ASTONISH #35, THE NAKED CITY, FANTASTIC FOUR #56, THING: FREAKSHOW #1
#10A – RESET, THE BLACK SHEEP GAME, EVERYTHING, EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE, CHIP & DALE RESCUE RANGERS, THE ORVILLE
#11 – BLACK SHEEP GAME finale, RESET, Marvel 1992 Holiday Party Invitation, SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES #4, CEREBUS #219, BRUTE FORCE #1, OBI-WAN KENOBI
BONUS - THE PURPOSE OF SUPER HEROES
#12 – John Buscema’s chalk talk advice, Tim Sale obit, Marie Severin cover sketch for MARVEL TALES #28, MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #34, DEATHLOK Limited Series Book Two, SPIDER-MAN’S GREATEST TEAM-UPS, FANTASTIC FOUR #9, FOR ALL MANKIND, SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO, JUNE 1962 Omnibus, CAPTAIN ACTION, Y THE LAST MAN COMPENDIUM
#13 – Mike Pasciullo obit, PUNISHER cover sketch, Bill Mantlo memo to Stan Lee, Stan Lee’s Personna commercial, ROUTE 666 #1, HULK: THE END, THE MEN WHO CREATED GUNDAM, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: CUCURUZ DOAN’S ISLAND, MONEY HEIST KOREA: JOINT ECONOMIC AREA
#14 – MARVEL BY THE MONTH podcast, Editorial hierarchy, JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #83 cover, Vince Colletta THOR page pencils vs inks, GUMBY’S SUMMER FUN SPECIAL, AVENGERS #55, WOTAKOI: LOVE IS HARD FOR OTAKU, THE COMIC READER, ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, EXTRAORDINARY ATTORNEY WOO, MONEY HEIST KOREA: JOINT ECONOMIC AREA
#15 – Example HEY LOOK strip, Unpublished FANTASTIC FOUR portfolio plates, STRANGE TALES #101, DARKMAN Movie Adaptation, INVISIBLE WOMAN #1, STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, HOT STOVE LEAGUE
BONUS – THE GREATEST DAREDEVIL STORY EVER TOLD
#16 – San Diego Comic Con, Marvel Philosophy Talk, Dave Cockrum Storm drawing from the back of one of his pages, Y THE LAST MAN #1, GREEN GOBLIN #12, My Tom DeFalco Story, BETTER CALL SAUL, LOVE AND ANARCHY, THE BEAR, SOLAR OPPOSITES
#17 – Marvel Office Hours, ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS book cover designs, MARVEL YEAR IN REVIEW 2000-2001, APACHE SKIES #1, THE BRITISH SUPERHERO, Taschen AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1-19 volume
#18 – WATCHMEN successor, Map of the 1992 Marvel Bullpen, CATWOMAN: SELINA’S BIG SCORE, NEW WARRIORS #75, LIGHTYEAR, PAPER GIRLS, MILESTONE GENERATIONS, BEYOND THE INFINITE TWO MINUTES, GUNDAM BREAKER MOBILE
#19 – Mutant Confessions, Mark Gruenwald, Original art from the first Sub-Mariner story, WILDC.A.T.S #1, THE THANOS QUEST Book Two, SPIDER-GIRL #50, DIRTY PICTURES, THE SANDMAN
BONUS – FIVE COMICS THAT ALMOST GOT ME FIRED
#20 – 1500 Subscribers, Art notes on a Moon Knight page, PRIZE COMICS #24, SUPERBOY #100, SEVEN BLOCK, THE VISION #1, INFINITY #1, KAKEGURUI TWIN, LIAR GAME, NEVER HAVE I EVER
#21 – Tom Palmer obit, the morality of super heroes, prototype Green Lantern page, AXE cover sketch, ALL-STAR COMICS #13, DEATHLOK Limited Series Book Four, PULP PROCESS EDITION, THE LIFE AND CAREER OF DAVE COCKRUM
#22 – Jack Kirby’s 105th birthday, 1600 subscribers, crappy comic book stores of my youth, pencils and inks of a Neal Adams X-MEN page, MIRACLEMAN #23, FANTASTIC FOUR #60, AVENGERS #57, MARVEL COMICS #1000, MOVE TO HEAVEN, LIGHT & MAGIC, TOP GUN: MAVERICK
#23 – Chasing the dragon, Comic book reading friends growing up, AVENGERS #135 cover art, SUPERMAN #19, GRENDEL #12, FANTASTIC FOUR #14, CULTURESHOCK, FREAKS AND GEEKS, STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS
#24 – The creation of Forbush Man, LEADING COMICS #4, UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN #15, PINBALL, MO, FAKES, COBRA KAI, RICK & MORTY
BONUS – FIVE BEST COMIC BOOKS OF 1973
#25 – My 25th anniversary as AVENGERS editor, John Buscema breakdowns and finishes, MARVILLE #1, CAPTAIN MARVEL #1, LIAR GAME KOREA,
#26 – Promotional Marville glass, The creative lifespan of creators, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #82 script page, SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES #6, COUNT DUCKULA #14, THREE-THOUSAND YEARS OF LONGING, QUANTUM LEAP, STAR WARS: ANDOR, FORMER GUY, ADVENTUREGAME COMICS: LEVIATHAN, SORRY I’M LATE (I DIDN’T WANT TO COME)
