Podcasts about Carmine Infantino

Quarter-Bin Podcast #224DC Super-Stars of Space (of Space) 4, DC Comics, cover-dated ruary 197  ."Puzzle of the Perilous Prisons!" by Gardner Fox, with art by Carmine Infantino & Murphy Infantino. and"The Army of Interplanetary Beasts," by probably either Gardner Fox or Edmond Hamilton, with art by Jim Mooney.and"Destination Doom!" by John Broome, with art by Murphy Anderson. What happens when Professor Alan revisits a sci-fi reprint issue that he read (conservatively) a quadrillion times when he was a tween? Can he set aside nostalgia and analyze the comic in his normal cold-eyed manner?Listen to the episode and find out!  Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed. Promo: Magazines & MonstersNext Episode: Champions 14 & 15, Marvel Comics, cover-dated July & September 1977.Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com "Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeekyYou can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and the host @ProfessorAlanSource: unknownMusic in the episode: The Illusionist by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckleyMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

What would Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics look like if it crashed into John Carter, Warlord of Mars? This comic is your answer. On this episode we break down Issue 53: THE LAST GIFT FROM ALDERAAN from August 1981. This issue inserts Princess Leia into repurposed Carmine Infantino artwork from the cancelled JOHN CARTER, WARLORD OF MARS series, and boy, can you tell! Not only does it have narration in first person, it also has some scenes intended only for an over-18 audience. Make sure those little ones are nowhere near this comic!   Today in Star Wars History - April 9, 1984   Return Of The Jedi wins a ‘Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects' at the 56th Academy Awards. Cheech and Chong present awards to Richard Edlund, Phil Tippet, Ken Ralston, and Dennis Muren.      #53 “THE LAST GIFT FROM ALDERAAN"   Release Date: August 18, 1981 Writer: Chris Claremont Artwork: Walt Simonson, Walt Simonson Coloring: Glynis Wein Cover Art:  Walt Simonson   Princess Leia Organa investigates Imperial activity in the Shiva system, but her ship is damaged by a space mine. Leia escapes in a shuttle which crashes on Shiva IV and is attacked by a savage raiding party. A group of natives led by Aron Peacebringer (The Star Wars-adapted John Carter) and Kéral Longknife thwart the raiders and rescue the princess. Leia returns to the capital city with Aron, and tries to warn him of the danger of the Galactic Empire, but the warlord is not convinced that such an Empire exists. During a gala, Aron then learns the hard way about this non-existing Empire.   We take our Facebook Group Comments on the cover into account as we analyze this issue. Become a part of our Facebook Group to contribute!     Contact Us   Instagram: http://instagram.com/skywalkingpod   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywalkingthroughneverland   Join us every week on YouTube for a behind-the-scenes look at our show. We also bring you to Disneyland, Red Carpet Events and Theme Park Openings.   Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook.

What would Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics look like if it crashed into John Carter, Warlord of Mars? This comic is your answer. On this episode we break down Issue 53: THE LAST GIFT FROM ALDERAAN from August 1981. This issue inserts Princess Leia into repurposed Carmine Infantino artwork from the cancelled JOHN CARTER, WARLORD OF MARS series, and boy, can you tell! Not only does it have narration in first person, it also has some scenes intended only for an over-18 audience. Make sure those little ones are nowhere near this comic!   Today in Star Wars History - April 9, 1984   Return Of The Jedi wins a ‘Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects' at the 56th Academy Awards. Cheech and Chong present awards to Richard Edlund, Phil Tippet, Ken Ralston, and Dennis Muren.      #53 “THE LAST GIFT FROM ALDERAAN"   Release Date: August 18, 1981 Writer: Chris Claremont Artwork: Walt Simonson, Walt Simonson Coloring: Glynis Wein Cover Art:  Walt Simonson   Princess Leia Organa investigates Imperial activity in the Shiva system, but her ship is damaged by a space mine. Leia escapes in a shuttle which crashes on Shiva IV and is attacked by a savage raiding party. A group of natives led by Aron Peacebringer (The Star Wars-adapted John Carter) and Kéral Longknife thwart the raiders and rescue the princess. Leia returns to the capital city with Aron, and tries to warn him of the danger of the Galactic Empire, but the warlord is not convinced that such an Empire exists. During a gala, Aron then learns the hard way about this non-existing Empire.   We take our Facebook Group Comments on the cover into account as we analyze this issue. Become a part of our Facebook Group to contribute!     Contact Us   Instagram: http://instagram.com/skywalkingpod   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywalkingthroughneverland   Join us every week on YouTube for a behind-the-scenes look at our show. We also bring you to Disneyland, Red Carpet Events and Theme Park Openings.   Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook.

Joining me on this episode is Ross Aitken, the host of the podcast Stop! Let's Team-Up! Together, we explore the remarkable career of Carmine Infantino, his creative genius, and the stunning artwork he contributed over decades at both DC and Marvel.   Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast Website

It's the final part of our Super Powers 40th anniversary celebration! Join Chris, Shag, Derek and David as they talk about the three Super Powers comic miniseries, featuring the work of Paul Kupperberg, Carmine Infantino, and Jack “King” Kirby's take on the DC Universe! Then we wrap up the discussion with how the legacy of the Super Powers toys and media have impacted the DC Universe, later toy lines, and pop culture, including the current McFarlane Toys line! Subscribe via iTunes or Spotify. This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK Guest Links: Derek William Crabbe's Fanholes Podcast David Gallaher's Amazon Author Page Steve Given's “It's a Givens” Blog Visit our WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/ Like our FACEBOOK page - https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Like our FACEBOOK page - https://www.facebook.com/supermatespodcast Support The Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts Use our HASHTAG online: #FWPodcasts Email us at supermatespodcast@gmail.com Clip credits: Music and clips from Kid Stuff See and Read Video Book, Super Powers: Battle at the Earth's Core, and various seasons of Super Friends/Super Powers, by Hoyt Curtin. Special thanks to Isamu Hidekai Yukinori and Xum Yukinori.

Steve Lieber is the Eisner Award-winning comics artist responsible for the funniest parts of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, One-Star Squadron, Superior Foes of Spider-Man, and so much more. On the first Friday of every month, he generously shares his three decades of industry expertise with aspiring artists who want to hone their craft at Portland's Books with Pictures.This episode was made possible through the generosity of a brother, a lifelong comic book fan, and a kind-of comedian, Will Hines, who contributed to friend-of-the-show Jennifer's GoFundMe to help her in her battle against cancer. Donations are still being accepted at bit.ly/keepjenreading – and while you're on the internet, you should also subscribe to Will and his brother Kevin's fun and hilarious comics podcast, Screw It, We're Just Gonna Talk About Comics.Stories Covered in this Episode: “Who Has Been Lying In My Grave?” - Strange Adventures #205, written by Arnold Drake, art by Carmine Infantino and George Roussos, letters by Ira Schnapp, ©1967 DC Comics“An Eye For an Eye!” - Strange Adventures #206, written by Arnold Drake, art by Neal Adams and George Roussos, letters by Milt Snapinn, ©1967 DC Comics“Hide and Seek” - Strange Adventures #210, written by Jack Miller, art by Neal Adams, letters by Milt Snapin, ©1968 DC Comics“How Close to Me My Killer?” - Strange Adventures #211, written by Jack Miller, art by Neal Adams, letters by Gaspar Saladino, ©1968 DC Comics“The Track of the Hook” - The Brave and the Bold #79, written by Bob Haney, art by Neal Adams, letters by Ben Oda, ©1968 DC Comics "Marvel by the Month" theme v. 3 written by Robb Milne and performed by Robb Milne and Barb Allen. All incidental music by Robb Milne.Visit us on the internet (and buy some stuff) at marvelbythemonth.com, follow us on Instagram and Threads at @marvelbythemonth and support us on Patreon at patreon.com/marvelbythemonth.Much of our historical context information comes from Wikipedia. Please join us in supporting them at wikimediafoundation.org. And many thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics, an invaluable resource for release dates and issue information. (RIP Mike.)

Ross drops by to talk about Carmine Infantino's time as Publisher of DC Comics in the 1970s.   Fantastic Comic Fan Podcast Website

EPISODE 283: The Milksops begin their dive into Peter Milligan's early 2000s run on The Human Target.  Created by Len Wein and Carmine Infantino in 1972 for DC Comics, the Human Target has had several runs over the years. The basic gist is this: if you're in danger of being killed, you can hire Christopher Chance who will dress up as you until he catches the killer! Very normal, simple strategy.  In 1999, writer Peter Milligan and artist Edvin Biuković started a run which pushed the envelope of how far this story could go. For example, in this first story, Chance has an assistant who has gone so deep undercover he has forgotten he is in disguise. And that's just the tip of the iceberg in this complex, rewarded, thrilling four issue story. We learn that almost everyone we meet has a double life of some kind, and they're all trying to hide it for different reasons. By the end of the four issues, Milligan and Buikovic had established that this character was a great inspiration for terrific stories. Join us as we sample from this terrific run.   ------- Subscribe at screwitpodcasts.com for bonus monthly episodes. Profits go to Hero Initiative and other comics-related charities.  

Quarter-Bin Podcast #208From Beyond the Unknown #18, DC Comics, cover-dated August - September 1972."Hitch-hiker of Space," by Ed Herron & Howard Sherman. and"The Man in the Mystery Mask!" by Gardner Fox, Carmine Infantino, & Bernard Sachs.and"Who Saved the Earth?" by Gardner Fox & Sid Greene. What happens when Jeremiah Jones-Goldstein joins the Professor to talk some classic Silver Age DC sci-fi stories?Listen to the episode and find out!  Click on the player below to listen to the episode:  Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcast through iTunes or the RSS Feed. Promo: Earth Destruction DirectiveLink: Jeremiah's comic book blogNext Episode: Jonny Quest Special #1, Comico, cover-dated September 1988.Send e-mail feedback to relativelygeeky@gmail.com "Like" us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/relativelygeekyYou can follow the network on Twitter @Relatively_Geek and the host @ProfessorAlanSource: Bedrock ComicsMusic: Tropical Temptation by Ron Gelinas Chill Beats, which I discovered at Free-Stock-Music.com

