Silver and Gold Podcast is devoted to the first run of Booster Gold (1986 – 1988) and the first DC Comcs run of Captain Atom (1987 – 1991). Hosted by Roy "Charlemagne" Cleary and FKAjason, each episode focuses on one issue of Booster Gold and one issue of Captain Atom.Also, Jay and his son Vance occ…
FKAjason and guest Matt Cody (of Superman Radio Revisited Podcast) cover Booster Gold (vol 1) #24 and Captain Atom (vol 2) #18. Booster backs the Manhunters and Major Force ralphs on Eiling's shoes.
FKAjason and special guest Paul Hix discuss Action Comics #594, Booster Gold #23, and Captain Atom #19. Our heroes versus Superman and Red Tornado. Featuring Swamp Thing.
In the final episode of Wild Pod, Jay and Paul cover Jack's last appearance in Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye. With lots of special guests!
Jay and Tim are back. They set their wayback machines all the way back to the Summer of 2021 and discuss Blue and Gold #1 by Dan Jurgens, Ryan Sook, Rob Leigh, Brittany Holzherr, and Jamie S. Rich. The Booster Gold/Blue Beetle series we were promised in the late 1980s has finally arrived.
In Wild Pod: A Wild Dog Podcast, FKAjason and Hix cover the legendary DC Comics action hero Cave Carson and his sidekick Wild Dog. In this episode, Jay and Paul cover the 2016-2017 Wild Dog appearances in the first six issues of the Young Animal series Cave Carson Has a Cybernetic Eye by Gerard Way, Jon Rivera, Michael Avon Oeming, Nick Filardi, Clem Robins, and Molly Mahan. So slap on your headphones and spend about an hour of your day trying to find out with us what makes Wild Dog great.
FKAjason is back with more classic Captain Atom! First he discusses “Bialya Bound” from Captain Atom Annual #2 by Cary Bates, Greg Weisman, Paris Cullins, Bob Smith, Carrie Spiegle, Shelley Eiber, Dan Rasplar, and Denny O'Neil. Captain Atom gets more than he bargained for on a trip to Bialya.After that we check in with Captain Atom's buddy Gunner Goslin and Peggy Eiling and discuss “Reckoning Day” from Captain Atom Annual #2 by Cary Bates, Greg Weisman, Pat Broderick, Michael Bair, Shelley Eiber, Carrie Spiegle, Dan Rasplar, and Denny O'Neil. What will Captain Atom do when he finds out his best friend has been sleeping with his daughter?
In Wild Pod: A Wild Dog Podcast, FKAjason covers the legendary DC Comics action hero Wild Dog, from his initial 1987 four-issue mini-series and beyond. In this episode, Jay covers the 1989 Wild Dog appearances in Action Comics Weekly #636 – #641 by Max Allan Collins, Terry Beatty, John Nyberg, Carl Gafford, Tim Harkins, and Brian Augustyn. So pop in your earbuds and spend a little but of your day trying to find out with me what makes Wild Dog great.Remember to use the hashtag #SNGPOD when discussing our crap on social media so we can find it better.Follow is on Twitter! @SNGPO4779
FKAjason and Roy “Charlemagne” Cleary are back with more classic Booster Gold and Captain Atom! First they discuss “Tortured Options” from Booster Gold (vol 1) #22 by Dan Jurgens, Ty Templeton, Gene D'Angelo, Steve Haynie, and Barbara Randall. It's Booster and the Justice League versus a giant Silly Putty man.After that we check in with Red Tornado and discuss “The Big Blowout” from Captain Atom (vol 1) #16 by Cary Bates, Greg Weisman, Pat Broderick, Bob Smith, Shelley Eiber, Duncan Andrews, and Dennis O'Neil. Captain Atom fights a hurricane.
FKAjason and Roy “Charlemagne” Cleary are back with more classic Booster Gold and Captain Atom! First they discuss “Tortured Options” from Booster Gold (vol 1) #22 by Dan Jurgens, Ty Templeton, Gene D’Angelo, Steve Haynie, and Barbara Randall. It’s Booster and the Justice League versus a giant Silly Putty man.After that we check in with Red Tornado and discuss “The Big Blowout” from Captain Atom (vol 1) #16 by Cary Bates, Greg Weisman, Pat Broderick, Bob Smith, Shelley Eiber, Duncan Andrews, and Dennis O’Neil. Captain Atom fights a hurricane.
