It only took the Marvel Universe two issues to introduce visitors from outer space.

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby required the Fantastic Four to foil an alien invasion in the team’s second adventure in January 1962, and 54 years later, we decided to talk about it.

This is the second episode of The Brothers Marvel podcast, in which we discuss Fantastic Four No. 2, featuring the melting of a statue, the Skrull leader’s fancy red hat and hypnotized cows.

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