Episode 16 - Murdock and Marvel: 1978 This week Marvel starts to steady the ship, even as the Distinguished Competition is kneecapped by their corporate overlords.  Prices go up!  Prices go down!  Great new companies sprout up!  Established companies die!  And as usual there are predictions about the impending death of comics.  Welcome to 1978, everyone.  Preshow Listener Mail from Zach Duane at Fan Fusion (https://www.phoenixfanfusion.com/) The Year in Comics  Notable and Newsworthy Dr. Strange TV Movie: https://archive.org/details/dr.-strange-1978-movie Industry Trends Eagle Awards The Year in Marvel Chaos continues and a big name leaves...again. Events & Happenings New Titles New Characters Series Ending Who's in the Bullpen Marvel Comics in the 1970s by Eliot Borenstein (https://www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501769368/marvel-comics-in-the-1970s/) ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Frank Miller The Year in Daredevil  Appearances: Daredevil #150-155, Marvel Two-In-One #37-39, Human Fly #9, Thor #271, Marvel Team-Up #73 and Fantastic Four Annual #13  Writing credits: Jim Shooter (150), Roger McKenzie/Shooter/Kane (151), McKenzie (152-155)  Pencilers:  Carmine Infantino (150, 152), Gil Kane (151), Gene Colan (153-154), Frank Robbins (155)  The year begins with Daredevil looking for Killgrave. Meanwhile, another of New York's elite that was manipulated by Killgrave hires the Paladin to hunt down Killgrave as well. Eventually Daredevil and Paladin meet, briefly fight and part ways.   After a bad dream, Murdock decides to come clean to Heather Glenn about his Daredevil secret and tell her that Maxwell Glenn is innocent and he's working to find the person responsible. While waiting for Heather to come home, he answers her phone and learns Maxwell Glenn has committed suicide in prison. When she arrives, he still comes clean and Heather blames Daredevil/Matt for everything including Maxwell Glenn's death. She then disappears.  In the Marvel Two-In-One, Matt Murdock is called on to represent Ben Grimm as he's trial for causing too much damage in New York but leads to Daredevil briefly working for the Mad Thinker whom is out to get Grimm. However, with the Help of Vision and Yellowjacket, they are able to take down the villain.  Knowing he can't fix his relationship with Heather, Daredevil orchestrates an intervention/meet-up between Debbie Harris and Foggy Nelson in Central Park – which leads to them deciding they are going to get married again. While in Central Park, Daredevil has another run-in with the Paladin.  Next Daredevil is lured into a trap with Heather Glenn as the bait by Mister Hyde and Cobra. After a lengthy battle that includes the Billy Club being destroyed (again) and Hyde and Daredevil falling from the 12th floor of Glenn's apartment complex, Daredevil is captured.  That leads to an epic final show-down in which Daredevil must take on the Jester, Gladiator, Hyde, Cobra (and briefly Paladin) who are under the influence of Killgrave. This will be our spotlight story for the week.  The year ends with Daredevil experiencing mysterious headaches which is causing him trouble with his radar sense. We also learn Death-Stalker is working on a plan to get Daredevil.  At the Storefront, Murdock interviews and hires a new assistant. During the walk to dinner, Murdock learns Black Widow is in town with the Avengers so he bails on Becky Blake and Foggy. As Daredevil, he invades Avengers mansion taking down Beast and Captain America and calls out Black Widow saying “She'll pay dearly”  New Powers, Toys or Places New Supporting Characters New Villains This Week's Spotlight: Daredevil #154 September 1978 "Arena" Recap Why We Picked This Story The Takeaway The Strange Case of Jack Kirby Questions or comments We'd love to hear from you!  Email us at questions@comicsovertime.com or find us on Twitter @comicsoftime. ------------------ THANKS TO THE FOLLOWING CREATORS AND RESOURCES  Music: Our theme music is by the very talented Lesfm.  You can find more about them and their music at https://pixabay.com/users/lesfm-22579021/.  The Grand Comics Database: Dan uses custom queries against a downloadable copy of the GCD to construct his publisher, title and creator charts.  Comichron: Our source for comic book sales data.  Man Without Fear: Kuljit Mithra's Daredevil site contains a staggering collection of resources about our hero, including news, interviews and comic details.    The American Comic Book Chronicles: Published by TwoMorrows, these volumes provide an excellent analysis of American comics through the years.  Because these volumes break down comic history by year and decade they are a great place to get a basic orientation on what is happening across the comic industry at a particular point in time.  Joshua and Jamie Do Daredevil: A fantastic podcast that does a deep-dive into Daredevil comics.  This ran from 2018-2020, and covered most of the first volume of Daredevil, and was a fun way to get an in-depth look at each issue of Daredevil from 1-377.  My Marvelous Year: This is a reading-club style podcast where Dave Buesing and friends chose important or interesting books from a particular year to read and discuss.  This helped me remember some fun and crazy stories, and would be a great companion piece to Murdock and Marvel for those who want more comic-story-specific coverage.  BOOKLIST  The following books have been frequently used as reference while preparing summaries of the comic history segments of our show.  Each and every one comes recommended by Dan for fans wanting to read more about it!  Licari, Fabio and Marco Rizzo.  Marvel: The First 80 Years: The True Story of a Pop-Culture Phenomenon.  London: Titan Books, 2020.  This book is sort of a mess, as the print quality is terrible, and Titan doesn't even credit the authors unless you check the fine print.  It's like this was published by Marvel in the early 60s! But the information is good, and it is presented in an entertaining fashion.  So its decent, but I would recommend you see if you can just borrow it from the library instead of purchasing.  Wells, John.  American Comic Book Chronicles: 1960-1964.  Raleigh: Two Morrows, 2015.  Not cheap, but a fantastic series that is informative and fun to read.  Wright, Bradford.  Comic Book Nation: The Transformation of Youth Culture in America.  Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.  This is the revised edition.  Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History.  New York: DK Publishing, 2022.  The academic in my rails at using information from any work that doesn't have an author credit, but this is a decent (if very surface) look at each year in the history of Timely / Marvel from 1939 to 2021.    Cowsill, Alan et al.  DC Comics Year by Year: A Visual History.  New York: DK Publishing, 2010.  Because its nice to occasionally take a peek at what the Distinguished Competition is up to.  Dauber, Jeremy.  American Comics: A History.  New York, W.W. Norton & Company, 2022.  An excellent, relatively compact history of the domestic comic industry from its 19th century origins through to recent 21st century developments.  An excellent successor to Bradford Wright's Comic Book Nation. 

In this fascinating interview with former Wizard Production Manager, Darren Sanchez, this comics industry veteran reveals how he went from an art student referred by Carmine Infantino to intern at Valiant who graduated to overseeing production on their line of books, then transitioned to Acclaim Comics with Fabian Niceza, leading to a 12 year career at Wizard, founding his own comic book company After Hours Press and eventually handling special licensed comic book projects at Marvel. All this and so much more, listen now! Thanks to our monthly supporters Monty Christoffer David Ellis acovio Alex Giannini Jeremy Cathey Nate Clark Jason Kelley William Bruce West Mark Florio David Fink Brent Cranfill MarWe Bruno Cavalcante David M Dalibor Žujović Jay S. Evin Bryant Gary Hutcherson Fernando Pinto Jeremy Dawe Brian Acosta Joe Marcello DenimJedi Miitchell Hall Lee Markowitz Stephen Forshaw Mark McDonald ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

David Armstrong interviewed Nick Cardy for a second round on set in 2005 about his time at the Eisner shop, Fiction House, illustrator influences, Lou Fine, anatomy, reference, army sketch book, his Paris exhibit, Science Fiction stories, design, page rates, Brushwork, advertising, his sense of religion, and a sex comic experience at comic con. Interview conducted, recorded and copyrighted to David Armstrong. Remastered, edited, timestamped and postproduction by Alex Grand.Support the show

David Armstrong interviewed Golden, Silver, and Bronze Age great, Joe Kubert in 1997 on set at San Diego Comic Con discussing his childhood strip and pulp influences, entering comic books in the early 1940s as a high school student, working with Harry Shorten & Frank Z. Temerson, his professional relation with Norman Maurer, his first job at DC, the 3D Comic book craze of the 1950s, working with Will Eisner, the Green Berets daily strip, functioning as an Editor at DC under Carmine Infantino, the Joe Kubert school, his graphic novels and his pride over his two talented sons, Andy and Adam Kubert. Interview conducted, recorded and copyrighted to David Armstrong. Remastered, edited, timestamped and postproduction by Alex Grand.Support the show

Are you ready to take a trip with us to Droid World? In the early days of Star Wars - 1981 - this comic book world was inhabited by colorful and vengeful warbots! Luke Skywalker, R2-D2 and C-3P0 go on an adventure and we are here for it! Richard and Sarah share their thoughts as they read through this classic Marvel comic. Do you remember reading it? Did you listen to the adapted book-and-record The Further Adventures: Droid World (1983)? Or is this your first time?   We recommend watching the video version (above) of this episode which contains the full comic as we page through it.   Star Wars collector referenced in the episode.     Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics #47 “DROID WORLD"   Release Date: February 24, 1981 Writer: Archie Goodwin Artwork: Carmine Infantino, Gene Day, Glynis Wein Cover Art:  James Sherman and Frank Miller   The Rebel Alliance has captured a damaged Imperial warbot and request assistance from the cyborg Kligson of the droid-populated space station to repair the droid so it can be studied.    Kligson agrees to fix the droid, but R2-D2 and C-3PO must accompany the warbot to observe the operation since Kligson intends to keep it after it's repaired. However things go sideways as an ex-imperial has other ideas.    As usual, we take our Facebook Group Comments on the cover into account as we analyze this issue. Become a part of our Facebook Group to contribute!     Support The Show   Skywalking Through Neverland T-Shirts at TeePublic! Check them out HERE.   Contact Us   Instagram: http://instagram.com/skywalkingpod   Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkywalkingPod   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywalkingthroughneverland   Join us every week on YouTube for a behind-the-scenes look at our show. We also bring you to Disneyland, Red Carpet Events and Theme Park Openings.   Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook.

Are you ready to take a trip with us to Droid World? In the early days of Star Wars - 1981 - this comic book world was inhabited by colorful and vengeful warbots! Luke Skywalker, R2-D2 and C-3P0 go on an adventure and we are here for it! Richard and Sarah share their thoughts as they read through this classic Marvel comic. Do you remember reading it? Did you listen to the adapted book-and-record The Further Adventures: Droid World (1983)? Or is this your first time?   We recommend watching the video version (above) of this episode which contains the full comic as we page through it.   Star Wars collector referenced in the episode.     Classic Marvel Star Wars Comics #47 “DROID WORLD"   Release Date: February 24, 1981 Writer: Archie Goodwin Artwork: Carmine Infantino, Gene Day, Glynis Wein Cover Art:  James Sherman and Frank Miller   The Rebel Alliance has captured a damaged Imperial warbot and request assistance from the cyborg Kligson of the droid-populated space station to repair the droid so it can be studied.    Kligson agrees to fix the droid, but R2-D2 and C-3PO must accompany the warbot to observe the operation since Kligson intends to keep it after it's repaired. However things go sideways as an ex-imperial has other ideas.    As usual, we take our Facebook Group Comments on the cover into account as we analyze this issue. Become a part of our Facebook Group to contribute!     Support The Show   Skywalking Through Neverland T-Shirts at TeePublic! Check them out HERE.   Contact Us   Instagram: http://instagram.com/skywalkingpod   Twitter: https://twitter.com/SkywalkingPod   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skywalkingthroughneverland   Join us every week on YouTube for a behind-the-scenes look at our show. We also bring you to Disneyland, Red Carpet Events and Theme Park Openings.   Send emails to share@skywalkingthroughneverland.com and follow us on Facebook.

