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The Comic Book Syndicate publishes three weekly podcasts: FLEA MARKET FANTASY: Each week, a different Bronze Age comic from the 1970s and 1980s is discussed. Hosted by Mike EL and Mike Dell. HERE COMES THE SPIDER-CAST: Chronicling all the Spider-Man comics of the 1980s, focusing on one month of Sp…

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    Flea Market Fantasy #298 | Deadshot 4 (1988)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2025 43:37


    Deadshot is out for revenge... against his mother!

    Flea Market Fantasy #297 | Thor 290 (1979)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 50:02


    Thor battles El Toro Rojo, a professional wrestler with enchanted horns!

    Flea Market Fantasy #296 | Spider-Woman 48 (1983)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 48:54


    Spider-Woman fights the deadly Gypsy Moth, the Magneto of cloth and hair.

    Flea Market Fantasy #295 | Iron Man 150 (1981)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2025 55:35


    Iron Man and Doctor Doom travel back in time to Camelot.

    Flea Market Fantasy #294 | The One 1 (1985)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2025 37:00


    This week we look at Rick Veitch's The One, a highly influential Cold War tale that helped start the whole superhero deconstruction trend of the 1980s.

    Flea Market Fantasy #293 | Justice League 106 (1973)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 65:08


    The Red Tornado joins the Justice League of America.

    Flea Market Fantasy #292 | Ragman 3 (1976)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 57:18


    Ragman protects blind Gary Coleman and his cat from mobsters.

    Flea Market Fantasy #291 | Daredevil 228 (1985)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 67:03


    In Part Two of the legendary "Born Agan" storyline, a mentally shattered Matt Murdock confronts the Kingpin. It does not go well.

    Flea Market Fantasy #290 | Quasar 4 (1989)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2025 58:42


    Quasar and Wundarr the Aquarian?! Who canceled?

    Flea Market Fantasy #289 | Amazing Spider-Man Annual 15 (1981)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2025 85:23


    Doctor Octopus is trying to poison New York City, and only Spider-Man and the Punisher can stop him! Well, mostly just Spider-Man.

    Flea Market Fantasy #288 | Mephisto Vs. 2 (1987)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 51:22


    Mephisto has kidnapped Sue Richards, and now he wants to swap her for the soul of Jean Grey.

    Flea Market Fantasy #287 | Mr. A 2 (1975)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 67:06


    Steve Ditko's Mr. A takes down crooks while preaching Objectivism.

    Flea Market Fantasy #286 | Plastic Man 18 (1977)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 45:17


    Plastic Man valiantly defends pornography!

    Flea Market Fantasy #285 | Alpha Flight 50 (1987)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2025 84:39


    Loki has some fun at Alpha Flight's expense.

    Flea Market Fantasy #284 | The Death of Captain Marvel (1982)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2025 84:23


    Captain Marvel is dying, and there's nothing anyone can do about it.

    Flea Market Fantasy #283 | Astonishing Tales 26 (1974)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2025 53:05


    A very, very confusing Deathlok story.

    Flea Market Fantasy #282 | Spellbound 6 (1988)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 45:54


    Do you like heroes who dress like aerobics instructors? Then Spellbound is for you!

    Flea Market Fantasy #281 | Conan the Barbarian 88 (1978)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 57:55


    BeLit leads Conan on a castle raid to find her father.

    Flea Market Fantasy #280 | Action Comics 553 (1983)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2024 52:02


    Vandal Savage tries to turn Metropolis prehistoric, and it's up to the Forgotten Heroes to stop him! Yeah, it stinks.

    Flea Market Fantasy #279 | Jemm, Son of Saturn 3 (1984)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2024 47:32


    Just because you're from Saturn doesn't make you interesting.

    Flea Market Fantasy #278 | ALF Holiday Special 1 (1989)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 51:08


    Christmas with ALF? No problem! Well, actually, it's a big, big problem....

    Flea Market Fantasy #277 | Jon Sable, Freelance 7 (1983)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2024 68:05


    Jon Sable must protect a witness from mob retribution.

    Flea Market Fantasy #276 | Raphael 1 (1985)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 42:03


    The first appearance of Casey Jones.

