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Chris and Cindy squeeze a volcano and end up in a parallel world! Okay, they don’t do that, but Superman does, in the classic World’s Greatest Super Friends episode, “Universe of Evil”! Our Man of Steel must contend with some devil-worshipping Super Enemies, while his evil counterpart makes mincemeat out of our Super Friends. It’s childlike, nonsensical awesomeness!

Then the Super Mates get a little more serious and review the even more classic Justice League episodes, “A Better World, Parts 1 and 2”. Superman murders President Luthor? The Justice League takes over the world? Not quite, but the Justice Lords do, and they want to spread their order to our world (or the Justice League’s anyway). It’s the “evil universe” trope colored in very thought-provoking shades of gray!

Plus, has an evil twin invaded Super Mates HQ (in other words, our house)?

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Be sure to let us know what you think! Are you fans of Super Friends or Justice League? Do you have an evil twin? 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. If you’re listening on iTunes, please consider leaving a review of our show! 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!

Next time: A classic, stand-out issue from a classic run; “Who is Donna Troy?” from New Teen Titans #38, by Wolfman and Perez!

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Firestorm hits the small screen! This episode Shag and Rob talk about the casting of Robbie Amell as Ronnie Raymond on the upcoming CW television show, The Flash! Then the guys “get savage” and review THE FURY OF FIRESTORM #12 (May 1983) by Gerry Conway, Pat Broderick, Rodin Rodriguez, Gene D’Angelo, and Ben Oda! Next the savagery continues while Aquaman battles the Chimera in AQUAMAN #32 by Jeff Parker, Paul Pelletier, Sean Parsons, Rick Magyar, and Rain Beredo. Finally, Aquaman has a little lie down in AQUAMAN and THE OTHERS #4 by Dan Jurgens, Lan Medina, and Allen Martinez.

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Just in time for the release of DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES comes this double-sized episode of THE POWER RECORDS PODCAST! Host Rob Kelly is joined first by TALES OF THE JSA co-host (and all-around Apes fan) Scott Gardner for Power Records’ adaptation of “Planet of the Apes” and “Beneath The Planet of Apes”, then regular co-host Chris Franklin joins Rob for a look at “Escape From Planet of the Apes” and “Battle for the Planet of Apes.” This episode of THE POWER RECORDS PODCAST will make you Go Ape!

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This episode, Chris and Cindy Franklin are joined by Andrew Leyland of such fine podcasts as Hey Kids, Comics!, The Fantasticast, and Palace of Glittering Delights to discuss Andy’s topic of choice; the 1977 Spider-Man TV pilot film!

Journey with Andy and the Super Mates on a free-wheeling trip back to the decade of polyester and see how the Spidey legend was reinterpreted through 70s eyes…and low TV budgets!

The trio explores the history of the series, and how it measures up to Spidey comics of the time, and contemporary comic-to-TV adaptations like Wonder Woman and the Incredible Hulk. Do they, as Andy would say “take the Mick out of it”? Or do they give it a radioactive thumbs up? Listen on True Believers!!!

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Be sure to let us know what you think! What did you think of this film, and the TV series? Would you like to hear more guests on the show? 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. If you’re listening on iTunes, please consider leaving a review of our show! We’re also on Facebook!

Chris (aka Earth 2 Chris) co-hosts the Power Records Podcast with the aforementioned Rob Kelly over at the Fire and Water Podcast feed! http://www.fireandwaterpodcast.blogspot.com/

Next time: Evil Twins episode! Super Friends: Universe of Evil and Justice League: A Better World!

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This time around we chat about WHO’S WHO: Volume XXI, discussing characters such as Shrinking Violet, Sinestro, Slipknot, Solomon Grundy, Space Cabbie, Slipknot, The Spawn of Frankenstein, Spectre, Speedy, Slipknot, and more! We wrap up the show with Listener Feedback!

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Get ready for some Zany-Haney! This episode Shag and Rob present the first of many Bob Haney Showcase Specials! Mr. Haney’s unique perspective on continuity and characterization should be celebrated, and that’s just what we aim to do! This time we’re covering two classic Brave and the Bold issues starring Batman — #102 featuring a team-up with the Teen Titans, and #124 featuring a team-up with an elderly Sgt. Rock and … Bob Haney and Jim Aparo! For realz, the writer and artist actually appear as characters in the story! It doesn’t get much more Zany-Haney than this!