Can Falk pin the corrupt boss of Parabellum City's professional wrestling organization? Why is the crowd so quiet? Do frogs really stay in a pot of water if you turn up the heat gradually? Listen to find out!Rats in a Cage Match, episode 99 of This Gun in My Hand, was slammed into a turnbuckle by Rob Northrup. This episode and all others are available on Youtube with automatically-generated closed captions of dialog. Visit http://ThisGuninMyHand.blogspot.com for credits, show notes, archives, information on how to subscribe, and to buy my books, such as Little Heist in the Big Woods and Other Revisionist Atrocities.How do I pin a person to the mat? With This Gun in My Hand!Show Notes:1. I was going to insert a sample of “Hey Murgatroyd, let's go-o-oo!” from “Jam On It” by Newcleus, but I couldn't isolate the vocal from the not-very-1939 music.2. Falk might be thinking of the Wallace Beery wrestling picture Flesh (1932).3. Don Knotts would count as an animal shapeshifter in The Incredible Mister Limpet (1964), right? I watched the full movie last night because that's the level of commitment I bring to researching this show.4. Regina slips up when she says, “I already said the episode title…” proving that she is really Petra! but Falk misses it.Credits:The opening music clip was from The Sun Sets at Dawn (1950). The music clip during the commercial was from The Scar (1948, aka Hollow Triumph). The closing music was from Killer Bait (1949), all three films in the public domain. Most of the music and sound effects used in the episode are modified or incomplete versions of the originals.Sound Effect Title: footsteps cellar.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/gecop/sounds/545030/Sound Effect Title: G39-09-Boxing Fight Bell.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/438626/Sound Effect Title: bustle in the pubLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/organicmanpl/sounds/403285/Sound Effect Title: R07-18-Light Cheering and Crowd Noise.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486213/Sound Effect Title: R07-05-Crowd at Sporting Event.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486205/Sound Effect Title: R07-27-Sporting Event with Steady Cheers.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486214/Sound Effect Title: R07-03-Whistling and Cheering.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/486204/Sound Effect Title: ginger19.wavBy lyjiaLicense: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0https://freesound.org/people/lyjia/sounds/84659/Sound Effect Title: R27-20-Small Crowd Gasps.wavLicense: Public Domainhttps://freesound.org/people/craigsmith/sounds/480774/The image accompanying this episode is a modified detail of a panel from the public domain comic G.I. Joe, Number 14 (October 1951) from Ziff-Davis Publications. Artist unknown, pencils and inks might be by Carmine Infantino and Frank Giacoia.

COMICS ROT YOUR BRAIN! is a deep dive into ‘80s comics (plus a few noteworthy exceptions).In this weekly podcast, screenwriters Chris Derrick (STAR TREK: PICARD) and Steven Bagatourian (AMERICAN GUN) discuss their favorite books, runs, and creators from the Bronze Age.In this very special ZERO EPISODE, Steven and Chris sit down and gab about the genesis of this podcast: how the team was formed and our mission!SHOW NOTES:1:05 - Why we're doing this show5:02 - Experimentation in mainstream comics in the ‘80s, specifically Jenette Kahn's extraordinary, game-changing reign as Publisher of DC Comics.6:44 - Why the ‘80s were such a halcyon period to read American comics and the importance of examining the more obscure titles from that era.9:10 - DC's much lamented horror anthology, WASTELAND, and other comics that leave a lasting mark on their audiences, regardless of commercial success.10:56 - Paul Chadwick's CONCRETE from Dark Horse Comics and other once-acclaimed works that slip between the cracks of our collective memory.12:05 - Marvel, Ron Perelman, HEROES REBORN, and the birth of the modern comics mainstream as IP farm, first and foremost.13:37 - Epic Comics, EPIC ILLUSTRATED, DREADSTAR, ALIEN LEGION, GROO THE WANDERER, AKIRA.16:00 - SKREEMER, VIGILANTE, GRENDEL, and our raison d'être. Also: Chris' love of big French words and the types of comics that inspired us.17:59 -  MR. MONSTER and revisiting the indie comics of our youth to see how well they hold up (spoiler: still dope).19:43 - The list of comic books we want to cover: SCOUT, HAWKWORLD, AZTEC ACE, BROUGHT TO LIGHT, COYOTE, BWS' STORYTELLER, WISE SON: THE WHITE WOLF, THE LIGHT & DARKNESS WAR, MARS, AMERICAN FLAGG, THE SHADOW (Mike Kaluta, Howard Chaykin, Andy Helfer, Bill Sienkiewicz, Marshall Rogers, Baker).23:10 - The pre-Vertigo era, Vertigo, AMERICAN CENTURY by Chaykin, Tischman, and Laming; BLACK KISS and the transgressive works of Howard Chaykin.28:00 - Tim Vigil and David Quinn's FAUST: “If you're not offending somebody with your work, you're not doing it right.”29:52 - The difference between mainstream comics then and now — the devolution of American genre comics. IP management versus creative stewardship — the work of Steve Englehart, Cary Bates and Carmine Infantino's insane TRIAL OF THE FLASH, Ann Nocenti, JRJR, and Al Williamson's DAREDEVIL. Today, Marvel and DC Comics feel like product; back then, at their best, they were zany expression+ Visit ComicsRotYourBrain.com to get a look at some of the fantastic art discussed in our episodes!+ We appreciate your support of the show via Patreon: ComicsRotYourBrain+ Join us! Sign up for our newsletter, Letter Column, at CRYB! Check out our YouTube channel. You can also find us wherever you stream your favorite podcasts.+ Read, Subscribe to, and Support Chris's Substack - THIN ICE©2024 Comics Rot Your Brain!#comics #comic #comicbooks #comicbook #comicbookfan #comicbookfans #comicpodcast #comicspodcast #comicbookpodcast #comiccollecting #comicscollecting #comiccollector #comicscollector #comiccollection #comix #80s #bronzeagecomics #bronzeage #thebronzeage #1980s #dc #dccomics #dccomic #dcuniverse #marvel #manga #marvelcomic #marvelcomics #comiccon #indiecomics #darkhorsecomics #imagecomics #vertigocomics #eighties #comicsrotyourbrain #cryb #graphicnovel #graphicnovels #sf #scifi #sciencefiction #spaceopera #80scomics #80scomic #1980scomic #1980scomics #eightiescomics

