Episodes
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Today we talk about Simon Williams, who got ionic energy powers to become Wonder Man, almost died, woke up to find his brain was imprinted on an android, died, came back as pure energy, had a crisis, but he's okay now we think.
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
[to be updated when it's not 12:30am]-Incredible Hercules Complete Collection Vol. 1
-Absolute Power (June/July titles)Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about Toyman, Winslow Schott and his various robotic duplicates, Jack Nimball, and Hiro Okamura (our favorite because he's a lonely genius teen).
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Action Comics (1938) #64, 85, 432, 454, 561, 657, 685, 865, 873-874, 976, 978
-Superman (1938) #27, 32, 44, 47, 49, 60, 63, 88, 182, 299, 305-306, 666, 682
-World's Finest Comics (1941) #20, 159, 173-174, 227
-Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (1954) #9
-DC Comics Presents (1978) #39, 67
-Blue Devil (1984) #24
-Superman (1986) #13, 84-85, 98, 146-147, 177
-Adventures of Superman (1987) #475, 508, 644
-Robin (1993) #35-37
-DCU Holiday Bash III (1998) #1
-Superman/Batman (2003) #6-7, 20, 26, 45, 49
-The Flash (1987) #221-222
-Lex Luthor: Man of Steel (2005) #4-5
-Superman Confidential (2006) #12-14
-World's Finest (2009)
-Supergirl (2005) #58
-Adventures of Superman (2013) Chapter 5, 25-27, 34-36
-Batman/Superman (2013) #5-7, 9, 16-17
-Action Comics (2011) #36-39
-Convergence: Detective Comics (2015) #1
-Superman (2011) #42
-Dark Nights; Metal (2017) #1
-Man of Steel (2018) #2
-New Year's Evil (2020) #1
-Superman: Villains (2020) #1
-DC Cybernetic Summer (2020)
-Batman: Gotham Nights (2020) #22
-Batman: Urban Legends (2021) #2
-Checkmate (2021) #3
-Deathstroke Inc. (2021) #1-7
-Robin & Batman (2021) #2
-Batman (2016) #131-134
-WildC.A.T.s (2022) #6
-Superman (2023) Annual #1-Incredible Hercules: Complete Collection vol. 1
-Rise of the Powers of X (2024) #5
-X-Men: Forever (2024)
-X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse (2024) #1
-My Adventures with Superman (a.k.a. the supermanime)Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about Anthony Ivo, who is obsessed with immortality but probably most notable for his creation of the Amazo robot which can absorb and use super powers.
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-The Brave and the Bold (1955) #30
-The Flash (1959) #158
-Action Comics (1938) #480-483
-Justice League of America (1960) #218, 258-261
-Justice League Quarterly (1990) #5
-JLA (1996) #5, 83
-Hourman (1999) #1-2
-Justice League of America (2006) #2-7, 25
-JLA: Classified (2004) #38-39, 41, 44
-Salvation Run (2007) #3
-Justice Leage: Generation Lost (2010) #11, 15, 17-19, 22-23
-Power Girl (2009) #19-20
-Supergirl (2005) #65-67
-Justice League (2011) #3, 6, 23, 23.4: Secret Society
-Justice League of America (2013) #1-2, 4-5
-Justice League (2018) #13, 27
-WILDC.A.T.S (2022) #2
-Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) #14-15-Star Trek: Celebrations
-DC Pride 2024
-Barda by Ngozi Ukazu
-X-Men: The Wedding Special (2024) #1
-The Boy Wonder (2024) #2Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about Thomas Oscar Morrow, who with a name like T.O. Morrow was always destined to get into some time travel nonsense like building a machine to see the future or inventing... weather robots?
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-The Flash (1959) #143
-Justice League of America (1960) #64-65, 105-106, 192-193
-World's Finest Comics (1941) #265-268
-Red Tornado (1985)
-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #8-10
-The Flash (1987) #19, 61
-JLA (1996) #5, 27
-52 (2006) #2, 6, 10, 14, 23-26, 29, 38-39, 46-51
-Metal Men (2007)
-Trinity (2008) #28-29
-Wonder Woman (2006) #26-27, 30-34
-Booster Gold (2007) #22-25
-Red Tornado (2009)
-Justice League (2011) #2
-Forever Evil (2013) #2-3
-Secret Origins (2014) #5
-Cyborg (2015) #1-8
-Legends of Tomorrow (2016) #2-3
-Cyborg (2016) Rebirth, #1-6, 9-10, 18
-Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt (2018) #1
-Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) #16-17
-Titans (2023) #10-11Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about Rex Mason, also known as Metamorpho since he can transform his body into different elements ever since his run-in with a radioactive meteorite.
