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The Metal Men, famously a team, inexplicable eschew teamwork in a battle with retruning foe Chemo! With Doc in a coma, can Gold get these rascally robots whipped into shape? Fine out in Metal Men #25! Chapters (00:00:00) - Checkered Past(00:00:56) - Metal Men(00:02:06) - The whole building smells like holly berry spray(00:05:53) - Lay People in the Summer(00:07:41) - Metal Men(00:10:12) - The Life of Doctors: Robots(00:13:14) - Gold, Iron and Tin(00:15:44) - Rescuers on a Fire Escape(00:18:16) - Seaman rescues a man from the sea(00:18:55) - Marine trivia(00:20:58) - Dear Editor: You Should Be Fired(00:22:06) - Metal Men(00:24:03) - Chemical Man(00:27:24) - The Battle of Chemo(00:30:38) - Memory of Meltable Wax(00:32:47) - Gold Putting Tyn and Nameless Back Together(00:33:27) - In the Ocean: A Submarine Drama(00:36:25) - The Metal Men vs Keemo(00:39:03) - Metal Men: To the End!

Dr. Husband hosts high tea then drops some deep Love Boat lore! Dr. Bobb enthusiastically defends physical media! PLUS Bob Haney pens a story featuring Native Americans, WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? It's all right here in The Brave and the Bold #71! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - The Brave and The Bold(00:02:06) - Teachers' high tea(00:05:32) - DVD box sets(00:06:08) - The History of The Love Boat(00:08:35) - The Legend Of Green Arrow(00:11:15) - Favorite TV Shows Of The 1980's(00:14:32) - The Dazzling in Dallas(00:15:41) - Green Arrow vs Batman(00:17:23) - Tom Tall Wolf In The Limo(00:22:03) - Batman Against John White Bird(00:24:29) - The Kiowa Chief's Contest(00:26:36) - Batman Training Tom Tall Wolf for the Chieftain Contest(00:30:42) - The Old Guy In The Cane(00:33:07) - Batman Has Recruited Green Arrow(00:36:11) - The Chief of the Kajoas(00:40:37) - The Secret of the Thunderbird(00:41:21) - Batman on the Keoah(00:42:09) - The Dark Arrow vs. Thunderbird(00:46:50) - Green Arrow(00:48:21) - Tall Wolf vs John White Bird(00:52:39) - The Fight for Physical Media(00:53:00) - Two superheroes in the dark

Space exploration! Nuclear annihilation! And the greatest season of broadcast television in history! It's all right here in Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #73! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane's Fairy Godmother(00:02:37) - Allergic to the weather(00:04:25) - Releasing another episode of Recovery Drinking(00:07:39) - Lois Lane Whipping a Wooden Dummy of Superman(00:08:56) - The First Human Space Exploration(00:14:04) - The Alien Stealing Lois's Camera(00:18:13) - Cults and the Improved Mind(00:18:53) - Strawberry Jeep Races Across The Country(00:21:31) - The Daily Planet reporter is kidnapped(00:24:59) - Clark vs. the Energy Monster(00:25:57) - Superman in the Daily Planet(00:29:49) - Slow News Day(00:30:57) - Miss Basic Accountants(00:31:36) - Superman in the Superbook(00:35:20) - Superman vs Demon Possessed by a Puppet(00:41:01) - Dear Dr. Husband(00:46:07) - Dear Dr. Husband(00:49:28) - In the Children's Ward:(00:52:18) - Fairy Godmother: The Ice Cream Treat(00:53:21) - When You Need a Fairy Godmother(00:56:24) - How To Clean Out A Chicken Coop(00:56:37) - Superman with the Fairy Godmother(01:00:29) - Superman in Chains and Manacles(01:02:52) - How To Get Superman To Love You(01:06:17) - When You Can't Even Identify Your Name(01:07:12) - Ned Rorem's Sex(01:10:27) - Superman and Lois in The Third Dimension(01:12:16) - Dear Editor: Change Lois's Hairdo