We take our first look at a Flash-affiliated character with Barry Allen's nemesis EOBARD THAWNE! Things go off the rails pretty quickly, but it's ok, because we can just jump to another timeline where everything is fine, and no one will be any the wiser - except for Eobard... Intro Background (2:05) Eobard Thawne, aka Professor Zoom or the Reverse Flash, created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino in The Flash #139 (Sept. 1963) Eobard Thawne is a scientist from the 25th century, where superheroes are few He becomes obsessed with learning about the Speed Force, but he initially encounters some obstacles until his future self intervenes several times: He was jealous of his younger brother growing up, until his future self prevented Robern from being born and then his future self caused the death of his parents, since they were worried about his obsession He kills another professor who is close to unlocking the secrets of the Speed Force After Eobard falls in love with a reporter, his future self kills her fiance and any man she ever dated - when she still rejected him, his future self went back to her childhood and traumatized her to the point of rendering her mute He becomes obsessed with Barry Allen, to the point of getting cosmetic surgery to resemble him Obtains a Cosmic Treadmill, a copy of the Flash's costume, and replicates the accident to give himself Flash's powers - he traveled back to a few years after Barry's death, and learned that he would become Professor Zoom, the Reverse-Flash, and Barry's greatest nemesis This caused a psychic break, and Thawne became convinced he *was* a resurrected Barry Allen, and even managed to convince several of Barry's friends he was Barry - after attacking several heroes for “forgetting” him, Wally West tricked him into returning to his home time Thawne became obsessed with replacing Barry, to the point of killing Iris West, and when he attacked Fiona Webb, Barry broke his neck and killed him Flash: Rebirth reveals that Thawne is responsible for every tragedy in Barry's life, including the death of his mother - after killing several speedsters, he announces his connection to the Negative Speed Force, and says he will kill Iris before Barry has a chance to meet her - as Barry and Wally travel backwards in time, they merge into the lightning bolt that originally gave Barry his powers #BecauseComics - Thawne is imprisoned in a device that severs his connection to the Speed Force, removing his powers The broken neck version was resurrected during Blackest Night and then purified by a white light  Thawne is the central villain of Flashpoint - when Barry travels back to prevent Thawne from killing Nora West, the resulting timeline is drastically different - Thawne is then killed by the new Batman, and Barry goes back to prevent himself from stopping her murder, which creates a new third timeline Rebirth revises his origin - he's met in the 25th century by Barry, who prevents him from carrying out further crimes - he is temporarily rehabilitated, until he travels to the past and learns Barry didn't consider him as much of a friend as he initially thought, so he vows to make Barry miserable until Barry “makes time” for him He's one of the primary villains of the Button, where he has memories of every timeline, and uses this knowledge to torture Barry, Bruce Wayne, and heroes, until he's killed by Dr. Manhattan, although he's resurrected by the negative Speed Force once again Finish Line - Thawne vibrates into Barry, taking over his mind and trapping Barry in the Speed Force - Thawne says he and Barry will forever be trapped in a loop, until Barry forgives him - this confuses Thawne, and Barry is able to reset him in the 25th century, where he is a tour guide at the Flash Museum with no memory of being a villain Issues - “Eobard Thawne. The man who reads the Evil Overlord List and reacts with an oblivious bemusement. The man with an absolute pathological need to prove himself superior to everyone around him to the point where even other villains hate his guts. Thawne has spent the last 60 years elevating the concept of the Villain Ball to an almost comical extent, and is fortunately so ridiculously chatty and forthcoming about himself and his feelings that we can easily mine a ton of his many issues from it to figure out why.” (15:56) Absolute obsession with and desire to replace The Flash. Thawne comes from a time when superheroes are thought of as a quaint anachronism, and striving to be one would be like someone today saying their dream was to be a medieval knight. But he idolized the era and The Flash in particular enough to become obsessed with becoming him. After recreating the accident that gave The Flash his super speed and traveling back in time to meet his hero, he found out that his destiny was instead to become The Flash's greatest enemy, and it simply broke him inside. From then on, his entire reason for being became wrapped around inserting himself into Barry's life, alternating between trying to ruin it and trying to usurp it. He tried getting Barry's wife to fall in love with him, tried to take Barry's place in the original accident and become the original Flash, and ultimately settled on using his time travel ability to become the source of every bad thing that ever happened in Barry's life. It's not an exaggeration to say that Thawne does not have or want a life of his own; he actually does want Barry's for himself. Superiority complex. When you think about Eobard Thawne is actually capable of doing, it's a real wonder why he ever fails at anything at all. The man can move at many times the speed of light. He can cross the room and shred your heart before your eyes can even send the signal to your brain that it's happening. He can kill a room full of a hundred people in a hundred different ways before any of them could react. All of which pales in comparison to his mastery of time travel. If anyone or anything is an obstacle to his objectives or even so much as affronts his sight, he can go back in time and completely erase it from existence. That's an actual thing he does with regularity. There is quite literally no goal on any scale he could not achieve with his powers. But that's simply not enough for him. At the moment of every single one of his triumphs, he has to let everyone in earshot know that it was him who did it. He grandstands and gloats about his success, explaining in great detail everything he did, how he did it, and how powerless everyone is to stop him from keeping on doing whatever he wants. Invariably, this winds up with the heroes either having the time to make their move or having the exact information they need to stop him. Thawne didn't invent Evil Monologuing by any stretch, but he's perfected it to an art form. It's a pathology with this man. He has to have you acknowledge his greatness, or he doesn't consider it a victory. There is no limit to what he could achieve if he just didn't care about getting the credit for it. (22:18) Pettiness on a scale hitherto undreamt of. To paraphrase Billy Beane in Moneyball, there's petty, there's that which petty aspires to be, there's fifty additional magnitudes of petty that the English language doesn't have words for, and then there's Thawne. The man responds to personal slights as if they were absolute declarations of war. He has completely erased his younger brother from existence because he thought his parents loved him more. He got a crush on a woman and erased her husband and all of her ex-boyfriends from existence so she'd have no reason not to date him, then when she still rejected him, he traveled back in time and repeatedly traumatized her as a child to the point where she wound up in a permanent vegetative state for the rest of her life. He found a limiting factor on his time travel that he couldn't kill Barry Allen or do anything that prevents him from becoming The Flash, so instead he settled on simply becoming the direct cause of every bad thing that's ever happened in his life, including things so minor as making him late for class in school and making him miss a catch in a baseball game. He's done this with villains who annoy him as well; Hunter Zolomon owes the entire line of tragedies that led to him becoming Professor Zoom to Thawne traveling through time and causing them. There is no slight so trivial that Thawne won't respond to it with the most disproportionate retribution he can imagine. (28:28) Dozens and dozens of lifetimes worth of memories. Thawne's use of the Negative Speed Force gives him a form of superceding time travel. He can alter history and retain the memories of his life and the world exactly as it was before he changed it. Unfortunately, he has time traveled and altered history so many times and so drastically that his memories now consist of dozens of lifetimes all folded into themselves. He remembers every version of himself in every timeline he's ever existed in, and every version of every other important person in his life and how their histories have changed as well. It all just blends together for him in a way that makes absolutely no linear sense trying to keep it all straight. That has to be absolutely maddening; like a Mandela Effect, but for your entire life, and multiplied by every single time he changes the timeline. No one else remembers anything in the same way that he does, and there's absolutely no way he can convince anyone about the way things used to be. (38:22) Break (45:33) Plugs for Ignorance Was Bliss, Geek Peak, and Gail Simone Treatment (46:46) In-universe - Transcranial magnetic stimulation analogue to help Thawne's brain Out of universe - Use CBT to help people to slow down and notice things more (49:40) Skit (54:34) Hello Mr. Thawne, I'm Dr. Issues. Hmm…you seem out of breath - *heavy breathing* It took a lot for me to get here. But I can't ignore a slight like that. As you know, a doctor should only address a colleague with a title the equivalent to their own. You can't be serio…ow! What was that? -The skin of the areola is incredibly sensitive to certain angular forces. Your nerve endings are actually a bit different based on your scream. Most people have a heightened reaction from the pain itself, but for you, the mere sensation of unexpected touch and pressure were too much for you. *yawn* But as all plebians before you, your nervous system stood no chance in keeping up with my abilities. And that, my dear doctor, was only a sample of what I am capable of. *pause* You just gave a soliloquy on a purple nurple? -I had to demonstrate that you are not superior to me in any aspect of existence. Ok -*pause* That's it? Just, “OK?” You don't protest? Where's the fear? Where's the awe? Anger? Something besides “Ok”? Okaaaaay…Professor? -That's better…wait, still no emotion behind it. What is wrong with you? Do I have to phase through you and shatter your spleen? Needlessly graphic but no…*sigh* Look, I'm not superpowered, you're not controllable, so I'm a sitting duck just for agreeing to meet with you, no matter what safeguards I may have thought of. -That was very naive of you. I'd be insulted if I didn't already feel insulted about the fact that some version of me that I talked with at some point in the future thought this was a good idea. What will I be thinking? Um…was thinking. You get the point. Sure. So, what can I do for you? -There's someone I know that I used to idolize. Now I hate him. He killed me, but I came back. Now I can't destroy him because I want to exist, but I want to ruin every part of his life. You know, “as you do” Are you expecting me to empathize with that? OOOOF; what did you do now? -Matter has multiple phases. Most people will only experience the most basic solid, liquid, and gas. But, as a scientist at heart, I'm sure you're aware of plasma. Under typical Earth conditions, you would only be able to withstand a nanoparticle of any element in a picosecond of time as it sublimates from a liquid format and dissipates instantaneously in some form of biological substrate in an elongated but small cavernous bony structure with a malleable yet firm membrane *Interrupting* You spit in my ear?! What are you, 12?! - Superspeed saliva, sir! It's your privilege. The fact that your head did not disintegrate is only because I can control my mouth and tongue with exquisite precision. You could kill me at any moment, and you torture me with pranks? What's the point? -I've given you a glimpse of my power. Now imagine that for every moment of your life. To know that at any point, I can cause you immeasurable suffering and pain with the slightest show of effort on my part. THAT is what I live for.  So you can be the most influential being for every person's life who ever existed, and you choose to make it miserable? Not exactly a way to win friends. -But you're wrong. I've created factions of allies that bring dimensions to their proverbial knees! Until you, what, give them a thermonuclear wedgie? That's what the history books will say. Eobard Thawne, the person who created a black hole constructed out of his own spite and misery. -You do realize that with what you're proposing, there would BE no history books, because I would have wiped out recorded history by definition of Do you have an off switch for that? -My genius? No, unfortunately for you, I don't. Then why don't you find someone else to bounce your evil plans off of? I'm too ethical to help you make things worse for yourself. -*pause* Come again? Ever heard of mimetic thinking? It's the idea that an individual's goals in life are constantly shaped by the goals they've observed set by others. We're unique in our existence, but not in our shared outcomes. You already determined one failpoint, whoever you were talking about -Barry. His name's Barry *dismissive for once* whatever. The point is, you must have gotten this idea, somewhere, from someone, that destroying everything is a positive. But the lack of anything is sure to be a negative when there's nothing left. Will you just do it again? Are you so unoriginal that you just want to run a time loop hamster wheel? -You are NOT getting away with comparing me to a hamster on a wheel, just because I use a treadmill to guide the fate of the universe!  I didn't even…uh…wow. That's um…that's a…thing, I guess -You don't even know your own argument. You're bluffing! This is beyond trivial. Hey, you said that at some point, YOU told yourself that talking to me was a good idea. I have no inkling WHY, because you're the self proclaimed genius with the speed to do it all whenever you want, and you make yourself trivial in the process. I don't think you're capable of relating anymore. At least not with someone like me. Go find my evil doppleganger or something in another dimension, I don't know. -*evil laugh* YES! You stupid, foolish brilliant doctor! That makes sense. There must be a negative version of you.I just have to find him. He will unlock the last mysteries of my negative speedforce forever! But I needed you to tell me that.  Wait! I *zoom sound, door shut* I guess I should be glad he took the “evil dimensional twin” comment and not the nuclear wedgie one. *more zooming, then door knocking* Um, come in. -*heavy breathing* Hello Mr. Thawne, I'm Dr. Issues. Hmm…you seem out of breath - *heavy breathing* It took a lot for me to get here. But  *interrupting* It's still me, Eobard. I think you've got yourself stuck somehow. -*pause* How…I know this is Barry somehow. It has to be. It's his ultimate prank on me. He's getting me back! I'm forced to listen to an incompetent shrink until I find a way out! Hey!…or…ORRRRR…you could try doing some positive coping activities that open your mind so that you end up with a sense of gratitude for what you have, which will lead to better things in the future. Huh/ Huuuuuh? You ever think of that? You're stuck with me until you get it right anyway. -Oh for the love of…how about if I shortcut this whole thing to the end and tell myself that you are worth talking to so we can all get along and I can move on to wrecking Barry's life again. Deal?  Isn't that just -Don't care, I'm doing it. Goodbye, Doctor *zoom* Ending (60:22) Recommended reading: Flash: Rebirth Next episodes: Aquaman, Echo, Speedball Plugs for social & GonnaGeek Network References: Timey-wimey ball - Anthony (8:44) Imitute it exarctly - Doc (20:40) “Why do you assume you're the smartest in the room?” - Doc (24:02) “I arranged the menu, the venue, the seating” - Doc (25:40) I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream - Anthony (39:18) Planet of the Apes Simpsons - Anthony (63:04) Apple Podcasts: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Twitter Facebook TikTok  Patreon TeePublic Discord

In November 1977, DC Comics made a proclamation that would change the entire comic book publishing industry. Only, it didn't happen. Instead of an explosion of comics, DC Comics suffered a massive implosion. But does this make DC Comics a loser, or was it just ahead of its time? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) This series was produced for those wanting to learn more about the comics they consume. The below list includes the sources we used to gather information. All quotes, and clips used in this production are used under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976. RESOURCES Senator Joseph McCarthy, 1953 statement retrieved from The Miller Center https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/age-of-eisenhower/mcarthyism-red-scare Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed in 1953 for espionage clip, retrieved from the Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/embed/video/1341583.html Have you no sense of decency, sir? Retrieved from YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7x8RkdG6I0 Seduction of the Innocent by Frederic Wrtham (2021 Edition) https://amzn.to/41iL7NA Frederic Wertham and William Gaines's testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency were retrieved from WNYC.org and the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection https://www.wnyc.org/story/215975-senate-subcommittee-juvenile-delinquency-ii/ The Ten Cent Plague by David Hajdu https://amzn.to/3TfhURL The 1954 Comic Code Authority Rules https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Code_Authority Comic Book Sales Data via Comichron https://www.comichron.com/yearlycomicssales.html "So Much Moralizing" Stan's Soapbox, March 1970 New York Times, February 04, 1971 https://www.nytimes.com/1971/02/04/archives/a-comics-magazine-defies-code-ban-on-drug-stories-comics-magazine.html?_r=0 Comic Code Authority Shuts Down https://majorspoilers.com/2011/01/21/last-nail-in-the-coffin-for-comics-code-authority-archie-says-good-bye/ Tom Brevoort reflections on Rolling Stone's article about Marvel Comics https://tombrevoort.com/2021/02/14/blah-blah-blog-rolling-stone/ (referenced as: https://zak-site.com/Great-American-Novel/comic_sales.html) The Amazing World of Carmine Infantino by Carmine Infantino and J. David Spurlock (2001) https://amzn.to/3RAUox3 Jenette Kahn Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenette_Kahn Sequential Tart Interview with Jenette Kahn by Jennifer M. Contino, retrieved from the Internet Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20031026213108/http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/may01/kahn.shtml DC Comics Publishorial, "Onward and Upward" DC Comics Logos Over the Years The Comics Journal #40 Kim Thompson, “An Interview with Marvel's Head-Honcho: Jim Shooter” (p. 38) https://www.tcj.com/tcj-archive/the-comics-journal-no-40-june-1978/ Quotes from The Comic Reader, Comic Media News, and others were sourced from: Comic Book Implosion: The Oral History of DC Comics Circa 1978 by Keith Dallas and John Wells  https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1374 Other resources Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle Between Marvel and DC by Reed Tucker https://amzn.to/3RkGfTB Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe https://amzn.to/3RfGbUX MUSIC AND SFX Unspoken - licensed via Premiumbeat.com Break Through - licensed via Premiumbeat.com Patriotic Epic - licensed via Premiumbeat.com OMnis - Music by DSTechnician from Pixabay Big Day Out - Music by Geoff Harvey from Pixabay Defenders of the Truth - Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay Inspiring Cinematic Ambient - Music by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay Superhero Hollywood Trailer - Licensed via PremiumBeat.com Documentary Background - Music by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay Out of Time - Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay Summer Adventures - Music by Sergii Pavkin from Pixabay This Minimal Technology (Pure) - Music by Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay Sound Effects from Pixabay CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

