John, David, and Everybody Else (aka Mason Rabinowitz) return for Part 2 of the "Top 5 Runs in All of Marvel Comics"! They get into the Top 3, make some honorable mentions, add a few titillating surprises, and then the trio faces-off for the True #1 Marvel Comic Run.

Relevant Links

Behind the Panels of Marvel’s Secret Wars

Timestamp Segments

• [00:00] Check out This Secret Wars Kickstarter!
• [02:13] John’s #3.
• [05:34] Dave Cockrum vs John Byrne.
• [09:42] Mason’s #2.
• [13:35] David’s #2.
• [17:10] John’s #2.
• [18:16] Mason’s Top Comic Run.
• [19:07] Lee/Kirby magic.
• [20:22] Has David read Fantastic Four?
• [22:09] John’s Top Comic Run.
• [25:07] Why Spider-Man didn’t make the list.
• [27:58] David’s Top Comic Run.
• [32:08] When New Mutants gets really great.
• [33:32] The Liefeld rollercoaster.
• [35:54] Behind the Panels of Marvel’s Secret Wars.

Notable Quotes

• “That book is the Marvel Universe.”
• “You might be right, but you’re wrong.”
• “New Mutants: better than girls.”

Books Mentioned

• Amazing Fantasy #15, The Amazing Spider-Man – The Master Planner, by Stan Lee & Steve Ditko.
• The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998).
• Avengers: Kree/Skrull War, by Roy Thomas, John Buscema, & Neal Adams.
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, by Frank Miller, Klaus Janson, & Lynn Varley.
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
• Classic X-Men (1986-1990).
• Daredevil (1964-1998).
• Daredevil, by Ann Nocenti & John Romita Jr.
• Daredevil: Born Again, by Frank Miller & David Mazzucchelli.
• Deadpool/Batman (2025).
• Fantastic Four (1961-1998).
• Fantastic Four: Imaginauts, Unthinkable, by Mark Waid & Mike Wieringo.
• The Flash, by Mark Waid.
• Incredible Hulk, by Peter David.