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-The Brave and the Bold (1955) #57-58, 66, 68, 101, 123, 154, 200
-Showcase Presents: Metamorpho
-Justice League of America (1960) #42, 44, 100-102
-Action Comics (1938) #413-418, 675, 879
-World's Finest (1941) #217-220, 224, 226, 228-229, 300, 302
-DC Comics Presents (1978) #40, 83
-Batman and the Outsiders (1983)
-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
-The Outsiders (1985)
-Adventures of the Outsiders (1986) #33-45
-Invasion! (1989) #3
-Justice League International (1987) #24
-Justice League Europe (1989)
-Animal Man (1988) #16, 20
-Justice League America (1987) #32, 53-60, 90, 0, 93-94, 97-98, 100-113, Annual 4
-Doctor Fate (1988) #15
-Justice League Quarterly (1990) #3-5, 7, 12
-Justice League International (1993)
-Metamorpho (1993)
-Justice League Task Force (1993) #13-15
-Outsiders (1993) #20, 24
-JLA (1996) #1, 5, 52
-JLA: Year one (1997) #2, 11-12
-Silver Age: Showcase (2000) #1
-Doom Patrol (2001) #4-6
-JLA/JSA Secret Files (2002) #1
-Birds of Prey (1998) #51-55, 108
-Outsiders (2003) #6-7, 12, 26-28, 34-44, 47-50
-Doom Patrol (2004) #9-12, 16-18
-52 (2006) #1, 3-4, 13-14, 35, 50
-Checkmate (2006) #13-15, 24
-Outsiders: Five of a Kind (2007)
-Batman and the Outsiders (2007)/Outsiders (2009)
-Metamorpho: Year One (2007)
-The Brave and the Bold (2007) #8, 10-12, 15
-Trinity (2008) #11, 13-16, 18, 39-40, 52
-Wednesday Comics (2009)
-Batman: Streets of Gotham (2009) #2-3, 13-14
-Halloween Special '09
-Convergence: Batman and the Outsiders (2015)
-Legends of Tomorrow (2016)
-The Terrifics (2018)
-Superman Giant (2018) #1-6, 7-16
-Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (2019) #1, 3-6, 8, 11
-Dark Nights: Death Metal (2020) #3, 5-7
-Batman: Urban Legends (2021) #1-3, 8-9, 18-19, 22
-Danger Street (2022) #1, 3, 9-12
-Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) #13-17, Annual 1-Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) vol 3: Elementary
-Clark & LexThanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about Longshot who is a guy created specifically to fight in a gladiator ring with Luck powers but he can NOT stop getting his memory erased.
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Longshot (1985)
-X-Men Annual (1970) #10-13, 16
-Fantastic Four vs The X-Men (1987)
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #215-248
-Mephisto Vs. (1987) #3-4
-Incredible Hulk (1962) #340
-X-Factor (1986) #38-39
-Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #16
-X-Men (1991) #5-7, 10-11
-X-Factor Annual (1986) #7
-X-Force Annual (1992) #1
-Wolverine (1988) #102.5
-X-Force (1991) #59-61
-Marvel Fanfare (1996) #4-5
-X-Men Unlimited (1993) #32
-Exiles (2001) #19, 74-99; Annual 1
-X-Men: Die by the Sword (2007) #2, 4-5
-X-Factor (2005) #35-50, 200-259
-Nation X: X-Factor (2010) #1
-Longshot Saves the Marvel Universe (2013)
-All-New X-Factor (2014) #16-17
-X-Men: Blue (2017) #13-15
-Cable (2017) #150-154
-X-Men: Gold (2017) #14-15
-Domino (2018) #9-10
-X-Men Legends (2022) #3-4-Marvel announces Dazzler solo series
-Books of Magic (2018)
-X-Men Forever (2024) #3
-The Boy Wonder (2024) #1Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about Alison Blaire, best known as Dazzler, a singer who can also turn sound into light thanks to her mutant powers. Very useful for stage presence and also a little bit of X-men shenanigans!
