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This month Paul and Shawn welcome Andrew Leyland, host of the Overlooked Dark Knight and The Amazing Spider-Man from the Beginning, to the Reunion.  We get the return of Man-Bat to the pages of Detective, as well as a “real” super villain as the Penguin takes on Robin! We get a tense bridge stand-off in a Tale of Gotham City, but the big headline for this issue is the 2-part Batman/Batgirl team up – will the Dominoed Daredoll ever be the same again?  Stop by and try the grilled corn on the cob and UK chocolates to find out!

This month’s Bat Family History links for Romeo Tanghal:

http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=530

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

https://www.instagram.com/romeotanghalsr/?hl=en

https://www.comicartfans.com/comic-artists/Romeo_Tanghal.asp?m=commissionex

https://web.archive.org/web/20161011200930/http://www.fantasticfourheadquarters.co.uk/blog/romeo-tanghal-interview

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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 and Shotgun Godin discuss 1981’s The Fox and the Hound. A Disney animated film? Yeah, but Kurt Russell is in it!

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Credits:
Bonus clips: Disney’s “The Fox and the Hound”, starring Pearl Bailey, Keith Coogan, Corey Feldman, Jack Albertson, Mickey Rooney, and Kurt Rrussell; and “The Fox (What Does The Fox Say?)” by Ylvis.

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To celebrate the 40^th anniversary of the Super Powers toy line and related tie-in media, host Chris Franklin has assembled his own team of Super Friends! FW All-Star the Irredeemable Shag is joined by the Fanholes Podcast Network’s Derek William Crabbe and Harvey-Award Winning Author David Gallaher to discuss this exciting era of the DC Comics legacy across all media! In the first of this three-part weekly mini-series, the panel talks about the heart of the phenomenon: The Kenner action figure line! Plus, FW co-founder Rob Kelly waxes nostalgic on his love of the toys as well!

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Guest Links:

Derek William Crabbe’s Fanholes Podcast

David Gallaher’s Amazon Author Page

Super Powers resources:

• Super Powers Wiki
• Kenner Super Powers.com
• Action Figure Insider Super Powers Archive
• Unproduced Super Powers figures and concepts at Action Figure Insider
• Colombia’s Super Powers/Defenders of the Earth line from Gulliver
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Clip credits:

Music from various seasons of Super Friends/Super Powers, by Hoyt Curtain. Special hanks to Isamu Hidekai Yukinori and Xum Yukinori.

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The comic ad that blew a generation’s mind!

Compilation of Super Powers (and Toy Biz DC Super Heroes) commercials from Henderson Productions 2 on YouTube.

From Battle Armor Dad on X: The 1984 Sears Wishbook catalog page featuring the first series of both Super Powers AND Mattel’s Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars.

First series Aquaman card from kennersuperpowers.com

From Superpowerswiki.com, the 3rd series Superman cardback, showcasing all 33 packaged figures, and the unproduced All Terrain Trapper and Tower of Darkness.

From Chris’ own collection, a carded Batman with Clark Kent offer sticker

From Chris’ own collection, Robin on bilingual English/French card.

From Cindy Franklin’s collection, a carded Wonder Woman, Notice some industrious kid cut out the Proof of Purchase for the Stepeenwolf figure!

From Chris’ collection, a “slim card” Superman, most often found at the Canadaian Tire chain of stores.

From Chris’ collection, his childhood Batmobile.

Courtesy of Toy Rewind, a spread from the 1986 Kenner Super Powers retailer catalog.

Part of Chris’ vintage Super Powers collection.

From Chris’ collection, his boxed Super Poewrs Play-Doh set.

Chris’ childhood Super Powers lunchbox and thermos.

It’s the fifth fabulous 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 Bat-Mite, Bronze Tiger, Injustice Society of the World, Slam Bradley, Angel and the Ape, and more! Plus we cover YOUR feedback!

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Our fantastic themes are by Daniel Adams and Ashton Burge with their band The Bad Mamma Jammas! http://www.facebook.com/BadMammaJammas.

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Bat-Mite by Marshall Rogers

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Season 7, Episode 1: Commander Pierce

Special Guest Star: Tim Horpinitch

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Hyperion to a Satyr – The Fire and Water Podcast Network’s Hamlet Podcast – continues Siskoid’s scene-by-scene deep dive into Shakespeare’s masterwork, discussing the text, but also performance and staging through the lens of several films, television, comics and even a rock opera. In Act 4, Scene 6, Horatio receives word from Hamlet.

