Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 13 minutes ago

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CHAOS ENSUES MEDIA:
-Website: witsendpod.com
-YouTube channel: youtube.com/channel/UCwvSur7b4J_U3gMIA44OGWQ
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Essay transcript available on my website: witsendpod.com/podcast-episodes/chaos-ensues-1960s-fantastic-four-by-jack-kirby-amp-stan-lee

New from Chaos Ensues. Breaking down the 1960s Fantastic Four run by Jack Kirby & Stan Lee, featuring the beginning of the Marvel Universe, first appearances of Marvel's First Family, Doctor Doom, Inhumans, The Negative Zone, Galactus, Black Panther & more. Made to be accessible for newer readers. Covering FF #1-102 (and the annuals).

TIME CODES:
-0:00—Remember the Fantastic Four?
-0:29—Timely Comics
-1:10—Atlas Comics
-2:02—Jack Kirby 1950s
-3:33—Marvel Method, lettering, Stan Goldberg colors
-4:39—Fantastic Four First Issue (Early Days)
-8:21—Who is the best 60s Kirby inker? (Ayers, Bell, Colletta, Sinnott)
-10:26—60s criticisms & collages
-11:51—Kirby & The Thing
-12:43—Things Get Weirder (Galactus Trilogy & Silver Surfer)
-18:12—Doctor Doom
-20:35—Kirby leaves Marvel
-21:41—Comics for new readers
-24:40—Viewer Question
-24:55—Inker Chic Stone
-25:20—Outro & important info

SOURCES:
-NYC Footage: youtube.com/watch?v=NhSRqfpFnr0
-Joe Sinnott Footage (SVA): youtube.com/watch?v=a_RQraniq0c
-Ayers Footage (Kirby Museum): youtube.com/watch?v=XbGH1V_GcfQ

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