X-aspirations

X-Aspirations Episode 045 X-Men #45, June 1968 "When Mutants Clash!" Written by Gary Friedrich, Layouts by Don Heck, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inked by John Tartaglione, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee. Avengers #53, June 1968 "In Battle Joined!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by John Buscema, Inked by George Tuska, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee. The Dickens You Say! In Which We Discover That You May Cheer Up A Sleepy Jean But Under No Circumstances Should You Try To Wake Her, That Cyclops Has A Very Grim And Determined Lower Cheekbone, That Once The Avengers Are Settled Into A Television Show They Are Much Harder To Assemble, That There Is Nothing As Sweet As The Payoff of a Multi-issue Spy Arrow, And That What The Avengers Fear Most Are Campfire Girl Special Forces! Merry Christmas! Do Not Rape Us, Every One! Also Included: "And The Mob Cried... Vengeance!" Written by Gary Friedrich, Pencils by George Tuska, Inked by John Verpoorten, Lettering by Irving Watanabe, Edited by Stan

X-Aspirations Episode 044 X-Men #44, May 1968 "Red Raven, Red Raven...!" Written by Gary Friedrich, Plotted by Roy Thomas, Layouts by Don Heck, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inked by John Tartaglione, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee. Which Came First, The Spider Or The Man! In Which We Learn That The X-men Need A Canine To Help With Shackle Key Retrieval, That When Warren Watches The Lord of The Rings He Creepily Insists On Using Slow Motion For All The Hobbit Scenes, And That To This Day Professor X Can Not Even Eat A Peanut Without Weeping For The Memory Of Sally, Linus, And His Little Red-Headed Girl! Grandmama Xavier Loved The Family Motto So Much That She Embroidered It On Every Seat Cushion In The Mansion In A Single Night! She Did Regret It Later, Once She Got A Chance To Think It Over. Also Included: "The Iceman Cometh!" Written by Gary Friedrich, Pencils by George Tuska, Inked by John Verpoorten, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee. Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send u

X-Aspirations Episode 043 X-Men #43, April 1968 "The Torch Is Passed...!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by George Tuska, Inked by John Tartaglione, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee. Never Say Nephrosis! In Which We Discover That Marvel Comics May Have To Institute Mandatory Drug Tests For All Of Its Super-Speedsters, That Magneto Needs To Stop Buying Creepy Marital Aids For His Lackeys, And That There Is A Reason Hank McCoy Lost His Olympic Torch Relay Eligibility! In the iFuture, We Will All Be Oz-Loading Lollypop Guild Content To Our Mobile Ruby Devices! Also Included: "Call Him... Cyclops" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inked by John Verpoorten, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee. Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 042 X-Men #42, March 1968 "If I Should Die...!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Don Heck, Inked by George Tuska, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee. Simon Is Sick And Retired Of Comics! In Which We Find That Xavier Suffers From Mechanically Induced Incontinence, That Earth Annihilating Machines May Require Additional Child Safety Features, And That The X-Men Should Consider Tricking More Of Their Most Fearsome Foes Into Local Fast Food Eateries! Hey, Rocket Face! Stop Blasting The Bird Man! Also Included: "The End... Or The Beginning?" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inked by Herb Trimpe, Lettering by Al Kurzrok, Edited by Stan Lee. Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 041 X-Men #41, February 1968 "Now Strikes... The Sub-Human!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Don Heck, Inked by George Tuska, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee. Simon and Kirby Got That Old Black Magic! In Which We Learn That The Professor Needs To Chill The Heck Out With The Demerits, That Vera Expects Her X-Men To Go All Night, And That The Beast Can Smell What The Sub-Human Is Cooking! Tete a Tete or Beast vs. BeYast? It's All Tomatoes To Me! Also Included: "The Living Diamond!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inked by John Verpoorten, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee. Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 040 X-Men #40, January 1968 "The Mark of the Monster!