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Top 5 Marvel Runs of All Time (Part 1) on The Corner Box - S3Ep12
Everybody Else (aka Mason Rabinowitz) joins John and (eventually) David for Part 1 of their "Top 5 Runs in All of Marvel Comics"! They get into what makes a run truly great, some iconic collaborations and runs that didn’t make the lists, the exciting Behind the Panels of Secret Wars, and Batman’s new logo. Also, David makes a surprise appearance on today’s episode.
Stay tuned for Part 2 of The Corner Box vs Mason Rabinowitz next week!
Relevant Links
Behind the Panels of Marvel’s Secret Wars
Timestamp Segments
- [00:00] Check out This Secret Wars Kickstarter!
- [01:49] What’s David really doing?
- [02:08] Everybody Else is here.
- [02:45] David’s real Top 5.
- [03:14] The Top 5 Criteria.
- [05:12] What has Mason been working on?
- [08:46] Mason’s #5.
- [14:33] John’s #5.
- [18:41] Wait, there’s another host!
- [19:34] Batman’s new logo.
- [20:17] Honorable mentions.
- [21:26] David’s #5.
- [26:46] Mason’s #4.
- [28:23] David’s #3.
- [35:26] David’s #4.
- [37:14] Mason’s #3.
Notable Quotes
- “There is no objective measurement of this, and anybody that pretends there is, there isn’t.”
- “It’s the only run… that started in 1982 that you can still go out and pick up the current issue of, by the same writer.”
- “And then Thor becomes a frog for two issues.”
Books Mentioned
- Alien: The Illustrated Story, Manhunter, by Archie Goodwin & Walter Simonson.
- Avengers (1963-1996).
- Batman (2025- ), by Matt Fraction & Jorge Jiménez.
- Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Daredevil, by Frank Miller.
- Bloodstrike, by Rob Liefeld, Dan Fraga, Danny Miki, & Thomas Mason.
- Cerebus, by David Sim.
- Daredevil, by Brian Michael Bendis & Alex Maleev.
- Fantastic Four (1998-2012).
- G.I. Joe, by Larry Hama.
- Incredible Hulk (1962-1999).
- M.A.R.S. Patrol, by Wally Wood.
- Marvel Knights Punisher, Punisher Max, by Garth Ennis.