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Highlights from The Brave and the Bold #171 by Gerry Conway and José Luis Garcia Lopez (cover by Jim Aparo):

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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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Clip credits:

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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Images for MOUNTAIN COMICS #50! Leave your comments over on the podcast post by clicking here!

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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 7, Part 2, Gertrude describes Ophelia’s death.

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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 Julie Christie; Hamlet 1948 by Laurence Olivier, starring Eileen Herlie; Hamlet 1980 by Rodney Bennett, starring Claire Bloom and David Robb; Hamlet 1990 by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Glenn Close; Hamlet 2000 by Michael Almereyda, starring Diane Venora and Liev Schreiber; Hamlet 2007 by Alexander Fodor; Hamlet 2009 by Gregory Doran, starring Penny Downie; and “La Mort d’Ophélie” by Johnny Hallyday.

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Siskoid Cinema presents… Fade In, the show that looks at famous actors and directors’ first feature film, looking for that spark of future stardom. This episode, Ridley Scott’s career fades in with The Duellists. Did one the director of Alien, Blade Runner and Gladiator arrive fully formed? Siskoid and Dr. Anj discuss!

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Credits:
Bonus clips: “The Duellists” by Ridley Scott, starring Harvey Keitel, Keith Carradine, Liz Smith, Tom Conti, Diana Quick, and Alun Armstrong; and The Duellists score by Howard Blake.

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The celebration of the 40^th anniversary of the Super Powers toy line and related tie-in media continues! In part 2, host Chris Franklin and panelists the Irredeemable Shag, Derek William Crabbe and David Gallaher discuss the final two seasons of the long-running Super Friends animated series, and its evolution into Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians!  How did the infusion of new creative staff and the addition of Darkseid, Firestorm and Cyborg change the course of the show, and what impact did it have on future DC animated endeavors? Plus, thoughts on the Super Powers toys from the Fire and Water Network’s newest All-Star, Sean Ross!

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Guest Links:

Derek William Crabbe’s Fanholes Podcast

David Gallaher’s Amazon Author Page

• Will Rodger’s Ultimate Super Friends Companion books on Amazon
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Clip credits:

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

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From RetroNewsNow on X, the TV Guide ad promoting the ABC Saturday Morning Preview Special, 1984.

Courtesy of some guy who runs firestormfan.com, model sheets from Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians.

Some of the classic hero designs, obviously based on the Jose Luis Garcia Lopez style guide art. Courtesy of superpowerswiki.com.

The Fourth World designs, from the 2nd iteration of the Super Powers show. Courtesy of superpowerswiki.com.

Clip from Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show “The Bride of Darkseid”.

Clip from Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show “The Wrath of Brainiac”.

Clip from Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians “The Fear”.

Clip from Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians “The Death of Superman”.

The premier episode of JSA IN THE 90s — a podcast dedicated to exploring the Justice Society comics published during the extreme 1990s! This episode your host, The Irredeemable Shag, kicks things off discussing the mission of the podcast, his own personal history with the JSA, and why the 90s was a great decade for the team!

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Season 7, Episode 2: Peace On Us

Special Guest Star: Gabrielle Fortier

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Announcing the newest hero in the Fire and Water pantheon: Wonder Woman! Join Sean as he and a bevy of all-star guests discuss each issue of the George Perez written and drawn Wonder Woman series from DC Comics. Bring a little peace to your world, only on the Fire and Water Podcast Network. 

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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 7, Claudius and Laertes plot Hamlet’s death.

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; Hamlet 1948 by Laurence Olivier, starring Basil Sydney; Hamlet 1980 by Rodney Bennett, starring Patrick Stewart; Hamlet 1990 by Franco Zeffirelli, starring Nathaniel Parker and Alan Bates; Hamlet 2000 by Michael Almereyda, starring Liev Schreiber; and Hamlet 2009 by Gregory Doran, starring Patrick Stewart and Edward Bennett.

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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.