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #130-131, 148, 210-251, 259-260, 392-393, 502-534, 541-542, 600
-The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #203
-Fantastic Four (1961) #217
-Dazzler (1981)
-Avengers (1963) #211, 221
-Marvel Team-Up (1972) #109
-X-Men: Beauty & The Beast (1984)
-New Mutants (1983) #29-31, 42
-Secret Wars II (1985) #1, 4, 8-9
-Fantastic Four Vs. X-Men (1987)
-X-Men Vs. Avengers (1987)
-Mephisto Vs. (1987) #3-4
-X-Men Annual (1970) #11-13
-Strange Tales (1987) #9
-Marvel Fanfare (1982) #38
-X-Factor (1986) #38-39
-X-Men (1991) #5-7, 10-11, 47, 112-113
-Wolverine (1988) #102.5
-X-Force (1991) #60-61
-X-Men Unlimited (1993) #32
-Deadpool (1997) #67
-House of M (2005) #2
-New Excalibur (2005)
-X-Men: Die by the Sword (2007)
-X-Men Legacy (2008) #215-216, 220, 227, 250
-X-Men: Manifest Destiny (2008) #5
-Wolverine: First Class (2008) #16
-Hulk Team-Up (2009) #1
-X-Force (2008) #21-23, 25
-Nation X (2009) #1-2
-Nation X: X-Factor (2010) #1
-X-Men: Second Coming (2010)
-X-Men: Hellbound (2010)
-Dazzler (2010)
-X-Men: Curse of the Mutants - Storm & Gambit (2010) #1
-X-Men: Curse of the Mutants - X-Men Vs. Vampires (2010) #1
-X-Men: To Serve and Protect (2010) #4
-X-Men Giant-Size (2011) #1
-Wolverine: The Best There Is (2010) #7, 10-12
-Iron Age (2011) #3
-Iron Age: Omega (2010) #1
-X-Men: Regenesis (2011) #1
-Uncanny X-Men (2011) #1, 12
-X-Treme X-Men (2012)
-X-Men: X-Termination (2013)
-X-Factor (2005) #259
-All-New X-Men (2012) #15, 18, 31
-Deadpool (2012) #29-32
-All-New All-Different Avengers (2015) #0
-A-Force (2016)
-IVX (2016) #0-1
-Cage! (2016) #3-4
-Domino (2018) #1-2
-Dazzler: X-Song (2018)
-Astonishing X-Men (2017) #14-17
-Age of X-Man (2019)
-Marvel Comics (2019) #1001
-X-Force (2019) #9, 12, 43
-X-Factor (2020) #7, 9
-Way of X (2021)
-Deadpool: Black, White & Blood (2021) #2
-X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation (2021) #1
-X-Terminators (2022)
-X-Men: Hellfire Gala Last Rites Infinity Comic (2023) #1
-X-Men: Hellfire Gala (2023)
-Dead X-Men (2024)
-Rise of the Powers of X (2024) #2, 4
-X-Men: Forever (2024) #2-Part of the FCBD preview of Barda
-Free Comic Book Day list
-The Boy Wonder announcementThanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about Cain Marko, best known as the Juggernaut, who despite being the step-brother of one of the most well known mutants actually gets his powers from a magic rock.
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #12-13, 31-33, 46, 101-103, 107, 122, 124, 183, 194, 217-218, 232, 322, 333-334. 361, 369, 410-436, 442, 444, 460-461, 540-542, 600
-Doctor Strange (1968) #182
-Amazing Adventures (1970) #16
-Incredible Hulk (1962) #172, 393, 402-404, 456-457, 601-602
-Spider-Woman (1978) #37-38
-The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #229-230, 500, 574, 627-629, 700
-Marvel Team-Up (1972) #150
-Excalibur (1988) #3
-Thor (1966) #411-412, 428-429
-X-Force (1991) #2-5, 30-31
-Spider-Man (1990) #16, 84
-Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #44
-Deadpool: The Circle Chase (1993) #1-2
-Venom: The Madness (1993)
-Deadpool (1994)
-X-Men (1991) #42-44, 53-54, 70, 88, 157-164
-Wolverine (1988) #93
-X-Men Unlimited (1993) #12-13, 40, 44
-Thor (1998) #17
-Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #11
-Juggernaut: The Eighth Day (1999) #1
-Avengers (1998) #24-25
-Generation X (1994) #60-61
-Deadpool (1997) #61
-Exiles (2001) #28-30, 46
-Identity Disc (2004)
-X-Men Unlimited (2004) #4
-New Excalibur (2005)
-World War Hulk: X-Men (2007) #2-3
-X-Men Legacy (2008) #211, 219
-Marvel 1985 (2008) #2
-X-Men: Manifest Destiny (2008) #2
-Thunderbolts (2006) #144-163.1
-Avengers Academy (2010) #3-4
-Fear Itself (2010)
-Fear Itself: The Worthy (2011)
-Dark Avengers (2012) #180-183
-Amazing X-Men (2013) #15-19
-X-Men: Blue (2017) #1
