*Thing:* "Alicia left me for that silver guy, probably. My lover has left me! I'll never bang again!" *Ricardo Jones:* "Oh, don't you worry, Ben Grimm," *puts down binoculars* "I'll get your rocks off..."
@@akiraeatsguitarpicks491In the Dematiess run of Silver Surfer post Onslaught that actually happens. Alicia actually dates the Silver Surfer and oddly enough Ben is really mature about it when he comes back via Heroes Return.
@@benparrish672 for one i'm not a feminist and two to say all of stan lee's fantastic four has aged like fine wine is a bit much. because the characterization of reed being sexist, isn't what he's like in modern interpretation.
@@theonlygamer2808 well there are different kinds of feminisms like 1st wave, 2nd wave, 3rd wave or 4th wave. i believe in women and men should be equal but, i don't think saying that should pigeon hold me into being labeled as a "feminist." and more to the point of, i don't like the characterization of reed being a sexist character because in more modern times, he's not one. so whenever i see reed being sexist, i feel like it's out of character for him. what's more in character trait for him, is keeping secrets from the family.
Wow. I just noticed (and I never knew this back when I was reading the story originally) that Coach Thorpe is probably named after Jim Thorpe, the Native American Gold Medal winning and All American football player as he tries to recruit Wyatt Wingfoot.
The funny thing is that issues prior to this, Reed switched bodies with Dr Doom and Reed had to work to convince the FF that it was really him. So you’d think Reed would give Ben the benefit of the doubt but nope
@@ghostwarrior3878 ok, you know by the hickman run, ben has kinda been cured. the problem was reed wanted to find ways to have ben be cured entirely of being the thing. so he didn't find solutions to have him be the thing once in awhile. because reed was so fixated on "I NEED TO CURE HIM ENTRELY". the reason for reed to want to cure the thing entirely because for the longest time, before hickman's run, ben been depressed about being the thing. in the hickman run, the future foundation kids found a way to have him change back for one week a year.
He kinda does that a couple of times. I think once in Byrne's run and in Heroes Return, but again something happens to undo that switch. The only compromise is he gets one day a year to be human.
He actually does end up doing that in the storyline "The End" By Alan Davis, which is set a few decades into the future(Reed has also figured out a way to make people immortal so most character looks the same age as in the main continuity). The funny thing is though, Ben then goes to live on Mars with the Inhumans and they only want to see him while he's his rocky self. He even quips about how ironic it is that so much time and effort was spent so that he's able to become Ben Grimm and now his neighbours only want the Thing.
I really appreciate, looking over the last 6 months that you guys have done 3 FF episodes, as a hardcore FF fan, it made me so happy to see this in my notifications. You guys rock. Edit: My God I have never laughed so hard at an episode 🤣
I really want you guys to do some of the Aquaman stories from the mid 90s to early 2000s especially since the Cover Artist and Peniciller Martin Egeland is a good friend of mine and it would just be awesome to see!!
I've been going through the old Lee/Kirby Fantastic Four lately, and it's almost comical how many times Ben Grimm is cured of being The Thing only for it to almost immediately fuck up and turn him back.
They're shooting hot steamy white context everywhere after Galactus came, that's hot and this story is great also Reed & Sue did not believe their friend was a human is sweet🤣😭
Yeah I wish Marvels epic collections would be in print longer. Or if they would reprint some of their books more often. It just reprint the Star Wars epics. That would be neat.
I had the actual issue when I was a kid. I tried to trade it for a few copies of Mcfarlane’s Spider-Man #1 that just came out. The nice comic store guy made me rethink my decision.
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I really appreciate the link! This is why y’all are awesome! 😊
*Thing:* "Alicia left me for that silver guy, probably. My lover has left me! I'll never bang again!"
*Ricardo Jones:* "Oh, don't you worry, Ben Grimm," *puts down binoculars* "I'll get your rocks off..."
I guess Alicia and Ben's relationship was Rocky to say the least
@@ninja1man4u Knew she had a thing for The Rock. That unfaithful bitch.
@@ninja1man4u *RIMSHOT*🥁
Oh Lord... 🤦🤦🤣🤣🤣
*insert Ben Grimm is rock hard pun*
“He’s not an alien, he’s just drawn by Jack Kirby”
Top 5 funniest Back Issues episodes of all
time
I hope we get to see more Fantastic Four Back Issues from runs like Mark Waid and Jonathan Hickman
I’m hoping for some more Hickman stuff as well!!
@@mightyasterisk8333 agreed, so that people know reed isn't a raging dick or sexist person.
Hickman's would be amazing.
Yes, I would love if they covered the "Unthinkable" arc by Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo. One of Doctor Doom's best stories.
@@joshuanelson6795 i really like that story a lot, but dr. doom fans really hate that story.
The Thing taking up skateboarding:
"Here I 'yam, doin' ev'ry 'ting I can, holdin' on ta what I 'am, t'inkin' I'm a rocky maaaaaan..."
