Cathode Ray Phantom ,

Wanting a new podcast to listen to on my way to work, and being of a certain age, I was surprised to find a Dr. Strange icon in my search for a Marvel podcast. Curious, I clicked on it and went Into The Weird!



Back in the day, I never delved deep into the Bronze Age Marvel genre books, prefering Spider-man and the Fantastic Four. As close as I typically got to the horror comics was Black Talon turning Wonder Man into a “zuvembie” (thanks Comics Code) in Avengers #152. However, one of the first comics I ever had was a Man-Thing (#20) where demons impersonated The Thing, Spider-man, Daredevil, Shang-chi and other cast members. I remember the art being different and actually scary. The other monster characters would pop up in Two-In-One or Marvel Team-Up (what Ghost Rider did to the Trapster in MTU scarred me ), so I was aware of them. Occasionally I would have a friend who had the odd issue of Werewolf By Night or Tomb of Dracula, and the Monster Of Frankenstein book and record set was everywhere it seemed. So I was aware of them.



Why do I tell you all of this?



Because, even with my peripheral knowledge of the Marvel horror titles, after I started Episode 13: Mamuwalde’s Got Nothin’ On Me, I was hooked. It was a side of the Marvel Bronze Age with which I was completely unfamiliar. The casual conversational style of Herman and Billy reminded me of the discussions I used to have with friends about the comics of our youth. The Mighty Marvel Missteps and Bronze Age Brilliance segments were a blast - both done with a love for the source material. These guys kept my attention through the entire over two hour podcast. The biggest compliment I can give is that they made me want to go track down these issues and read them.



I can guarantee that I will be digging through their back issues and savoring every one!