Tim returns with a new movie! Sort of... He covers the 1977 TV classic The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries episode "The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew Meet Dracula." And it is exactly what you think it is (but with Paul Williams, Lorne Greene, and Bernie Taupin!). Directed by Joseph Pevney and written by Glen A. Larson and Michael Sloan, this episode starred Shaun Cassidy, Parker Stevenson, and Pamela Sue Martin.
In Wild Pod: A Wild Dog Podcast, FKAjason covers the legendary DC Comics action hero Wild Dog, from his initial 1987 four-issue mini-series and beyond. In this episode, Jay covers the 1988 Wild Dog appearances in Action Comics Weekly #615 to #622 by Max Allan Collins, Terry Beatty, Dick Rockwell, John Nyberg, Carl Gafford, Tim Harkins, and Brian Augustyn. Jay has four special guests from LOWD (Legion of Wild Dog), Hix, Frank, Tim, and Head! So turn off your phone (unless you are listening to the show with it) and spend the next hour or so finding out what makes Wild Dog great. Remember to use the hashtag #SNGPOD when commenting on social media!
After some potentially exciting news, Jay returns to dust off two more episodes of the classic 1940 radio series The Blue Beetle. The radio series chronicled the exploits of Dan Garrett, a rookie patrolman who, by wearing bullet-proof blue chain mail, transformed himself into the mysterious Blue Beetle, a daring crusader for justice.The Blue Beetle was created by Charles Nicholas. The character made his first appearance in August of 1939 in the comic book Mystery Men #1, published by Fox Features Syndicate.The Blue Beetle radio serial aired from May 15, 1940 to September 13, 1940 as a CBS 30 minute syndicated series. Actor Frank Lovejoy provided the voice of the Blue Beetle for the first thirteen episodes.
Episode 10: Red PencilIn Wild Pod: A Wild Dog Podcast, FKAjason covers the legendary DC Comics action hero Wild Dog, from his initial 1987 four-issue mini-series and beyond. In this episode, Jay covers the 1988 Wild Dog appearance in Action Comics Weekly #609 by Max Allan Collins, Terry Beatty, John Nyberg, Michele Wolfman, Gaspar Saladino, and Mike Gold. As we are only covering one story from an anthology book, this is a very short episode. But, that could be a good thing. So throw another log on the fire and spend the next 14 minutes finding out what makes Wild Dog great.
Roy “Charlemagne” Cleary and his randomizer pit a randomly selected DC character against a randomly selected Marvel character and Tim Wallace returns to help him determine who would win if they fought.Remember to use the hashtag #SNGPOD when commenting on social media!**This episode was recorded on May 7, 2017.**
FKAjason and Roy “Charlemagne” Cleary are back again with more classic Booster Gold and Captain Atom! First they discuss “Invasion from Dimension X” from Booster Gold (vol 1) #21 by Dan Jurgens, Ty Templeton, Gene D’Angelo, Steve Haynie, and Barbara Randall. It’s Booster versus some green goons with their green goo. That sounds waaaaaaay dirtier than it is.After that we check in with Major Force and discuss “Slugfest” from Captain Atom (vol 1) #15 by Cary Bates, Greg Weisman, Pat Broderick, Bob Smith, Nansi Hoolihan, Duncan Andrews, and Dennis O’Neil. Captain Atom crashes Major Force and Dr. Spectro's party and gets his ass handed to him.
FKAjason and Roy "Charlemagne" Cleary are finally back with more classic Booster Gold and Captain Atom! First they discuss “The Colors of Justice” from Booster Gold (vol 1) #20 by Dan Jurgens, Arne Starr, Gene D’Angelo, Steve Haynie, and Barbara Randall. It’s Booster still versus the Rainbow Raider, but this time he's blind.After that we check in with Nightshade and discuss “Down Time” from Captain Atom (vol 1) #14 by Cary Bates, Greg Weisman, Pat Broderick, Bob Smith, Nansi Hoolihan, Duncan Andrews, and Dennis O’Neil. Captain Atom goes job hunting and faces off with the Faceless One with Nightshade.
Jay returns to dust off two more episodes of the classic 1940 radio series The Blue Beetle. The radio series chronicled the exploits of Dan Garrett, a rookie patrolman who, by wearing bullet-proof blue chain mail, transformed himself into the mysterious Blue Beetle, a daring crusader for justice.The Blue Beetle was created by Charles Nicholas. The character made his first appearance in August of 1939 in the comic book Mystery Men #1, published by Fox Features Syndicate.The Blue Beetle radio serial aired from May 15, 1940 to September 13, 1940 as a CBS 30 minute syndicated series. Actor Frank Lovejoy provided the voice of the Blue Beetle for the first thirteen episodes.