In November 1977, DC Comics made a proclamation that would change the entire comic book publishing industry. Only, it didn't happen. Instead of an explosion of comics, DC Comics suffered a massive implosion. But does this make DC Comics a loser, or was it just ahead of its time? Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patron at http://patreon.com/MajorSpoilers. It will help ensure the Major Spoilers Podcast continues far into the future! Join our Discord server and chat with fellow Spoilerites! (https://discord.gg/jWF9BbF) This series was produced for those wanting to learn more about the comics they consume. The below list includes the sources we used to gather information. All quotes, and clips used in this production are used under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976. RESOURCES Senator Joseph McCarthy, 1953 statement retrieved from The Miller Center https://millercenter.org/the-presidency/educational-resources/age-of-eisenhower/mcarthyism-red-scare Julius and Ethel Rosenberg executed in 1953 for espionage clip, retrieved from the Daily Mail https://www.dailymail.co.uk/embed/video/1341583.html Have you no sense of decency, sir? Retrieved from YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7x8RkdG6I0 Seduction of the Innocent by Frederic Wrtham (2021 Edition) https://amzn.to/41iL7NA Frederic Wertham and William Gaines's testimony before the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency were retrieved from WNYC.org and the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection https://www.wnyc.org/story/215975-senate-subcommittee-juvenile-delinquency-ii/ The Ten Cent Plague by David Hajdu https://amzn.to/3TfhURL The 1954 Comic Code Authority Rules https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_Code_Authority Comic Book Sales Data via Comichron https://www.comichron.com/yearlycomicssales.html "So Much Moralizing" Stan's Soapbox, March 1970 New York Times, February 04, 1971 https://www.nytimes.com/1971/02/04/archives/a-comics-magazine-defies-code-ban-on-drug-stories-comics-magazine.html?_r=0 Comic Code Authority Shuts Down https://majorspoilers.com/2011/01/21/last-nail-in-the-coffin-for-comics-code-authority-archie-says-good-bye/ Tom Brevoort reflections on Rolling Stone's article about Marvel Comics https://tombrevoort.com/2021/02/14/blah-blah-blog-rolling-stone/ (referenced as: https://zak-site.com/Great-American-Novel/comic_sales.html) The Amazing World of Carmine Infantino by Carmine Infantino and J. David Spurlock (2001) https://amzn.to/3RAUox3 Jenette Kahn Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenette_Kahn Sequential Tart Interview with Jenette Kahn by Jennifer M. Contino, retrieved from the Internet Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20031026213108/http://www.sequentialtart.com/archive/may01/kahn.shtml DC Comics Publishorial, "Onward and Upward" DC Comics Logos Over the Years The Comics Journal #40 Kim Thompson, “An Interview with Marvel's Head-Honcho: Jim Shooter” (p. 38) https://www.tcj.com/tcj-archive/the-comics-journal-no-40-june-1978/ Quotes from The Comic Reader, Comic Media News, and others were sourced from: Comic Book Implosion: The Oral History of DC Comics Circa 1978 by Keith Dallas and John Wells  https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1374 Other resources Slugfest: Inside the Epic, 50-year Battle Between Marvel and DC by Reed Tucker https://amzn.to/3RkGfTB Marvel Comics: The Untold Story by Sean Howe https://amzn.to/3RfGbUX MUSIC AND SFX Unspoken - licensed via Premiumbeat.com Break Through - licensed via Premiumbeat.com Patriotic Epic - licensed via Premiumbeat.com OMnis - Music by DSTechnician from Pixabay Big Day Out - Music by Geoff Harvey from Pixabay Defenders of the Truth - Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay Inspiring Cinematic Ambient - Music by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay Superhero Hollywood Trailer - Licensed via PremiumBeat.com Documentary Background - Music by Aleksey Chistilin from Pixabay Out of Time - Music by Zakhar Valaha from Pixabay Summer Adventures - Music by Sergii Pavkin from Pixabay This Minimal Technology (Pure) - Music by Yrii Semchyshyn from Pixabay Sound Effects from Pixabay CLOSE Contact us at podcast@majorspoilers.com Call the Major Spoilers Hotline at (785) 727-1939. A big Thank You goes out to everyone who downloads, subscribes, listens, and supports this show. We really appreciate you taking the time to listen to our ramblings each week. Tell your friends!

David Armstrong interviewed Golden and Silver Age great, Nick Cardy in 1998 on set at San Diego Comic Con about his entry into comic books in 1940, working with the Eisner & Iger shop, his influences like Gary Cooper, Noel Sickles, working at Fiction House, drafted into the Army, Tarzan and Casey Ruggles daily comic strips, entering DC Comics, interacting with Alex Toth, Jack Kirby, Neal Adams and Mike Sekowsky, working with Julius Schwartz and Carmine Infantino, working on animation, illustration and movie posters for New Line Cinema. Interview conducted, recorded and copyrighted to David Armstrong.  Remastered, edited, timestamped and postproduction by Alex Grand.Support the show

Gotham City is plagued by a series of inexplicable robberies, with victims left with no memory of their assailant. Desperate for a solution, Commissioner Gordon turns to Batman for help. But as the pressure mounts to find the perpetrator, Gordon finds himself in a pinch when it's revealed that a controversial councilman Robert Murdock is one of the victims – and the only one able to provide any kind of description of the elusive criminal.As Batman delves deeper into the case, he enlists the help of master hacker Oracle. Together, they face a shadowy figure known as the Gray Man – a formidable foe who may be the Dark Knight's most perplexing adversary yet. Batman must unravel the mystery behind the Gray Man's identity and uncover the truth behind these crimes. When nothing is as it seems, will Batman and Oracle be able to stop Gray Man before another innocent citizen shares the fate of Thomas and Martha Wayne?The Gray Man of Gotham, an independent sequel to Gotham Audio Theater's highly acclaimed debut story, Fathers & Sons, continues their tradition of expertly weaving together elements of suspense and real-world social commentary. This detective story boasts a cast of intelligent, multifaceted characters, both drawn from the DC Comics® universe and masterfully crafted by Thomas Oakland.Story & Executive ProducerThomas OaklandNarratorMike CarnesBatman/Bruce WayneMichael CorleyCommissioner James GordonBill ShanksOfficer Matthew JohnsonJack SavageOracle/Barbara GordonRebekah KoprivnikarDetective Harvey BullockChristopher ”Big Jim” LamanceMargaret EmersonLouise PorterCouncilman Robert MurdockBryan ToddAlfred PennyworthPeter WaltersPaloma RaynesBrianna EpsteinThemeTorpedoBeatzBatman: The Gray Man of Gotham is a non-commercial, non-profit fan fiction production released and distributed under the Creative Commons license. Batman®, Bruce Wayne, James Gordon, Oracle, Batgirl®, Barbara Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth and Gotham City® are property of DC Comics Inc., WarnerMedia LLC and their creators Bob Kane, Bill Finger, William Dozier, Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino. Batman: The Gray Man of Gotham is not endorsed or affiliated with the creators or owners to the rights of these characters.Batman: The Gray Man of Gotham is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

EPISODE 47 Seren and Rey reconvene after a lengthy break to chat all things NYCC from Seren's previous visit to the con, as well as looking at a classic issue from the stables of Marv Wolfman and Carmine Infantino! SPIDER-WOMAN VOL.1 #6 - 'END OF A NIGHTMARE' featuring Werewolf By Night and Morgen Le Fay! Tune in for the discussion as well as all the latest news! Remember - To Know Her Is To Fear Her! Enjoy! VENOM BLASTS (things to look out for in episode)!! Who Seren met at NYCC The NYCC treasure that Seren acquired SHOW NOTES: Spider-Woman Vol. 1 #6 TO KNOW HER IS TO FEAR HER MERCHADISE @ TEEPUBLIC If you love the issues, tell Marvel at mheroes@marvel.com ! WHERE TO HEAR US: Podcast Page Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts To Know Her Is To Fear Her RSS Feed DROP US A LINE: Podcast Page: http://spiderwomanpod.libsyn.com Email: spiderwomanpod@gmail.com FB Page: To Know Her Is To Fear Her - The Spider-Woman Podcast Page Twitter: @spiderwomndaily Instagram: To Know Her Is To Fear Her YouTube: To Know Her Is to Fear Her Tumblr: To Know Her Is To Fear Her Come join us on Discord - Watch Parties and other fun stuff! CHECK OUT THESE OTHER SHOWS WE CO-HOST! Attilan Rising - A Comic Book Podcast Into the Knight - The Moon Knight Podcast Predator & pREY - A Yautja Podcast Capes & Lunatics Sidekicks: An Ultimate Spider-Cast - Scarlet Spider! Contact Seren on Twitter @spiderwomndaily ! Contact Rey on Twitter @ReyReyPod ! Credits Podcast Logo by LetterSquids Co-Producers Rustin Green Eric Hadley Rick Cook Executive Producer Jess D. Special Thanks to Our Patreons! Claire Payne The music for this episode contains excerpts from songs and music copyrighted by Marvel Music Group or are of no copyright. The music agreed for use on To Know Her Is To Fear Her - The Spider-Woman Podcast  is licensed under an Attribution License;

Binge BBQ with the legendary Mike Gold as we discuss the way his hiring at DC Comics was all Neal Adams' fault, how the guerrilla marketing he learned from Abbie Hoffman helped him quadruple direct market sales, the Steve Ditko Creeper cover which sent a not-so-secret message to publisher Carmine Infantino, why editor Murray Boltinoff compared Marvel Comics to the Beatles (and not in a good way), which staffer was "the most disgusting human being I'd ever met in my life," how First Comics was born, his secret weapon for getting creators to deliver their work on time, our differing contemporaneous exposure to Fantastic Four #1 (and how his related to Merrick Garland), the way an off-hand comment led to a classic John Byrne comic, how the comic book field is like a donut shop, and much more.