-Iceman (2017) #5
-Uncanny Avengers (2015) #28-29
-Thor (2018) #1
-Venom Annual (2018) #1
-X-Men: Black - Juggernaut (2018) #1
-Uncanny X-Men (2018) #16-21
-Punisher Kill Krew (2019) #2-5
-Amazing Spider-Man: The Sins of Norman Osborn (2020) #1
-The Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #49, 56
-Juggernaut (2020)
-Savage Avengers (2019) #14-16, 26-28
-Wolverine: Black, White & Blood (2020) #3
-X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic (2021) #13-20, 100, 105
-Legion of X (2022)
-Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood (2022) #2
-X-Men: Before The Fall - Sons Of X (2023) #1
-Rogue & Gambit (2023) #3-5
-X-Men: Hellfire Gala Last Rites Infinity Comic (2023) #1
-X-Men: Hellfire Gala (2023) #1
-X-Force (2019) #43
-X-Men (2021) #27-28
-Fall of the House of X (2024)-Candela Obscura: Circle of the Crimson Mirror
-Rise of the Powers of X (2024) #4
-Dead Boy Detectives netflixThanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about May Parker, an alternate-universe daughter of Spider-Man who has gone by both Spider-Girl and Spider-Woman but is perhaps best known by her nickname Mayday.
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-What If? (1989) #105
-Spider-Girl (1998)
-J2 (1998) #7
-Spider-Girl Annual (1999) #1
-Fantastic Five (1999) #3
-Spider-Girl Presents: The Buzz (2000)
-Last Hero Standing (2005)
-Spider-Man Family (2005)
-Last Planet Standing (2006)
-Amazing Spider-Girl (2006)
-Avengers Next (2006)
-American Dream (2008) #4-5
-Amazing Spider-Man Family (2008) #1-3
-Spectacular Spider-Girl (2009)
-Spectacular Spider-Girl (2010)
-Spider-Girl: The End! (2010)
-The Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #8-15
-Spider-Verse (2014) #1
-Spider-Verse Team-Up (2014) #3
-Spider-Island (2015)
-Web Warriors (2015)
-Edge of Spider-Geddon (2018) #1
-Spider-Geddon (2018)
-SUPERIOR OCTOPUS 1 (2018) #1
-Spider-Girls (2018)
-Spider-Verse Unlimited Infinity Comic (2022) #26-29
-Spider-Man (2022) #1-7
-Edge of Spider-Verse (2023) #4-Dead Boy Detectives omnibus
-Nightwing (2016) #113 Discowing Variant
-DC Vault: A Death in the Family: Robin Lives #1 articleThanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about Anya Coraz--no wait, we already talked about her. Uhhh... we talk about adapting panel comics to infinite scroll formats and... stuff we've read....
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Lore Olympus webtoon / graphic novel
-Check, Please! webtoon / website / graphic novel
-Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise webtoon / graphic novel
-Lumberjanes 10th anniversary Kickstarter (Ends 9 May 2024, 11am PST)
-Webtoon contract criticism-Starman (1994)
-Dead Boy Detectives omnibus
-Nightwing (2016) #113 preview
-Bunt!Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about Martha "Mattie" Franklin, who is otherwise known as Spider-Woman. She got her superpowers by participating in a risky ritual in a very "this only works out because I'm in a comic book" sort of way!
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #262-263
-The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #441
-Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #1-3, 5-6, 14, 611. 630, 634
-Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #1, 5
-Spider-Woman (1999)
-Contest of Champions II (1999)
-Alias (2001) #16-21
-The Loners (2007)
-Spider-Man: Grim Hunt - The Kraven Saga (2010) #1
-Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Black Cat (2010) #1
-The Clone Conspiracy (2016) #2, 4
-Silk (2015) #14-17-Wolverine (2020) #46
-Dead Boy Detectives trailerThanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about Julia Carpenter, who was unethically experimented on to get spider powers, ended up on the Avengers, was given psychic powers, and really just was on the run from the government a LOT.