    Flea Market Fantasy #275 | Ambush Bug 1 (1985)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 46:03


    Ambush Bug and Cheeks the Toy Wonder take down some filthy terrorists.

    Flea Market Fantasy #274 | Steelgrip Starkey 4 (1986)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2024 60:55


    What in the blue hell is Steelgrip Starkey?!

    Flea Market Fantasy #273 | Sensational She-Hulk 1 (1989)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2024 57:38


    She-Hulk falls prey to the Ringmaster and his Circus of Crime.

    Flea Market Fantasy #272 | Uncanny X-Men 251 (1989)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2024 57:19


    Flea Market Fantasy #271 | Vampirella 38 (1974)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2024 42:28


    Vampirella meets a mummy from her past.

    Flea Market Fantasy #270 | Judge Dredd: Cry of the Werewolf

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 46:32


    Judge Dredd fights a bunch of filthy werewolves.

    Flea Market Fantasy #269 | Vampire Tales 3 (1973)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2024 69:02


    Two stories this time, one with Satana and one with Morbius.

    Flea Market Fantasy #268 | The Phantom Stranger 26 (1973)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 68:06


    Shocktober rolls on with the Phantom Stranger encountering the Spawn of Frankenstein.

    Flea Market Fantasy #267 | The Frankenstein Monster 9 (1973)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2024 43:47


    SHOCKtober kicks off with Frankenstein vs. Dracula!

    Flea Market Fantasy #266 | Superman 335 (1979)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2024 58:46


    Mr. Mxyzptlk and Superman need each other's help...and the help of a new writer and editor. Yikes, this story's terrible.

    Flea Market Fantasy #265 | Silver Surfer 33 (1989)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 53:09


    The Silver Surfer meets Impossible Man!

    Flea Market Fantasy #264 | ElfQuest 27 (1987)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2024 49:23


    Holy crud, an elf orgy!

    Flea Market Fantasy #263 | Fantastic Four 256 (1983)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2024 57:13


    It's an Annihilus issue without much Annihilus, so that sucks.

    Flea Market Fantasy #262 | The Crow 1 (1989)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 57:04


    What do you get if you cross a Charles Bronson movie with The Cure?

    Flea Market Fantasy #261 | Freedom Fighters 10 (1977)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2024 56:03


    Uncle Sam, the Human Bomb, and Phantom Lady fight Cat-Man and his Tom-Cats!

    Flea Market Fantasy #260 | Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham 15 (1987)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 46:44


    Peter Porker quits being Spider-Ham! Or does he?

    Flea Market Fantasy #259 | DC Super-Stars 10 (1976)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2024 71:53


    DC Heroes vs. DC Villains in baseball!

    Flea Market Fantasy #258 | Captain America 309 (1985)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2024 68:38


    Nomad battles Madcap, while Cap fights the pressures of creating a real wizard toothpaste ad.

    Flea Market Fantasy #257 | 1st Issue Special 3 (1975)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 64:27


    Metamorpho the Element Man! Or Scooby-Doo...tough to tell, really.

    Flea Market Fantasy #256 | Metal Men 50 (1977)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 52:27


    Dr. Magnus turns into a robot, throwing the Metal Men for a loop.

    Flea Market Fantasy #255 | Batman 292 (1977)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 51:32


    The Riddler says he killed Batman...or did he?

    Flea Market Fantasy #254 | Weird War Tales 89 (1980)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 34:05


    Beware the Primate Platoon...and this entire issue, really.

    Flea Market Fantasy #253 | Ms. Tree 21 (1985)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 47:57


    Ms. Tree solves the mystery of Dominic Muerte's murder.

    Flea Market Fantasy #252 | Thor 412 (1989)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 72:34


    The first real appearance of the New Warriors...the worst superhero team ever!

    Flea Market Fantasy #251 | The Flash 286 (1980)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 54:04


    The Flash faces the dreaded Rainbow Raider!

    4th Annual Flea Awards

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2024 57:12


    Yes, it's time once again to hand out some Golden Flea Awards to the year's best books.

    Flea Market Fantasy #250 | Cerebus 57 (1983)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 43:54


    After a night of drunken mischief, Cerebus wakes up married.

    Flea Market Fantasy #249 | The Phantom 67 (1975)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 45:25


    The Phantom tells the story of his father's death.

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