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Don Heck, Inked by George Tuska, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee. Joe Doffs His Cap To You! In Which We Discover That Angels Rush In Where Fools Fear To Tread, That Hundred Year Old Reanimated Corpses Are Terrible At Movie Trivia, And That If No One Is Going To Do Any Of The Reading, Xavier Wonders Why He Even Bothers! Fact: Mary Shelley Never Once Denied Her Creation Was a Biomechanical Space Monster. Not Once. Coincidence?! Also Included: "The First Evil Mutant!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inked by John Verpoorten, Lettering by Al Kurzrok, Edited by Stan Lee. Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 039 X-Men #39, December 1967 "The Fateful Finale!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Don Heck, Inked by Vince Colletta, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee. Simple Simon Met A Line Man! In Which We Find That The Best Fog Lights Are .50 Caliber Machine Guns, That The Alarm Clock And Suitcase Bomb Industries Are Dangerously Intertwined, And That Doublemint Gum Has Finally Gotten Into The Lucrative Hairless Genius Market! You Call This Soft Serve? Androids Attack! Also Included: "Lonely Are the Hunted!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inked by John Verpoorten, Lettering by Al Kurzrok, Edited by Stan Lee. Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 038 X-Men #38, November 1967 "The Sinister Shadow of... Doomsday!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Don Heck, Inked by George Bell, Lettering by L.P. Gregory, Edited by Stan Lee. Watch Your Back, Australian Superband! In Which We Learn That It Is Important To Bring Your Giant Candy Bar And Jellied Nitroglycerine In Separate Bags, That Italy Is Dangerously Overpopulated with Multi-Vowelled Cities, And That Xavier Needs To Show Us Exactly Where The Mutant Master Touched Him! Why Can't All The Boobies Just Get Along?! Also Included: "A Man Called... X!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inked by John Verpoorten, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee. Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 037 X-Men #37, October 1967 "We, The Jury..." Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Ross Andru, Inked by Don Heck, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee. What The Heck?! In Which We Discover That Factor Three's Mom Is Going To Be So Pissed When She Sees They Have Gotten Into Her Good Cookware, That Beast Can't Stop Drawing To The Inside Straight, And That If You Face The GuardBot You Won't Be Sitting Down For A Week! I just want to tell you both good luck. We're all counting on you. Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 036 X-Men #36, September 1967 "Mekano Lives!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Ross Andru, Inked by George Bell, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee. Submit To The Wonders Of Marston! In Which We Learn That Thanks To The Unions All Our Super-Jobs Are Going Overseas, That Next Time A Man In An Exoskeleton Returns A Book Late You May Want To Just Let It Slide, And That We Can Forget About All The Single Mothers, The Real Problem Is All The Damn Welfare Professors! Being Wealthy Means Never Having To Say You Are Sorry! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 035 X-Men #35, August 1967 "Along Came A Spider..." Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inked by Dan Adkins, Lettering by Jerry Feldman, Edited by Stan Lee. Marvel Is Teaming With Spiders! In Which We Discover That Xavier May Be Moving Into The Psychedelic Successories Business, That When Numbering Evil Henchmen Never Aim Numerically Low, And That The Number One Problem With Running A Picturesque Bed And Breakfast In A Restored, Old Mill Is The Constant Robo-Arachnoid Attacks! Just Because He Is A Spider-Man Doesn't Automatically Make Him Good At Basketball! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 034 X-Men #34, July 1967 "War -- In a World of Darkness!" Written by Roy Thomas, Art by Dan Adkins, Lettering by J. Feldman, Edited by Stan Lee. Their Worlds Ring Hollow! In Which We Learn That The X-Men Have Been Naughty, Naughty Boys, That New York Pay Phones Are Both Phallic and Profane, And That Whether Your Skin Be Pink, Orange, Or Sickly Yellow, It Is All The Same In The Dark! Stupid Pronunciation! Why Does Hades Even Have Rivers?! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 033 X-Men #33, June 1967 "Into The Crimson Cosmos!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inking by John Tartaglione, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee. Kane Has His Finger In Too Many Batman Pies! In Which We Discover Why The List Of Required Mystical Components For Doctor Strange Always Includes A Sleeve Of Golf Balls, That Licorice Candy Based Bondage Is On The Upswing, And That Andre 3000 May Actually Be A Demon Banished To A Crimson Hell Dimension! Try To At Least Look Surprised. Uh Oh, Looks Like The Juggernaut Really Hit The Fan! