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It’s JSApril – Celebrating 85 years of the world’s first and greatest superhero team!    

Our coverage continues of JSA in the 90s with Chris Franklin and The Irredeemable Shag discussing JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #6 (Jan 1993) by Len Strazewski, Mike Parobeck, Mike Machlan, and Carlos Garzon! The JSA investigate the mystery of the missing Bahdnesians! Plus, Dr. Mid-Nite does some sleuthing and Wildcat finds himself in a brutal prize fight! Finally, we wrap up with YOUR listener feedback!

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JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #6 cover by Mike Parobeck & Mike Machlan

Interiors by Len Strazewski, Mike Parobeck, Mike Machlan, and Carlos Garzon

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In the fifth episode, and in association with Required Reading and Two True Freaks, I am joined by Tom Panarese as we look at the play “Troilus and Cressida” by William Shakespeare. This is considered a problem play…in more ways than one! How well does the bard balance romance with political intrigue? Listen and find out!

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CHEERS Season 8, episode 25: “Cry Hard”

Hosted by Ryan Daly with special guest Stephen Robinson from The Play Typer Guy.

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THE FANTASTIC POUR

Brett welcomes Dr. Anj to the Fantasti-Lounge to celebrate JSApril! We enjoy a Sambuca citrus cocktail and read JSA: The Liberty Files #1 and #2.  Join us in the Fantasti-Lounge as we discuss why Dr. Midnite’s so cool, how Anj has his Sambuca, wearing grenades to dinner, the 2004 Red Sox, and much, much more!

Secret Pour-igins: Sambuca

Cocktail: The Owl

Ingredients (per drink):

• 1 Lemon wheel or lemon twist
• 1 Lemon wedge
• Sugar on a plate to rim the glass
• 1 ½ oz Vodka
• ¾ oz lemon juice
• ¾ oz Sambuca
• Ice

Instructions

• Chill a martini glass or coupe. If you have neither, you can use a short rocks glass or even a wine glass. Use your imagination.
• Rim the edge of your glass with the lemon wedge
• Run the edge around the plate with sugar to rim the glass with sugar. If you’re not a big sugar person, rim half the glass edge.
• Set the glass to the side
• In a shaker, add the vodka, lemon juice, sambuca, and ice.
• Shake well
• Strain into your prepared cocktail glass
• Garnish with a lemon wheel or lemon twist if you prefer

Comic: JSA: The Liberty Files, DC Comics, 1999-2000

JSApril

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Your fantastic cocktail recipe for JSApril: The Owl

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On this episode of Let’s Roll!, Siskoid welcomes back Daniel “Pout” Ouellet to cover Torg Eternity, the genre mash-up cinematic game they’ve been playing together for the past three years. Plus, GameMaster Advice on how the GameMaster’s voice might change with the game’s genre!

Relevant images and credits in the Let’s Roll Supplemental.

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Leave us a comment, we’ll roll with the punches!

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It’s JSApril! And to celebrate, Chris and Cindy from Super Mates and JLUCast are launching their new, occasional series looking at the Mr. and Mrs. Superman series from the pages of Superman Family, set on Earth-Two! This time they discuss the tale from issue #211, where the Kents attend the wedding of Batman and Catwoman!

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Clip credits:

“Mr. and Mrs. Superman” by Terry O’Malley, of Stop Calling Me Frank https://www.facebook.com/rockSCMF

Clip from The Adventures of Superman “The Wedding of Superman”, starring George Reeves and Noel Neil.

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Cover to Superman Family #211 (Oct. 1981) by Ross Andru and Dick Giordano

Interior pages from “The Kill Kent Contract”

Batman’s got one helluva an arm! And I hope the Batplane has VTOL!

