Tag: Superman

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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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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ONCE UPON A BLUE DEVIL – BLUE DEVIL #3!      

Our coverage of the classic 1980s BLUE DEVIL comic series continues with BLUE DEVIL #3 from August 1984! Diabolu Frank and The Irredeemable Shag find their joy alongside Dan Cassidy as he battles Metallo in S.T.A.R. Labs, to save the life of Superman! Finally, we wrap up with YOUR listener feedback and we fan-cast Wayne Tarrant!

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Life is short. Focus on the positive. Find Your Joy.

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FW All-Star Shawn M. Myers joins Chris and Cindy to discuss the DCAU debut of one of his favorite characters, Deadman! This episode takes us from far-off Nanda Parbat, to the hidden civilization of Gorilla City, where Grodd unleashes his master plan to make a monkey out of the entire world! Will Boston Brand be able to help Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman stop the Legion of Doom in time?

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Clip credits:

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

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Bass and Siskoid’s coverage of DC Comics Presents continues with issue #7 (March 1979) by Paul Levitz, Dick Dillin and Francisco Chiaramonte, starring Superman and the Red Tornado! It’s “The Paralyzed Planet Peril!”

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Following are the various DC Comics Subscription house ads from 1978 to 1981, compiled by Isamu Hideaki-Yukinori. Are there any missing? Send a scan to isamu17@yahoo.com and he will place it here.

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Siskoid and Bass’ coverage of DC Comics Presents continues with issue #6 (February 1979) by Paul Levitz, Curt Swan and Francisco Charamonte, starring Superman and Green Lantern! It’s “The Fantastic Fall of Green Lantern!”.

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Highlights from DC Comics Presents #6 by Paul Levitz, Curt Swan and Francisco Charamonte:

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Chris and Cindy rank the episodes from JLU Season 2, and discuss their favorite moments and characters from throughout this epic run! Plus, YOUR listener feedback from the entire season!

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Clip credits:

Clips from Justice League Unlimited Season 2.

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Siskoid and Bass’ coverage of DC Comics Presents leads them to issue #5 of the series (January 1979) by Len Wein, Paul Levitz and Murphy Anderson, starring Superman and Network favorite, Aquaman!

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