Episode 057 – Apocalypse Soon

==Episode Description==
In which Miles tries to find things to like about Bob Layton’s X-Factor run; Cyclops’s life is literally an anxiety dream; X-Factor is very Leverage; Layton’s Angel is just godawful; Rachel is all about the Red Scare; Frenzy is awesome; and we bid a fond farewell to producer Bobby Roberts.
==X-Plained==
*An Apocalypse that might have been
*Mid-80s X-title thematic disambiguation
*The limited value of nostalgia
*Creative history of X-Factor
*X-Factor #2-5 and Annual #1
*The baffling reinvention of Vera Cantor
*Tower (Edward Pasternak)
*Dubious didactic strategies
*Carl Maddicks
*Artie Maddicks
*Muffin the kitten
*Bad timing
*Soviet mutant policy
*Soviet robot disambiguation
*The Doppelganger (Wolfgang Heinreich)
*A ruse
*Alexei Garnov, Mentac the Living Computer, Concussion, Iron Curtain, and Siberian Tiger
*The worst phonetic accent we have ever seen.
*The Alliance of Evil
*Frenzy (Joanna Cargill)
*The color of Beast’s fur
*Our favorite X-Men toys
==Note==
Many thanks to Bobby Roberts for 57 spectacular episodes of production, advice, and boundless patience. You are the best, and we love you forever.
== Listener Questions ==
* Have you ever read the Amazing Adventures Beast story arc from 1972 detailing how he mutated into his furry form? I would be kind of interested in your opinion on what color Beast's fur actually is. It started out as grey inAmazing Adventures #11 thru #14, then changed to black in #15. Of course, comic books used blue to show black highlights back then, so I've always believed that, as years passed, writers simply forgot that Beast's fur was supposed to be black and started referring to it as blue by mistake.
* Do you guys have favorite ToyBiz figures? Has this or any other X-Men merchandising played a role in developing and furthering your fandom?
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