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This time around we chat about WHO’S WHO: Volume XVII, discussing characters such as Phantom Girl, The Phantom Stranger, Plastic Man, Poison Ivy, Power Girl, and Psycho-Pirate! We wrap up the show with Listener Feedback!

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It’s Bat-Mania! We begin with the first installment of “Super Mates Theater”. Robin is late to school! How’s a Batman going to get him there on time? Take the Tumbler!

Then on to our feature, audio commentary on two key episodes of Batman: The Animated Series! A name from the past splits the Dynamic Duo, as Batman sidelines his trusted partner, leading both to recall the events that brought them together years ago. Watch along with Chris and Cindy Franklin as they give you their take on the classic 1^st season episode “Robin’s Reckoning, Part 1”.

Then we jump forward to the second version of BTAS, with The New Batman Adventures episode, “Legends of the Dark Knight”. Three young kids have three very different ideas of who and what The Batman is, and two of them happen to match some of the most famous versions from the character’s comic history! Listen to the geekout as Chris gushes over his love of Bill Finger and Dick Sprang, and Cindy roots for Frank Miller’s Carrie Kelly Robin!

That’s more Caped Crusader than you can shake a Batarang at! So join us as we explore the shadowy alleys and rain-soaked rooftops of Gotham City, or actually SEVERAL versions of Gotham City!

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Be sure to let us know what you think! What are your favorite episodes of BTAS? Let your voice be heard! We’d love to read it aloud in an upcoming episode. Drop us a line in our comments section, or email us at supermatespodcast@gmail.com. We’re also on Facebook!

Chris (aka Earth 2 Chris) co-hosts the Power Records Podcast with the Esteemed Rob Kelly over at the Fire and Water Podcast feed! Check them out here:

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Next time, Cindy’s favorite episode of Star Trek: The Original Series: “All Our Yesterdays”!

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Shag and Rob start the episode with a brief discussion on an upcoming Firestorm action figure! Next, a healthy dose of your Listener Feedback!

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This episode Rob and Shag dive into AQUAMAN #28 by Jeff Parker, Paul Pelletier, Sean Parsons, and Andrew Hennessy. Plus the guys face the return of Typhoon in THE FURY OF FIRESTORM #8 (Jan. 1983) by Gerry Conway, guest penciller Jerome Moore, Rodin Rodriguez, and Gene D’Angelo.

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Valentine’s Day may be over, but the love-in continues! Join Chris and Cindy as they tackle the loves and losses of comicdom’s most famous red and blue heroes! Yes, it’s DC and Marvel’s flagship characters, Superman and Spider-Man!

Follow Spidey and his bride-to-be-and-yet-never-was Mary Jane from that first famous door knock, to the deal with the devil that undid it all.

Then stop by Metropolis to visit comics’ first couple, Lois and Clark, who finally made good on 50 years of “will-they-won’t-they” to ultimately land on “they never did”.

The winding road of romance proves their greatest enemies for happiness not to be Lex Luthor or the Green Goblin, but executives at the very companies they keep afloat!

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Let us know what you think! We’d love to read your comments. Drop a line here on the comments section of the blog, or email us directly at supermatespodcast@gmail.com

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Chris co-hosts the Power Records Podcast with the Esteemed Rob Kelly over at the Fire and Water Podcast feed! Check them out here:

http://www.fireandwaterpodcast.blogspot.com/

Next time, it’s two of our favorite episodes of Batman: The Animated Series!

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This episode Shag and Rob provide audio commentary for the first episode of the 1985 classic, The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians! The Super Powers team race against time to save Earth from the villainy of Darkseid in “The Seeds of Doom!”

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We visit The House of Ideas for this episode of The Power Records Podcast! Rob and Chris Franklin (aka Earth-2 Chris) talk about two Marvel audio adventures: Spider-Man in “Invasion of the Dragon Men” and the Hulk in “The Incredible Hulk At Bay!”

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It’s our debut episode, and it’s Valentine’s Day! Join Chris and Cindy Franklin as they reveal the Secret Origin of their relationship, and how it involves comics. Then we get to the topic at hand, and examine some of comicdom’s greatest couples and learn lessons in love and marriage, including;

• Self-mutilation to save your child.
• When is it okay to wear dominatrix gear and torture your spouse and teammates?
• Fostering a strong marriage with an inescapable reincarnation curse hanging over your heads.

Chris and Cindy pick apart the so-called wedded bliss of Aquaman and Mera, the Fantastic Four’s Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman, and Hawkman and Hawkgirl. It’s a journey through comic history, including retcons, reboots, reimaginings, and Hollywood as the Franklins prove love can survive even the most convoluted stories writers can throw at it.

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Come back in two weeks for part two of our Super Couples expose! Thanks for listening!

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This time around we chat about WHO’S WHO: Volume XVII, discussing characters such as Nightwing, Northwind, Ocean Master, OMAC, The Patchwork Man, The Penguin, and Per Degaton! We wrap up the show with Listener Feedback!

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This episode Rob and Shag dive into AQUAMAN #27 by Jeff Parker, Paul Pelletier, Sean Parsons, Netho Diaz, Ruy Jose, and Rod Reis. Next the guys face Plastique in THE FURY OF FIRESTORM #7 (Dec. 1982) by Gerry Conway, Pat Broderick, Rodin Rodriguez, and Gene D’Angelo. They also spend a few moments discussing FOREVER EVIL: A.R.G.U.S. and your feedback!

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