[1] They soon successfully auditioned drummer Rob Cunningham, after he put an ad in The Rocket,[1] and began recording their debut album three weeks later.
[1][2][3] Released in the same year[2] and produced by Al Sieg,[4] Marvel was described as "a speedy album that owed more to the bratty '80 pop-punk of the Descendents and All than the currently fashionable sludgy grunge sound" by Allmusic review Stewart Mason,[2] though he criticized Seig's production.
[3] They decided to re-record their second album with Ayers,[3] however Paulson departed the band, temporarily joining Best Kissers in the World[2] before forming New American Shame, with Johnny Reidt, in 1998.
[3][4] Their music has been described as "thrash happy"[3] and that "because they don't stay put neatly in a metal, punk or grunge category, they're able to play for different audiences and with different bands.
"[1] Reviewing Marvel for Allmusic, Steward Mason stated that the album "has a refreshingly post-grunge sound" and that "the clever "Circle K Girl" and the New York Dolls-like glitter thrash of "All I Got" and "Keep Diggin'" are pure punk-pop gems.