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing THE FLASH (2023), which is available to buy from Prime Video. The script is credited to Christina Hodson, from a screen story from John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein and Joby Harold and based off characters created by Harry Lampert, Gardner Fox, Robert Kanigher, Carmine Infantino and other DC creators, this new version see Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) going back in time to try and change a tragedy from the past.  On his way back to his own timeline, he gets diverted and runs into his parents and himself.  Barry realizes he'll need help putting everything right again and enlists the world's greatest detective, Batman (Michael Keaton) to get the job done.  The film has a run time of 2 h and 24 m is rated PG-13 and is directed by Andy Muschietti. Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.  Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library #PayTheWriters #WritersStrike #WritersStrike2023  #WritersGuild --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jokagoge/support

Episode187.  James B and Eddie discuss Doc Ock's questionable hero turn, if the Kingpin is Spider-Man's toughest foe, if crop tops make you cool and why Peter Porker and Lois Lane are in these Spider-Man books!   (01:08) From March of 1984 Stan Lee presents ASM 249 “Secrets” Roger Stern, Art by John Romita jr. and Dan Green.   https://readallcomics.com/amazing-spider-man-v1-249/   (07:29) From March of 1976 DC and Marvel present Superman vs the Amazing Spider-man in “The Battle of the Century!” Presented by Carmine Infantino and Stan lee, Written by Gerry Conway, Drawn by Ross Andru and Inked by Dick Giordano https://readallcomics.com/superman-vs-the-amazing-spider-man/   (12:43) From May of 1985 Stan Lee presents Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham 1 “The Mysterious Island of Ducktor Doom!”   by Skeats, Armstrong and Albelo (17:06) From November of 1983 Marvel Tails starring Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham “If he should punch me” by DeFlaco, Armstrong and Albelo  (19:08) Sponsor - The Animal Half Shirt   Theme Music by Jeff Kenniston.  This Episode Edited by James B using Audacity and Cleanfeed.  Summaries written by Eddie and James B.  Most Sound effects and music generously provided royalty free by www.fesliyanstudios.com and https://www.zapsplat.com/  Check out all the episodes on letsreadspiderman.podbean.com or wherever you get your podcasts.   Join our Discord Channel by using this link on discord: https://discord.gg/GvbvtDRj   Check out our live meetup here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_mW6htjJUHOzlViEvPQqR-k68tClMGAi85Bi_xrlV7w/edit

Se estrenó al fin la película de Bat-- The Flash, dirigida por Andy Muschietti, y lejos de las polémicas que haya arrastrado, la vimos, y le hacemos la RE: seña. Carlitos, Eze, y MaGnUs se juntan a charlar de que les pareció, que podría haber sido distinto, y como cumplió o no con lo que se propuso. Después, MaGnUs y Eze hacen un combo de RE: seña y Orígenes Secretos, para hablar de las primeras apariciones de Barry Allen en 1956, leyendo los comics por Bob Kanigher, John Broome, Carmine Infantino, y otros, en el comienzo de la Silver Age de los superhéroes. Con música de Benjamin Wallfisch, Richard O'Brien / Patricia Quinn / Nell Campbell / Charles Gray, y Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. Próximo programa: Montevideo Comics 2023.

For episode 101, we explore the history of the multiverse in DC comics...and it's not what you think! We provide a (brief) overview of the first examples of multiversal theory in fiction and science before discussing the first multiverse story in DC comics (which is NOT The Flash but rather in the pages of Wonder Woman)! We then discuss the iconic and meta Flash of Two Worlds and the first use of the term "multiverse" from an All-Star Squadron story by Roy Thomas. Ep. 101 What if the Flash of Two Worlds was incorrectly identified as the origin of the DC Multiverse? Infinite earths as seen in hundreds of DC comic booksFor the start of our NEXT 100 episodes, we travel to the beginning of the multiverse in DC comics when Wonder Woman encounters an alternate universe version of herself back in 1953! We then tackle the iconic and super meta Flash story "Flash of Two Worlds" from Carmine Infantino and multiversal godfather Gardner Fox which brings together Barry Allen and Jay Garrick for the first time! We wrap up in the pages of All-Star Squadron which sees the Justice Society of America (or more preciously Doctor Fate) travel to a very Ditko-esque universe to battle The Spectre and to utter the word "multiverse" for the first time in DC comics courtesy of the legendary Roy Thomas. Plus Michael Moorcock, William James, Spider-Verse the upcoming Flash DCU film and much more. Reading List: Wonder Woman #59 (1953) The Flash #123 (1961) All-Star Squadron #27 (1983) Find us & support us at https://linktr.ee/dearwatchersEmail Podcast@DearWatchers.comTheme music is Space Heroes by MaxKoMusic (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0) ★ Support this podcast ★

On this episode, we look ahead to the June 16 release of The Flash with a little story that established the concept of the multiverse as a canonical part of superhero comics: “The Flash of Two Worlds” from The Flash # 123, by Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino, published by DC Comics! Performing for children at a fundraiser, the Flash (Barry Allen) vibrates at super speed and finds himself on another Earth! And it turns out this world is home to ... The Flash (Jay Garrick), whose “fictional” exploits thrilled Barry (and DC Comics readers) several years earlier! Faced with the existence of multiple realities, what do our heroes do? Why, team up to fight bad guys, of course! We also run through two subsequent Barry Allen/Jay Garrick team-ups: “Double Danger on Earth” from The Flash # 129 and “Vengeance of the Immortal Villain” from The Flash #137! How well do these stories stack up, six decades later? And do any of them cross over the finish line into that multiverse of madness known as ... The Comics Canon? In This Episode: ·         Curt ... has some thoughts ... about the Flash's super-speed powers ·         The Thinker leaves millions on the table ·         The Flash Vol. 2 No. 1: “Happy Birthday Wally!” ·         Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse ·         Fear Agent Final Edition Vol. 1 Run, don't walk, to join us in two weeks as we return to the world of The Dreaming for the first of a two-part look at The Sandman: The Kindly Ones! Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook! And as always, thanks for listening!

Hey there all you Scarlet Speedsters! Mart Gray is back, and he and I sat down to talk about a fantastic story from the Silver Age of DC comics, with Flash 129! This team up with Jay Garrick and Barry Allen is really fun, and we get Captain Cold and The Trickster as antagonists for the speedy duo! Plus, there's a predicament on Earth 2 that has brought Jay to Earth 1, and if they cannot defeat the villains, and find a solution, Earth 2 is doomed to destruction! Great work by Gardner Fox, Carmine Infantino, and company. So join us on this wild journey! As usual, you can send any feedback for the show through email at Aworldonfirepodcast@gmail.com or to the show on Twitter @allsquadron or on the FB page as well. You can find Mart on Twitter @martgray or on his fabulous blog Too Dangerous for a Girl! Thanks for listening. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/stephen-strange02/message

Unveiling a tantalizing teaser, Gotham Audio Theatre proudly presents Batman - The Gray Man of Gotham, coming up later in 2023. This gripping Batman audio drama will serve as an independent sequel to Gotham Audio Theatre's acclaimed debut story, Fathers & Sons, released in 2022.Stay tuned as Batman faces a shadowy figure known as the Gray Man – a formidable foe who may be the Dark Knight's most perplexing adversary yet.Story & Executive ProducerThomas OaklandDetective Harvey BullockChristopher "Big Jim" LamanceMargaret EmersonLouise PorterBatman - The Gray Man of Gotham is a non-commercial, non-profit fan fiction production released and distributed under the Creative Commons license. Batman®, Bruce Wayne, James Gordon, Oracle, Batgirl®, Barbara Gordon, Alfred Pennyworth and Gotham City® are property of DC Comics Inc., WarnerMedia LLC and their creators Bob Kane, Bill Finger, William Dozier, Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox and Carmine Infantino. Batman - The Gray Man of Gotham is not endorsed or affiliated with the creators or owners to the rights of these characters.Batman - The Gray Man of Gotham is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents either are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

With very few choices left to him, Clark makes a difficult decision. Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. This is an unauthorized biography. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC Comics and Warner Media.This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists.Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent, and Lex Luthor were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Batman was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Jason Todd was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton. Dr. Fate was created by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman. J'Onn J‘Onzz was created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa. Jason Blood was created by Jack Kirby. The Joker was created by Jerry Robinson, Bill Finger, and Bob Kane. Vandal Savage was created by Alfred Bester & Martin Nodell. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. John Stewart was created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams. Vixen was created by Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner. Arthur Curry was created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. Barry Allen was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Wally West was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino. Mr. Terrific was created by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. Ray Palmer was created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, and Gil Kane. John Constantine was created by Alan Moore and Steve Bissette. Steve Trevor was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Etta Candy was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Deadshot was created by David Vern Reed and Lew Sayre Schwartz. Black Lightning was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden. Bloodsport was created by John Byrne. Captain Atom was created by Joe Gill and Steve Ditko. Katana was created by Mike W. Barr and Jim Aparo.Manuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: Time Passing I by David Hilowitz, Headlights/Mountain Road by Blue Dot Sessions, Highway to the Stars by Kai Engel, Devil in the Details by David Hilowitz, Calm and Collected by Blue Dot Sessions, Dutiligi by Mello C, Taut by Chad Crouch, Sequence by Borrtex, Good Ideas Poorly Executed by Steve Combs, Hunter by Scott Holmes, Pep by Kirk Osamayo, Eclipse by Kirk Osamayo, Tarnish by Podington Bear, Emu in the Bass by Gorowski, Morning Mist by Podington Bear, No Good (Start the Dance by Ergo Phizmiz, Neogrotesque by Tortue Super Sonic, Maceonectar (Johnny Ripper Mix) by Saxsyndrum, Fog In a Dawn by Masato Abe, Slough by Podington Bear, There Is Always a Reason by Borrtex, Enhance Your Days (Johnny Ripper Mix) by Children of Kids.