The zoom in on Ethan and Ben when the FF don't recognize Ben before the change is so good. WHAT were they THINKING?
The Essence of Ben Grimm
Thingyness
Thingitude
Thingedness
The law of man and rocks
His Aunt Petunia
@@chrisdaily2077yancy street
I love that his name is Ricardo Jones. You just don't expect it.
Stan Lee F4 Back Issues are honestly my favourites. I've watched them multiple times and they always make me laugh so hard that I can't breathe
It's so hard for me to wrap my head around this being *one* issue. This would be six months of story in modern Marvel.
Thats Silver Age comics for ya. Full stories in 20 pages or less.
If this was modern Marvel Alicia would’ve married Silver Surfer and Ben would’ve been ok with it
@@akiraeatsguitarpicks491And they would have broken up 2 years later and acted like it never happened.
@@akiraeatsguitarpicks491In the Dematiess run of Silver Surfer post Onslaught that actually happens. Alicia actually dates the Silver Surfer and oddly enough Ben is really mature about it when he comes back via Heroes Return.
Crazy to think in a single year, the Fantastic Four introduced the Inhumans, Silver Surfer and Galactus, did this story, and then the Black Panther.
A classic Fantastic Four story? This is a good day.
I wasn't sure about this guy when he violated the laws of Man, but then he violated the laws of Rocks and Man, and I knew he was no good.
Something about 60s Fantastic Four comics just age so well, as far as enjoyment and intriguing concepts, it’s like fine wine
there are somethings that hasn't aged well tho, like reed being sexist. because modern interpretation of reed isn't sexist.
FF used to be the testing ground for new characters and alien worlds. That's where The Kree first appeared thru Ronan the accuser...
@@benparrish672 for one i'm not a feminist and two to say all of stan lee's fantastic four has aged like fine wine is a bit much. because the characterization of reed being sexist, isn't what he's like in modern interpretation.
@@johnthai6188 so you don’t believe women should be equal to men? Cause that’s what feminism is….
@@theonlygamer2808 well there are different kinds of feminisms like 1st wave, 2nd wave, 3rd wave or 4th wave. i believe in women and men should be equal but, i don't think saying that should pigeon hold me into being labeled as a "feminist." and more to the point of, i don't like the characterization of reed being a sexist character because in more modern times, he's not one. so whenever i see reed being sexist, i feel like it's out of character for him. what's more in character trait for him, is keeping secrets from the family.
Wow. I just noticed (and I never knew this back when I was reading the story originally) that Coach Thorpe is probably named after Jim Thorpe, the Native American Gold Medal winning and All American football player as he tries to recruit Wyatt Wingfoot.
The guys working through the science of Jack Kirby Caveman's Imaging Device is another all-time moment in ComicPop history
The funny thing is that issues prior to this, Reed switched bodies with Dr Doom and Reed had to work to convince the FF that it was really him. So you’d think Reed would give Ben the benefit of the doubt but nope
“Sue, we don’t have time for this. YOU HAVE TO MAKE DINNER.” Lol Ben 🤣
The first minute and a half of this episode is pure gold 😂😂😂
@@benparrish672 you mean some white hot context all over your face and chest? 😂
The way my face lit up at "ridiculously circuitous scheme"
YAAAAAY, I always love the FF representation on Back Issues. Always love everything you guys put out as well!!!!
CONTEXT
IS
COMING
Instead of curing Ben, why doesn’t Reed find a way to alter Ben’s powers so he can turn his rocky body on and off?
In the spirit of compromise.
Exactly. That would certainly be a lot easier.
@@ghostwarrior3878 ok, you know by the hickman run, ben has kinda been cured. the problem was reed wanted to find ways to have ben be cured entirely of being the thing. so he didn't find solutions to have him be the thing once in awhile. because reed was so fixated on "I NEED TO CURE HIM ENTRELY". the reason for reed to want to cure the thing entirely because for the longest time, before hickman's run, ben been depressed about being the thing. in the hickman run, the future foundation kids found a way to have him change back for one week a year.
He kinda does that a couple of times. I think once in Byrne's run and in Heroes Return, but again something happens to undo that switch. The only compromise is he gets one day a year to be human.
He could use a thing ring!
He actually does end up doing that in the storyline "The End" By Alan Davis, which is set a few decades into the future(Reed has also figured out a way to make people immortal so most character looks the same age as in the main continuity). The funny thing is though, Ben then goes to live on Mars with the Inhumans and they only want to see him while he's his rocky self. He even quips about how ironic it is that so much time and effort was spent so that he's able to become Ben Grimm and now his neighbours only want the Thing.
Holds so much better than i expected tbh?
I really appreciate, looking over the last 6 months that you guys have done 3 FF episodes, as a hardcore FF fan, it made me so happy to see this in my notifications. You guys rock. Edit: My God I have never laughed so hard at an episode 🤣
This is actually perfect because I rewatched the Coming of Galactus episode yesterday. Always a good time talking about Stan & Jack books.
