Fans love to blame Marvel Chairman Ike Perlmutter for a lot of MCU fallacies, but who is he really? Chris takes Anthony and Erin through a (nearly) full history of this eccentric corporate mogul. With shady business practices, racist and sexist comments, and a strange relationship with Donald Trump, this is one of the more interesting stories in the MCU.

Relevant News Stories:

• Why It Matters That Marvel Studios Just Escaped Its Eccentric Billionaire C.E.O. (Vanity Fair)
• Marvel’s Civil War: Why Kevin Feige Demanded Emancipation From CEO Ike Perlmutter (The Hollywood Reporter)

Next Week: A Look Back at Loki (with special guest VixNdwnq)

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