It's an 80-Page Giant! The Flash stars in a trio of mediocre stories facing his mildly annoying foes! Dr. Husband learns about Gorilla City AND Skartaris in a single sitting! PLUS for the first time, Cap'n Butler does NOT bark at the bouncy-hair neighbor lady! It's all right here in Flash #169! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - The Flash 169(00:02:36) - In the Elevator With Tom Cruise(00:03:12) - The Flash: A 180 Page Giant(00:06:49) - The World's foremost fashion designer(00:08:24) - The Flash Is Gay(00:10:21) - The Flash vs. The Criminal(00:12:03) - Anton Previn(00:13:25) - The Flash(00:18:13) - The Top(00:23:26) - Atomic Grenade(00:25:10) - The Flash vs. Topsy Turvy(00:29:17) - Barry Allen Returns Iris' Fashion Sign to Anton Previn(00:30:41) - Song Song Lit(00:32:05) - The Flash vs The Mirror Master(00:37:00) - Barry and I Have A Date(00:38:46) - The Mirror Master(00:40:20) - The Flash vs The Mirror Master(00:42:38) - The Flash(00:47:12) - Talking To The Walkers(00:47:32) - The Flash vs Mirror Master(00:49:49) - The Flash vs Gorilla Grodd(00:50:46) - Return of the tractor borer(00:51:50) - DC Universe: Guerrilla City (Guerrilla City)(00:56:14) - Grodd Has Escaped(00:57:51) - Grodd the Gorilla Has Escaped(01:01:13) - Flash Grodd vs. Solivar(01:05:59) - Flash vs Gorilla Grodd

The "exciting" new Blackhawk era is in full swing! Chopping! Leaping! Liquid Gold! PLUS Time Machine Mailbag AND Irene Vartanoff! It's all right here in Blackhawk #231! Chapters (00:00:00) - Black Hawk #231(00:02:22) - How to Clean a Dog's Home(00:04:17) - Spring Break Sports Interview(00:07:17) - The Martian and Hail Mary(00:09:48) - The New Blackhawk #1(00:13:21) - The Magnificent Seven(00:14:38) - The New Hawk Kite(00:16:56) - Black Hawk vs The Junk Heap Heroes(00:20:30) - Big Stan Takes Over the Crime Empire(00:24:54) - The New Blackhawks: Operation Big Eye(00:28:02) - Black Hawk: The New Era(00:31:38) - Big Eye(00:37:15) - In the Elevator With Scientists(00:39:57) - Chop Chop Gets Stuck In Quicksand(00:44:16) - Golden Centurion(00:48:13) - The Crime Combine's Operation Big Eye(00:50:42) - Stripped Drone Rocket Tracking(00:53:45) - The Secret Life of Soldiers(00:57:10) - Mailbag(01:01:10) - Dear Dr. Husband(01:05:20) - How To Eat Spaghetti With A Fork and Spoon

Mademoiselle Marie has a problem, and frankly General J.E.B. Stuart is being VERY stingy with the information she needs. PLUS Judy Bland gets a helping hand from the Green Glob, Dr. Bobb complains abouty the weather, Dr. Husband brings a bunch of visual props to this audio medium, and a whole lot more! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - GGI Combat 123(00:01:43) - Spring and Summer: Daylight Savings Time(00:04:47) - Happy Birthday, John Bach!(00:07:23) - Columbus Crew vs Nashville Football(00:10:14) - GI Combat 123(00:12:05) - GI Combat Number 123, The Haunted Tank(00:14:37) - Ghosts In The Tank(00:18:26) - The Ghost of the Tank(00:18:54) - Talking in My Sleep(00:20:58) - The Ghost in the Tank(00:23:54) - Ghost Tank(00:27:16) - Battle of the Bulge(00:31:41) - GI Combat: Ghosts of the Tank(00:32:09) - The Green Globetrotter(00:34:27) - Judy Brown Wins Most Efficient Secretary of the Year Award(00:38:22) - The Secret Agent: Judy Blonde(00:41:49) - Fisher Price Adventure People Toys(00:42:55) - Plain Jane Flies Down Into the Gold(00:45:39) - The Secret Life of Judy Blonde(00:49:15) - Diary of Adam & Eve