Do Hickman's run. The whole thing. DO IT.
Nothing in comics warms my heart more than 60s era Marvel. Fun classic, digestible and sometimes important?
Oh my god, this is the funniest episode of Back Issues in a while! You guys looked like you were having so much fun here 😂😂😂
This show is the best thing about youtube.
29:04 wasn't expecting the Family Guy crossover
29:00 When Ben goes back to the Fantastic Four he's dressed like Peter Griffin.
"white hot context" saving that so later
You guys space out the well-know stories from the obscure stuff pretty well. Keeps it interesting, I think.
“Wet Hot Context”, indeed.
Ricardo Jones: “I want to take his face… off”
I love me some hot, steaming context from the Back Issues boys
I am so happy to see the fantastic four on back issues again which is really awesome and tons of fun.
Love it when y'all cover the FF! Another great episode
Whattrevoltin’devopmentDISis!
Single Issues huh? How about Transformers Spotlight: Mirage? Now that’s a trippy comic.
I need “White Hot Context” as a t-shirt! 😂
This seems like some Monarch level of planning
The Kirby switching machine has many powers.
33:57 the return of the B.M.O.C.
Only real ones know about the B.M.O.C.
With all this context, you guys are gonna make me CONTEXT
this might be the funniest Back Issues you've done
The Reed impressions are gold 😂 what a prick lol
Its gonna be one of those episodes huh?I love when I forget its wednesday and get surprised with new back issues. You guys are great.
Good lord the jokes this episode started at a 10 and never let off the gas!
Love it boys! Now do the Mark Waid run please. They fight a living math problem, there’s gold there.
I always love Ben's reactions and commentary in these episodes. Lol 😆
I really want you guys to do some of the Aquaman stories from the mid 90s to early 2000s especially since the Cover Artist and Peniciller Martin Egeland is a good friend of mine and it would just be awesome to see!!
I've been going through the old Lee/Kirby Fantastic Four lately, and it's almost comical how many times Ben Grimm is cured of being The Thing only for it to almost immediately fuck up and turn him back.
1:07 mightve been the hardest Ive laughed so far
"The mets baby it's all about the mets!"
They're shooting hot steamy white context everywhere after Galactus came, that's hot and this story is great also Reed & Sue did not believe their friend was a human is sweet🤣😭
Yeah! Back Issues Fantastic Four!
1:17 Sal’s laugh is contagious 😂
When sal mentioned transparency paper I had a war flash back to third grade math class 😭
Been loving the elseworlds and classic stories this year!
Love that you all keep going back to these old back issues, even though that’s implied by the shows name, but these old episodes are my favorite
Not two minutes in and already my ribs are hurting from laughter!
I say it everytime and I'll keep commenting it (if only for the algorithm lol) I love these back issues on classics!
Really like listening to yinz do back issues. Thanks for this one = )
I see a new ComicPop, I click on a new ComicPop, I watch a new ComicPop. This is the highlight of my Wednesdays.
As usual, y'all deliver!
Always much fun when we get this era!
"Shoot context all over your face, neck and chest."
SAL PLS there are people who are super into you 😳💦
Yeah I wish Marvels epic collections would be in print longer. Or if they would reprint some of their books more often. It just reprint the Star Wars epics. That would be neat.
50:25 It's quantum entanglement!
Excellent comic and summary!
No Susan you can’t. You need to get dinner ready by the time we come back….. it’s the only way
I'm not even 90 seconds in and I'm already in tears laughing!
I had the actual issue when I was a kid. I tried to trade it for a few copies of Mcfarlane’s Spider-Man #1 that just came out. The nice comic store guy made me rethink my decision.
Always love it when the Crew covers old stories, since younger readers didn’t get the chance to ever read them. 🍿
I love of the best issue of the Fantastic Four isn’t even about Fantastic Four. He paid full price and paid it like a man is words to live by.
Hey comicpop, please keep these classic silver age comics coming🫶 I love them all.
Big stories are cool but I'd love more discussions like this on single issues
I love when they do silver age stories
Man I love these FF episodes
This was a fantastic episode.
sal a real one fr fr on juh
Another great episode fellas. Love the weird ones.
ballertown, always good shit
Sweet I love Ben stories!
Always fun to see the population cover classics
1:40 I’ve listened to this episode multiple times and only just now caught dom-space lmao
Sweet back issues on my bday
Context is COMING!
Cool! Was just looking back jnto the F4. You guys always hit the maek
Also Wyatt Wingfoot is a cool character 😎
Love this channel so much dude lmaooo😂😂😂
I hope you guys do the Malice story someday. Sue needs a win
I miss the boob windows lol
Can you guys do a back issues on the human torch vs sub-mariner from the 1940s?
This episode was hilarious!!
I’ve been on my grizzly bear lately myself.
Feels good..lol
I really enjoyed this.
The Man whio would be Thing
Not gonna be using the word context any time soon...
Mark russell re-does this story in the first issue of fantastic four life story.