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 032 X-Men #32, May 1967 "Beware The Juggernaut, My Son!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inking by John Tartaglione, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee. More Gold, Silver, and Bronze Than An Olympiad! In Which We Find That The New York Night Club Scene Is Notoriously Lax On Age Enforcement, That To Ride With Satans Saints You Must Be Prepared To Dine On An Incline, And That While Technically The Juggernaut Is Unstoppable, Sometimes He Just Can Not Deal With The Hassles of Modern Air Travel! Execute Plan WTF, but keep Plan STFU in reserve! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 031 X-Men #31, April 1967 "We Must Destroy The Cobalt Man!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inking by John Tartaglione, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee. Mexn, Silent Sen, & Nag A Rams! In Which We Learn That Having A Pole Off Is Half As Sexy And Twice As Painful As It Sounds, That Warren Is Not Man Enough For A Full Quadrilateral, And That If Jean Does Not Want To Come Off As Too Easy She Should Stop Bringing A Full Change Of Clothes On Every Date! Hey Kids, Don't Play With C-Bombs! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 030 X-Men #30, March 1967 "The Warlock Wakes!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Jack Sparling, Inking by John Tartaglione, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee. The X-Men *Are* Big, It's The Animation That Got Small! In Which We Discover That Hybrid Mythical Creatures Get The Ladies, That The Beast Has A Heartless Mistress and Her Name is Baccarat, And That No One Wants To Hear The Story Again Of How Your Magic Enabled Uther Pendragon to Father His Son Arthur With Igrain, The Wife of His Enemy! Look, We All Did A Lot Of Crazy Things In The Time Of Legends, But The Rest Of Us Grew Up And Got Jobs! Baby, You Look Positively Pulchritudinous Tonight! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 029 X-Men #29, February 1967 "When Titans Clash!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inking by John Tartaglione, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee. When Something's Gettin' Drawn, You Must Whip It! In Which We Learn That There Are A Suspiciously Large Number of Revolutionary War Munitions Sites Near The Xavier Mansion, That Underpants Do Not Qualify As A Uniform No Matter How Frosty, And That Androids Like Their Beverages Warm Just Because They Know No Other Way. Solid State Components, Smolid State Components -- Gimme Robot Powers! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 028 X-Men #28, January 1967 "The Wail Of The Banshee!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inking by Dick Ayers, Lettering by Artie Simek, Edited by Stan Lee. Thus Spake Zugsmith To Ya! In Which We Find That One Should Always Hand Hank The Proper Tool If You Know Whats Good For Ya, That Factor Three Bases All Their Technology On Nipple Play, And That While Banshee May Not Know Art, He Knows What He Likes: Tobacco! Flake Off, Ya Ramroddin' Muffed Beef! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 027 X-Men #27, December 1966 "Re-Enter: The Mimic!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inking by Dick Ayers, Lettering by Sam Rosen (woudja believe Artie Simek?), Edited by Stan Lee. Nemo Me Impune Lacessit! In Which We Discover That Long Distance Vault Diving Is The Sport Of The Future, That Most Future Technology Can Not Be Shared In Polite Company, And That One Should Always Check Whether The Man Of Your Dreams Has Any Brothers. Play The Odds, Ladies! Orange Drink... Is It In You? Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/

X-Aspirations Episode 026 X-Men #26, November 1966 "Holocaust!" Written by Roy Thomas, Pencils by Werner Roth, Inking by Dick Ayers, Lettering by Sam Rosen, Edited by Stan Lee. Kirby May Have Been King, But His Work Was For Hire! In Which We Learn That Early Morning Telepathy Could Be A Million Dollar Idea, That The Professor Likes To Pretend He Has Marvel Girl Pants, And That It Is Essential To Prevent Icy Build-Up On All Of Your Solar-Powered Snake Stelae! Knowing Is Half The Battle! Go Joe! Check us out at www.x-aspirations.com And send us comments at xteam@x-aspirations.com The closing music is "Drinkin Buddies" by Six Hung Sprung http://podsafeaudio.com/jamroom/bands/1164/