#27 – Bill and Ted’s Excellent adventure soundtrack, Carlos Pacheco, Definitive Marvel creators of each decade, Planning spreadsheet, HIT COMICS #25, AVENGERS: ENDLESS WARTIME, CAPTAIN AMERICA: LIVING LEGEND #1. FANTASTIC FOUR #15, EAT THE RICH, SPY X FAMILY
#28 – Vacation restlessness, unused Jack Kirby/Marie Severin T-Shirt Design, FLASH COMICS #36, FANTASTIC FOUR #10, X-MEN ANIMATION SPECIAL OGN, RISING SUN RERUNS, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE WITCH FROM MERCURY, MY HERO ACADEMIA, VINCENZO, EMILY THE CRIMINAL
BONUS – THE FOUR WORK STAGES OF LEE & KIRBY
#29 – Superman, Marvelman script page, CAPTAIN MARVEL JR. #1, DAILY BUGLE #1, SPIDER-MAN STRANGE ADVENTURES, SAM AND FRIENDS, MAISON IKKOKU, URUSEI YATSURA, MASSIVEVERSE, GLITCH, REALLY THAT GOOD
#30 – Content warnings, ACTION COMICS #2 on sale photograph, BATMAN #608, UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN ’96 ANNUAL, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: FULL CIRCLE, MISMATCHED, URUSEI YATSURA, HAKIM’S ODYSSEY
#31 – John Byrne sample X-Men drawings, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #16, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: ADVENTURES IN READING, SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP #5, SAVAGE DRAGON/DESTROYER DUCK #1, DOCTOR WHO, QUANTUM LEAP, CONFESS, FLETCH, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE WITCH FROM MERCURY
#32 – AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #97 unused cover, EDEN’S TRAIL #1, ATOMIC AGE #1, SPIDER-MAN: 101 WAYS TO END THE CLONE SAGA #1, MAREVL DOUBLE SHOT #1, KAMEN RIDER BLACK SUN, CHARLTON COMPANION
#33 – Carlos Pacheco obit, DC reader questions form letter, CAPTAIN MARVEL ADVENTURES #18, CRACK COMICS #27, MORE FUN COMICS #87
#34 – Tom Brevoort cover on FANTASTIC FOUR #16, Reflecting the pandemic in the comics, Unused AVENGERS #15 cover, TRUTH: RED, WHITE AND BLACK #1, BEST OF MARVEL ’96, THE TOYS THAT BUILT AMERICA, PEPSI, WHERE’S MY JET?, BATMAN VS ROBIN #3, MOON GIRL AND DEVIL DINOSAUR
#35 – CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #6 original art, LEAVE IT TO CHANGE #13, COUNT DUCKULA #15, SPIDER-MAN: HOBGOBLIN LIVES #1, FANTASTIC FOUR: NEGATIVE ZONE #1, THE FOOD THAT MADE AMERICA
#36 – 2500 subscribers, Integrating Miracleman into the Marvel Universe, Unused Steve Ditko Hulk pin-up, JLA/JSA: VIRTUE AND VICE OGN, MARVEL HOLIDAY SPECIAL 1996, MARVEL DOUBLE SHOT #2, LUPIN III: MYSTERY OF MAMO
#37 – Appearance in the March 1994 Bullpen Bulletins, BATMAN #15, CAPTAIN MARVEL ADVENTURES #19, POLICE COMICS #16, MIGHTY MOUSE #5, AVENGERS #61, DOOM PATROL
#38 – THE ART OF JOHN ROMITA cover sketch, SPACE GHOST SPECIAL, BATGIRL YEAR ONE #1, THE ART OF JOHN ROMITA, MILLAR TIME, MUPPET FAMILY CHRISTMAS, MY NEXT GUEST NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION, RUN FOR THE MONEY, SAVAGE DRAGON ULTIMATE COLLECTION Vol. 1
#39 – Films of my family, My beliefs, Vintage Marvel holiday cards, WHIZ COMICS #39, SPY SMASHER #10, MONEY HEIST: JOINT ECONOMIC AREA, THE TRAITORS
#40 – Stay Fresh Cheese Bags, MARVELS COMICS, HOUSE OF SECRETS #92 cover art, AMAZING WORLD OF SUPERMAN, NFL SUPERPRO SUPER BOWL SPECIAL, 5-25-77, THE TRAITORS, BORN STANDING UP, CHAINSAW MAN
#41 – Back to basics storytelling, Unused AMAZING SPIDER-MAN cover, SUPERSNIPE #8, AVENGERS WORLD #1, MARVELS X #1, UNOFFICAL SENTAI AKIBARANGER, OLD ENOUGH, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE WITCH FROM MERCURY
#42 – Navigating spoilers, UP UP AND AWAY, Unused SPIDER-GIRL #60 cover, THUNDERBOLTS #75, IRON MAN #64, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE WITCH FROM MERCURY, DOCTOR WHO, THE TRAITORS
#43 – Weaponized nostalgia, Bill Jemas memo about Ultimizing the entire Marvel line, ADVENTURE COMICS #84, INVINCIBLE #1, FF #16, UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN Trade paperback, MAISON IKKOKU, UNOFFICIAL SENTAI AKIBARANGER, THE TRAITORS, CARTOON KAYFABE
#44 – What makes the good guy the good guy?. Vince Colletta letter supporting Jim Shooter, WORLD’S FINEST COMICS #9, DON WINSLOW OF THE NAVY #1, VENOM ON TRIAL #1, THAT ‘90s SHOW, HOW I MET YOUR FATHER, THE PEZ OUTLAW, LUPIN III VS CAT’S EYE
#45 – Dave Sim and CEREBUS, Boulet, Unused FANTASTIC FOUR #536 cover, RAWHIDE KID #1, NIGHTCAT #1, THOR #59, EXTRAORDINARY, TOON, POKER FACE, SHRINKING
