tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82495983044819045582024-03-13T06:04:04.802-07:00The Superman & Captain Marvel Power HourMetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249598304481904558.post-76630159986390129542016-12-19T17:46:00.001-08:002016-12-19T18:11:10.596-08:00Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Ep 009 - More Christmas & Justice League Action<div class="MsoNormal">
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<b><span style="color: #339966; font-size: 14pt;">Welcome to the 9th episode of the Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour, this time out I take a look at Christmas themed stories from 1973’s Shazam #11 and 1989’s Adventures of Superman #462, as well a look at the premiere of the new Justice League Action series.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt;">As always, you can subscribe to the podcast via the King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun Podcast feed on iTunes, or download it directly here: <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/kingsizecomicsgiantsizefun/Power_Hour_Christmas_6.mp3">Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Ep 009 - More Christmas & Justice League Action</a></span></b><br />
<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt;"><br /></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #00b050; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Thank you so much for listening, feedback for the Podcast can be left at the either one of the 2 show headquarters for this podcast and blog, which are located at </span><a href="http://www.supermancaptainmarvel.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">Superman & Captain Marvel Blog</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";">, or at </span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21.4667px;"><a href="http://www.kingsizecomicsgiantsizefun.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun</span></a><span style="color: #00b050;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">, or you can email me directly at </span></span><a href="mailto:metropoliskid41@GMAIL.COM"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">metropoliskid41@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> <span style="color: #00b050;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>leave a comment on either the Superman & Captain Marvel or King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun Facebook page, or tweet me at Twitter Handle @KryptonsWizard.</span></span></span></b><br />
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MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249598304481904558.post-2995802812498099192016-12-15T21:37:00.000-08:002016-12-15T21:37:00.782-08:00The Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Ep 008 - CMA #19 & Adventure Comics #113<div class="separator" style="border-image: none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="color: black;">Welcome to the 8<sup>th</sup></span><span style="color: black;"> Episode of the Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Podcast, the podcast devoted to exploring the publishing history and adventures of my two favorite DC Comics Characters, Superman, the Last Son of Krypton & the Original Captain Marvel, the World’s Mightiest Mortal. This time out it’s a special Christmas themed episode, which marks Day 3 of my 12 Days of Christmas coverage here on the King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun Podcast Feed.</span></span></div>
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MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249598304481904558.post-85442426752625751262016-11-28T20:58:00.002-08:002016-11-28T20:58:57.663-08:00Episodes 001-007 Updated Links<div style="border-image: none;">
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<a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/kingsizecomicsgiantsizefun/SupermanCaptain_Marvel_Ep_001.mp3">The Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Ep 001 - The Return of Black Adam</a></div>
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<a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/kingsizecomicsgiantsizefun/Power_Hour_Ep_007_Minneapolis_Mystery__Rebirth.mp3">The Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Ep 007 - Minneapolis Marvel & Rebirth Discussion</a><br />
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MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249598304481904558.post-84056362563771932262016-11-28T12:00:00.000-08:002016-11-28T16:25:04.185-08:00Important Announcement<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: blue;"><strong>Faster than a speeding bullet!</strong></span></span><br />
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So after trying to sort through the mess for over an hour, I said screw this, I already have another feed that works just swell as is, so I'm going to cancel this messed up feed and add the Superman & Captain Marvel Power Podcast to my King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun feed. So you'll still get the same mediocre podcast with irregular show releases that you are used to from me, your host Kyle Benning, and you'll still get to listen to me ramble on and on about my love of Superman and the original Captain Marvel, my two favorite DC Characters. But now the show will be a part of the King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun Podcast feed. The show is available on iTunes, or you can download directly be visiting either <a href="http://www.kingsizecomicsgiantsizefun.blogspot.com/">www.kingsizecomicsgiantsizefun.blogspot.com</a> or <a href="http://www.supermancaptainmarvel.blogspot.com/">www.SupermanCaptainMarvel.blogspot.com</a> </div>