Wonder Woman thought Steve being all hands was bad enough, but wait til she gets a load of the CRimson Centipede! PLUS, casting an imaginary 1945 Wonder Woman movie, Time Machine Mailbag, Dr. Husband learns about the Amazons' bracelets of submission, and lots of exciting discourse about West Virginia's personal property tax! It's all right here in Wonder Woman #169! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Checkered Past: Wonder Woman #169(00:01:37) - Crimson Centipede(00:03:08) - Lawns Are Green Again(00:06:04) - Who Would Play Wonder Woman in 1945?(00:09:06) - Talking To My Cat About Wonder Woman(00:09:55) - Wonder Woman Is Blitzed By The Villains(00:10:50) - Wonder Woman vs The Crimson Centipede(00:15:44) - Crimson Centipede Gets A Motorcycle(00:17:17) - Aphrodite vs Mars in Wonder Woman(00:18:57) - The Crimson Centipede vs Wonder Woman(00:21:20) - How to Pay Personal Property Taxes in West Virginia(00:26:34) - Coughing during a pulmonary scan(00:26:54) - The IRS audit of personal property taxes(00:28:43) - Oh My God, I'm So Angry Over Fees(00:29:43) - Wonderman vs the Crimson Centipede(00:32:34) - How Much Does Wonder Woman Hurt Me?(00:35:18) - Wonder Woman in The Dark Knight(00:36:12) - Wonder Woman vs The Crimson Centipede(00:40:15) - The Bracelets of Submission(00:45:41) - Mailbag(00:48:38) - Dr. Husband(00:51:49) - Wonder Woman is asked to make a choice between Steve Trevor and General Darnell(00:53:41) - Wonder Woman on a Date(00:57:01) - Wonder Woman vs The Gangsters(01:00:18) - The Lion vs Wonder Woman(01:02:07) - Wonder Woman vs General Darnell

It's one thing to destroy Superman, Supergirl, the bottle city of Kandor, and all Kryptonian intellectual property, but KRYPTO MUST BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS! Find out all about it right here with Superman #195! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Superman 195(00:01:49) - Parasite: The Japanese Manga(00:02:38) - Piano Lessons in the Elevator(00:04:52) - The Podcast's 8th Anniversary(00:05:38) - Punch the Monkey's First Game(00:08:40) - Back to the Comedy(00:10:12) - Meet the Kryptonian Killer(00:11:54) - How to Hide a Planet Krypton Monument(00:16:33) - Superman: Who Destroyed Monument to Krypton?(00:21:24) - Kryptonian relics stolen from Valley Mall(00:26:03) - Barrel Bodega(00:27:49) - Superman v. Superman: The Dark Knight(00:29:10) - Superman vs Supergirl(00:32:03) - Could This Be Amalek From Superman #(00:33:23) - The Dark Ages of Krypton(00:36:23) - Dark Phoenix vs Jean Grey ((00:38:57) - Supergirl vs Renald the Kryptonian(00:41:14) - Superman vs The Phantom(00:44:33) - Superman vs Amalek(00:48:06) - Superman Letters to the Army(00:49:10) - Mark Evanier: January Superman story is the finest Superman story ever published(00:52:32) - Checkered Past: The Podcast Review

Are you sitting down, dear listener? A Bob Hope comic that we actually LIKED, before we delve into a surprisingly serious discussion of generational racism. Fun! It's all right here in The Adventures of Bob Hope #104 and Our Army at War #179! Chapters (00:00:00) - Ready, Set, Go!(00:00:17) - Checkered Past(00:03:24) - Hello, How Are You?(00:06:32) - Napping on a Snow Day(00:07:30) - Drinking While Driving in the Snow(00:09:21) - Bob Hope: The Adventures of Super Hip Hop #104(00:12:19) - The Secretary of the State Teachers Convention(00:15:22) - Petco Store Talk(00:17:34) - The Complaining About My Doctor's Schedule(00:21:45) - Osteopaths Are AWESOME!(00:22:12) - Postman rips up letter from mailbox(00:24:43) - The Teacher's Convention(00:28:49) - Teachers' Association Convention(00:30:52) - Oh, Big Bill(00:31:23) - Big Bill wants to kidnap all of the teachers(00:33:15) - The Worst Way To Ruin Your Birthday Party(00:35:14) - The Wolf in the Hotel(00:36:52) - Bob Hope And His Dog Harvard(00:41:16) - Oh, One List That Doesn't Like Sports(00:41:37) - Teachers kidnapped in Ohio(00:45:27) - Dr. Vampire Accosts Liza Minnelli and asks(00:50:52) - Punishment for Popping Underwear(00:51:33) - Bob Hope And Super Hip(00:53:02) - Easy Company in the Army(00:57:57) - Jackie Johnson(01:02:47) - Battle of the Bulge(01:07:23) - "There Was Racism in My Family"(01:11:34) - Bob Kanagar on '

