

My Marvelous Year
By Dave Buesing (Comic Book Herald), Charlotte Fierro, & Zack Deane
Dave, Charlotte & Zack read the essential Marvel Comics universe, one publication year at a time, starting with Fantastic Four #1 in the 1960’s and progressing through to present day! It’s the Comic Book Herald reading club phenomena brought to life for your ears!
Episodes
Mentioned books

Jan 21, 2019 • 26min
Bonus Patreon Preview: Extra Issues 1963
Every year of Marvel history we cover on My Marvelous Year has comics that don’t quite make the top 10 stories reading list. On Extra Issues, a Patreon exclusive feature, Zack Deane covers some of these issues and discusses what else what was happening in Marvel!
You can enjoy this preview episode of Extra Issues as a supplement to the regular My Marvelous Year coverage of 1963. If you like Extra Issues check out the My Marvelous Year Patreon for access and for more exclusives and ways to support the show! Comics covered include:
Title
Fantastic Four #11
Fantastic Four #20
Fantastic Four #21
Tales to Astonish #39
Tales to Astonish #49
Journey into Mystery #88
Journey into Mystery #89
Journey into Mystery #93
Journey into Mystery #97
Tales of Suspense #43
Tales of Suspense #45
The Incredible Hulk #5
The Incredible Hulk #6
The Amazing Spider-Man #4
The Amazing Spider-Man #6
You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at:
https://www.mymarvelousyear.com
https://www.comicbookherald.com/the-complete-marvel-reading-order-guide/
Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace. Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.
Make sure to subscribe now in order to get every reading list for every year of Marvel Comics! If you like the show, please consider ratings and reviews on iTunes as well! Subscribe to the Podcast! — iTunes, Google Play, Pod Feed
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Jan 21, 2019 • 1h 43min
Marvel Year Two: 1963 Pt. 1!
This week on My Marvelous Year we’re reading and discussing the Marvel Comics of 1963! Conversation will include the first half of our reading club list, with the second half covered in part two!
On this episode Zack and Dave cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Comic Book Title
Issues
Fantastic Four
#10
Amazing Spider-Man
#1
Amazing Spider-Man
#2
Amazing Spider-Man
#3
Tales of Suspense
#39
Fantastic Four
#12
Fantastic Four
#13
Fantastic Four Annual
#1
Coming up on My Marvelous Year – Marvel Year Two: 1963 Pt. 2 —
Sgt. Fury and His Holwing Commandos
#1
Tales to Astonish
#44
Fantastic Four
#16
Fantastic Four
#17
Avengers
#1
Uncanny X-Men
#1
Strange Tales
#110
Strange Tales
#114
Strange Tales
#115
You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at:
https://www.mymarvelousyear.com
https://www.comicbookherald.com/the-complete-marvel-reading-order-guide/
Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace. Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.
Make sure to subscribe now in order to get every reading list for every year of Marvel Comics! Subscribe to the Podcast! — iTunes, Google Play, Pod Feed
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Jan 14, 2019 • 42min
Marvel Year One: 1962 – Variant Cover!
This week on My Marvelous Year we look back on Marvel’s first full year of comics in 1962, sharing listener letters, poll results, and questions.
Zack and Dave discuss some of your questions like:
Who’s the best member of the Fantastic Four?
Which Marvel debut is most different from the MCU?
Does DC have any characters like Thor?
Coming up on My Marvelous Year – Marvel Year Two: 1963 Pt. 1 —
Comic Book Title
Issues
Fantastic Four
#10
Amazing Spider-Man
#1
Amazing Spider-Man
#2
Amazing Spider-Man
#3
Tales of Suspense
#39
Fantastic Four
#12
Fantastic Four
#13
Fantastic Four Annual
#1
You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at:
https://www.mymarvelousyear.com
https://www.comicbookherald.com/the-complete-marvel-reading-order-guide/
Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace. Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.
Make sure to subscribe now in order to get every reading list for every year of Marvel Comics! Subscribe to the Podcast! — iTunes, Google Play, Pod Feed
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Jan 7, 2019 • 1h 44min
Marvel Year One: 1962!
This week on My Marvelous Year we’re reading and discussing the Marvel Comics of 1962!
On this episode Zack and Dave cover the following issues (all available via Marvel Unlimited):
Comic Book Title
Issues
Fantastic Four
#1
Amazing Adult Fantasy
#7
Fantastic Four
#2
Incredible Hulk
#1
Fantastic Four
#4
Fantastic Four
#5
Journey Into Mystery
#83, #85
Amazing Fantasy
#15
Tales to Astonish
#35
Fantastic Four
#9
Coming up on My Marvelous Year – Marvel Year Two: 1963 Pt. 1 —
Comic Book Title
Issues
Fantastic Four
#10
Amazing Spider-Man
#1
Amazing Spider-Man
#2
Amazing Spider-Man
#3
Tales of Suspense
#39
Fantastic Four
#12
Fantastic Four
#13
Fantastic Four Annual
#1
You can find more Marvel Comics guides on Comic Book Herald at:
https://www.mymarvelousyear.com
https://www.comicbookherald.com/the-complete-marvel-reading-order-guide/
Music for My Marvelous Year is credited to Disasterpeace.
Support for My Marvelous Year comes via Patreon backers, for as little as $1 a month.
Make sure to subscribe now in order to get every reading list for every year of Marvel Comics! Subscribe to the Podcast! — iTunes, Google Play, Pod Feed
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Jan 1, 2019 • 57min
Marvel Year Zero: The Golden Age!
In this podcast, the hosts discuss the Golden Age of Marvel Comics, exploring the origins of superheroes like Submariner and the Torch. They delve into the uncanny valley technique used by Junji Ito for horror and highlight Bill Everett's distinct art style. They also analyze the significance of crossovers between Submariner and Human Torch, the layout and design differences between Golden Age and Silver Age comics, and the origins of Red Skull and Bucky. Furthermore, they address racist drawings in a comic and express disappointment in the lack of an invaders team-up.

Dec 4, 2018 • 8min
Episode Zero: Start Here!
Episode Zero: Start Here! provides an overview of the My Marvelous Year reading club, offering advice on navigating the club and emphasizing the importance of not feeling obligated to read everything. They provide a list of key issues for Year One: Marvel 1962 and mention the availability of all the issues in the show notes and on their Patreon page.

Oct 13, 2018 • 4min
Coming Soon – My Marvelous Year Podcast Announcement!
I’m very excited to announce that starting in 2019, Comic Book Herald will be launching a My Marvelous Year podcast & reading club, making our way through every publication year in Marvel Comics history!
Alongside my co-host Zach Deane, I will be resurrecting the original My Marvelous Year reading club for an all-new go where we tackle the best 10 stories from every calendar year of the Marvel Universe. We’ll be starting with 1961/1962 the first week of January, before progressing to comics released in 1963, and ultimate making our way to present day!
You can find existing related content on Comic Book Herald at:
https://www.mymarvelousyear.com
https://www.comicbookherald.com
Make sure to subscribe now in order to find out when the first episode and reading materials for My Marvelous Year hit!
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