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the Last Son of Krypton and the World’s Mightiest Mortal. This time out I take a look at the Golden Age Captain Marvel story <em>"The Minneapolis Mystery"</em> from 1943's <strong><em>Captain Marvel Adventures #24 </em></strong>as well as discuss my thoughts on Superman's treatment thus far in the post-Rebirth era of DC Comics. It's a little something old and a little something new, but coverage on both characters nonetheless!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The EXTRAORDINARY Jerry Ordway, a comic creator in my opinion that is one of the all-time greatest writers and artists to ever tackle Superman and ever tackle Captain Marvel, so the fact that he had lengthy, critically acclaimed and legendary runs on both characters, makes this post extra special. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8sxZp-KP6yly2vJipvGLA6ltx739sFQiQTvINvJv0Y3nc_psykhtBwHTbCnjUK-IHFqB_e5rMOC1nyOq4lu0SNNv5fcIZgcii77Ic5MXr3z6Y6lNRXUI2YOmx6tk4OKMd156olS-ZXBV/s1600/IMG_2095.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR8sxZp-KP6yly2vJipvGLA6ltx739sFQiQTvINvJv0Y3nc_psykhtBwHTbCnjUK-IHFqB_e5rMOC1nyOq4lu0SNNv5fcIZgcii77Ic5MXr3z6Y6lNRXUI2YOmx6tk4OKMd156olS-ZXBV/s320/IMG_2095.JPG" width="243" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">While it's always great seeing talented artists tackle commission pieces featuring the two greatest comic book heroes to ever be published with a DC Logo on their cover, there is always something very special about commission pieces coming from artists that had lengthy runs on the characters. They know the ins and outs of these characters, what makes them tick, and how their face and body react in unison to the trials and tribulations they encounter in each adventure.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Jerry Ordway, like many up and coming artists in the 70's and early 80's first caught the eye of the comic industry getting his artwork published in fanzines. Jerry quickly caught the eye of DC Comics and found work as an inker and penciller in the Earth-2 corner of the DC Multiverse in various Roy Thomas written projects like <strong><em>All-Star Squadron, America vs. the JSA</em></strong>, and <strong><em>Infinity Inc</em></strong>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">After a brief stint at Marvel inking John Byrne on Fantastic Four, Jerry came back to DC, and helped launch a new age of Superman with Byrne and Marv Wolfman. Byrne set the stage for the Post-Crisis origin and direction for the Last Son of Krypton, starting with his 6 issue <strong><em>Man of Steel</em></strong> mini-series. Byrne then tackled writing and art duties on both <strong><em>Action Comics</em></strong> and the new <strong><em>Superman</em></strong> series, with Jerry Ordway tackling art and co-plotting duties on the <strong><em>Adventures of Superman</em></strong> series with co-plotter and scripter Marv Wolfman. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With issue #436 Byrne took over the co-plotter and scripting reigns for Wolfman, with Ordway still co-plotting and penciling. Starting in <strong><em>Adventures of Superman #445,</em></strong> Jerry Ordway took over on full writing duties while still penciling the book. He continued working on the Superman books as either a writer, penciller, or inker for the next six years! He finished his amazing run with the beginning of Superman's return from death at the hands of Doomsday, in <strong><em>Adventures of Superman #500.</em></strong> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Following the splash hit of Ordway's Power of Shazam Graphic Novel, it was released in softcover format 11 months later, and followed by an ongoing series of the same name. The Power of Shazam monthly comic ran from January 1995 to January 1999, spanning 47 regular issues, as well as an Annual and DC One Million tie-in issue. Ordway was tasked with writing the entire run and providing gorgeous painted covers, while Peter Krause provided pencils on interior art for the bulk of the first 41 issues of the ongoing series. With issue 42 of the series, Ordway took over penciling duties, where he was inked by the late, great Dick Giordano. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Welcome to the 6th episode of
the Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Podcast, the podcast devoted to
exploring the publishing history & adventures of both the Last Son of
Krypton and the World’s Mightiest Mortal. I am your host Kyle Benning, and
thank you for joining me on this journey to explore the evolution of my 2
favorite DC Characters, Superman & Captain Marvel.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">This time out in the 6th
Episode of the show, I take brief look at the extraordinary impact Jerry Ordway
had as a writer and artist on both Superman and Captain Marvel in the
Post-Crisis DC Universe, and culminate my coverage by taking a look at Ordway's
Power of Shazam #46 that went on sale December 2, 1998.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">As always, you can subscribe
to the show on iTunes, or download it directly here:<a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/kingsizecomicsgiantsizefun/Power_Hour_Ep_006_Jerry_Ordway.mp3">Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Ep 006 Jerry Ordway Spotlight</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">In the episode I reference
the post-Crisis revival and reimagining of Captain Marvel's origin in the
Power of Shazam Graphic Novel from 1994. I covered this Graphic Novel
previously with my pal J David Weter back on an episode of King-Size Comics
Giant-Size Fun. You can find the episode here: <a href="http://kingsizecomicsgiantsizefun.blogspot.com/2015/07/king-size-comics-giant-size-fun-ep-023.html"><span style="color: blue;"></span></a><span style="color: blue;"><a href="http://kingsizecomicsgiantsizefun.blogspot.com/2015/07/king-size-comics-giant-size-fun-ep-023.html">http://kingsizecomicsgiantsizefun.blogspot.com/2015/07/king-size-comics-giant-size-fun-ep-023.html</a></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><br /></span><br />
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sure to come back tomorrow for an accompanying blogpost to the episode that
showcases some of the fantastic Superman and Captain Marvel commission work of
Jerry Ordway. </span></div>
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you very much for listening. Be sure to check out the show headquarters &
blog at <a href="http://www.supermancaptainmarvel.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.SupermanCaptainMarvel.blogspot.com</span></a>.
There you’ll find extra content such as the show notes, extra posts
spotlighting Superman & Captain Marvel art, the characters’ publishing
history, and collected editions. You can leave feedback for the podcast there
at the blog, as well as by emailing me directly at <span style="color: blue;">metropoliskid41@gmail.com</span>,
by leaving an iTunes review, or by visiting the facebook page at facebook.com/SupermanCaptainMarvel.
You can also follow the show on twitter under the Twitter Handle
@KryptonsWizard.</span></div>
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podcast is made for entertainment purposes only. Superman, Captain Marvel &
Shazam are copyright of DC Comics, a part of Warner Bros entertainment. These