The Earth, under threat! Don't worry, the Challengers are up to the task, despite their criminal fashion sense. Or ARE they?!? Find out in Challengers of the Unknown #55! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Checkered Past: Challengers of the Unknown ((00:04:31) - Workaholic Diets(00:07:07) - Bob Hope in Challengers of the Unknown(00:09:38) - The Quilt With Three Musical Notes(00:12:09) - The Ufo vs. R2D2(00:15:13) - The Challengers of the Unknown(00:19:37) - Villo Thinks He Can Throw a Bottle At His Lover,(00:22:06) - Join the Challenger Haters!(00:23:44) - Multi Man(00:27:41) - Letter Column(00:29:27) - The Brain Haters(00:31:10) - Battle of the Teleporters(00:33:23) - Multi-Man: I'm gonna Destroy The Challengers(00:34:59) - Multi Man's Plan to Destroy Earth(00:39:16) - The Challenges of Identifying Alien Clothing(00:39:43) - Vineland Man: Playing With a Model of the Earth(00:40:59) - When You Were Scared Of Your Teacher(00:45:39) - The Secret to Destroying the World(00:48:00) - The Challengers vs Multi Man(00:52:27) - The Battle for Red(00:56:15) - Tino Minari Being Mobbed by Chicks(00:59:10) - Bodybuilding Training(01:02:32) - Goodbye, Jerry Lewis

Ray and Jean join their nature club (with special guests Sonny and Cher) for some innocent spelunking, when Ray runs into some old, tiny friends! Tiny friends with BATS! Can even the Atom save them from the fearsome SONIC BOOMER? Find out in The Atom #30! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - The Atom(00:04:00) - Dressing a Tapestry(00:04:17) - The Atom in the Elevator(00:06:40) - The Atom(00:10:47) - The Secret to Hiking Through a Cave(00:13:36) - The Bat Mites(00:16:06) - The Bat Knights of Elvara ((00:21:15) - Luke Preston(00:23:05) - The Bat Knights(00:26:03) - Adam Gets Sentenced to the Pit of Desolation(00:30:15) - Guacharo vs Dr. Shrinker(00:34:02) - Adam Against A Salamander(00:39:14) - The Boomer(00:42:20) - The Disappearance of a Guitar(00:44:23) - Adam Letter to the Editor(00:48:54) - You Gotta Turn On the Sunshine

Batman and Robin face good ol' Cold War intrigue and Dr. Bobb lays out his crime-fighting requirements. PLUS Ralph Dibny returns to his roots! It's all right here in Detective Comics #361! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - The Circus Crook(00:04:18) - Tony Shalves in The Lion(00:06:51) - A Taste of Broadway: The Dress(00:09:36) - Detective Comics #361: Evil Ekdal(00:14:04) - The Butcher's Inescapable Doom Trap(00:15:13) - A Double Death Trap for Batman(00:17:20) - Batman on Recalling Phone Numbers(00:20:12) - Batman and Robin in the Batmobile(00:23:37) - The Dark Knight vs Robin(00:27:09) - The Clue that eluded Robin(00:31:23) - Batman and Robin(00:33:49) - Batman and Robin Melakov(00:37:08) - Elongated Man(00:39:48) - The Last Circus in the World(00:43:27) - The Elongated Man(00:48:26) - Elongated Man(00:51:59) - Neurodunk: The Circus Robber(00:53:25) - April 1, 1967

