Untold Origin -- A Comic Book History Podcast
Untold Origin is a podcast that explores comic books through the lens of American history. Hosted by a historian and lifelong comic book fan, each episode traces how the funny books we read reflect the real world conflicts, triumphs, philosophies, and flavor of the real world we inhabit. From Cold War fears to Civil Rights debates, from psychedelic trips to board room villains, we reveal historical forces that shape the stories, and heroes, that shaped us.
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Untold Origin -- A Comic Book History Podcast
Heralds of Doom: The Rogues Gallery of the Fantastic Four
In this episode of Untold Origin -- the last for our first season -- we turn our attention from Marvel's First Family to the unforgettable villains they faced. From the sympathetic despot, Doctor Doom, to the godlike hunger of Galactus, these villains weren't just evil for evil's sake. Like the Fantastic Four, they were a reflection, not of our hopes, norms, and ideals, but of our anxieties. We explore how these characters embodied the fears of their era, and how, as those fears evolved, so too did the villains who represented them.
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Music sourced:
Track: Slow Flamenco by PineAppleMusic
Track: Mysterious Symbols by Rage Sound
Track: Time Loop by Nuclear Wave
Track: Honor and Valor by Rage Sound
Track: Last Warrior by VensAdams
Media sourced:
The Apprentice (Film) (2024)
Der Fuehrer's Face (Cartoon) (1942)
C-Span 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis (2012)
Fantastic Four (Cartoon) (1994)
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