characters are discussed under fair use, and no infringement is intended.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizjoGYHChhHW3BWhnbBTGnYhGxQE-VxHICHGGs9lcFIELM6dfhM9I4Ni7yjcIzfgiV2do2HJdbeOjqTM7HXS6vu486et6P9eXV3ZoeG9SrOWtCZ8ya1tYajjHvxTA4qTHr-aEfpW5EQTm/s1600/41BY6X3847L__SY344_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgizjoGYHChhHW3BWhnbBTGnYhGxQE-VxHICHGGs9lcFIELM6dfhM9I4Ni7yjcIzfgiV2do2HJdbeOjqTM7HXS6vu486et6P9eXV3ZoeG9SrOWtCZ8ya1tYajjHvxTA4qTHr-aEfpW5EQTm/s1600/41BY6X3847L__SY344_BO1%252C204%252C203%252C200_.jpg" /></a>Welcome to the fifth episode of the Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Podcast, the podcast devoted to exploring the publishing history & adventures of both the Last Son of Krypton and the World’s Mightiest Mortal. I am your host Kyle Benning, and thank you for joining me on this journey to explore the evolution of my 2 favorite DC Characters, Superman & Captain Marvel. </div>
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After a 3 month hiatus, the show is finally back! This time out I give a brief overview of the 2005 4 issue prestige format series, <strong><em>Superman/Shazam!: First Thunder.</em></strong> </div>
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Thank you very much for listening. Be sure to check out the show headquarters & blog at <a href="http://www.supermancaptainmarvel.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.SupermanCaptainMarvel.blogspot.com</span></a>. There you’ll find extra content such as the show notes, extra posts spotlighting Superman & Captain Marvel art, the characters’ publishing history, and collected editions. You can leave feedback for the podcast there at the blog, as well as by emailing me directly at <a href="mailto:metropoliskid41@gmail.com"><span style="color: blue;">metropoliskid41@gmail.com</span></a>, by leaving an iTunes review, or by visiting the facebook page at facebook.com/SupermanCaptainMarvel. You can also follow the show on twitter under the Twitter Handle @KryptonsWizard.</div>
MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249598304481904558.post-69613312884906636292016-03-21T22:02:00.000-07:002016-11-28T18:47:54.438-08:00Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Ep 004<div style="border-image: none;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSGQQ3mNP2t69fk-UUke-bNcrHarAf28wvRZf1PxT88c7j2wmA_xDMv5Jb8IUgMQmQ2u-gepbwu1zInFP1yrvZxHu5s8UJPeksAq7oZNrcSXWs8NAyVh1khu-5KOd1AyOvI148abCFzDv/s1600/Magic+%2526+Monsters+Cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSGQQ3mNP2t69fk-UUke-bNcrHarAf28wvRZf1PxT88c7j2wmA_xDMv5Jb8IUgMQmQ2u-gepbwu1zInFP1yrvZxHu5s8UJPeksAq7oZNrcSXWs8NAyVh1khu-5KOd1AyOvI148abCFzDv/s1600/Magic+%2526+Monsters+Cover.jpg" /></a>Welcome to the fourth episode of the Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Podcast, the podcast devoted to exploring the publishing history & adventures of both the Last Son of Krypton and the World’s Mightiest Mortal. I am your host Kyle Benning, and thank you for joining me on this journey to explore the evolution of my 2 favorite DC Characters, Superman & Captain Marvel. </div>
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This time out, I take a brief break from my coverage from the Superman From the 30's to the 70's and SHAZAM! From the 40's to the 70's hardcovers, and instead talk about the short team-up story between Superman & Captain Marvel from <strong><em>The Amazing Adventures of Superman: Magic Monsters </em></strong>and then rant on about my thoughts on DC: REBIRTH and what it means, or what I want it to mean, with regards to Superman & Captain Marvel.</div>
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Thank you very much for listening. Be sure to check out the show headquarters & blog at <a href="http://www.supermancaptainmarvel.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.SupermanCaptainMarvel.blogspot.com</span></a>. There you’ll find extra content such as the show notes, extra posts spotlighting Superman & Captain Marvel art, the characters’ publishing history, and collected editions. You can leave feedback for the podcast there at the blog, as well as by emailing me directly at <a href="mailto:metropoliskid41@gmail.com"><span style="color: blue;">metropoliskid41@gmail.com</span></a>, by leaving an iTunes review, or by visiting the facebook page at facebook.com/SupermanCaptainMarvel. You can also follow the show on twitter under the Twitter Handle @KryptonsWizard.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhtrBE0XupAbhToqCnxa4WCE7lbdcAfk_bY3LGWjlQZx0FNkP4Qqd750Y5j3mJfYEuKUEJ57V-DsY7OUnkS20Rehi4k-x1q-H7pGA8nWUuTni5And3y1wWxfK6L5ykZbdT1HTofrwghPE/s1600/action1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLhtrBE0XupAbhToqCnxa4WCE7lbdcAfk_bY3LGWjlQZx0FNkP4Qqd750Y5j3mJfYEuKUEJ57V-DsY7OUnkS20Rehi4k-x1q-H7pGA8nWUuTni5And3y1wWxfK6L5ykZbdT1HTofrwghPE/s320/action1.jpg" width="227" /></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">As mentioned in the third episode of the Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Podcast, for ease of aligning Superman's Golden Age publishing history with the 1953 halt of Captain Marvel's publication from Fawcett, I'm just going to settle on covering Superman's publishing history up through books cover dated 1953. Oh course a case could be for Superman's Golden Age era ending at a number of other ear marks, such as<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> 1947's <strong><em>World’s
Finest #32</em></strong>, which marks the final story written by Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel before
he would return to DC and the Last Son of Krypton over 10 years later. One could also make the argument the end of Superman’s Golden Age with books cover dated January 1945, with
the introduction of Superboy, a dramatic and significant change to Superman’s
origin? After all, the Superman with a past of being Superboy is an
Earth-One take on the character, and NOT part of the Earth-2 character’s
history.</span></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBynl0lzoAjRSOn3zHEly1qWcJs0R_d1kgWmMfqnqc5WppJYJii9DOF5ITHUVVJFT-gWktYO5vNvYHOiaYd9z3CXYPeeoJ-rDucZWuCPTUXstJbmJp2wKL9nUqjKu4PVxEo1-V1H6n6O-Y/s1600/action19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBynl0lzoAjRSOn3zHEly1qWcJs0R_d1kgWmMfqnqc5WppJYJii9DOF5ITHUVVJFT-gWktYO5vNvYHOiaYd9z3CXYPeeoJ-rDucZWuCPTUXstJbmJp2wKL9nUqjKu4PVxEo1-V1H6n6O-Y/s320/action19.jpg" width="232" /></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">So with that in mind, let’s jump into Superman’s
comic publishing history starting with <strong><em>Action Comics #1</em></strong>, that went on sale the
first week of May 1938 up through the character's final 1953 cover date appearance in <strong><em>Action Comics #187</em></strong>. Action Comics debuted as a 64 page anthology book that also
contained<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the adventures of 6 other