Clark enters an inescapable conflict. The Unauthorized Biography of Clark Kent continues. Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC Comics and Warner Media.This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists. Clark Kent and Lex Luthor were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Batman was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. J'Onn J‘Onzz was created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa. John Stewart was created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams. Barry Allen was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Mr. Terrific was created by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Vixen was created by Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner. Arthur Curry was created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. Wally West was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino. Ray Palmer was created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, and Gil Kane. Oliver Queen was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Vandal Savage was created by Alfred Bester & Martin Nodell. Roy Harper was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Black Canary was created by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Dillon. Richard Grayson was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Jason Todd was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton. Dr. Fate was created by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman. The Joker was created by Jerry Robinson, Bill Finger, and Bob Kane.Manuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: Itasca by Blue Dot Sessions, Fly a Kite by Spectacular Sound Productions, Maceonectar (Johnny Ripper Mix) by Saxsyndrum, Spring Cleaning by Blue Dot Sessions, Touching Down by Scott Nice, Ginger by Chad Crouch, I Have a Plan by Borrtex, Moon by Borrtex,Loaming Pulse by Podington Bear, Flatlands 3rd by Blue Dot Sessions, Outside (Luzalove Mix) by Luxalove, Animals by Borrtex, Shadow by Evan Shaeffer, The Undertake by Borrtex, There is Always a Reason by Borrtex, Time Passing I by David Hilowitz, Unto the Coven by Plasticine Cowboy.

Clark retreats to introspect. The Unauthorized Biography of Clark Kent continues. Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC Comics and Warner Media.This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists. Clark Kent, Jor-El, Martha Kent, and Lex Luthor were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Mr. Terrific was created by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. Kara Zor-El was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino. Ray Palmer was created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, and Gil Kane. The Phantom Zone Projector was Robert Bernstein and George Papp. Vandal Savage was created by Alfred Bester & Martin Nodell. Ra's Al Ghul was created by Dennis O'Neil, Neal Adams, and Julius Schwartz. J'Onn J‘Onzz was created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa. Arthur Curry was created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Batman was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Richard Grayson was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Jason Todd was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton. Steve Trevor was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Etta Candy was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Barry Allen was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Wally West was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino. Roy Harper was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Green Arrow was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Black Canary was created by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Dillon. Sandra Wusan was created by Dennis O'Neal and Ric Estrada.Manuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: Feather On the Crest by Blue Dot Sessions, Unialus by Jari Pitkanen, Discovery by Kirk Osamayo, One Little Triumph by Blue Dot Sessions, Above the Clouds by Frequeny Decree, Floatation by Bio Unit, Solitary by Bio Unit, Lady Marie by Blue Dot Sessions, Brotherhood by Monplaisir, An Empire For Your Heart by Eletrólise, Touch Your Breath by Masato Abe, Wave of the Synth by Uncan.

Clark and the league find themselves on the wrong side of the law. The Unauthorized Biography of Clark Kent continues. Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC Comics and Warner Media.This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists. Clark Kent and Lex Luthor were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Kara Zor-El was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino. Batman was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Task Force X was created by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Steve Trevor was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Barry Allen was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Green Arrow was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Martian Manhunter was created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa. John Stewart was created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams. Black Lightning was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden. Mr. Terrific was created by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. Vixen was created by Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner. Ray Palmer was created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, and Gil Kane. Black Lightning was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden. Arthur Curry was created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. Black Canary was created by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Dillon. Roy Harper was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Richard Grayson was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Jason Todd was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton.Manuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: Flashing Runner by Blue Dot Sessions, Going Forward Looking Back by Podington Bear, Rythn by Podington Bear, Ice Where Your Parent's Love Should Be by Kyle Preston, Euphoric by Podington Bear, Part VIII by Jahzzar, Friction Model by Blue Dot Sessions, Animals by Borrtex, Picnic March by Blue Dot Sessions, Look Deep Into Your Eyes by Till Pardiso.

Clark deals with precarious youth. The Unauthorized Biography of Clark Kent continues. Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC Comics and Warner Media.This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists. Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Martha Kent, and Lex Luthor were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Martian Manhunter was created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa. John Stewart was created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams. Barry Allen was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Wally West was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino. Mister Mxyzptlk was created by Jerry Siegel and Ira Yarbrough. Kara Zor-El was created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino. Batman was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Two-Face was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Alfred Pennyworth by Don Cameron and Bob Kane. Jason Todd was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton. Steve Trevor was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Ra's Al Ghul was created by Dennis O'Neil, Neal Adams, and Julius Schwartz.Manuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: Process by Borrtex, New Cresente by Blue Dot Sessions, Unialus by Jair Pitkanen, Twinkletoes by Podington Bear, Tar and Spackle by Blue Dot Sessions, We Collect Shiny Things by Blue Dot Sessions, Calm and Collected by Blue Dot Sessions, Ode to the World by Kai Engel, Izeah by Blue Dot Sessions, Micolai by Blue Dot Sessions, Donnalee by Blue Dot Sessions, Sneeuwland by Oskar Schuster, Trundle by Podington Bear, Tropical Pleasure by Serge Quadrado, Endless Story About the Sun and Moon by Kai Engel, Greyleaf Willow by Blue Dot Sessions, Synthewave by Ryan Anderson.

Clark attempts to broker peace. The Unauthorized Biography of Clark Kent continues. Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC Comics and Warner Media.This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists. Clark Kent, Martha Kent, Lois Lane and Lex Luthor were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Vandal Savage was created by Alfred Bester & Martin Nodell. Batman was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Richard White was created by Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris. Steve Trevor was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Etta Candy was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Task Force X was created by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru. Green Arrow was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. John Stewart was created by Dennis O'Neil and Neal Adams. Arthur Curry was created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. The Flash was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Martian Manhunter was created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa. Jason Todd was created by Gerry Conway and Don Newton. Colonel Vox was created by Martin Pasko, Joe Staton, and Dwayne McDuffie. Franklin Rock was created by Robert Kaniger and Joe Kubert. Emelia Harcourt was created by Rob Williams and Jim LeeManuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: Capering by Blue Dot Sessions, Rythme Leger by Bauchamp, Sprout Jam by Podington Bear, Low Coal Camper by Blue Dot Sessions, Tedukedo by Mello C, Calm and Collected by Blue Dot Sessions, Frog Dream (Instrumental) by Chad Crouch, Tropical Pleasure by Serge Quadrado, Donnalee by Blue Dot Sessions, Industrial 1 by Soulaflair, Lakers by Mello C, Bright White by Podington Bear, Devil in the Details by David Hilowitz, Balkana by 4bstr4ck3r. 

David Armstrong interviewed Golden & Silver Age great, Carmine Infantino in 1999 about his entry into comic books with Fox Comics and Timely, meeting Harry Chesler, working at DC Comics with Sheldon Mayer, meeting Alex Toth and Joe Kubert, his favorite inkers & movies, his DC covers, the business side of DC, corporate shakeups, Sol Harrison, Irwin Donenfeld, Jack Liebowitz, the buyout from Kinney, Mike Sekowsky, All-American Comics, Mario Puzo, Robert Kanigher, merchandising and why he left DC Comics.Interview conducted, recorded and copyrighted to David Armstrong.Remastered, edited, timestamped and postproduction by Alex Grand.Support the show

Clark embarks into the darkness. The Unauthorized Biography of Clark Kent continues. Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. This is an unauthorized biography. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC Comics and Warner Media.This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists. Clark Kent, and Lex Luthor were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Weather Wizard was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino. The Toyman was created by Don Cameron and Ed Debrotka. Steve Trevor was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Martian Manhunter was created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa. Green Arrow was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Hal Jordan was created by John Broome and Gil Kane. Bizarro was created by George Papp and Otto Binder. Batman was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Ra's Al Ghul was created by Dennis O'Neil, Neal Adams, and Julius Schwartz.Manuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: Transformations II by David Hilowitz, Falaal by Blue D ot Sessions, Wind by Crowander, Below the Surface by Kyle Preston, Respiration by Podington Bear, Touch Your Breath by Masato Abe, Kalsted by Blue Dot Sessions, Idiophone by Bio Unit, Fog In A Dawn by Masato Abe, Stregheria by Eletrólise, Submerging Blue-Blak by Podington Bear, The Bridge (Horror I) by David Hilowitz, Rise by Igor Khabarov, Synthpop Motion by Serge Quadrato. 

Welcome back to another exciting edition of Make Mine Paperback! Moving on from Golden Age comics, the next logical step is to discuss the Silver Age. Serving as the bridge between the two eras is Showcase #4 (1956), written by Bob Kanigher and John Broome with art by Carmine Infantino and colors by Joe Kubert. Often regarded as the comic that heralded in the Silver Age, Bary Allen takes on the mantle of The Flash while giving a nod to his Golden Age counterpart, Jay Gerrick. Although the company that would become DC had plenty of existing material and characters to work with, The Flash was born out of the Comics Code Authority. Showcase #4 is able to follow the restrictive Comic Code in a creative fashion that results in a fresh take on the comic book genre. In their bid to avoid controversy, the writers effectively created the template for Silver Age comics, which resulted in some of the most influential and well-known characters being developed that are still popular today. Listen in to the discussion of the comic book that created The Flash we know and love today as well as the story that served to advance the comic book genre to a new era.

Clark does his best to avoid politics. The Unauthorized Biography of Clark Kent continues. Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC Comics and Warner Media.This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists. Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and Martha Kent were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Peacemaker was created by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette. Lana Lang was created by Bill Finger and John Sikela. Steve Trevor was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Etta Candy was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Green Arrow was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Black Canary was created by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Dillon. Roy Harper was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Richard Grayson was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. The Flash was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Ray Palmer was created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, and Gil Kane. Black Lightning was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden. Hal Jordan was created by John Broome and Gil Kane. Bizarro was created by George Papp and Otto Binder. Martian Manhunter was created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa. Prometheus was created by Grant Morrison and Arnie Jorgensen. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Weather Wizard was created by John Broome and Carmine Infantino. The Toyman was created by Don Cameron and Ed Debrotka.Manuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: Trundle by Podington Bear, Gradual Sunrise by David Hilowitz, Fjord by Bio Unit, Ancora Dolcemente by Jari Pitkanen, Three Colors by Podington Bear, Last Day of High School by Borrtex, Donnalee by Blue Dot Sessions, Show Me by Borrtex, Night Vision by Podington Bear, Lady Marie by Blue Dot Sessions, Low Horizon by Kai Engel, Emu in the Bass by Gorowski, A Soul the Same by Audralic, Counting Lights by Kai Engel, Coming Home by Borrtex, Memory Wind by Podington Bear, Evermore by Jari Pitkanen, New England is Interesting by BOPD, Outside (Luxalove remix) by Luxalove, Big Feeling Man by Blue Dot Sessions, Boadicee (Johnny Ripper Mix) by Phasme, Rising Out of Stagnant Water by Jack Anderton, Swollen Clouds by Podington Bear, You Make My Heart Sing by Will Bangs, Flatlands 3rd by Blue Dot Sessions, Ashes by Jahzzar.