Roy “Charlemagne” Cleary and his randomizer pit a randomly selected DC character against a randomly selected Marvel character and Teo Lewis must help him for a third time determine who would win if they fought.
Tim shares with us his review of “Christmas with the Beetles” from the 2008 DC Universe Holiday Special. It is a sweet tale that features Dan, Ted, and Jaimie.
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Roy “Charlemagne” Cleary and his randomizer pit a randomly selected DC character against a randomly selected Marvel character and Tim Wallace must help him determine who would win if they fought.
Jay and Tim travel to 1983 and review “Return from Pago Island” and “The Blue Beetle to Live Again” from Americomics (vol 1) #3. The stories, by Rik Levins, Bill Black, Tim Bove, Rebecca Black, Leo J. Laney, Neal Stannard, and Pat Broderick, both focus on the return of Dan Garrett in too uniquely stupid ways.
In Wild Pod: A Wild Dog Podcast, FKAjason covers the legendary DC Comics action hero Wild Dog, from his initial 1987 four-issue mini-series and beyond. In this episode, Jay covers the 1988 Wild Dog appearances in Action Comics Weekly #607 and #608 by Max Allan Collins, Terry Beatty, John Nyberg, Michele Wolfman, Gaspar Saladino, and Mike Gold. Jay welcomes special guest and WILD DOG SUPERFAN Diabolu Frank to the show to cover these epic adventures. So fire up your Stitcher and spend the next fifty minutes finding out what makes Wild Dog great.
Normally we like to release CC Throwback episodes on Thursdays. But it has been six months since our last episode so we couldn’t wait!FKAjason and Vance first talk about “Peace Envoy” from Space Adventures#39. For the first time since his debut, Captain Atom is drawn by someone other than Steve Ditko! Then Jay covers Blondie #214. 1970s misogyny at its best!
More classic Booster Gold and Captain Atom! First FKAjason and Roy “Charlemagne” Cleary discuss “Revenge of the Rainbow Raider” from Booster Gold (vol 1) #19 by Dan Jurgens, Al Vey, Gene D’Angelo, Duncan Andrews, and Barbara Randall. It’s Booster versus the Rainbow Raider.After that we warm up some eggnog and discuss “We Three Kings” from Captain Atom (vol 1) #13 by Cary Bates, Greg Weisman, Pat Broderick, Bob Smith, Nansi Hoolihan, Duncan Andrews, and Dennis O’Neil. Captain Atom spends a morose Christmas season in a bar with Nightshade.
Join Tim (from kordindustries.blogspot.com and Beetlemania!) as he brings us SNGPODuctions' first Halloween podcast. Tim and his stepkids, Nic and Ali, discuss the Haunted Mansion and their own Halloween Disney fun.
Tim and Jay visit 1965 and review "Blue Beetle Meets the Evil Mister Crabb and His Monster of Doom... the Scorpion" from Blue Beetle (vol 3) #50. The story, by Joe Gill, Bill Fraccio, Tony Tallarico, and Pat Masulli, introduces us to the mysterious oil pirate Mr. Crabb (agent of the Dirty Commies and clearly not human).
In Wild Pod: A Wild Dog Podcast, FKAjason covers the legendary DC Comics action hero Wild Dog, from his initial 1987 four-issue mini-series and beyond. In this episode, Jay covers the 1988 Wild Dog appearances in Action Comics Weekly #605 and #606 by Max Allan Collins, Terry Beatty, John Nyberg, Michelle Wolfman, Gaspar Saladino, and Mike Gold. The first segment was recorded for Chad Bokelman’s Action Comics Weekly Podcast. So crank up the volume on your iTunes and spend the next half hour finding out what makes Wild Dog great.
In this brief mini-episode, Tim reflects on the talent of Len Wein just days after his passing at the age of 69. He was far too young to pass and probably had many stories left to tell. He left a mark on the industry that will never be erased and not soon forgotten.
We return to classic Booster Gold and Captain Atom! First FKAjason and Roy "Charlemagne" Cleary discuss "Showdown" from Booster Gold (vol 1) #18 by Dan Jurgens, Mike DeCarlo, Gene D'Angelo, John Costanza, Barbara Kesel, and Jerry Ordway. It's Booster versus Broderick, the cop from the future.After that we discuss "The Dark Side of the Force" from Captain Atom (vol 1) Annual #1 by Cary Bates, Greg Weisman, Pat Broderick, Bob Smith, Carl Gafford, Duncan Andrews, and Dennis O'Neil. Captain Atom meets his match in the form of Major Force.