characters, including the magician Zatara. Superman grabbed the cover spot in
Action Comics’ debut, something that wouldn’t happen again until <strong><em>Action Comics
#7</em></strong>. He also had the cover spot on issues #10, #13, #15, and #17, before finally
taking over as the sole control of the Cover with <strong><em>Action Comics #19</em></strong>, which went
on sale the last week of October 1939. Superman was in every issue of Action
Comics, and since I’m covering his exploits in the Golden Age up through 1953,
the final issue cover dated 1953, would have been <strong><em>Action Comics #187</em></strong>, that went
on sale October 30<sup>th</sup> 1953, which featured the Superman story
“Superman’s New Super Powers” </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfloHpAAVL9kUUUFtjs6K2YlGjqrPmaPcEsH5NyoO9rPczFeA_ldwbjrpabzvXwUcNXVJNBNm-JZHdrivGmp2EkM3TcmBAL1BoqcI0D_j6xYNBDw6TQTGmB0Q346VUxAAwzCGst58DXMhF/s1600/superman1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfloHpAAVL9kUUUFtjs6K2YlGjqrPmaPcEsH5NyoO9rPczFeA_ldwbjrpabzvXwUcNXVJNBNm-JZHdrivGmp2EkM3TcmBAL1BoqcI0D_j6xYNBDw6TQTGmB0Q346VUxAAwzCGst58DXMhF/s320/superman1.jpg" width="233" /></a><span style="font-size: 14pt;">When 1939 rolled around, Superman’s
popularity had already risen quite a bit, in addition to his monthly adventures
in the pages of Action Comics, you could also follow his adventures daily in
select Newspaper comic strips across the country. The Superman Daily Newspaper
strip began on Monday January 16<sup>th</sup> 1939. After the success of <strong><em>Action
Comics #1</em></strong> in June of 1938, and the skyrocketing in popularity of the character
Superman, just 7 months later Siegel & Shuster were finally able to take
their creation Superman into the publishing market they had hoped for all
along, the syndicated Newspaper Comics arena!</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6hj88dyGVq2t-oDaShrFnbw77gNmvMIzYTJ0nCdQSOzmWPIxH4iK6WoDK_9S7hDLncFN9qrkvNYtrolb39HRD9DK-H5XE42Kn0emU2pW0Gkihtwhg0SnVgIUvhBbusGZEMcXMBUWmKuv/s1600/superman85.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6hj88dyGVq2t-oDaShrFnbw77gNmvMIzYTJ0nCdQSOzmWPIxH4iK6WoDK_9S7hDLncFN9qrkvNYtrolb39HRD9DK-H5XE42Kn0emU2pW0Gkihtwhg0SnVgIUvhBbusGZEMcXMBUWmKuv/s320/superman85.jpg" width="219" /></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">It's crazy to think about nowadays, but in 1938,
when Superman first debuted, comic books were still in their infancy, and
considered second tier to the syndicated comic strips in newspapers. The
newspaper comic strips had much higher circulation, and in turn shelled out a
lot more money. Those comics that weren't deemed popular or good enough for
Newspaper syndication, such as Siegel and Shuster's first Superman story, had
to settle for repurposing their stories for comic books. Once Superman caught
fire in the pages of Action Comics, Siegel and Shuster's dream of a syndicated
Superman comic strip became a reality. The daily strip ran continuously from
its January 1939 debut all the way until 1966, and it was joined by a full
color Sunday strip that began on Sunday November 5<sup>th</sup> 1939. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">That wasn’t the only new publishing avenue for the
Last Son of Krypton, in May 1939, just a year after his debut in <strong><em>Action Comics
#1</em></strong>, Superman top an unprecedented milestone, his own comic magazine devoted
solely to his adventures. <strong><em>Superman #1</em></strong> went on Sale May 18<sup>th</sup> 1939, and
started as a quarterly book. Starting with the book cover dated 1941, the book
moved to bi-monthly,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a publishing
schedule it was still on in 1953, meaning the final issue of <strong><em>Superman</em></strong> with a
1953 cover date was<strong><em> Superman #85</em></strong>, which contained 3 different Superman stories.
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcwM5aK_4RBs5TLJRjxBPsiK-nmzpGNJjEyzwyDCdOvq-2Jv9jb0uoeYTerF-Rv8TF34yohZ_-zyhWcdSdPnSuuVf9OzoCgirAHHH0i7wGE94QulQwEU7PX_ttM5bb8NfYw7PKPZuMV0S/s1600/worldsbest1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcwM5aK_4RBs5TLJRjxBPsiK-nmzpGNJjEyzwyDCdOvq-2Jv9jb0uoeYTerF-Rv8TF34yohZ_-zyhWcdSdPnSuuVf9OzoCgirAHHH0i7wGE94QulQwEU7PX_ttM5bb8NfYw7PKPZuMV0S/s320/worldsbest1.jpg" width="237" /></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , "serif"; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">But it wasn’t just <strong><em>Action Comics</em></strong>, the Newspaper
Comic Strip, and <strong><em>Superman</em></strong> that chronicled Superman’s comic adventures. He would
soon be added as an ongoing feature in <strong><em>World’s Best Comics</em></strong> in February 1941,
that series was renamed World’s Finest Comics with the 2<sup>nd</sup> issue of
this quarterly series. In 1946 <strong><em>World’s Finest Comics</em></strong> switched to a bi-monthly
schedule that it still had in 1953. The last issue of World’s Finest with a
1953 cover date was issue #67, that went on sale in late September. Now <strong><em>World’s
Finest</em></strong> is best known as a Superman & Batman team-up book, but even though
the Man of Steel and the Caped Crusader appeared together on every comic, they
didn’t actually appear together in the same story until 1952’s <strong><em>Superman #76</em></strong>,
and they wouldn’t actually team-up together in the <strong><em>World’s Finest</em></strong> title, until 1954’s
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the very popular character that he was, starred in a number of other comic
specials, including both the 1939 and 1940 <strong><em>New York World’s Fair Comics</em></strong>. On the
cover of the 1939 World’s Fair issue Superman is miscolored, and the cover of
the 1940 World’s Fair issue marks the first time that Superman & Batman
ever appeared on a cover together. If you’d like to hear about the content of
these comics, I recommend you go check out the podcast Comics in the Golden Age
from Michael Lane and his cousin Chris, they covered those issues in Episode 16
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Comics</em></strong>, Superman also starred in the DC Promo comics <strong><em>Superman’s Christmas
Adventure #1</em></strong>, which was a promo comic given out at department stores like
Macy’s or Baileys in December 1940, and was then reprinted and re-issued with a
touched up cover in 1944. I actually covered that story just a couple months
ago in Episode 4 of my Tales from the Golden Age podcast. There was also a 2<sup>nd</sup>
<strong><em>Superman Christmas Adventure</em></strong>, containing a new story, comic published in 1944.
