Danger Room #187: If It wasn’t for Bad Luck…

Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 91Adam and Jeremy read and comment on an assortment of books from June 1984 to April 1986 including Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #91, Mighty World of Marvel #14-16, and Firestar #1 and 2. Titles include “If It wasn’t for Bad Luck…”, “Bad Moon Rising”, “Tea and Sympathy”, “In All the Old Familiar Places…”, “Mark of the Mutant!”, and “The Players and the Pawn!”

These issues feature Wolverine, Storm, Nightcrawler, Colossus, Kitty Pryde, Professor X, Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Sunspot, Mirage, Magma, Magik, Angelica Jones, Spider-Man, Black Cat, Robbie Robertson, Flash Thompson, Aunt May, Captain Britain, Betsy Braddock, Meggan, Slaymaster, Emma Frost, Jetstream, Catseye, Thunderbird II, Roulette, Empath, Sebastian Shaw, Blob, and Unus.

Theme Music:
Lazlo Hollyfeld – Buffaloallamericacity

Danger Room #156: Renewal

Marvel Graphic Novel 4Adam and Jeremy read and comment on an assortment of books from November 1982 to May 1983 including Marvel Graphic Novel #4, New Mutants #1-3, Marvel Team-Up #124, Incredible Hulk #277, and Marvel Fanfare #7. Titles include “Renewal”, “Initiation!”, “Sentinels”, “Nightmare”, “The Ties that Bind!”, “What Friends are For!”, and “With Friends Like These…” These issues feature Rahne Sinclair, Moira MacTaggert, Roberto Da Costa, Sam Guthrie, Danielle Moonstar, Donald Pierce, Tessa, Xi’an Coy Mahn, Professor X, Wade Cole, Murray Reese, Stevie Hunter, Illyana Rasputin, Henry Peter Gyrich, Sebastian Shaw, Michael Rossi, the Brood, the Sentinels, Demon Bear, Banshee, Beast, Spider-Man, Professor Power, Vera, Hulk, Blob, Unus, and the U-Foes.

Creepy professor looks on Professor Old Woman Blob attempts to feed Unus

Sound Clip in Show #156
X-Men Evolution Theme

Danger Room #73: The Sins of the Secret Empire

The Sins of the Secret EmpireAdam and Jeremy read and comment on an assortment of books from August 1973 to October 1974 including Shanna the She-Devil 5, Incredible Hulk 172, Captain America 172-175, Marvel Team-Up 23, and Defenders 15-16. Titles include “Where Nekra Walks, Death Must Follow”, “And Canst Thou Slay… The Juggernaut?”, “Believe It or Not: The Banshee”, “The Sins of the Secret Empire”, “It’s Always Darkest…”, “Before the Dawn!”, “The Night of the Frozen Inferno”, “Panic Beneath the Earth!”, and “Alpha, The Ultimate Mutant!”. These issues feature Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Iceman, Beast, Professor X, Havok, Lorna Dane, Shanna, Nekra, Amos Duncan, Hulk, Peter Corbeau, Juggernaut, Captain America, Falcon, Moonstone, Banshee, Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, Linda Donaldson, Number One, Blob, Mastermind, Mesmero, Unus, Spider-Man, Human Torch, Equinox, Dr. Strange, Valkyrie, Nighthawk, Magneto, Lorelei, Alpha, and maybe President Nixon(!??).

Hidden costumes under a trench coat Wheel of Mutants!Magneto's PlaqueBrotherhood of Baby Mutants!

Sound Clips Featured in Show #73:
Marvin Gaye – What’s Going On?
Joe Harnell – The Lonely Man Theme
America the Beautiful – Willy Nelson
East Bound and Down – Jerry Reed

Danger Room #71: The Beast!