Tim and Jay can barely hold in their excitement over this issue. It is the return (if even only temporary) of the classic Ted Kord Blue Beetle... costume! "Transformations" from Blue Beetle (vol 10) #8 was produced by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Scott Kolins, Romulo Fajardo, Jr., Josh Reed, Jim Chadwick, Rob Levin, Tyler Kirkham, and Tomeu Morey.
Roy “Charlemagne” Cleary and his randomizer pit a randomly selected DC character against a randomly selected Marvel character and Kathy Jones returns to help him determine who would win if they fought.
In Wild Pod: A Wild Dog Podcast, FKAjason covers the legendary DC Comics action hero Wild Dog, from his initial 1987 four-issue mini-series and beyond. In this episode, Jay covers the 1988 Wild Dog appearances in Action Comics Weekly #603 amd #604 by Max Allan Collins, Terry Beatty, John Nyberg, Michelle Wolfman, Gaspar Saladino, and Barbara Kesel. These segments were recorded for Chad Bokelman’s Action Comics Weekly Podcast. So put your earbuds in and spend the next 45 minutes finding out what makes Wild Dog great.
Tim Wallace (of Beetlemania! and Kord Industries) is back again to slur about movies! Today's offering is the classic 1990 film The Spirit of '76. Directed by Lucas Reiner, this gem of modern cinema stars David Cassidy, Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner, Olivia d'Abo, Geoff Hoyle, Jeff McDonald, and Steven Shane McDonald, and truly has to be seen to be believed.
FKAjason and Roy "Charlemagne" Cleary are back to discuss some of their favorite super heroes! First on deck is "Dream of Terror" from Booster Gold (vol 1) #17 by Dan Jurgens, Arne Starr, Gene D'Angelo, Bob Lappan. Barbara Randall, and Bruce D. Patterson. It's Booster, Hawk, and Cheshire having some good clean desert fun. Then the SNGPOD team switches to "Mission Creep" from The Fall and Rise of Captain Atom (vol 1) #6 by Cary Bates, Greg Weisman, Will Conrad, Ivan Nunes, Saida Temofonte, Kristy Quinn, Jim Chadwick, and Anna Dittman. It's Captain Atom, Ultramax, General Eiling, and Genji having some good clean desert fun.
Roy “Charlemagne” Cleary and his randomizer pit a randomly selected DC character against a randomly selected Marvel character and Teo Lewis tries to help him determine who would win if they fought.
In Wild Pod: A Wild Dog Podcast, FKAjason covers the legendary DC Comics action hero Wild Dog, from his initial 1987 four-issue mini-series and beyond. In this episode, Jay covers the 1989 Wild Dog special one-shot by Max Allan Collins, Terry Beatty, Carl Gafford, Tim Harkins, Mike Gold, and Brian Augustyn. So pull your car over and spend the next twenty minutes or so finding out what makes Wild Dog great.
A recent suicide causes Jay to reflect on his own history with that topic. It might be oversharing. It might be undersharing. It might be self-serving ego-stroking. You decide.
So DrunkCasting may be a bad idea but at least Jay isn't the only one willing to risk embarrassing himself publicly. Join Tim Wallace (of Beetlemania! and Kord Industries) as he discusses That Thing You Do (1996, written and directed by Tom Hanks).
Roy “Charlemagne” Cleary and his randomizer pit a randomly selected DC character against a randomly selected Marvel character and Kathy Jones tries to help him determine who would win if they fought.
Jay is back, and in this episode, he takes us back to 1939 and plays "Drug Ring parts 1 & 2" from the Blue Beetle radio serial. This story, by persons unknown, features the Dan Garret version of Blue Beetle versus dope pushers.Remember to use the hashtag #SNGPOD when commenting on social media!
It's back to classic Booster Gold with "Fresh Start" by Dan Jurgens, Bob Lewis, Albert DeGuzman, and Barbara Randall from Booster Gold (vol 1) #16. Booster moves into his new mansion/headquarters and ticks off no less than three people. Then we cover "Quantum Mechanic" by Cary Bates, Greg Weisman, Will Conrad, Ivan Nunes, Saida Temofonte, Kristy Quinn, Jim Chadwick, and Steve Rude from the penultimate issue of The Fall and Rise of Captain Atom. Nate finally meets his son, confronts Ultramax, and we learn a little more about the bastard that is General Eiling.