But those weren’t the only 2 special promo Superman comics, there was also the
1942 miniature <strong><em>Superman Py-Co-Py Toothpaste</em></strong> comic and the 1948 four page <strong><em>Superman and the Great Cleveland</em></strong> Fire comic. </span></div>
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MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249598304481904558.post-91720247443758878352016-02-29T13:10:00.002-08:002016-02-29T13:10:55.878-08:00Happy Birthday Superman!<div style="border-image: none;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi453vy5P7p5hZ1SQZtSEhJog6Q3DFypom5Xb6ljIOA8M9DSyMkeuAsbHcwWR1Mz0XlIlyrJBbwmCndUok7_s_zZLfeMASslpptZYU711vHkpv3EqV-iJveg8w5zAipjyqPdBqdoi7W3AmB/s1600/untitled.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi453vy5P7p5hZ1SQZtSEhJog6Q3DFypom5Xb6ljIOA8M9DSyMkeuAsbHcwWR1Mz0XlIlyrJBbwmCndUok7_s_zZLfeMASslpptZYU711vHkpv3EqV-iJveg8w5zAipjyqPdBqdoi7W3AmB/s1600/untitled.png" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Starting in the Silver Age, DC used February 29th as the birthday for the Last Son of Krypton! The reason behind this was a bit of a tongue-in-cheek poke at Superman having been around for multiple decades but seemingly never aging, so the choice was made to give him a birthday only once every 4 years! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Enjoy some of these classic Superman Birthday & Anniversary images from over the years! And if you feel so inclined, go celebrate by picking up the latest issue of Dan Jurgens and Lee Week's fantastic <em><strong><span style="color: blue;">Superman: Lois & Clark</span></strong></em> series, as well as the debut first issue of Neal Adam's <em><strong><span style="color: red;">Supermen</span></strong> </em>both of which went on sale last Wednesday.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And I'd also like to throw-out a big Happy Birthday to friend of the show, and fellow Superman enthusiast, Michael Bailey of the From Crisis to Crisis and Radio KAL Live Superman themed podcasts. Happy Birthday Mike, have a <strong><span style="color: blue;">SUPER</span></strong> Day!</span> </div>
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MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249598304481904558.post-64624151406436237082016-02-24T05:00:00.000-08:002016-02-24T05:00:15.609-08:00Captain Marvel's Golden Age Publishing History<div style="border-image: none;">
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Those 100 pagers paled in size to the enormous 300+ page counts of the <strong><em><span style="color: blue;">Gift Comics</span></em></strong> and <strong><em><span style="color: blue;">X-MAS Comics</span></em></strong>. The series <strong><em><span style="color: blue;">Gift Comics</span></em></strong> ran 4 issues, released irregularly from 1942 to late 1949, the first 3 issues boasted a whopping 324 page counts, with the 4th issue much smaller in size but still containing 144 pages. <strong><em><span style="color: blue;">X-MAS Comics</span></em></strong> is just like it sounds, another huge anthology series, released fairly regularly around the Christmas season every year. Like Gift Comics, the initial issues of <strong><em><span style="color: blue;">X-MAS Comics</span></em></strong> boasted over 300 pages of content. The series debuted in November 1941, and then saw issue #2 released in December of 1942. After that, the series took a 5 year hiatus before returning in 1947, and then having an annual released starting with issue #4 in November 1949, through issue #7 in November of 1952. I would suspect that the hiatus of the title after the second issue in 1942 was perhaps due to paper shortage during World War II. Obviously that would make it a little more difficult to pump out a 300+ page publication in high print runs.</div>
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Between these three monthly titles and numerous specials published over a 14 year span, Billy Batson had upwards of 500 hundred adventures as the World's Mightiest Mortal. Think about that, HUNDREDS of stories. I'd have to go back and count, and perhaps some day I will, but I would estimate it's somewhere in the ballpark of 700 stories from his Whiz Comics debut in December 1939 to when Fawcett ceased publication of Captain Marvel with Marvel Family #89 in September of 1953. This would make Captain Marvel both the most prominently published and highest selling comic book character during the Golden Age!MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249598304481904558.post-61246089783237333082016-02-22T00:29:00.001-08:002016-11-28T17:37:05.613-08:00The Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Ep 003<div style="border-image: none;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2e2vzb2uNfvMHdOx-Kd4Puu4vc9YhejQskOzWoH7hhFcozCV-HSJF308M4j9Mn71mta1m-hw24ZPTMJj3MexCyIOIJgiKSYzjfHTK1PorjWECjF8HxwCgGA9JpJXoQNuk4nEGDme-WqEt/s1600/Whiz_Comics_15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2e2vzb2uNfvMHdOx-Kd4Puu4vc9YhejQskOzWoH7hhFcozCV-HSJF308M4j9Mn71mta1m-hw24ZPTMJj3MexCyIOIJgiKSYzjfHTK1PorjWECjF8HxwCgGA9JpJXoQNuk4nEGDme-WqEt/s320/Whiz_Comics_15.jpg" width="231" /></a>Welcome to the third episode of the Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Podcast, the podcast devoted to exploring the publishing history & adventures of both the Last Son of Krypton and the World’s Mightiest Mortal. I am your host Kyle Benning, and thank you for joining me on this journey to explore the evolution of my 2 favorite DC Characters, Superman & Captain Marvel. </div>
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This time out, I continue my trek through the Superman From the 30's to the 70's and SHAZAM! From the 40's to the 70's hardcovers, and cover the Superman story "The War in San Monte" originally published in Action Comics #2 from June 1938 and the Captain Marvel story "The Origin of Sivana" from Whiz Comics #15 that went on sale in February 1941.</div>
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You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes, or download the episode directly here: <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/kingsizecomicsgiantsizefun/Superman_Captain_Marvel_Power_Hour_Ep_003.mp3">The Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Ep 003 - Action #2 & Whiz #15</a></div>
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As I mentioned in the episode, there are some other great blogs and podcasts devoted to Captain Marvel, so be sure to check out Jeff Wright's Captain Marvel podcast & blog, the <a href="http://www.shazamcast.com/">ShazamCast</a> as well as Jeff Farnham's <a href="http://worldsmightiestmortal1.blogspot.com/">World's Mightiest Mortal Blog</a> & Bronze Age themed <a href="http://captainmarveladventures.blogspot.com/">Captain Marvel Adventures Blog</a>.</div>