#46 – Friends in the industry, Alan Moore script for HEROES, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2, MARVEL VALENTINE SPECIAL #1, IRON MAN #65, WINTER SOLDIER: THE BITTER MARCH #1
#47 – Reaction videos on YouTube, What makes a good first issue, Nobody is owed work, Photo of the month DETECTIVE COMICS #27 was on sale, E-MAN #3, JACK STAFF #1, THUNDERBOLTS #1, DIRECT CONVERSATIONS, NIGHT COURT, THE MOLE, PHYSICAL 100, STAR TREK: PICARD
#48 – Marvel distributors; ad from 1973, CAPTAIN MARVEL ADVENTURES #22, GHOST RIDER #84, FAN4STIC 4 #1, CONFABULATIONS, ASTRO CITY METROBOOK Vol. 3, BOCCHI THE ROCK, HELLO TOMORROW
#49 – Leiji Matsumoto obit, CAPTAIN AMERICA #25 unused covers, SGT FURY AN HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS #1, TALES TO ASTONISH #44, THE FLASH #179, UNTOLD LEGEND OF CAPTAIN MARVEL #1, DOCTOR WHO: THE WRITER’S TALE, THE MANDALORIAN, Nerdwriter’s PASSENGERS review
#50 – A.I generated column, My brother’s new album, AVENGERS UNLIMITED tracking spreadsheet, SHOCK SUSPENSTORIES #9, GROOVY #2, MARVEL: THE END #1, SHOW-HA SHOTEN, THE FILES OF YOUNG KINDAICHI, STAR TREK: PICARD
#51 – Mark Gruenwald’s writing, Big Workflow Document, CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #26, FX #1, DEATHLOK SPECIAL #1, NEW AVENGERS #15, TED LASSO, LOST MAN FOUND
#52 – A.I. generated column, Jim Shooter memo about MARVEL SUPER HEROES SECRET WARS, THE CREEPER #1, AVENGERS #65, FANTASTIC FOUR #67, UNSTABLE MOLECULES #4, SILVER SURFER #1, QUANTUM LEAP
#53 – The different Marvel EICs I’ve worked under, Unused Andy Kubert THOR cover, FUNNIES ON PARADE #1, SECRET SIX #2, SENTINEL #1, SECRET INVASION #1, MARVEL VALUE STAMPS: A VISUAL HISTORY
#54 – Jerry Siegel recounts the creation and selling of Superman, AVENGERS: NO ROAD HOME planning chart, STRANGE TALES #110, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #1, HUMAN TORCH #1, DANGER AND OTHER UNKNOWN RISKS, FORTUNE AND GLORY, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE WITCH FROM MERCURY
#55 – Music video by my brother, Blackmail letter from 1998, ACTION COMICS #61, RUNAWAYS #1, AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE #11, STAR TREK: PICARD, TED LASSO, THE MANDALORIAN, BEEF, TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS, JURY DUTY, THE MARVELOUS MRS MAISEL, SHAZAM: FURY OF THE GODS
#56 – Don’t use dead creators to prop up your arguments, J. Michael Straczynski CIVIL WAR plot notes, CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #27, BRAVE AND THE BOLD #78, FANTASTIC FOUR #68, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE WITCH FROM MERCURY, JOKING APART, SLEEPER Omnibus
#57 – The nostalgia curve, Not writing about stuff you dislike, Stan Lee memo to me, SUPERMAN #23, ADVENTURE COMICS #369, SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP #7, WELCOME TO WREXHAM, DERREN BROWN: SHOWMAN, Tim Burton video essay
#58 – Jim Shooter, Platonic ideal Marvel creators for each decade, Unused WEIRDWORLD #1 variant cover, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1, IRON MAN: VIVA LAS VEGAS #1, THE DEVIL’S PICTUREBOOK, THE MARVELOUS MRS MAISEL, D20 OR DIE
#59 – Making sure every comic contains a story, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #27 variant cover tangent, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1, MIGHTY MOUSE #10, UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN #-1, DESTROYER DUCK GRAPHITE EDITION, MUPPET MAYHEM, BLOODY GAME 2
#60 – Eisner nominations, Unused Mike Allred Marvel Bullpen FF cover, MARVILLE #7, THE CREW #1, LONGEST THIRD DATE, TIME HOTEL
#61 – Mike Carlin’s retirement, Fred Hembeck caricature of me, ZIP COMICS #39, DEATHLOK #1, INHUMANS #1, THE MARVELOUS MRS MAISEL, THE FLASH
#62 – Comics: Dying since 1935, Jim Shooter SECRET WARS memo, WHIZ COMICS #100, HERCULES AND THE HEART OF CHAOS #1, ALIAS #23, BARRY, TED LASSO
#63 – Welcome to Comics document, STRANGE TALES ANNUAL #2, MIGHTY AVENGERS #11, SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE, SIREN: SURVIVE THE ISLAND, NEVER HAVE I EVER
#64 – John Romita obit, J. Michael Straczynski THE TWELVE pitch document, ALL-AMERICAN COMICS #100, WOLVERNE #66, SILVER SURFER #3, KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE, BLACK MIRROR, STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS, TIME HOTEL