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Secret Wars (1984) #6-12
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #206, 307
-X-Factor (1986) #8-9
-Avengers Annual (1967) #15
-Iron Man (1968) #214, 284, 288, 311-312, 317, 319, 324
-Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #125-126
-West Coast Avengers (1985) #70-102
-Wonder Man (1991) #2, 12, 16-18
-Avengers (1963) #345, 368
-Captain America (1968) #400-401, 437
-Infinity War (1992) #1, 3
-Secret Defenders (1993) #1-3, 20-21
-Infinity Crusade (1993)
-Warlock and the Infinity Watch (1992) #18-20
-Spider-Woman (1993)
-Scarlet Witch (1994)
-Force Works (1994)
-War Machine (1994) #4, 9-10, 22
-Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #159, 166-172
-Avengers (1998) #1-4, 14
-Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #5, 634-637, 664-673, 678-679, 689-691, 695-697
-She-Hulk (2004) #10
-Ms. Marvel (2006) #6-8, 13-14
-Civil War: The Initiative (2007) #1
-Omega Flight (2007)
-Marvel Comics Presents (2007) #3-4, 6-9, 12
-The Mighty Avengers (2007) #21, 23
-Spider-Island (2011)
-Scarlet Spider (2011) #6, 15
-The Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #4, 15
-Daredevil (2014) #16-18
-Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars (2015) #3-4
-Prowler (2016)
-The Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #44, 48-57
-Amazing Spider-Man: The Sins of Norman Osborn (2020) #1
-Edge of Spider-Verse (2022)
-Spider-Man (2022) #1-4, 6-7
-Spider-Verse Unlimited Infinity Comic (2022) #31, 49-53
-Edge of Spider-Verse (2023) #4
-The Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #31
-Spider-Woman (2023) #1, 3-4
-Women of Marvel (2024) #1
-Web of Spider-Man (2024) #1Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about Cassandra Webb, best known as Madame Web. As her name implies she's a spider-themed psychic, and she's typically a very old woman on life support who helps Peter Parker with her future-seeing powers.
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #210, 216, 229-230, 239, 441, 600, 606, 611, 617, 630, 634-637
-Spider-Man (1990) #96
-Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #3, 6, 14
-Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #5
-Spider-Woman (1999)
-Alias (2001) #17
-Sensational Spider-Man (2006) #25-27, 29, 38-39
-Spider-Man: Grim Hunt - The Kraven Saga (2010) #1
-Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Black Cat (2010) #1
-Marvel Knights: Spider-Man (2013) #1
-Prowler (2016) #1-2, 4-Dark Knights of Steel (2021) #1
-X-Men: Forever (2024) #1
-Wonder Woman (2023) #7Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about Courtney Whitmore, best known as Stargirl, but she initially got her start as the Star Spangled Kid to upset her new stepdad who used to be Stripesy, but then she ended up on the JSA.
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. (1999)
-Starman (1994) #61, 73, 75, 80
-JSA Secret Files (1999) #1-2
-JSA (1999)
-Martian Manhunter (1998) #18-19
-Young Justice: Sins of Youth (2000)
-Impulse (1995) #61, 67, 78
-Young Justice (1998) #20, 40, 49-52, 55
-Hourman (1999) #18
-Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #110, 112, 118, 121
-Wonder Woman (1986) #174-175, 188, 210
-Hawkman (2002) #1, 23-25
-Green Langern: Rebirth (2004)
-Teen Titans (2003) #21, 32, 63, 66, Annual #1
-JSA: Classified (2005) #1, 5-8, 14-16, 20, 28-31, 39
-Supergirl (2005) #1, 60
-52 (2006) #1, 8, 36, 39, 49-51
-Superman (2006) #653, 664
-Wonder Woman (2006) #3-4, 11, 41, Annual 1
-Justice Society of America (2007)
-World War III (2007)
-Justice League of America (2006) #8, 10, 47-48, 51
-Black Adam: The Dark Age (2007)
-Amazons Attack (2007) #5-6
-Final Crisis (2008) #2-3, 5-7, Requiem 1
-Trinity (2008) #13-15, 18, 29, 34, 42-51
-JSA Kingdom Come Special: The Kingdom (2008) #1
-The Flash: Rebirth (2009)
-Blackest Night (2009)
-JSA All-Stars (2009)
-Blackest Night: JSA (2009)
-Power Girl (2009) #13, 19
-The Outsiders (2009) #36
-Green Arrow (2010) #12-13
-Justice League of America (2013)
-Justice League of America's Vibe (2013) #1-2
-Justice League Dark (2011) #22-23
-Justice League United (2014)
-Action Comics (2011) #48, 50
-Doomsday Clock (2017) #9, 12
-Infinite Frontier (2021) #0
-Stargirl Spring Break Special (2021)
-Stargirl: The Lost Children (2022)
-Justice Society of America (2022)
-Jay Garrick: The Flash (2023) #2-3
-Titans: Beast World (2023) #1-2, Tour: Star City 1-Static: Up All Night
-DC Pride 2024 Announcement
-Future of the X-Men announcementThanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about Sylvester Pemberton who started out as the kid superhero Star-Spangled Kid before becoming Skyman and his father's employee Patrick Dugan who was his sidekick Stripesy before becoming his step-daughter's sidekick S.T.R.I.P.E.