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Cindy and Chris play Santa Claus and read the letters and comments YOU have sent them. And just like the Jolly One, a lot of these letters are about toys…specifically our 80s Toys episodes. So there is even MORE discussion on great 80s toys like Super Powers, Secret Wars, G.I. Joe, Transformers, M.A.S.K., Masters of the Universe, Jem, Spectra and more!

Oh, and there’s talk of Batman, Star Trek, comics, movies and all sorts of stuff that geeks need to live!

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Thanks to everyone who has written in, and please…send MORE!!!

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. If you’re listening on iTunes, please consider leaving a review of our show! We’re also on Facebook!

Chris’ Deviant Art Page can be found here: Earth 2 Chris Deviant Art Gallery

Chris (aka Earth 2 Chris) co-hosts the Power Records Podcast with the aforementioned Rob Kelly over at the Fire and Water Podcast feed!

Next time, Cindy and Chris are joined by Andrew Leyland of Hey Kids, Comics! and the Fantasticast podcasts to discuss the 70s Spider-Man TV pilot movie! FUNKY!!!

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This time around Shag and Rob welcome special guest and fellow podcaster, Professor Alan Middleton! Alan co-founded with his daughter the Relatively Geeky Network, the internet home of The Quarter-Bin Podcast, Uncovering the Bronze Age, and the Shortbox Showcase. He’s also a regular on the Book Guys Show. Alan is internationally renowned for his affection of cheap comic books! So this episode we’re celebrating the discount bins! Quarter bins, fifty-cent boxes, dollar comics… whatever you call them, we love ’em!

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This episode Rob and Shag get into the weeds while the King of the Seven Seas battles the Avatar of the Green! Swamp Thing guest stars in AQUAMAN #31 by Jeff Parker, Paul Pelletier, Sean Parsons, Alvaro Martinez, Raul Fernandez, and Rain Beredo. Next, the coming of the newest Aqua-foe, Legend, in AQUAMAN and THE OTHERS #3 by Dan Jurgens, Lan Medina, and Allen Martinez. Finally, the Nuclear Man is in double-trouble with two Hyenas in THE FURY OF FIRESTORM #11 (Apr. 1983) by Gerry Conway, Pat Broderick, Rodin Rodriguez, Gene D’Angelo, and Adam Kubert!

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In this very special episode, Chris and Cindy Franklin are joined by Chris’ friend and podcasting mentor, Rob Kelly! Rob is the co-host of The Fire and Water Podcast, the writer of the award-winning Ace Kilroy web strip, the editor and compiler of Hey Kids, Comics! True-Life Tales from the Spinner Rack, and one helluva nice guy to boot!

Rob and the Super Mates discuss three Batman tales penned by award-winning television writer and successful novelist, Alan Brennert. Brennert has only written a handful of comics in his career, but all are great gems, and his Batman tales are some of the character’s best in his 75 year history.

“To Kill A Legend” from Detective Comics #500: Batman is offered a chance to save his parents in a parallel reality. But should he deny that world a Batman?

“Interlude on Earth-Two” from The Brave and the Bold #182: Batman finds himself mysteriously pulled to the alternate world of Earth-Two… a world where his counterpart has long been dead! He must strike an uneasy alliance with the Robin of that world to stop a vengeful Hugo Strange from destroying Gotham!

“The Autobiography of Bruce Wayne” from The Brave and the Bold #197: Shortly before his tragic death, the Batman of Earth-Two recalls how he came to marry the love of his life…his former foe, the Catwoman!

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Big thanks to Rob for stopping by for a very lively discussion! Be sure to check out Rob’s blogs and podcasts, starting at the Aquaman Shrine, with The Fire and Water Podcast. Do yourself a favor and sample the awesome webstrip that Rob co-created and writes, Ace Kilroy! And you, as a comic fan, owe it to yourself to own and love a copy of Hey Kids, Comics! True LifeTales From the Spinner Rack!

Be sure to let us know what you think! What did you think of these tales? Would you like to hear mor guests on the show? 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. If you’re listening on iTunes, please consider leaving a review of our show! We’re also on Facebook!

Chris (aka Earth 2 Chris) co-hosts the Power Records Podcast with the aforementioned Rob Kelly over at the Fire and Water Podcast feed!

Next time, Cindy and Chris read YOUR comments on past episodes!

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