Here's a head-scratcher. The Justice maxi-series by Jim Krueger, Alex Ross, Doug Braithwaite, Todd Klein, and Joey Cavalieri did not feature Booster Gold or Captain Atom. So why are we reviewing issue nine? Because this podcasting community is freaking awesome! The JLMay event organizers found a back-door way to include Jay and Roy.This crossover began with Fire & Water #193, then continued into Super Mates #70, The Idol-Head of Diabolu #30, Views from the Longbox #263, Pulp 2 Pixel, The LanternCast, and Shazamcast before landing here at Silver & Gold Podcast. We do our best with this comic before passing the torch on to Power of Fishnets, Waiting for Doom, and Justice's First Dawn. Fingers crossed that we'll be back for JLMay 2018!
It is Thursday. We have two Charlton comics in front of us. How about the twelfth episode of Charlton Comics Throwback? In this episode, Vance and Jay take a look at "Test-Pilot's Nightmare" by Joe Gill and Steve Ditko, which first appeared in Space Adventures #39 (April 1961). This is a fairly non-memorable adventure of Captain Atom. Next the boys turn their attention to Abbott & Costello #13 (February 1970). The creative team for that issue was Joe Gill, Anthony Ferme, Tony Tallarico, and Sal Gentile.This episode contains the results of our special contest/giveaway. Stick around for the feedback for details.
Sorry for the delay, folks. Life gets in the way of podcasting sometimes. With that said, OMG April was a great month for both our heroes!First we had “Booster Trouble” by Mark Russell, Rick Leonardi, Scott Hanna, Steve Buccellato, Dave Sharpe, Marie Javins, Brittany Holzherr, Michael Allred, Laura Allred, Dan Jurgens, Norm Rapmund, and Hi-Fi Design from Booster Gold/The Flinstones Special #1. Yep, a new Booster Gold comic!Then there was “Shock and Awe” by Cary Bates, Greg Weisman, Will Conrad, Ivan Nunes, Saida Temofonte, Jim Chadwick, Kristy Quinn, Bobbie Chase, and Carlos D’Anda from The Fall and Rise of Captain Atom #4. Yep, a new Captain Atom comic!Our excitement will not be contained. Listen now!
Tim and Jay are back, and in this episode, Tim takes us back to 1965 and reviews "The Chlorophyll Man" from Blue Beetle (vol 3) #4. This story, by Joe Gill, Bill Fraccio, Pat Masulli, Tony Tallarico, and Dick Giordano, features the Dan Garrett version of Blue Beetle and the debut of the Praying Mantis Man!
NSFW NSFK NSFS NSFAnyone, reallyWith this installment of DrunkCast with Jay, our host reaches back to a time in 2012 when he reached back to a time in 1986. He sloppily, drunkenly reads to you all a "science fiction" "story" he wrote with his buddy Roy when they were 14.This is horrible and should not be listened to by anyone.This is fantastic and should be listened to by everyone.
Listen to Roy and Jay via the world’s most sensitive microphone as they discuss “Runback” from Booster Gold (vol 1) #15 by Dan Jurgens, Bob Lewis, Bruce D. Patterson, Gene D’Angelo, Augustin Mas, and Barbara Randall. Jay fights a cold as the two then discuss “Back to the Future” from The Fall and Rise of Captain Atom (vol 1) #3 by Cary Bates, Greg Weisman, Will Conrad, Marguerite Sauvage, Ivan Nunes, Saida Temofonte, Jim Chadwick, and Kristy Quinn.
Tim and Jay return, and in this episode, Jay reveals his secret origin and reviews “Moving Day” from Justice League International (vol 1) #8. This story, by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire, Al Gordon, Gene D'Angelo, Bob Lappan, and Andrew Helfer, first appeared in 1987 and features the Ted Kord version of Blue Beetle.
It’s the eleventh episode of Charlton Comics Throwback and our second special guest! This episode, Vance and Jay read and review the Captain Atom story “The Force Beyond” from Space Adventures #38 (1961) by Joe Gill and Steve Ditko. Then Herbert Fung joins us for “The Enigma” from Charlton Bullseye #1 (1981) by Benjamin Smith, Dan Reed, B. Pearson, Al Val, Wendy Fiore, and George Wildman!This episode contains details for a special contest/giveaway. Stick around for the feedback for details.
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