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Star-Spangled Comics (1941)
-Leading Comics (1941)
-World's Finest Comics (1941) #6-18
-Justice League of America (1960) #100-102, 111-112, 147, 159-160, 166, 183, 193
-Adventure Comics (1938) #438, 441, 443, 462, 466
-All-Star Comics (1940) #58-74
-All-Star Squadron (1981) #1, 13, 29, 31-32, 54, 56, 59-60
-Infinity, Inc. (1984)
-America vs. The Justice Society (1985)
-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
-Last Days of the Justice Society (1986)
-Secret Origins (1986) #9
-New Teen Titans (1984) #29-31
-Young All-Stars (1987) #1, 3, 6-7, 27, Annual 1
-The Outsiders Special (1987) #1
-The Outsiders (1985) #21
-Millennium (1988)
-JSA Returns: Star Spangled Comics (1999) #1
-Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. (1999)
-JSA (1999) #7, 11, 13-15, 33 37, 49-51, 59, 67-68, 72, 81
-Young Justice: Sins of Youth (2000)
-Impulse (1995) #61, 67
-Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #110, 112, 114, 118-119, 121, 123, 130-131, 134
-JSA: Strange Adventures (2004)
-Justice Society of America (2006) #1, 3-4, 26
-Justice League of America (2013) #10-13
-Convergence: Infinity Inc. (2015)
-Convergence: World's Finest (2015)
-Doomsday Clock (2017) #12
-Infinite Frontier (2021) #0
-Stargirl Spring Break Special (2021) #1
-The New Golden Age (2022) #1
-Stargirl: The Lost Children (2022)Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about some other Starmen who are not part of the Knight family: Mikaal Tomas - a gay alien with a powerful gem, Gavyn - an alien prince with a powerful staff, Will Payton - a human man struck by space energy, and Thom Kallor a Starboy turned Starman who is trying not to turn into a different evil Starman.
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Adventure Comics (1935) #282, 310,-379, 410-411, 467-478, 493, 500-503, 520
-Action Comics (1938) #385-387, 622, 644-645, 659, 675, 858, 864, 873, 1017-1021, Annual 3, 11
-Superboy (1949) #199-211, 218, 222-226, 233, 237-239, 243-247, 250-251
-1st Issue Special (1975) #12
-The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #260-322, 343-346
-Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes (1981)
-DC Comics Presents (1978) #36
-Legion of Super-Heroes (1984)
-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
-Secret Origins (1986) #25
-Starman (1988)
-Invasion! (1988)
-Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #3, 37, 52, 60-61, 105
-Adventures of Superman (1987) #472, 488-489, Annual 4
-War of the Gods (1991)
-Eclipso: The Darkness Within (1992) reading order
-Starman (1994)
-Justice Leagues (2001): Justice League of Aliens
-Rann-Thanagar War (2005)
-Infinite Crisis (2005) #1, 4, 6
-Superman/Batman (2003) #32-33, Annual 5
-Justice Society of America (2006) #1-26, 41-43
-Countdown (2007) #48, 45, 20
-Justice League of America (2006) #8-10, 42-60
-DC/Wildstorm: Dreamwar (2008)
-Final Crisis (2008)
-Rann-Thanagar Holy War (2008)
-JSA Kingdom Come (2008)
-Justice League: Cry for Justice (2009)
-Adventure Comics (2009) #1, 8-11
-Last Stand of New Krypton (2010)
-Kingdom Come (2010)
-Brightest Day (2010) #15
-Starman/Congorilla (2011)
-Legion of Super-Heroes (2010) #11-16
-Supergirl (2005) #65
-Legion of Super-Heroes (2011)
-The Shade (2011) #1
-Justice League United (2014) #8-10, Annual 1
-Dark Nights: Metal (2017) #1
-Justice League (2018) #7-35, Annual 1
-Superman (2018) #14-15
-Legion of Super-Heroes (2019)
-Doomsday Clock (2017) #12
-Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes (2022)
-Danger Street (2022)
-Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) #21-DC Announces Absolute Power
-Starman (1994) Compendium One
-Nightwing (2016) #111Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about the Knight family and how Ted and his sons Jack and David all ended up being Starman for at least a little while.