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For more information & content on the Last Son of Krypton, be sure to check out the <a href="http://www.supermanhomepage.com/news.php">Superman Homepage</a>.</div>
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Thank you very much for listening. Be sure to check out the show headquarters & blog at <a href="http://www.supermancaptainmarvel.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.SupermanCaptainMarvel.blogspot.com</span></a>. There you’ll find extra content such as the show notes, extra posts spotlighting Superman & Captain Marvel art, the characters’ publishing history, and collected editions. You can leave feedback for the podcast there at the blog, as well as by emailing me directly at <a href="mailto:metropoliskid41@gmail.com"><span style="color: blue;">metropoliskid41@gmail.com</span></a>, by leaving an iTunes review, or by visiting the facebook page at facebook.com/SupermanCaptainMarvel. You can also follow the show on twitter under the Twitter Handle @KryptonsWizard.</div>
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MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249598304481904558.post-5574054149554889912016-02-16T11:13:00.000-08:002016-02-16T11:17:54.357-08:00Superman & Captain Marvel Art by Steve Rude<div style="border-image: none;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuNAZmIk_Dn1NT-zedYxDLuwEDYF1y6BqgfN6HYkJAei6Npdq-2F4qvab3iCjNNfo-PxgIGgCSIFdbSpnmt_4DBfDEjkZeeqZDuSBdv0gfRUTmZhsbfa4s0MyVVhxjlzenlg5_hRmtYu3/s1600/Superman+%2526+Cap.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuNAZmIk_Dn1NT-zedYxDLuwEDYF1y6BqgfN6HYkJAei6Npdq-2F4qvab3iCjNNfo-PxgIGgCSIFdbSpnmt_4DBfDEjkZeeqZDuSBdv0gfRUTmZhsbfa4s0MyVVhxjlzenlg5_hRmtYu3/s320/Superman+%2526+Cap.png" width="250" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Steve "The Dude" Rude is one of the most dynamic, classic artists who works in the medium today. Over the years Steve has really built a reputation for himself as an artist able to capture the classic stylelings of the Golden Age and Silver Age of Superhero comics, in a gorgeous, dynamic style that invokes in you a warm nostalgic feeling. You see elements reminiscent of Jack Kirby, Alex Toth, Bruce Timm, Darwyn Cooke, Alex Ross, and Fleischer Studios shine through in his work, but his style is still uniquely his own, and simply breathe-taking. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhDvUuX-Vgp7sZkhaLGsYuDUffTnx_1xqh3Cnqsp_m6Kn7XFeV6FxgeJ5roPUQ7HSCFOVy-rc4u3v0aLvc0OgRG1ZrLnbjKpPiHa4YpXOgzlMkX2w8VoW4ytt5iX08sVfQqSBKMBLec99/s1600/e0a16d7f5047c787a5dafccb7ee5938c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhDvUuX-Vgp7sZkhaLGsYuDUffTnx_1xqh3Cnqsp_m6Kn7XFeV6FxgeJ5roPUQ7HSCFOVy-rc4u3v0aLvc0OgRG1ZrLnbjKpPiHa4YpXOgzlMkX2w8VoW4ytt5iX08sVfQqSBKMBLec99/s1600/e0a16d7f5047c787a5dafccb7ee5938c.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">So of course seeing "The Dude" tackle my two favorite DC characters, the Last Son of Krypton and the World's Mightiest Mortal, in all of their classic, iconic, nostalgic glory, gives me an even greater warm and fuzzy feeling. Just check out this gorgeous piece featuring both characters together!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Honestly he's done so many breathe-taking commission pieces featuring Superman & Captain Marvel, like the transformation sequence to the right, or the patriotic Superman pieces below, that it was pretty hard to limit my selections for this post, there were a lot of gorgeous pieces to choose from. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoqolUuJFmh4yibwXZVS5unAvlrbgLF0rWyhv7Bii_06y6dJdu7vs5gyAmN7PLVDkGrm1z2qFooK4zESiyYHPcR5qXCKNBoL1rXhijKYZXN7C9nsmHLxpj-Jq8weHIgtzKulL-wGNrXk8/s1600/Steve+Rude.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMoqolUuJFmh4yibwXZVS5unAvlrbgLF0rWyhv7Bii_06y6dJdu7vs5gyAmN7PLVDkGrm1z2qFooK4zESiyYHPcR5qXCKNBoL1rXhijKYZXN7C9nsmHLxpj-Jq8weHIgtzKulL-wGNrXk8/s320/Steve+Rude.png" width="249" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately Steve has never had a chance to work on a serialized story starring Captain Marvel, so for the time being, we'll just have to salivate over these gorgeous commission pieces that he's done over the years. However, if you're a Superman fan, you're in luck! There is the gorgeous 1990 three issue <strong><em>World's Finest</em></strong> prestige format mini-series starring Superman & Batman, which was written by Dave Gibbons, penciled by Rude, and inked by Karl Kesel. This mini-series has been collected in both a TPB format and Deluxe Hardcover that includes a lot of extras. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In addition to that mini-series, Rude also penciled the gorgeous <strong><em>Legends of the DC Universe #14</em></strong> written by Mark Evanier, and the <strong><em>Incredible Hulk vs. Superman #1</em></strong> Marvel-DC Crossover written by Roger Stern, both from 1999. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Rude's most recent time tackling the Man of Steel happened on both the cover and interiors of the final issue of the digital-first, <strong><em>Adventures of Superman </em></strong>series. Issue #17 featured a gorgeous Steve Rude cover, and inside the book he tackled the art duties of the 10 page story "Seed of Destruction" which was written by Jerry Ordway.</span></div>
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Welcome to the second episode of the Superman & Captain Marvel Power
Hour Podcast, the podcast devoted to exploring the publishing history &
adventures of both the Last Son of Krypton and the World’s Mightiest Mortal. I
am your host Kyle Benning, and thank you for joining me on this journey to
explore the evolution of my 2 favorite DC Characters, Superman & Captain
Marvel. This time out, I tackle the Golden Age origin stories of both
characters, taking a look at Superman’s enhanced, more fleshed out origin as it
was retold in Superman #1 from May 1939, and Captain Marvel’s origin from Whiz
Comics #2 that went on sale in December 1939.<br />
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As I mentioned in the episode, there are some other great blogs and podcasts devoted to Captain Marvel, so be sure to check out Jeff Wright's Captain Marvel podcast & blog, the <a href="http://www.shazamcast.com/">ShazamCast</a> as well as Jeff Farnham's <a href="http://worldsmightiestmortal1.blogspot.com/">World's Mightiest Mortal Blog</a> & Bronze Age themed <a href="http://captainmarveladventures.blogspot.com/">Captain Marvel Adventures Blog</a>.<br />
For more information & content on the Last Son of Krypton, be sure to check out the <a href="http://www.supermanhomepage.com/news.php">Superman Homepage</a>.<br />
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headquarters & blog at <a href="http://www.supermancaptainmarvel.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: blue;">www.SupermanCaptainMarvel.blogspot.com</span></a>.