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Throughout April 2025, dozens of podcasters and bloggers are sharing their own unique tributes to the original superhero team – the Justice Society of America! Here at DC SpecialCast, Sean Ross and Paul Kien are contributing to the festivities by talking about DC Special Series #9 – the Wonder Woman Spectacular!  This 64-page epic stars the Golden Age Earth 2 Diana as she battles Ares, the Red Panzer, and Baroness Paula von Gunther, and introduces the Bombardier!

Follow the action on social media with the hashtag #JSApril and visit the website for a complete list of participating podcasters, bloggers, and what they’re each covering: http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/JSApril

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“Cloud Dancer ” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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CHEERS Season 8, episode 24: “Mr. Otis Regrets”

Hosted by Ryan Daly with special guest Tom Clements.

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Who’s Editing is back, and it’s April Fool’s! So Siskoid and Peace Bound and Down’s Sean Ross riffle through Ambush Bug #3 and reinvent the DC Universe using only this comic’s entries for the silly and absurd characters DC doesn’t want you to know about!

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Credits:

Theme: “Révolution” by Les Sherpas.

Bonus clip: Keith Giffen on “Splash Pages Comic Book Club”.

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Cindy and Chris are joined by Special Guest Host Noah Tarnow from the I Don’t Get It podcast to cover “Grudge Match”! Roulette has reopened Metabrawl, and is pitting brainwashed female Justice Leaguers against one another! Can Huntress free Black Canary’s mind? Will they survive their battle with Hawkgirl and Vixen? And who can possibly stand up to Wonder Woman?!?

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Clip credits:

Clips from Justice League Unlimited “Grudge Match”, music by Lolita Ritmanis, and theme by Kristopher Carter.

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It’s the eighth excellent episode of WHO’S WHO REVIEW! Shag and Rob take a fresh look at classic entries from Who’s Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe, featuring Batgirl, Raven, Mad Hatter, Blackfire, Blackjack, Dr. Tzin-Tzin, Mantis, Red Bee, and more! Plus we cover YOUR feedback!

As promised in the episode, below are links to download XUM’S WHO: XUM YUKINORI’S ADDENDUM TO THE DEFINITIVE DIRECTORY OF THE DC UNIVERSE.  Be advised, these are very large file sizes (100+MB) – Requires a program that opens CBR files:

• Volume I: https://www.fwpodcasts.com/xy/xumswho/Xums.Who.Vol.01.2024(digital).cbr
• Volume II: https://www.fwpodcasts.com/xy/xumswho/Xums.Who.Vol.02.2024(digital).cbr

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This episode brought to you by InStockTrades. This week’s selections:

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Batgirl by Brent Anderson and Terry Austin

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CHEERS Season 8, episode 23: “The Ghost and Mrs. LeBec”

Hosted by Ryan Daly with special guest John Trumbull from SNL Nerds Podcast.

Check out John’s East Coast Comic Con panel with Kevin Conroy and others from Batman: The Animated Series here. 

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THE FANTASTIC POUR

Brett Young welcomes Ed Buzzi, friend of the pod, to the Fantasti-Lounge to knock down some Moscow Mules and read Star Wars #1 thru #6.  Join us in the Fantasti-Lounge as we discuss why Ed has never seen any Star Wars movie, falling asleep with wine, why Chewbacca is not a pet, Connecticut, and much, much more!

Secret Pour-igins: The Moscow Mule

Cocktail: R.I.P. Biggs

Ingredients (per drink):

• 2 ounces vodka
• 1/2 ounce lime juice, freshly squeezed
• 3 ounces ginger beer, chilled
• Copper cup

Garnish:

• Lime wheel

Instructions

• Fill a Moscow Mule copper cup (or highball glass) with ice, then add the vodka and lime juice
• Top with the ginger beer
• Garnish with a lime wheel
• May the Force be with You

Comic: Star Wars #1 – 6, Marvel Comics, 1977

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Episode #3 House Band: 

• Andy Buzzi “Me and my Love”
• https://www.youtube.com/@WizzerBandu

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Your fantastic cocktail recipe: R.I.P. Biggs

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