#65 – Seven things guaranteed to sell if depicted on a comic cover, SCRIBBLY #1, THUNDERBOLTS ANNUAL 1997, YOUNG AVENGERS PRESENTS #6, THE FLASH, THE WONDER YEARS, NYPD BLUE
#66 – Spidey Kids concept drawing, AVENGERS #1, X-MEN #1, FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #1, THE ADVENTURES OF PUSSYCAT, WONDER WOMAN #178, FUTURAMA, THE BEAR, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: THE WITCH FROM MERCURY
#67 – The first comic book I ever bought, Early Superman development timeline, Unused NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #1 cover, TROUBLE #1, FANTASTIC FOUR #500, INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY, DAVE STEVENS: DRAWN TO PERFECTION, MEGATON OMNIBUS, KAKEGURUI 2: ULTIMATE RUSSIAN ROULETTE, NIGHT FEVER, MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN
#68 – A dream of George Perez and Carlos Pacheco, Text of the Comics Code Authority, BROTHER POWER: THE GEEK #1, TEEN TITANS #1, OMEGA THE UNKNOWN #10, MUSCLES & MAYHEM, JOSE BIRD TV Retrospectives, 19/20
#69 – Lilandra design sheet, AVENGERS FOREVER #8 cover sketch, THE VAULT OF HORROR #33, DEATHLOK #3, MADOKA MAGICA, JUSTIFIED, SUPERPOWERED, INVINCIBLE: ATOM EVE
#70 – Comic book conspiracy theory, Steve Wacker logo, Bad Photoshop Theater, BOY COMMANDOS #4, ACTION COMICS #367, THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN AMERICA #1, SILVER SURFER #1, STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS/LOWER DECKS crossover, FOUNDATION, EIGHT BILLION GENIES
#71 – Dan Buckley gives me a new assignment, The making of the cover to ALL-NEW MARVEL NOW! POINT ONE #1, CAPTAIN ACTION #1, DC SPECIAL #1, SUPREME POWER #1, VENOM: SIGN OF THE BOSS #1, HULK #5, BARBIE, FUTURAMA, STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS
#72 – I’m editing X-MEN, First page of X-MEN animated series preview story for FOX KIDS MAGAZINE, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #5, FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #6, ORIGINAL SIN #7, JUSTIFIED, PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA 3: REBELLION, ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING
#73 – Drinking with John Romita Jr, Designs for early X-MEN action figures, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #568, SQUADRON SUPREME Trade Paperback with Mark Gruenwald’s ashes included, SOLAR OPPOSITES, FRANK MILLER DAREDEVIL ARTIST’S EDITION, LUPIN III: THICK AS THIEVES
#74 – Newspaper coverage of SQUADRON SUPREME Trade Paperback, GALLOPING ACROSS THE COSMOS, Year One Avengers drawings, DC UNIVERSE: LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT #1, AVENGERS #34, ALONG CAME A RADIOACTIVE SPIDER: STEVE DITKO AND THE CREATION OF SPIDER-MAN, STAR WARS: AHSOKA
#75 – JHU Manhattan closes, Ken Akamatsu Marvel visit, Marvel Covers booklet, SGT FURY AND HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS #4, CAPTAIN AMERICA #24, DISENCHANTED, ONE PIECE
#76 – Julian Eme sends me Panini’s Biblioteca Marvel output, Mark Gruenwald’s 1991 Marvel Office Quiz, TALES OF SUSPENSE #48, UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN #25, ONE PIECE, STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS
#77 – Prize or No Prize questions
#78 – Marvel Covers booklet
#79 – GALLOPING AROUND THE COSMOS, Buichi Terasawa obit, Joe Matt obit, Allan Asherman obit, SPACE NINJA GORMS, Marvel Covers booklet, JUSTICE MACHINE ANNUAL #1, THANOS #1, THE DEVIL’S PLAN
#80 – My various Assistant Editors, Wally Wood’s Daredevil red costume design sketch, THE WALKING DEAD #1, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #73, WALTER SIMONSON FANTASTIC FOUR ARTIST’S EDITION
#81 – Marvel Retreat, New York Comic Con, John Romita memorial, Unused AVENGERS WEST COAST #55 cover, MARVEL SUPER-HEROES #18, DOUBLE DRAGON #6, AVENGERS #71, WELCOME TO WREXHAM, FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE
#82 – Reading my first X-MEN script, Marvel Covers booklet, BATMAN #620, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #574, DEATHLOK #6, AVENGERS/JLA #2, DOOM PATROL, FRASIER, LOST IN TAIWAN, Alan Moore’s MIRACLEMAN
#83 – How JLA/AVENGERS’ story fell apart with issue #3, Working Class Heroes write-up, BAT LASH #2, SPIDER-MAN THE MANGA #1, MARVEL 75th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION #1, UPLOAD, BECKAM, JUSTIFIED: CITY PRIMEVAL
