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Podcast: The Comics Canon
Episode: Episode 19 - Jack Kirby's Monsters: Groot And Jimmy Olsen
Description: In this monsterrific episode, Curt and Kevin embark on their most spine-tingling, bone-chilling installment yet, as they investigate not one but two monster tales from comicdom's king of creepy-crawly creatures, Jack Kirby! First, it's a trip to Anytown, USA, where a mild-mannered biologist must match wits with an interplanetary tyrant of the trees (and future Guardian of the Galaxy) in "I Challenged … Groot! The Monster From Planet X!" from Tales to Astonish #13, published by Marvel Comics! Then it's off to the mysterious Wild Area, as the Man of Steel and his best buddy go toe-to-toe wi...