What If Marvel was Real?

History Podcasts

What if... the Marvel Universe was real? In 1961 the Fantastic Four revealed themselves to the world and everything changed. Mike and Ed discuss the in-universe implications of super powers, aliens, monsters and more. From how Avenger Insurance will...

Episodes

E207: Superheroes are the new machine guns (Journey Into Mystery #116) -- June 1965

E206: When they tell you what they are, believe them (Amazing Spider-Man #26) -- June 1965

E205: They Don't Make Villains Like They Used to (Daredevil #8) -- June 1965

E204: Recruiting for Strength (Avengers #17) -- June 1965

E203: Post-Avengers (Tales to Astonish #68) -- June 1965

E202: The Fantastic Three? Four?? Five??? (Fantastic Four #39 and #40) -- June/July 1965

E201: Lobotomy or Death! (Tales to Astonish #67) -- May 1965

E200: (fixed audio!) Avengers in Name Only? (Avengers #16, Part 2) -- May 1965

E199 - The newest Avengers are... a trio of supervillains? How does this make any sense?!? (Avengers #16 Part 1) -- May 1965

E198: Super Disinformation (Amazing Spider-Man #24) -- May 1965

E197: Criminal obligations, or obligations to criminals - one way or the other, (X-Men #11) -- May 1964

E196: Conspiracy Theories (Tales of Suspense #65) -- May 1965

Episode 195: Advice to would-be heroes - maybe sit this super-brawl out! (Journey Into Mystery #116) -- May 1965

E194: Kidnapping Week (Tales of Suspense #64 + Fantastic Four #38) -- April/May 1965

E193: Criminal Malpractice! (Daredevil #7) -- April 1965

E192: Superhero branding, branding, and re-branding (Avengers #15) -- April 1965

E191: Come on, ugly doesn't mean evil! (Amazing Spider-Man #23) -- April 1965

Episode 190: Intergalactic peace treaty? Seems simple enough! Send in the Fantastic Four! (Fantastic Four #37) -- April 1965

Episode 189: Technological Proliferation (Tales to Astonish #66) -- April 1965

Episode #188: Is Thor Faster than a Speeding Bullet? (Avengers #14) -- March 1965