Clark is invited to a debate. The Unauthorized Biography of Clark Kent continues. Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC Comics and Warner Media.This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists. Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Martha Kent, and Jonathan Kent were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Deadshot was created by David Vern Reed and Lew Sayre Schwartz. Ray Palmer was created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, and Gil Kane. Green Arrow was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Roy Harper was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Richard Grayson was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Prometheus was created by Grant Morrison and Arnie Jorgensen. Knightfall was created by Gail Simone and Alitha Martinez. Electrocutioner was created by Marv Wolfman, Michael Fleisher, and Irv Novick. Reaper was created by Mike W. Barr and Alan Davis. Javelin was created by Len Wein and Dave Gibbons. Peacemaker was created by Joe Gill and Pat Boyette. Bloodsport was created by John Byrne. Steve Trevor was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston and Harry G. Peter. Metallo was created by Robert Bernstein and Al Plastino. Martian Manhunter was created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa. The Flash was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Iris West was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Mr. Terrific was created by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. Black Canary was created by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Dillon. Black Lightning was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden. Hal Jordan was created by John Broome and Gil Kane. Vixen was created by Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner. Arthur Curry was created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris.Manuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: Gradual Sunrise by David Hilowitz, Headlights/Moutain Road by Blue Dot Sessions, …and Degeneracy by Abstract Nostalgic Fractal Systems, Curious Process by Podington Bear, Donnalee by Blue Dot Sessions, Starlight by Chad Crouch, Great is the Contessa by Blue Dot Sessions, The Dawn Chorus (Instrumental) by Chad Crouch, Good Ideas Poorly Executed by Steve Combs, Flatlands 3rd by Blue Dot Sessions, Chicane by Bio Unit, Intro by Baucheamp, A Sea Change by Kyle Preston, Calm and Collected by Blue Dot Sessions, Dutiligi by Mello C, Roundpine by Blue Dot Sessions, Stress by Audiobinger.

Clark's life takes an unpleasant turn. The Unauthorized Biography of Clark Kent continues. Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC Comics and Warner Media.This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists. Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jonathan Kent, and Martha Kent were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Schuster. Arthur Ivo was created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky. Achilles Milo was created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff. Hugo Strange was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Batman was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. The Flash was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Jason Blood was created by Jack Kirby. Felix Faust was created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky. Vandal Savage was created by Alfred Bester & Martin Nodell. Dr. Fate was created by Gardner Fox and Howard Sherman. Madame Xanadu was created by David Michelinie and Val Mayerik. Zatanna was created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, and Murphy Anderson. John Constantine was created by Alan Moore and Steve Bissette. Deadman was created by Arnold Drake and Carmine Infantino. Ra's Al Ghul was created by Dennis O'Neil, Neal Adams, and Julius Schwartz.Manuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: One Little Triumph by Blue Dot Sessions, Chimera by Podington Bear, Moon by Borrtex, Three Colors by Podington Bear, Tedukedo by Podington Bear, Idiophone by Bio Unit, Dark Water by Podington Bear, Mensa by Podington Bear, Vik Fence Sahder by Blue Dot Sessions, Dimming Circuit by Blue Dot Sessions, Universe in Hands by Kai Engel, Paper Napkin by Blue Dot Sessions, Feeling by Borrtex, Creeping by Borrtex, Curious Process by Podington Bear, Lost City II. by Crowander, Steely by Blue Dot Sessions, Refraction by Podington Bear, Cosmic Rescue Plan for Animals of Earth by The Cow Goes Moo.

Welcome to a very special episode of the show! As you know, typically I cover a lot of crazy comics, and most wouldn't be considered groundbreaking by most. I decided to not just cover a seminal comic book, and break away from the more bizarre side of the medium, but I also brought a guest on that loves and creates his own comics! Please welcome my friend Javon Stokes to the show! Javon is a creator and podcaster that is one of the hardest working people I know in the industry, and I couldn't wait to talk to him about this great DC Silver Age story, The Flash of Two Worlds! Gardner Fox, Carmine Infantino, and Joe Giella do a fantastic job with this story, and it opened up a whole new world for the rest of the DC universe.  As usual, you can send any feedback to the show through email at Magazinesandmonsters@gmail.com or to the FB page or to me on Twitter @Billyd_licious. You can find Javon on FB (Visually Stoked Media), on Twitter @jstokesstudios or on his website Visuallystoked.com (definitely give his work a look, as it's something he's very passionate about, and he loves the comic book medium)! Thanks for listening! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/magsnmonsters/message

Jessica's new friend lives in Colden House, where everybody's favorite Werewolf, Jack Russell, hangs his furry hat. A girls' night of bonding is interrupted by an attempted hit on Buck Cowan by The Enforcer and his Tinglers! PLUS: The mystery behind Buck's beach house burning down is sorta solved!

You may know Bob Wiacek's name from the many other artists he's worked with: Carmine Infantino, Paul Smith, John Byrne, past guest June Brigman, past guest Walt Simonson, John Romita Jr., and past guest Bob Layton. But Bob's a legend in his own right as acknowledged by his recently received Inkwell Awards Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame Award for lifetime achievement in the art of inking. Just like there'd be no Jordan without Pippen, Wiacek's inks enhanced the work every penciller he worked with, from an Infantino Star Wars run in the early 80s, to Alpha Flight and launching the Sensational She-Hulk with Byrne, to one of his favorites: a two-year run with Brigman on Power Pack. The guy's a consummate professional, and he spills all the ink for the Dollar Bin Bandits. __________________________________If you liked this podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe on Apple Podcasts. And tell your friends!Looking for more ways to express your undying DBB love and devotion? Email us at dollarbinbandits@gmail.com. Follow us @dollarbinbandits on Facebook and Instagram, and @DBBandits on Twitter. 

Spider-Woman and the ancient magician Magnus battle the legendary sorceress Morgan le Fay to prevent her from getting a hold of the infamous magic of The Darkhold. Since Jack had read the Book of Sins, stealing his memory was good enough for Morgan, but it's The First Night... Mail: werewolfbynightpodcast@gmail | Twitter: @werewolfpodcast | Instagram: @werewolf_by_night_podcast | VM: 971-220-5865 Check out Jacob's new podcast series w/ Chris Matheson, On the Funny

Rising to meet the moment, Clark brings the team together. Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. This is an unauthorized biography. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC Comics and Warner Media.This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists. Clark Kent and Ultra-Humanite were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Grant Haskill was created by Len Wein and Curt Swan. Alexander Mason was created by Paul Kupperberg, Bob Rozakis, and Curt Swan. Black Lightning was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden. Lynn Stewart was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden. Martian Manhunter was created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marsten and Harry G. Peterson. Ariana Anderson was created by Greg Rucka and Liam Sharp. Barbara Minerva was created by Len Wein and George Perez. Batman and Hugo Strange were created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Green Arrow was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Black Canary was created by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Dillon. Ray Palmer was created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, and Gil Kane. Mr. Terrific was created by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. Vixen was created by Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner. The Flash was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Hal Jordan was created by John Broome and Gil Kane. Arthur Curry was created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. Achilles Milo was created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff. Arthur Ivo was created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky.Manuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: Touching Down by Scott Nice, Highway to the Stars by Kai Engel, There is Always a Reason by Borrtex, Universal Warrior (Special Edition) by Gorowski, Stickle by Blue Dot Sessions, Sneeuwaland by Oskar Schuster, Lady Marie by Blue Dot Sessions, Animals by Borrtex, Broken Photosynthesis by Kyle Preston, Chimera by Podington Bear, Bright White by Podington Bear, Scuba by Metre.

With Lex Luthor out of the way, Metropolis becomes vulnerable to new threats.Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. This is an unauthorized biography. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC comics and Warner Media.This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists. Clark Kent, Martha Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Lex Luthor, and Ultra-Humanite were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Hellgramite was created by Bob Haney and Neil Adams. The Flash was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marsten and Harry G. Peterson. Arthur Curry was created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. Martian Manhunter was created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa. Batman, Hugo Strange, and Clayface were created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Green Arrow was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Black Canary was created by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Dillon. Black Lightning and Lynn Stewart were created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden. Mr. Terrific was created by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. Ray Palmer was created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, and Gil Kane. Arthur Ivo was created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky. Achilles Milo was created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff. Clay Face was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Hal Jordan was created by John Broome and Gil Kane. Legion was created by Jim Owsley and M.D. Bright. Ariana Anderson was created by Greg Rucka and Liam Sharp. Veronica Cale was created by Greg Rucka and Drew Johnson.Manuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: Atmosphere by Borrtex, Loaming Pulse by Podington Bear, Devil in the Details by David Hilowitz, Lakira by Mello C, Ingravity by Jahzzar, …and Degeneracy by Abstract Nostalgic Fractal Systems, Buoyancy by Chad Crouch, Incursion by Borrtex, Steve's Djembe by Vani, Sproutjam by Podington Bear, Chimera by Podington Bear, Dingdong by Simon Mathewson, We Collect Shiny Things by Blue Dot Sessions, Written in Ink by Kyle Preston, Emu In the Bass by Gorowski. 

Clark finds himself in an unexpected team-up.Son of El is written and produced by Isaac Bluefoot. This is an unauthorized biography. The views expressed are not necessarily those held by DC Comics and Warner Media. This telling of Superman is an interpretation of the works of many writers and artists. Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and Lex Luthor were created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Batman was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Martian Manhunter was created by Joseph Samachson and Joe Certa. Hugo Strange was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Scarecrow was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Mad Hatter was created by Bill Finger and Lew Sayre Schwartz. Poison Ivy was created by Robert Kanigher and Sheldon Moldoff. Riddler was created by Bill Finger and Dick Sprang. The Toyman was created by Don Cameron and Ed Debrotka. Arthur Ivo was created by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky. Achilles Milo was created by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff. Solomon Grundy was created by Alfred Bester and Paul Reinman. Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marsten and Harry G. Peterson. The Flash was created by Robert Kanigher and Carmine Infantino. Black Canary was created by Dennis O'Neil and Dick Dillon. Green Arrow was created by Mort Weisinger and George Papp. Wildcat was created by Bill Finger and Irwin Hasen. Black Lightning was created by Tony Isabella and Trevor Von Eeden. Vixen was created by Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner. Mr. Terrific was created by John Ostrander and Tom Mandrake. Ray Palmer was created by Julius Schwartz, Gardner Fox, and Gil Kane. Arthur Curry was created by Mort Weisinger and Paul Norris. Metallo was created by Robert Bernstein and Al Plastino. Richard Grayson was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane. Alfred Pennyworth was created by Don Cameron and Bob Kane.Manuscript Editing assistance by Tricia Riel. Theme Music by Royal Jelly. Additional music licensed through Creative Commons: Pickers by Blue Dot Sessions, Idiophone by Bio Unit, I Have a Plan by Borrtex, Below the Surface by Kyle Preston, Everlasting Sorrow by Abstract Nostalgic Fractal Systems, Cirrus Remix by Scanglobe, Tar and Spackle by Blue Dot Sessions, The Time Is Now by Borrtex, Dub We Do by Neonormalizm Crew, Action by Chad Crouch, Ode to the World by Kai Engel, Star of David by Siddhartha Corsus, Ancora Dolcemente by Jari Pitkanen, The Come Up by Audiobinger.