There you’ll find extra content such as the show notes, extra posts
spotlighting Superman & Captain Marvel art, the characters’ publishing
history, and collected editions. You can leave feedback for the podcast there
at the blog, as well as by emailing me directly at <a href="mailto:metropoliskid41@gmail.com"><span style="color: blue;">metropoliskid41@gmail.com</span></a>, by
leaving an iTunes review, or by visiting the facebook page at
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MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249598304481904558.post-70895642077496261092016-02-05T14:27:00.002-08:002016-02-05T14:27:51.932-08:00The Contents of SHAZAM!: From the 40's to the 70's HC Collection<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRtiGXL-bBOAXdEKq4gYcm5Kq4IRC2W362B-hn2BoNFxOuQYmDTQ_jJnKFFj6LDnup4tsMi3CQFQt7thPhp8ccUq4w3ZNoXuBRH0VucCXIevYrLy4VbyoY0CnizuUXWp2Vw5gFDaVCG0i/s1600/Shazam40sTo70s.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIRtiGXL-bBOAXdEKq4gYcm5Kq4IRC2W362B-hn2BoNFxOuQYmDTQ_jJnKFFj6LDnup4tsMi3CQFQt7thPhp8ccUq4w3ZNoXuBRH0VucCXIevYrLy4VbyoY0CnizuUXWp2Vw5gFDaVCG0i/s320/Shazam40sTo70s.jpg" width="237" /></a>As I mentioned in the first episode of the Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Podcast, for the foreseeable future, most of the stories I'll be covering on the podcast will be pulled from the <strong><em><span style="color: blue;">SUPERMAN: From the 30's to the 70's</span></em></strong> and the <strong><em><span style="color: red;">SHAZAM!: From the 40's to the 70's</span></em></strong> hardcover collected editions released by Harmony books in cooperation with DC writer and editor E. Nelson Bridwell in the late 1970's. These gorgeous hardcovers featured introductions to each character by Bridwell and then collected some of the best chronicles of each hero throughout the decades. Of course since Captain Marvel's Adventures ended in 1953 before his revival by DC in the early 70's, there is a 20 year absence where we unfortunately went without any new Captain Marvel material, meaning that the <strong><em><span style="color: red;">SHAZAM!: From the 40's to the 70's</span></em></strong> collection is more heavily weighted on the 40's, 50's, and 70's material than the Superman collection is. Unfortunately the Captain Marvel collection is going to be much harder to come by than the Superman one is, and probably set you back upwards of $70!!! So what this blog post is going to do, is outline the contents of the Captain Marvel collection, listing out each story contained within each collection, and also tell you where else these stories are reprinted, that way, you can follow along with the podcast coverage with the resources you have access to. And if you haven't already, be sure to check out the blog post from Wednesday where discussed the contents of the <a href="http://supermancaptainmarvel.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-contents-of-superman-from-30s-to.html">Superman From the 30's to the 70's Hardcover</a>.</div>
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Just like the Superman post, for argument's sake, I am just going to be using the Cover Dates for breaking the stories down by decade. For example, Captain Marvel's first appearance in Whiz Comics #2 was cover dated February 1940, but its actual on sale date was the first week of December 1939 (as always, thank you to <a href="http://dcindexes.com/index.php">Mike's Amazing World of Comics</a> for on sale dates & info).</div>
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<strong><em><span style="color: red; font-size: large;">The 1940's</span></em></strong></div>
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<strong>2.) "Origin of Sivana"</strong> from <strong><em>Whiz Comics #15</em></strong>. Also reprinted in<strong><em> Limited Collectors' Edition #C-39, Shazam Archives Vol. 1 HC.</em></strong></div>
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<strong>3.)<em> </em>"The Origin of Captain Marvel Jr."</strong> from <strong><em>Whiz Comics #25</em></strong>. Also reprinted in <strong><em>Shazam Archives Vol. 4.</em></strong></div>
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<strong>4.) "Captain Marvel Introduces Mary Marvel" </strong>from <strong><em>Captain Marvel Adventures #18</em>. </strong>Also reprinted in <strong><em>Shazam! #8 (1973),</em> <em>Shazam and the</em> <em>Shazam Family Annual #1 (2002),</em> </strong>and the<strong> <em>Shazam Family Archives Vol. 1 HC.</em></strong></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrnHuisS4rIO5ajE_HE4xteDUGQSINRj2ywORIPt1VfpGLDsRlKvzsYFuXIWqlSTfMGc9mEwEvtPelIPhmhIT6x375kiuKFvdjd1Yw51JmKIqmil-wt0ioUx72sZwCPIsYUC90Wg_yAu_/s1600/captainmarvel18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKrnHuisS4rIO5ajE_HE4xteDUGQSINRj2ywORIPt1VfpGLDsRlKvzsYFuXIWqlSTfMGc9mEwEvtPelIPhmhIT6x375kiuKFvdjd1Yw51JmKIqmil-wt0ioUx72sZwCPIsYUC90Wg_yAu_/s200/captainmarvel18.jpg" width="139" /></a><strong>5.) "The Pearl of Peril" </strong>from<em> </em><strong><em>Captain Marvel Adventures #22.</em> </strong>Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else.<strong><br /></strong></div>
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<strong>6.) "Baffin Land" </strong>from <strong><em>Captain Marvel, Jr. #12</em></strong>. Also reprinted in <strong><em>Shazam and the Shazam Family Annual #</em></strong>1 from 2002.<br />
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<strong>7.) "Captain Marvel, Jr. Meets Himself in the Future"</strong> from <strong><em>Captain Marvel, Jr. #17</em></strong>. Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else.<strong></strong><br />
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<strong>8.) "Oklahoma City"</strong> from <strong><em>Captain Marvel Adventures #34</em></strong>. Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else.<strong></strong> </div>
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<strong>10.) "The Mighty Marvels Join Forces"</strong> from <strong><em>The Marvel Family #1. </em></strong>Also reprinted in<em><strong> Shazam #8 (1973), Adventure Comics #497, </strong></em>and <strong><em>Shazam and the Shazam Family Annual #1 (2002).</em></strong></div>
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<strong>11.) "Uncle Marvel's Wedding"</strong> from <strong><em>Captain Marvel Adventures #59</em></strong>. Also reprinted in<em><strong> Shazam! #12 (1973)</strong></em></div>
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<strong>12.) "Aunty Anti Marvel"<em> </em></strong>from<strong><em> The Marvel Family #2. </em></strong> Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else.<strong></strong><br />