#84 – Fans with all the answers, Marvel Covers booklet, CAPTAIN AMERICA #110, WOLVERINE: THE END #1, RICK AND MORTY, JUSTIFIED: CITY PRIMEVAL, MAD MEN, INVINCIBLE, MCU: THE REIGN OF MARVEL STUDIOS
#85 – Aphorism cards, Marvel Editorial Trading Cards, TALES OF SUSPENSE #50, Don Heck letter to me, ALL-NEW CAPTAIN AMERICA #1, MY HOME HERO, FOR ALL MANKIND
#86 – Pundits predicting the demise of the industry, THE CLAWS OF THE CAT #3 letters page, Marvel Covers booklet, SILVER SURFER #4, THE GOLDEN AGE OF MARVEL COMICS Trade Paperback, DOOM PATROL, DOCTOR WHO: CHILDREN IN NEED teaser, SCOTT PILGRIM TAKES OFF
#87 – DOCTOR WHO returns, Chex Party Mix recipe, Aphorism Cards sources, Unused Chris Claremont UNCANNY X-MEN #136 letters page intro copy, ADVENTURE COMICS #256, VENOM: FINALE #3, JLA/AVENGERS #3 cover story, SQUID GAME: THE CHALLENGE
#88 – EVANGELION/KING OF THE HILL mash-up, Marvel Covers booklet, ATOM/HAWKMAN #41, DARK AVENGERS ANNUAL #1, TURN-A GUNDAM, GRENDEL: DEVIL BY THE DEED, MY LOVESICK LIFE AS A ‘90s OTAKU
#89 – Mike Voiles obit, My LEGO MARVEL SUPER HEROES video game character design sheet, WANTED #1, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #79, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #8, LOVE LIKE A K-DRAMA
#90 – Reading Circle Secret Santa gifts, My solution to Klaus Janson’s Editor School challenge, FANTASTIC FOUR #508, AVENGERS #1, CAROL & THE END OF THE WORLD
#91 – Thing note holder, Unused MARVEL RETREAD FUNNIES pages, ALL-STAR COMICS #45, AXIS #9, WHERE THE BODY WAS, YU YU HAKUSHO, THORN: THE COMPLETE PROTO-BONE COLLEGE STRIPS
#92 – The No-Marriage, CRIME AND PUNISHMENT #66, SHIELD #1, CEREBUS, BERLIN, COMIC BOOK PUNKS
#93 – Buyer’s threshold, MARVEL CALENDAR 1977 cover pencils, WHIZ COMICS #107, GHOST RIDER #93, PARKER: THE HUNTER, The Deathlok Chronicles begins, Blind Item: the mystery superstar who never was, MAD MEN
#94 – Frank Strom obit, Frank’s last request playlist, AVENGERS VS X-MEN plot white boards, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #583, SILVER SURFER #8, DEATHLOK limited series #2, DELICIOUS IN DUNGEON
#95 – The Scott Adsit photograph that I ate, TEEN TITANS #20, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #76, DARK AVENGERS #1, NEXUS, DEATHLOK Limited Series #3, THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN MARVEL, KING OF THE HILL: “Wings Of A Dope”, THE TRUST: A GAME OF GREED, THE TRAITORS
#96 – Performative outrage and fail videos, My Marvel office, MENACE #11, AVENGERS #2 and its rejected George Perez cover, DEATHLOK Limited Series #4, SUPERMAN AND THE MOLE MEN
#97 – THE MARVEL SUPER HEROES animated series, John Romita lecture notes, DAREDEVIL #1, SECRET WARRIORS #1, AVENGERS #41, Denys Cowan, DEATHLOK SPECIAL reprint series, BATMAN 1966 film
#98 – A Stan Lee dream, Joe Quesada lecture notes, MARVEL KNIGHTS 4 #1, Alan Moore’s SUPREME, DEATHLOK #1, SUPERMAN THE MOVIE, GUNSLINGER GIRL
#99 – Lost original art by me is recovered, STAR SPANGLED WAR STORIES #144, THE PULSE #1, CONCRETE, DEATHLOK #2
#100 – The Siegel and Shuster Society, Rick Parker Marvel How-To cartoons, YOUNG MEN #28, MARVELS: EYE OF THE CAMERA #4, DEATHLOK #3, GROSSE POINT BLANK, THE SHIELD
#101 – Trading to a copy of FANTASTIC FOUR #1, Assistant Editor Owner’s Manual, AVENGERS #5, JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #104, SGT FURY AND HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS #7, X-MEN #5, SPIDER-MAN CHAPTER ONE #0, CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THE FALCON #1, THANOS #7, Sarra Mossoff, DEATHLOK #4,
#102 – Comics: Dying Since 1935, Marvel Bullpen Bulletins for March 1994, THE AUTHORITY #1, CAPTAIN AMERICA THE MOVIE SPECIAL, AVENGERS/THUNDERBOLTS #1, IRON FIST #1, SHE-HULK #1, DEATHLOK #5, THE ROCKETEER, ZIPANG, TABLE TITANS CLUB
#103 – SXSW X-MEN announcement, Three panel descriptions that cannot be drawn, Jennifer Connelly story, Stan Lee memo announcing Marv Wolfman as Editor, WONDER COMICS #1, FANTASTIC FOUR #511, DEATHLOK #6, BATMAN 1989, ZIPANG, WELCOME TO THE O.C., EXTRAORDINARY
#104 – Avengers Retreat Notes from 2009, ADVENTURE COMICS #200, DETECTIVE COMICS #267, CABLE & DEADPOOL #1, DEATHLOK #7, Mindy Newell, X-MEN ’97,