The Beast!Adam and Jeremy read and comment on an assortment of X-Men related books from September 1969 to March 1973 including Amazing Spider-man 92, Avengers 88, Incredible Hulk 150, Amazing Adventures 11-16, Dr Strange 182, and Incredible Hulk 161. Titles include “When Iceman Attacks”, “The Summons of Psyklop”, “Cry Hulk, Cry Havok!”, “The Beast!”, “Iron Man: D.O.A.”, “Evil is all in your Mind!”, “The Vampire Machine”, “Murder in Mid-Air!”, “And Juggernaut Makes Three!”, “…And the Juggernaut will get you… If you don’t watch out!”, and “Beyond the Border Lurks Death!”. These issues feature Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Iceman, Beast, Lorna Dane, Havok, Professor X, Spider-Man, the Hulk, Mr. Fantastic, Captain America, Falcon, Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Panther, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Vision, Psyklop, Linda Donaldson, Carl Maddicks, Mastermind, Blob, Unus, Quasimodo, Griffin, Number One, Juggernaut, Dr. Strange, Nightmare, Eternity, and Mimic.

Nipple suspenders?Methed Romney Crazy Mastermind Old Man Juggernaut

Sound Clips Featured in Show #71:
The Beastie Boys – Off the Grid
Peter Tosh – Mark of the Beast

Danger Room #64: In the Shadow of… Sauron!

X-Men 60Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #60 from September 1969 titled “In the Shadow of… Sauron!”. This issue features Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Iceman, Beast, Lorna Dane, Havok, Unus, Mastermind, the Blob, Toad, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Vanisher, the Living Pharaoh, Banshee, Mesmero, Larry Trask, and Sauron.

The sound of Evil!Duh, what happened? Sauron, TM

Danger Room #63: Do Or Die, Baby!

X-Men 59Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #59 from August 1969 titled “Do Or Die, Baby!”. This issue features Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Beast, Lorna Dane, Havok, Unus, Mastermind, the Blob, Toad, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Larry Trask, the Sentinels, and Dr. Karl Lykos.

Judge Chalmers Rests on a Toilet PlungerScarlet Witch Trips Out!Delicate Human Surgery Performed by Huge Robots

Danger Room #40: The Fateful Finale!

The X-Men 39Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #39 from December 1967. This issue contains two stories titled “The Fateful Finale!” and “Lonely Are The Hunted”. It features Professor X, Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, Beast, Marvel Girl, the Blob, the Vanisher, Unus, Mastermind, the Changeling, the Mutant Master and Fred Duncan.

The Blob's head is crushedIn the shadow of the ColossusAre you sure?How will I get that out of the carpet?

Danger Room #39: The Sinister Shadow of… Doomsday!

The X-Men 38Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #38 from November 1967. This issue contains two stories titled “The Sinister Shadow of… Doomsday!” and “A Man Called… X”. It features Professor X, Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, Beast, Marvel Girl, the Blob, the Vanisher, the Changeling, the Mutant Master and Fred Duncan.

Not sure... Great concept, horrible renditionWhich way is blob facing?

Danger Room #38: We, the Jury…

The X-Men 37Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #37 from October 1967 titled “We, the Jury…” This issue features Professor X, Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, Beast, Marvel Girl, the Blob, Unus, the Vanisher, Mastermind, the Changeling and the Mutant Master.

Shoe-head! At last!The X-Men go for broke!Supercool robot action!

Danger Room #21: I, Lucifer…

The X-Men 20Adam and Jeremy read and comment on X-Men #20 from May 1966 titled “I, Lucifer…” This issue features the original X-men, Lucifer, Blob, Unus and the Supreme One!

Precarious PositionChin GillsAwesome Blossom

Danger Room #9: Unus, the Untouchable!

The X-Men 8The X-Men #8 from November 1964 titled “Unus, the Untouchable!”

Featured are Professor X, Cyclops, Iceman, Angel, Beast, Marvel Girl, Mastermind, and Unus.

I like this panel

Sound Clips in Show #9
X-Men: Arcade Game (’92)