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Noted comic book and movie historian, venerated podcaster, and Mr. Kool himself, Rob Kelly takes a break from his cabin in the Poconos to bring vegetarian hot dogs to the Reunion this month! We get a real super villain, truckers, and our favorite phone booth to go with that noted member of the Batman Family – Red Tornado!  But we have a good time doing it – come get in on the fun!

This month’s Bat Family History links for Joe Giella:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Giella

http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=29

https://www.tcj.com/joe-giella-june-27-1928-march-21-2023/

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Sing along with Mitch!

And Shawn’s Dapper Dad!

Siskoid Cinema presents… No Escape from Kurt Russell, the show that explores the filmography of one of American cinema’s best leading men and tries to get a handle on his mystique. Why is it we’ll watch anything so long as Kurt Russell’s name is attached to the project? On this episode, Siskoid, Miss Inertia and Captain Entropy discuss 2017’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2. A big MCU blockbuster, Siskoid? Yeah, Kurt Russell is in it!

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Bonus clips: “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2” by James Gunn, starring Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, and Pom Klementieff, and featuring “Fox on the Run” by The Sweet; and “Brandy You’re A Fine Girl” by Looking Glass.

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Rob and returning guest Chris Lewis present an audio commentary for 1974’s James Bond adventure THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN!

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Season 7, Episode 5: The Billfold Syndrome

Special Guest Star: Scott X

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Episode 39 – Grace Kelly’s HIGH SOCIETY w/guest Emily Nesbitt.

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The tradition after every two issues: We revisit issue 11 of the Official Handbook to the Marvel Universe Deluxe AND Vol.3 of Who’s Who to look at the different fashions some of these characters have worn over the years. Which have been redeemed or condemned? So pour yourself a finger of the good stuff, plop an orange peel and a cherry into it and give the Hot Squad a listen!

Featuring permanent panelists Elyse, Isabel, Nathalie, Josée, Shotgun, and Amelie.

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Rob welcomes back newest network all-star Sean Ross to discuss the treasury-sized coloring book WONDER WOMAN: THE MENACE OF THE MOLE MEN!

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Season 7, Episode 4: Our Finest Hour

Special Guest Stars: Captain Entropy and Major Joe Price

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DEAR READER, SEASON 3! This season I will wage war with mortals, gods, goddesses, and the Fates themselves by examining Homer’s Iliad and the works it has inspired. 

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The House of Franklin-Stein SPOOK SHOW! The 11^th annual Halloween celebration begins in September and runs through October! Chris and Cindy present four episodes covering classic horror films, and tales featuring super heroes vs. legendary monsters!

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Siskoid and the Chris Franklin’s coverage of The Brave and the Bold continues with issue #171 (February 1981) by Gerry Conway and José Luis Garcia Lopez (Praise Be His Name), starring Batman and Scalphunter! It’s “A Cannon for Batman”.

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It’s the final part of our Super Powers 40^th 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! All this, and a special personal story about what Super Powers means to blogger and actor Steve Givens!

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Derek William Crabbe’s Fanholes Podcast

David Gallaher’s Amazon Author Page

Steve Given’s “It’s a Givens” Blog

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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.

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The DCU Marvelized! Comic ad and poster promoting the first Super Powers mini with art by Jack Kirby and Mike Royer.

No heroes in sight! Cover to Super Powers, Vol.1 #1 by Jack Kirby

Proto-Emperor Joker! Super Powers, Vol. 1 #1, page 22. Plot by Jack Kirby, script by Joey Cavalieri, Pencils by Adrian Gonzales, and inks by Pablo Marcos. 

Super-Savage! Cover to Super Powers Vol. 1, #4 by Jack Kirby and Greg Theakston.

BOOM! Cover to Super Powers Vol.1, #5 by Kirby and Theakston.

The King has still got it. Double-page spread from Super Powers Vol.1, #5.

Galactus-sized Darkseid! Cover to Super Powers Vol. 2, # 1 by Kirby and Theakston.

The DCU by the King (and Greg Theakston). But hey, what Earth are we on? Shag wants to know! From Super Powers Vol. 2, #1.

Influential Easter Island cover to Super Powers Vol. 2, #3 by Kirby and Theakston.

Impressive asault from the very-cool redesigned Mantis on the two-page spread for Super Powers Vol. 2, #3.

Where’s my Kirby Batman series? From Super Powers Vol. 2, #5, written by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Kirby and Theakston.

The Challenge of the Super Powers! Cover to Super Powers Vol. 2, #6 by Kirby and Theakston.

A nice nod to the original Justice League of America creative team on the last page of Super Powers Vol. 2 #6 by Kupperberg, Kirby and Theakston.

Bad times for Mister Miracle and Man-E-Fa…er Orion on the cover of Super Powers Vol. 3 #1 by Carmine Infantino and Pablo Marcos.

Infantino and Marcos cram a lot of the toys into this page written by Paul Kupperberg, and introducing Samurai and Golden Pharoah from Super Powers Vol. 3 #1.

From the collection of Derek William Crabbe, the origin of Samurai and Golden Pharaoh from Super Powers Vol. 3, #2 by Kupperberg, Infantino and Marcos.

Also from Derek’s collection, Page 1 of issue Vol. 3, #3 shows Darkseid reduced to breaking and entering!

Page 9 of issue #3 features Tyr and Mr. Freeze!

Is the cover of SP Vol. 3 #4 by Infantino and Marcos a stealth Legends tie-in?

The final page of the final Super Powers comic story, with Darkseid waiting in disguise as the heroic Janus!

Some of the current McFarlane toys Super Powers figures and vehicles in Chris’ colleciton.

The final episode of the Justice League International: Bwah-Ha-Ha Podcast! In this finale, Shag opens up about his 8 1/2 year journey covering these comics, reflects on the entire Keith Giffen & JM DeMatteis era of the Justice League, and then bids a fond farewell!

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Season 7, Episode 3: Lil

Special Guest Star: Vanya O

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Rob welcomes David “Ace” Gutierrez to the cabin to discuss SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN #117!

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