{"id":37742,"date":"2025-09-02T14:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T18:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/?p=37742"},"modified":"2025-09-08T11:29:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T15:29:28","slug":"why-not-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2025\/09\/02\/why-not-28\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Not Say What Happened? Episode 28: The Fantastic Four Panel That Solved a Childhood Mystery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In which I track down the <em>Fantastic Four<\/em> panel which caused me to first enter comics fandom, look back at a 1975 <em>Planet of the Apes<\/em> contents page where I was credited for no reason I can remember, remain confused about <em>Daredevil<\/em>&#8216;s Matt\/Mike Murdock subterfuge, laugh at the way &#8220;Fabulous&#8221; Flo Steinberg gave The Thing a super headache, and more.<\/p>\n<p>You can eavesdrop on all those memories via the embed below or <a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/1775481331\">download them at the site of your choice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38060645\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here are several images related to some of the topics you&#8217;ll hear me touching on during the episode &#8212;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Bob Larkin&#8217;s cover to Planet of the Apes #4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PlanetoftheApes4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PlanetoftheApes4-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"222\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PlanetoftheApes4-222x300.jpg 222w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PlanetoftheApes4.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 222px) 100vw, 222px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Planet of the Apes #4 Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ContentsPagePlanetoftheApes4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ContentsPagePlanetoftheApes4-209x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ContentsPagePlanetoftheApes4-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ContentsPagePlanetoftheApes4-713x1024.jpg 713w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ContentsPagePlanetoftheApes4-768x1103.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ContentsPagePlanetoftheApes4-1069x1536.jpg 1069w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ContentsPagePlanetoftheApes4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The December 21, 1972 postcard &#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MarvelPostcard122171.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MarvelPostcard122171-300x165.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MarvelPostcard122171-300x165.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MarvelPostcard122171-1024x562.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MarvelPostcard122171-768x422.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MarvelPostcard122171-1536x844.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MarvelPostcard122171.jpeg 1928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8230; and my letter which caused it to be written<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ScottEdelmanLetterFantasticFour122.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ScottEdelmanLetterFantasticFour122-292x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37744\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ScottEdelmanLetterFantasticFour122-292x300.jpeg 292w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ScottEdelmanLetterFantasticFour122-768x789.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ScottEdelmanLetterFantasticFour122.jpeg 927w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A February 27, 1968 postcard from Marvel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MarvelPostcard022768.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MarvelPostcard022768-300x172.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MarvelPostcard022768-300x172.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MarvelPostcard022768-1024x587.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MarvelPostcard022768-768x440.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MarvelPostcard022768-1536x881.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/MarvelPostcard022768.jpeg 1739w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A September 7, 1967 postcard from Marvel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MyDaredevilPostcardfromFloSteinberg.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MyDaredevilPostcardfromFloSteinberg-300x178.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MyDaredevilPostcardfromFloSteinberg-300x178.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MyDaredevilPostcardfromFloSteinberg-1024x608.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MyDaredevilPostcardfromFloSteinberg-768x456.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MyDaredevilPostcardfromFloSteinberg.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The panel that solved a mystery solved!<\/strong><br \/>\nfrom Fantastic Four #19 (September 1963)<br \/>\non sale July 9, 1963<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FantasticFour19.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FantasticFour19-300x290.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37753\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FantasticFour19-300x290.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FantasticFour19-768x743.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FantasticFour19.jpeg 889w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A Marvel Comics No Prize<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MarvelComicsNoPrize.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MarvelComicsNoPrize-300x155.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MarvelComicsNoPrize-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MarvelComicsNoPrize-1024x528.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MarvelComicsNoPrize-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MarvelComicsNoPrize-1536x793.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/MarvelComicsNoPrize-2048x1057.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In which I track down the Fantastic Four panel which caused me to first enter comics fandom, look back at a 1975 Planet of the Apes contents page where I was credited for no reason I can remember, remain confused about Daredevil&#8216;s Matt\/Mike Murdock subterfuge, laugh at the way 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