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Golden Age Starman Archives
-Adventure Comics (1935) #61-102, 462, 466
-All-Star Comics (1940) #8-23, 69-70, 74
-Justice League of America (1960) #29-30, 46, 64-65, 73-74, 82-83, 94, 98, 100-102, 107, 112, 114, 116, 193, 207-209, 219-220, 231-232
-All-Star Squadron (1981) #1-5, 7, 10, 15, 19-21, 25, 27-35, 41-44, 47, 50, 57, 59-60, 64
-Infinity Inc. (1984) #1-2, 9, 12, 20-21, 25, 27, 30, 34-35, 48-49, Annual 1-2
-America vs. The Justice Society (1985)
-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
-Last Days of the Justice Society (1986) #1
-Young All-Stars (1987) #1, 3, 9, 14, 20, 27, Annual 1
-Starman (1988) #26-27
-Justice Society of America (1991)
-Justice Society of America (1992) #1, 10
-Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! (1994)
-Starman (1994)
-Damage (1994) #15
-Sandman Mystery Theatre (1993) #38-40
-The Final Night (1996)
-Genesis (1997)
-The Power of Shazam! (1995) #35-36
-JLA: Year One (1997) #4, 7, 11-12
-JSA Returns (1999)
-Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E (1999) #0, 2, 4, 8-9
-JSA (1999) #1-4, 6-7, 9, 11-15, 18, 56, 67, 69-72, 75
-JSA Secret Files (1999) #1
-Young Justice: Sins of Youth (2000)
-Martian Manhunter (1998) #18-19
-Hourman (1999) #18
-JSA: Strange Adventures (2004)
-52 (2006) #7-8, 27, 38
-Countdown (2007) #47-46, 43, 20
-Justice League (2018) #30-37-Runaways (2017)
-Rise of the Powers of X (2024) #2
-Nightwing (2016) #111Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about the three medical doctors who have been blinded in their own distinct accidents but decided to fight crime through night vision: Dr. Charles McNider, Dr. Beth Chapel, and Dr. Pieter Cross.
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-JSA All-Stars Archive
-All-American Comics (1939) #25-102
-All-Star Comics (1941)
-The Flash (1959) #137, 159, 170, 788
-Justice League of America (1960) #29
-Adventure Comics (1938) #418, 461-462, 466
-Secret Society of Super-Villains (1976) #15
-DC Comics Presents (1978) #29-30
-All-Star Squadron (1981)
-Infinity, Inc. (1984)
-America vs. The Justice Society (1985)
-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
-New Teen Titans (1984) #29-31
-Young All-Stars (1987) #1-3, 9, 15, 20, 27
-Secret Origins (1986) #20
-Justice Society of America (1992)
-Justice League Europe (1989) #47-50
-Eclipso (1992) #11-14
-Zero Hour: Crisis in Time (1994)
-Starman (1994) #11, 34, 37, 62, 69, 75, 77
-JLA: Year One (1997), 11-12
-Doctor Mid-Nite (1999)
-JSA Returns (1999)
-JSA (1999)
-Young Justice: Sins of Youth (2000)
-JLA: Incarnations (2001) #1
-JSA: Our Worlds At War (2001) #1
-JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice (2002)
-Hawkman (2002) #23-25, 45-46
-Identity Crisis (2004)
-JSA: Strange Adventures (2004)
-Green Lantern: Rebirth (2004) #1-3
-Birds of Prey (1998) #84-87
-JSA: Classified (2005)
-Aquaman (2002) #38
-Teen Titans (2003) #32, 63, 75-76, 88-89
-Manhunter (2004) #21-23, 36
-52 (2006) #1, 5, 7-8, 33, 38-39, 49-51
-Justice Society of America (2007)
-World War III (2007)
-Countdown (2007) #51, 48-47, 45, 43, 32
-Justice League of America (2006) #8-9, 43-48, 54
-Checkmate (2006) #16, 24
-Black Adam: The Dark Age (2007) #1, 4
-Green Arrow and Black Canary (2007) #1, 5, 14
-Trinity (2008) #13-16, 18, 39, 42, 46, 52
-Blue Beetle (2006) #31
-Detective Comics (1937) #849-850
-The Flash (1987) #245-247
-JSA Kingdom Come (2008)
-Terra (2008) #1-2
-Power Girl (2009) #2, 7, 9, 13
-Blackest Night (2009)
-DCU: Legacies (2010) #2-4, 10
-Brightest Day (2010) #16, 21
-Green Arrow (2010) #8-12
-Action Comics (1938) #903
-Doomsday Clock (2017) #12
-DC's Terrors Through Time (2022) #1
-The New Golden Age (2022)
-Justice Society of America (2022)
-Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) #17-Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid
-New Mutants (2009)
-X-Men '97 reboot trailer
-Madame Web trailerThanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about three Hourmans--hourmen?--Rex Tyler, his son Rick, and the android from the future based off of Rex.