#105 – CRAZY #4 unused cover, ACTION COMICS #252, NOVA #1, INCREDIBLE HULK ANNUAL #18, AVENGERS/JLA #4, DEATHLOK #8
#106 – AVENGERS legacy numbering, TOM STRONG #1, AVENGERS: THE ORIGIN #1, MAGE, Blind item: firing a superstar writer, DEATHLOK #9, THE FINAL COUNTDOWN, PHYSICAL 100, INVINCIBLE, STAR TREK DISCOVERY
#107 – First look at the new X-book covers, Marvel staff quotes from the 1970s, CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #8, SHE-HULK #2, DEATHLOK #10, THE MAGIC PRANK SHOW, STEVE !, MIRACLEMAN: THE SILVER AGE
#108 – A Nova story repurposed as an Iron Man story, HULK #3, THUNDERBOLTS #27, FANTASTIC FOUR #512, DEATHLOK #11
#109 – Knight Rider of Bel Air, Nick Lowe and I as Gwen and MJ, DAREDEVIL FATHER #1, NEW AVENGERS #64, DEATHLOK #12
#110 – John Buscema breakdowns and finishes, Early Wolverine sketch by me, AVENGERS #6, SGT FURY AND HIS HOWLING COMMANDOS #8, UNCANNY X-MEN #444, AVENGERS: THE ORIGIN #2, HEROES REBORN #1, DEATHLOK #13, QUIET ON SET, WELCOME TO WREXHAM
#111 – INCREDIBLE HULK #102 cover changes, STRANGE TALES #123, BILL & TED’S EXCELLENT COMIC BOOK #8, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #14, DEATHLOK #14, HAIKYU
#112 – Unused UNCANNY X-MEN #137 cover set-up, VENUS #6, CAPTAIN AMERICA #78, INCREDIBLE HULK VS SUPERMAN, DEATHLOK #15
#113 – My current Marvel office, TELLOS #1, ASTONISHING X-MEN #1, GHOST RIDER POSTER MAGAZINE, DEATHLOK ANNUAL #1, OPPOSABLE THUMBS; HOW SISKEL & EBERT CHANGED MOVIES, KARATE PROM
#114 – DOCTOR STRANGE #176 original cover art, ACTION COMICS #14, HOUSE OF M #1, DEATHLOK #16, JIM HENSON: IDEA MAN, SOMEBODY TOLD ME
#115 – HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS
#116 – Original Avengers drawings, ADVENTURE COMICS #40, MYSTERY MAN COMICS #1, GLA #3, DEATHLOK #17, ALWAYS NEVER, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED FREEDOM, STAR WARS: THE ACOLYTE
#117 – Bad commuting week, Chesty strips, JSA #1, AVENGERS #84, DEATHLOK #18, BLUE LOCK, AGENTS OF MYSTERY, COMIC BOOK IMPLOSION, SOMEBODY TOLD ME
#118 – Wally Wood TV Guide illustration and article, ELSEWORLDS 80-PAGE GIANT #1, AVENGERS #19, DEATHLOK #19, THE BEAR, THAT 90s SHOW
#119 – Misadventure during my commute, UNCANNY X-MEN #141 cover composition, X-MEN #1 cover sketch, DEATHLOK #1, CAPTAIN AMERICA #30, DEATHLOK #20, STAR TREK: PRODIGY, STAR TREK LOWER DECKS
#120 – X-MEN corner box doodle, Bill Jemas Marvel Retreat agenda, BATMAN #86, BOYS’ RANCH Hardcover, CAPTAIN AMERICA #29, GUARDIANS #1, DEATHLOK #21, ROBOT DREAMS
#121 – I’m Sorry You Didn’t Care For It seal, Clickbait seal, G.I.COMBAT #76, DC COMCS PRESENTS GREEN LANTERN #1, MOON KNIGHT #1, DEATHLOK #22, ZOWIE!, YAMATO, BE FOREVER: REBEL 3199
#122 – Peanuts X-Men cartoons, AVENGERS #500, SLEEPWALKER #8, COBRA KAI
#123 – AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #80 cover sketch, NEW WARRIORS #1, X-MEN: THE END BOOK ONE #1, DEATHLOK #23, HAJIME NO IPPO, YAMATO, BE FOREVER: REBEL 3199, NEW WARRIORS OMNIBUS Vol. 3
#124 – Secret Steward, UNCANNY X-MEN #94, Unused Jim Lee Phoenix design, 1973 Promotional Marvel ad, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #18, AVENGERS TECH-ON #1, DEATHLOK #24, BATMAN: CAPED CRUSADER, PANEL BY PANEL, MY HERO ACADEMIA
#125 – SPIDEY SUPER STORIES #1, X-MEN/NEW TEEN TITANS original cover art, CRIME PATROL #15, HULK ANNUAL 1999, DEATHLOK #25, MY HERO ACADEMIA, DAVE GORMAN’S GOOGLEWHACK ADVENTURE
#126 – Embers In The Ash music video, THE MYSTERIOUS DOCTOR SATAN, Froppy figure, Bendis is Going mock ad, MARVEL 85th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL cover sketch, EVERYTHING’S ARCHIE #5, OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE MASTER EDITION #23, DEATHLOK #26, SOLAR OPPOSITES, MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO, SUPER DIMENSION CENTURY ORGUSS
#127 – Harvey X and Brian Bendis, Unused Barry Smth pencils, MARVELMAN SPECIAL #1, ZOT! #28, PUNISHER BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL #1, FANTASTIC FOUR: THE DOMINATION FACTOR #1.1, DEATHLOK #27, ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING, THE FIRST SLAM DUNK
#128 – My mother’s birthday, Peanuts-themed tarot cards, Mark Gruenwald memorial plaque, FANTASTIC FOUR #33, AVENGERS: UNITED THEY STAND #1, DEATHLOK #28, THE OLD DOG, NEW TRICKS, BLUE BLAZES