Listen to the episode below or subscribe to Hyperion to a Satyr on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

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Credits:

Theme: “Fanfare” from 1996 Hamlet, by Patrick Doyle, with a clip from that film, starring Ray Fearon; the 2009 Hamlet, starring David Tennant; and the 1980 Hamlet, starring Derek Jacobi.

Bonus clips: Hamlet 1996 by Kenneth Branagh, starring Nicholas Farrell; Hamlet 1948 by Laurence Olivier, starring Laurence Olivier; Hamlet 1980 by Rodney Bennett, starring Iain Blair; and Hamlet 1990 by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Alan Bates.

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Episode 38 – Eva Marie Saint’s WINTER’S TALE w/guest Prof. Chuck Coletta.

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A puppet elemental. A criminal entomologist. Brother and sister computer nerds. An animal master. A Thanagarian shape-shifter. Which are hot, which are not? The Girls of the Hot Squad complete their assessment of Who’s Who #3’s entries based on sheer datability.

Featuring permanent panelists Isabel, Nathalie, Josée, and Amélie.

Listen to Episode 18 below (the usual mature language warnings apply), or subscribe to the feed on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

Relevant images and further credits at: Who’s Hot and Who’s Not ep.18 Supplemental

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Rob welcomes back Andy Leyland to discuss MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #14 starring The Sensational Spider-Man!

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Opening theme by Luke Daab: http://daabcreative.com.

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Saturday Morning Fever concludes its tribute to the 40th anniversary of THE TRANSFORMERS! Ryan Daly and a veritable spaceship full of guest hosts spotlight a beloved story from season one of The Transformers which originally aired on Saturday mornings in 1984. This time, Jon and Maggie Schaefer Hames join Ryan to discuss the cataclysmic final chapter: “The Ultimate Doom Part 3: Revival”.

Watch this episode of The Transformers for free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42tsk3EJLpo

Check out Jon and Maggie’s podcasts at Married… with Content at: https://marriedwcomics.libsyn.com/

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Hyperion to a Satyr – The Fire and Water Podcast Network’s Hamlet Podcast – continues Siskoid’s scene-by-scene deep dive into Shakespeare’s masterwork, discussing the text, but also performance and staging through the lens of several films, television, comics and even a rock opera. In Act 4, Scene 5, Part 2, Laertes returns from France, incensed.

Listen to the episode below or subscribe to Hyperion to a Satyr on Apple Podcasts or Spotify!

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Credits:

Theme: “Fanfare” from 1996 Hamlet, by Patrick Doyle, with a clip from that film, starring Ray Fearon; the 2009 Hamlet, starring David Tennant; and the 1980 Hamlet, starring Derek Jacobi.

Bonus clips: Hamlet 1996 by Kenneth Branagh, starring Derek Jacobi and Kate Winslet; Hamlet 1948 by Laurence Olivier, starring Basil Sydney, Jean Simmons and Terence Morgan; Hamlet 1980 by Rodney Bennett, starring David Robb and Lalla Ward; Hamlet 1990 by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Nathaniel Parker; Hamlet 2000 by Michael Almereyda, starring Liev Schreiber and Diane Venora; Hamlet 2007 by Alexander Fodor, starring Tallulah Sheffield; Hamlet 2009 by Gregory Doran, starring Mariah Gale; and In a Bleak Midwinter by Kenneth Branagh, starring John Sessions and Nicholas Farrell.

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Siskoid and the Irredeemable Shag’s coverage of Marvel Team-Up continues with issue #146 (October 1984) by Cary Burkett, Greg Larocque and Mike Esposito, starring Spider-Man and Nomad! It’s “Hero Worship!”

Listen to the Team-Up below, or subscribe to FW Team-Up on Apple or Spotify!

Relevant images and further credits at: FW Team-Up Supplemental

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The penultimate episode! Michael Bailey joins The Irredeemable Shag to delve into “I CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S NOT THE JUSTICE LEAGUE” from 2005 by Keith Giffen, J.M. DeMatteis & Kevin Maguire! Our beloved SUPER BUDDIES are in for a wild ride to H-E-L-L!  Plus, we discuss how the DC universe had transformed by the time this hit the shelves. We wrap up with YOUR listener feedback!

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“I Can’t Believe It’s Not The Justice League” by Keith Giffen, JM DeMatteis, Kevin Maguire & Joe Rubinstein

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