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Adventure Comics (1935) #48-83, 461-462, 466
-All-Star Comics (1940) #1-7, 58-74
-Justice League of America (1960) #21-22, 55-56, 64-65, 83, 91, 96, 100-102, 107-108, 113, 123-124, 195-197, 219-220
-The Spectre (1967) #7
-The Brave and the Bold (1955) #115
-DC Special (1968) #29
-Infinity, Inc. (1984) #1-2, 19-51
-All-Star Squadron (1981) #31-67
-America vs. The Justice Society (1985)
-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
-Last Days of the Justice Society of America (1986)
-Young All-Stars (1987) #3, 7, 27, 30-31
-Millennium (1987) reading order
-Secret Origins (1986) #31
-Justice Society of America (1992)
-Eclipso (1992) #16-18
-Justice League Task Force (1993) #10-12, 31
-Zero Hour (1994)
-Sandman Mystery Theatre (1993) #29-32, 69-70
-Starman (1994) #11, 34, 37, 49, 61-62, 73-79
-JLA (1996) #12, 15, 23, 26-31, 38-41
-JLA: Year One (1997) #4, 7, 11-12
-DC One Million (1998)
-Impulse: Bart Saves the Universe (1999) #1
-Hourman (1999)
-JSA Returns (1999)
-JSA (1999)
-Sins of Youth (2000)
-JLA/JSA Secret Files (2002)
-JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice (2002)
-JSA All-Stars (2009)
-Hawkman (2002) #23-25
-JSA: Strange Adventures (2004)
-Aquaman (2002) #38
-Infinite Crisis (2005)
-52 (2006) #1, 3, 5, 7-8, 38-39, 49-51
-Justice Society of America (2007)
-Justice League of America (2006) #8, 10, 47-49, 53
-Countdown (2007) #48, 46, 43, 38
-Black Adam: The Dark Age (2007)
-Final Crisis (2008)
-DC Universe: Last Will and Testament (2008)
-Trinity (2008) #20-21, 25, 28-29, 34, 36, 39-52
-JSA Kingdom Come (2008)
-Blackest Night (2009)
-The Flash: Rebirth (2009)
-Power Girl (2009) #2, 13, 19
-Justice League: Cry for Justice (2009) #3-4
-JSA All-Stars (2009)
-Doomsday Clock (2017) #8, 10, 12
-Justice League (2018) #30-39
-The Flash (2016) #771, 786, 790, 793-794, 796, 798-799
-Justice Society of America (2022)
-The New Golden Age (2022)
-Stargirl: The Lost Children (2022)-Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid
-New Mutants (2009)
-Dark Knights of Steel (2021)Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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Today we talk about General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, who is Hulk's #1 hater until he becomes a Hulk himself and learns some empathy towards his kinda-sometimes-son-in-law.
Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Incredible Hulk (1962) #1-6, 103-331, 346, 366, 393-474, 600, 606-608
-Fantastic Four (1961) #12, 120, 123
-Tales to Astonish (1959) #59-100
-Untold Tales of Spider-Man (1995) #5
-Rampaging Hulk (1998)
-Hulk (1999) #11-12, 15-16, 18-20, 24-25, 31, 37, 63, 81, 109
-Hulk: Gray (2003)
-World War Hulk (2007)
-Hulk (2008)
-Fall of the Hulks (2009)
-Avengers (2010) #7-14, 18-25, 28, 30-34
-Spider-Girl (2010) #1-3, 6, 8
-Fear Itself (2010)
-Annihilators: Earthfall (2011)
-Avenging Spider-Man (2011) #1-3, 5
-Avengers: X-Sanction (2011)
-Venom (2011) #11-14, 25, 42
-Avengers vs. X-Men (2012)
-Hulk Smash Avengers (2011) #5
-Thunderbolts (2012)
-Hulk (2014) #10, 13-15
-The Fallen (2016) #1
-Captain America (2018) #1-2, 5, 20, 22, 24-27, 29-DC Power (2024) #1
-Dead X-Men (2024) #1
-Batman and Robin 2024 Annual
-Batman/Superman: World's Finest 2024 AnnualThanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon!
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