The 1975 2025 Mighty Marvel Calendar: June Commune

It's June, True Bull-lievers, and here;'s the Fab Fantastic Four to celebrate their new movie comin' out this month starring that idol o' millions, H.E.R.B.I.E. the Ro...wait, I've made another one of my silly mistakes. I've just been alerted that the FF movie comes out in July, and on July 25th yet, so we've got almost two months still to wait for it. Looks like I'm gonna be still camping outside this movie theater in my little bull pup tent for another few weeks! (Hope I brought enough marshmallows.)

So cool your heels by pounding a big-ass nail into your wall (no need to check with your landlord...I'm sure he loves the Fantastic Four as well!) and hang up this month's spread from the 1975 Mighty Marvel Calendar, featuring our Kooky Quartet (hmm, it seems like that would be a description of another team, but it's not ringin' a bell). This 1975 calendar works for 2025, didja know that? Well, you do now, thanks to the super-science of Dr. Reed "Big Brain" Richards!

"June is the Fantastic Four (or Is It Five?)" from Mighty Marvel Calendar for 1975 (Marvel/Simon & Schuster, 1974), pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Joe Sinnott
(Click picture to major motion picture-size)
Yes indeed, during this period of time our favorite super den mother Sue Richards had been replaced on the team by Inhuman Medusa, she of the prehensile hair and Marvel's ill-advised recent "these guys are just as good as the X-Men, honest" Inhumans push. I do regret to inform you that Medusa will not be in the upcoming mnotion picture, because don't forget that in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Medusa looks like this:


Please note that I did not desaturate the color of that screenshot of Miz Amaquelin-Boltagon: the TV series really looked exactly that dull. Whew! And speaking of limited color, you might want to save some space on that wall by posting the limited-hued Marvel UK version of this month's calendar. Or. put 'em both up! Look, I'm not the boss of you. I can't make all your decisions.

from The Mighty World of Marvel (1972 series) #121 (Marvel UK, 25 January 1975)
(Click picture to The Thing Is Big Ben-size)

Today in Comics History, December 31, 1999, New Year's Eve: Ironically, Reed saved the world from Galactus but forgot to solve Y2K

from Fantastic Four: Life Story #4 (November 2021), script by Mark Russell, pencils by Sean Izaakse, inks by Francesco Manna, colors by Nolan Woodard, letters by Joe Caramagna

Today in Comics History, April 12, 1961: Reed Richards's Secret Mission for President Kennedy!

from Fantastic Four: Life Story #1 (Marvel, July 2021), script by Mark Russell, pencils and inks by Sean Izaakse, colors by Nolan Woodard, letters by Joe Caramagna

Today in Comics History, February 4: Happy birthday, Betty Friedan!

Born on this day in 1921: Betty Friedan, feminist/activist! Also: author of the seminal text of second-wave feminism, The Feminine Mystique!


from Fantastic Four: Life Story #2 (Marvel, August 2001), script by Mark Russell, pencils and inks by Sean Izaakse, colors by Nolan Woodard, letters by Joe Caramagna
Edit on February 4, 2023: New material printed in green.

So unless you're got six arms, celebrate the day by taking your best girl out to see a sexy movie!


from Amazing Spider-Man (1963 series) #101 (Marvel, October 1971), script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by Frank Giacoia, letters by Artie Simek
Happy birthday, Ms. Friedan!