Midcentury Marvels: Why the Fantastic Four are 60's Icons | RETROFUTURISM

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Before they were Marvel’s First Family, the Fantastic Four were a product of their time — born from a world obsessed with space travel, atomic energy, and the house of tomorrow. In this episode of RETROSPECTRUM, we explore how 1960s America, with its bold visions of the future, suburban dreams, and cosmic curiosity, helped shape one of the most iconic superhero teams in comic book history.

From Disneyland’s House of the Future to the TWA Moonliner, from Quisp cereal to the Baxter Building — this is a journey into the distant future of yesterday.

00:00 - INTRO
01:27 - The Midcentury Modern Home
05:21 - The TWA Hotel
06:40 - JFK and America's New Frontier
08:15 - Fantastic Four X General Mills Cross Promotion
09:45 - Marvel's First Family
11:07 - The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow

Film and Television Sources:
The Fantastic Four (1967)
The Fantastic Four (1978)
F4NTASTIC (2015)
The Incredibles (2004)
The Incredibles 2 (2018)
The Fantastic Four: First Steps (1939)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Star Trek (1966)
Lost in Space (1965)
Meet the Robinson (2007)
The Jetsons (1962)
Space Ghost (1966)
The Thing (1979)
Tomorrowland (2015

produced by Brandon Specht
Music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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