Super Serious 616 Presents: WHAT IF... Marvel was real
What If Marvel was Real?
Episode 154: Super Coordination (Amazing Spider-man Annual #1) -- October 1964
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Mike and Ed discuss the new super villainous team the Sinister Six. How did Spider-man manage to defeat six arch-nemesises at the same time? First heroes joined together for mutual protection, now more and more villains are doing the same. Do the heroes need to step up their game to be one step ahead? Why are is the Fantastic Four still communicating through sky writing? And why does anyone need to take an ad out in a newspaper to get in touch with a super hero?

Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #1 | Comic Issues | Marvel

Behind the Comic

This was the first giant-sized annual for Spider-man and Lee decided to go all out. It was the first appearance of the Sinister Six, but the issue also had cameos from Dr Strange, the Avengers, the Fantastic Four and the X-men - along with plugs for their respective titles. It was superhero tale as blatant cross-promotion. The end of the issue was filler art - pin ups of Spider-man, how his powers worked, and a page each to every villain he fought in his history - starting with “Burglar”.

In This Issue

Super Serious 616 Presents: WHAT IF... Marvel was real
What If Marvel was Real?
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 pay for Thor's property damage to why Spider-man needs a new PR agency, its comic books discussions in a whole new way.
Every issue covered in the Marvel Universe from the very beginning.
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