SuperMAN visits his old pals in the Legion, now all grown up! Dr. Bobb tries to extemporaneously regurgitate Legion trivia from his tired old brain! Plus plenty of the pet minutiae you've come to depend on! It's all right here in Adventure Comics #354! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Checkered Past(00:04:46) - What Have I Been Up To?(00:06:54) - TRAVEL TO NEW YORK(00:10:05) - A Cat Gets Out of His Home(00:13:04) - Legionnaires: The Future of Superman ((00:14:44) - Tales of the Legion of Superheroes(00:15:31) - Superman visits the Legion Headquarters in the Dark(00:17:08) - Superman Runs into Brainiac 5(00:20:41) - In the Elevator With Ultraman and Phantom Woman(00:22:23) - Mon El(00:24:38) - The Legion of Superboy(00:28:31) - Legionnaires Still in the Legion(00:32:07) - Superman and the Legion of Superman(00:35:49) - The Legion of Superheroes: Exploring the Cosmic Directorate(00:38:25) - The New Legion of Superman(00:41:47) - The Secret to Superman's Secret(00:43:24) - Superman vs. Element Man(00:46:07) - Legion of Supermen #4(00:49:58) - Superman Solves the Mystery of the Legion of Supermen(00:52:52) - Superman vs Brainiac 5 in The New 52(00:55:02) - Superman vs. The Saboteur(00:56:17) - The Superman vs The Saboteur(00:59:13) - Superman vs Brainiac 5(01:01:43) - Legion of Super Villains Secret Identity Revealed(01:05:56) - The Future of The Legion of Superheroes(01:12:23) - Robber vs. Night Girl(01:12:40) - Adventure Comics

The FBI needs help, and there's only one person in America who can provide it - Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper! PLUS Supergirl has roomate problems. BEEN THERE, GIRL. It's all right here in Action Comics #348! Chapters (00:00:00) - Checkered Past(00:01:34) - The 12 Days of Christmas(00:05:49) - Clark Kent Fightin Federal Agent(00:08:50) - The Night They Stole a Missile From Kennedy(00:11:04) - Acid Master(00:15:13) - The Original Movie Cut of Star Wars(00:17:27) - Superman's Secret SSAINT(00:20:49) - Clark Kent: The FBI's Superman(00:22:24) - Undercover Agent Clark(00:23:23) - Clark Kent's Kryptonian Defense(00:28:08) - Superman on Acid Master's Case(00:34:14) - Superman vs Acid Master In The Dark(00:36:59) - Have you seen the Supergirl teaser trailer? It's good(00:41:07) - The Secret Life of Supergirl(00:44:25) - Linda switches to the Girl of Steel to go do her patrol(00:45:35) - When You Can't Identify Your Supergirl(00:47:26) - Supergirl takes robot through time barrier to test her superpowers(00:51:55) - Supergirl Donates Blood

Batman and Superman, evil crime lords dividing the world between them? Immortal Man, fighting super-apes on the eve of his wedding? Dr. Bobb, still bitter over an imagined slight 40 years ago? It's all right here, in World's Finest #165 and Strange Adventures #198! Chapters (00:00:00) - Ready, Set, Go!(00:00:17) - Batman: The Crown of Crime(00:03:54) - How's your day been going?(00:04:36) - Winter Vomiting Disease(00:04:55) - No news for the week(00:06:51) - Batman vs Superman on the COVID(00:08:26) - Batman vs Superman(00:10:29) - In stately Wayne Manor, Batman and Robin prepare to fight King Wolf(00:11:28) - King Wolf Gets Put In the Electric Chair(00:16:10) - No Wonder Bread(00:17:06) - The King Wolf's Challenge(00:20:30) - King Wolf(00:21:55) - Caped Crime Busters(00:27:44) - If You Can Stop Batman(00:32:47) - The Adventures of Batman(00:36:32) - The Dark Knight vs Superman(00:39:24) - The First Man to Die On The Moon(00:41:24) - The Immortal Man(00:46:05) - Immortal Man rescues the dinosaurs(00:49:04) - Jungle Man(00:52:17) - The Secret Life of Anton Carver(00:55:03) - Superman vs Fire Ape(00:58:48) - The Secret to Fighting Monsters(01:00:49) - Tom Carvel's 'Just for Jokes' Commercial(01:01:19) - The Immortal Man Returns To DC Comics