370 – The Sound of Evil (feat. Max Carleton) - Publication Date |
- Apr 25, 2022
- Episode Duration |
- 01:14:17
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Max Carleton and Miles take a trip back to the Silver Age, the origins of Marvel Girl's telepathy are questionable, the nature of Polaris's parentage is also questionable, and the quality of Sauron's origin story shall never be questioned.
X-PLAINED:
The Locust (Dr. August Hopper)
Uncanny X-Men #46, 52, and 60
Genuine tragedy
Funereal fashion
Frederick "Amos" Duncan
The Juggernaut (Cain Marko) (again)
The Crimson Cosmos
Energy globules
Charles Xavier's telepathy lending library
Jean Grey, spiteful seamstress
Erik the Red (the first one) (Scott Summers)
Lorna Dane, fashion icon
Filially-obligated villainy
Psychic-delia
The sadly short-lived Roy Thomas / Neal Adams run
Suspension of disbelief
Pteranodons
Sauron (Karl Lykos, fantasy nerd)
Alex Summers, perpetual captive and/or villain battery
Miles's favorite two-page spread
How to choose the perfect supervillain name
X-Men: The Animated Series, 1960s Edition
Our Silver Age X-creator wish list
Magnetism
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