#129 – Up, Up and Away, Mystery object, THORION OF THE NEW ASGONDS #1 pencils, BULL’S EYE #1, CAPTAIN AMERICA: PATRIOT #1, DEATHLOK #29, WITCH HAT ATELIER, ADVENTUREGAME COMICS: SAMURAI VS. NINJA
#130 – My Marvel gift sketchbook
#131 – Dick Giordano humanitarian award, Hero Initiative lifetime achievement award, FANTASTIC FOUR #76 original art, X-MEN #93, Russell T. Davies’ No-Prize, AVENGERS #1 ½, AVENGERS #22, CAPTAIN MARVEL #0, DEATHLOK ANNUAL #2
#132 – Fred Hembeck Spider-Man original art, WATCHMEN style sample page, JUNGLE COMICS #1, THOR #85, DEATHLOK #30, DRAFTED, ORIGINS OF MARVEL COMICS Expanded Edition, MY OLD ASS
#133 – 30th wedding anniversary, AVENGERS #4 original cover art, HOW TO MAKE MONEY WRITING FOR COMIC MAGAZINES, SILVER SURFER #1 John Buscema pencils, X-MEN: THE HIDDEN YEARS #1, DEATHLOK #31, CAPTAIN AMERICA: DEATHLOK LIVES, WHAT’S NEXT, RANMA ½, DAN DA DAN, BLUE BOX
#134 – New York Comic Con, MARVEL 85th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL original art, Bill Jemas memo about Ultimizing the entire Marvel line, FLASH #110, MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #1, THUNDERBOLTS #33, DEATHLOK #32, DAY ONE DICTATOR, SHRINKING, GUNDAM: REQUIEM FOR VENGEANCE, TETSUWAN BIRDY DECODE
#135 – FANTASTIC 4 FIRST STEPS set visit, Julie Schwartz cover proofs, GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1, Paul Smith UNCANNY X-MEN #174 pencils, SOLO #1, PETER PARKER SPIDER-MAN #12, MARVEL VISIONARIES JACK KIRBY Hardcover, DEATHLOK #33, SPY X FAMILY: CODE WHITE, FATHER AND SON ISSUES
#136 – Election anxiety, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #544 Joe Quesada original art, Tamashii Nations Ultraman figure, Denny O’Neil letter to a Marvel fan, BATMAN/DAREDEVIL, AVENGERS: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES #1, CAPTAIN AMERICA: MAN OUT OF TIME #1, DEATHLOK #34, STAR TREK LOWER DECKS, WARP YOUR OWN WAY, NOTES FROM A FELLOW TRAVELER, LATE NIGHT SATURDAY
#137 – Zeb Wells Wizard World convention photograph, FLASH #DC-22 original cover color guides, Reading Circle layout exercises, FLASH COMICS #1, HEROES REBORN: ASHEMA, HEROES REBORN: MASTERS OF EVIL, HEROES REBORN: REBEL, HEROES REBORN: REMNANTS, HEROES REBORN: YOUNG ALLIES, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1, The NEW WARRIORS Chronicles, HOUSES OF THE UNHOLY, DC’S FINEST: SUPERMAN: THE FIRST SUPERHERO
#138 – Manga documentary from 1982, EXCEPTIONAL X-MEN #3 cover sketch, Reading Circle videos, FLASH #238 splash page original art, SUPERMAN THE MOVIE Treasury Edition, Memo about creating dramatic comic book pages, BATMAN: WAR ON CRIME, THUNDERBOLTS #34, CAPTAIN AMERICA #1, NEW WARRIORS #50, FANTASTIC FOUR FULL CIRCLE Expanded Edition, SHRINKING, INVINCIBLE FIGHT GIRL, COBRA KAI, SATURDAY NIGHT
#139 – FANTASTIC FOUR UNLIMITED #8 original art, Hot Wheels ACTION COMICS #1 car, Wally Wood’s 22 Panels That Always Work, DETECTIVE COMICS #95, SLEEPWALKER HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1, Warren Ellis’ NEW WARRIORS pitch, Evan Skolnick’s NEW WARRIORS pitch, THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT, WINGMAN
#140 – UNCANNY X-MEN #6 letters page, THE TWELVE #10 Original cover art, Hot Wheels ACTION COMICS #1 car, Twice-used Joe Maneely western cover, CHARLTON BULLEYE #1, NEW AVENGERS #1, NEW WARRIORS #53, 365 DAYS TO THE WEDDING, MISSION: YOZAKURA FAMILY, YAMATO, BE FOREVER: REBEL 3199, A MAN ON THE INSIDE, ROBIN WILLIAMS: COME INSIDE MY MIND, SAFETY LAST
#141 – Ulfuls video, SPIDER-BOY #1 Original art, THE SCORPION #1-3, X-MENTIONS design sketch, NIGHT THRASHER #17
#142 – Judge Dredd in Oz unused cover, A Muppet Family Christmas video, Paul Ryan Thor original drawing, Map of Marvel’s 575 Madison Avenue offices, UNITY 2000 #1, MARVEL YEAR IN REVIEW 1992, THE THING: THE NEXT BIG THING #2, JUSTICE: FOUR BALANCE #4, SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO 2202 CHRONICLE, SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN, MISMATCHED
#143 – X/FORCE/DEADPOOL: TIME TO DIE page comparison, CAPTAIN MARVEL #2
#144 – Brevoort Office Writers’ Guidelines, CAPTAIN AMERICA #613
#145 – Live action RANMA ½ title sequence, SECRET ORIGINS #42 Original art, Doctor Who scarf, Initial FROM THE ASHES title ideas, MAGE: THE HERO DEFINED #15, INCREDIBLE HULK #77, NOVA #12, A MOUSE DIVIDED, SUPERMAN teaser trailer, STAR TREK LOWER DECKS, SHRINKING, REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE CONTINUES, RISING SON, SECONDARY ADVENTURE HEROES OF COMICS’ GOLDEN AGE
#146 – Spider-Man and financials, DEATHLOK #2 Original color pages, ULFULS: ONE MIND album, Bad Photoshop Theater, CAPTAIN JOHNER AND THE ALIENS #1-2, SUPERMAN ADVENTURES #41, SPIDER-MAN/HUMAN TORCH #1 & #2, NEW WARRIORS #54, WALLACE AND GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL, LIGHT SHOP, AFTERWAR: GUNDAM X, SAKAMOTO DAYS, MY HERO ACADEMIA: VIGILANTES
#147 – NEW TEEN TITANS #17 Original art, FANTASTICO #18, AVENGERS #271 breakdowns and finishes, INCREDIBLE HULK #12, NIGHT THRASHER #18, UNFORGETTABLE STORIES, DC’S FINEST: LEGION OF SUPER HEROES, BLACK & WHITE STORIES, MOVING, BLOODY GAME 3
#148 – Sally Sargent pilot video, UNLIMITED ACCESS #2 Original art, Unused Mike Allred Marvel Bullpen Fantastic Four cover, X-MEN #10 cover sketch, THOR ANNUAL 2000, NOVA #13, FORTUNE AND GLORY: THE MUSICAL
#149 – Have Gun, Will Travel video, The Boog video, FANTASTIC FOUR #500 Original pencils and inks, Spinner Rack, Nostalgia Press POPEYE THE SAILOR collection, Marvel Bullpen memorial area, MARVEL VISIONARIES: STAN LEE Hardcover, NEW WARRIORS #55, SNL50: BEYOND SATURDAY NIGHT, MYTHIC QUEST, MY HERO ACADEMIA: VIGILANTES, KEEP YOUR HAIR BLACK
#150 – FANTASTIC FOUR #500 Director’s Cut original art, Spinner Rack, MAKE YOUR OWN COMICS FOR FUN AND PROFIT, Memo showing Marvel subscriptions for May of 1985, UNCANNY X-MEN SOFTCOVER MASTERWORKS, YOUNG AVENGERS #1, NIGHT THRASHER #19, SONG OF SPIDER-MAN, THE CHARISMATIC VOICE
#151 – 7000 subscribers, Chris Claremont lunch, Mike Perkins Thing drawing, Spinner Rack, POWER PLAYS #1, CAPTAIN AMERICA #25 unused covers, LIVEWIRES #1, NOVA #14, INVINCIBLE, HAJIME NO IPPO: THE FIGHTING: NEW CHALLENGER, COBRA KAI
#152 – Frank King Gasoline Alley strips, WORLD’S FINEST #169, AVENGERS/JLA #1 Original art, Spinner Rack, Bestsellers Marvel ad, AVENGERS #27, NEW WARRIORS #56, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE 50th ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL, HOW DISNEY BUILT AMERICA, NOBODY WANTS THIS
#153 – Confidence and paranoia, TRUE STORY, SWEAR TO GOD Original art, Spinner Rack, Fleisher Cartoons Superman action figure, Memo to Stan Lee, STRAY BULLETS #1, INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #7, REN & STIMPY SHOW #6, Otto Flippa, NIGHT THRASHER #20, MY HERO ACADEMIA: YOU’RE NEXT
#154 – Japanese openings to American cartoons/shows, AVENGERS: EARTH’S MIGHTIEST HEROES #1 Original art, Spinner Rack, FLASH #227 Printer’s proof, Splash page to the X-Men Animated series preview story for FOX KIDS magazine, MOCKINGBIRD #1, NOVA #15, FRIEREN: BEYOND JOURNEY’S END
#155 – Disputing Alex Segura, Editorial organization, Fred Hembeck Brevoort caricature, Spinner Rack, Fred Hembeck Marvel house ad, FEAR ITSELF: BOOK OF THE SKULL, INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN #1, NEW WARRIORS #57, HOW TO BE PERFECT, LORNE, DOWNFALL, CHESS MASTERS, FRIEREN: BEYOND JOURNEY’S END
#156 – Rom Brevoort, Frieren manga, FANTASTIC FOUR #16 Brevoort variant original art, Spinner Rack, DC’S FINEST: PLASTIC MAN, Unused AVENGERS #15 cover, MORE FUN COMICS #103, FF #1, NIGHT THRASHER #21
#157 – 7300 subscribers, FANTASTIC FOUR #16 Cover original art, Spinner Rack, Frieren Noodle Stopper, SPIDER-GIRL #60 Unused cover, FANTASTIC FOUR #524, CAPTAIN AMERICA #616, CAPTAIN AMERICA #7, NOVA #16, DAVE GORMAN’S MODERN LIFE IS GOODISH, DC’S FINEST: PLASTIC MAN
#158 – Bleeding Cool Scoop!, DEATHLOK #2 Original art, Spinner Rack, Street Poet Ray, GLA #1 and dancing video, THUNDERBOLTS: FROM THE MARVEL VAULT, NEW WARRIORS #58, Captain Triumph, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, T
Hi Tom, first of all, I’d like to congratulate you on the incredible work you’ve been doing. In the latest Phoenix issue, we saw that she gave birth to the cosmos, with all life emerging from her flames. Given this portrayal, could the Phoenix Force be the light and fire that the One-Above-All uses to create existence? In other words, is Phoenix a manifestation of the One-Above-All’s power—an embodiment of the creative force behind all that exists?
Thank you Tom.