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<strong>14.) "The Horrid Hermit"</strong> from <strong><em>Mary Marvel #8.</em></strong> Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else.<strong></strong> </div>
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<strong>15.) "The Sivana Family Strikes"</strong> from <strong><em>The Marvel Family #10</em></strong>. Also reprinted in <strong><em>Shazam #12 (1973)</em></strong> and <strong><em>Shazam and the Shazam Family Annual #1 (2002).</em></strong></div>
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<strong>16.) "The Talking Tiger"<em> </em></strong>from <em><strong>Captain Marvel Adventures #79. </strong></em>Also reprinted in<strong><em> Shazam! #8 (1973) </em></strong>and<strong><em> Adventure Comics #499. </em></strong><div style="border-image: none;">
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<strong>18.) "The Flying Shoes" </strong>from<strong> <em>Mary Marvel #25.</em></strong>Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else.<strong></strong> </div>
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<strong>19.) "Captain Marvel battles the Plot Against the Universe" </strong>from<em><strong> Captain Marvel Adventures #100. </strong></em>Also reprinted in<em><strong> Limited Collectors' Edition #C-35 Treasury Comic.</strong></em></div>
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<strong>20.) "The Voodoo Clock" </strong>from<em> <strong>Captain Marvel, Jr. #78. </strong></em>Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else.<strong></strong> <strong><em> </em></strong></div>
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<strong>22.) "Double Doom"</strong> from<strong> <em>Captain Marvel Adventures #130</em></strong>. Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else.<strong></strong> </div>
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<strong>23.) "The Fourth Dimensional Elephant"</strong> from <strong><em>Captain Marvel, Jr. #119</em></strong>. Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else.<strong></strong> </div>
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<strong>24.) "The Marvel Family Fights the Feathered Fury"</strong> from <strong><em>The Marvel Family #86</em></strong>. Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else.<strong></strong><br />
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<strong>26.) "The Mystery of the Missing Newstand"</strong> from<strong> <em>Shazam! #9. </em></strong>Also reprinted in <em><strong>Showcase Presents Shazam Vol. 1 TPB </strong></em>and <em><strong>Adventure Comics #496.</strong></em></div>
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<strong>27.) "The Bicentennial Villain" </strong>from<strong> <em>Shazam! #25. </em></strong>Also reprinted in <em><strong>Showcase Presents Shazam Vol. 1 TPB.</strong></em></div>
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<strong>28.) "Case of the Kidnapped Congress"</strong> from<em><strong> Shazam! #26. </strong></em>Also reprinted in <em><strong>Showcase Presents Shazam Vol. 1 TPB.</strong></em></div>
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Obviously there are a lot of stories in this collection that aren't reprinted anywhere else, making it more difficult to follow along with the Captain Marvel stories that will be covered in the podcast if you don't have the <strong><em><span style="color: red;">Shazam!: From the 40's to the 70's</span></em></strong> collection, than if you were missing the Superman collection. However, all of these Captain Marvel stories from the Golden Age are now in the public domain, and thus can be accessed online for free, just follow the below link to read these stories:</div>
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I imagine DC doesn't feel like there's money in collecting and reprinting these stories in completion due to their availability online for free, and that's just too bad. Hopefully by the time we get the Shazam! movie rumored for 2019, DC will get around to putting out a Golden Age omnibus volume or two collecting Captain Marvel's appearances in chronological order, similar to what they have started doing with Superman and Batman. </div>
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Note, for argument's sake, when breaking up the stories by decade, I'm going by the cover date instead of the actual published date. For example, Superman #62 was cover dated Jan/Feb 1950, and thus is lumped into the 1950's decade below, but it actually went on sale on November 2nd, 1949. All on sale dates courtesy of <a href="http://dcindexes.com/index.php">Mike's Amazing World.</a><br />
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So let's start with the Superman collection. Note that the first full story reprinted is "The Coming of Superman" from Action Comics #1, however it is the version from Superman #1, which reprinted the Superman material from the first 4 issues of Action Comics, but adding more content and pages to firm up more origin details.<br />
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<strong>2.) "War in San Monte" </strong>from <strong><em>Action Comics #2, </em></strong>and also reprinted in <strong><em>Famous First Edition #C-61 Treasury</em></strong>, <strong><em>Superman Archives HC Vol. 1</em></strong>, <strong><em>Millennium Edition: Superman #1</em></strong>, <strong><em>Superman: the Greatest Stories Ever Told vol. 1 TPB</em></strong>, <strong><em>Superman Chronicles Vol. 1 TPB</em></strong>, <strong><em>Superman in the Forties TPB</em></strong>, <strong><em>Lois Lane: A Celebration of 75 Years HC</em></strong>, <strong><em>Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years HC</em></strong>, and the <strong><em>Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC.</em></strong></div>
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<strong>3.)</strong> <strong>"The Challenge of Luthor"</strong> from <em><strong>Superman #4</strong></em>, and also reprinted in <strong><em>Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told HC & TPB</em></strong>, <strong><em>Superman Archives Vo1. HC</em></strong>, <strong><em>Superman Chronicles Vol. 3 TPB</em></strong>, and <strong><em>Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC.</em></strong></div>
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<strong>5.) "The Light"</strong> from <strong><em>Superman #13</em></strong>, and also reprinted in <strong><em>Superman Archives Vol. 4 HC</em></strong> and <strong><em>Superman Chronicles Vol. 7 TPB.</em></strong></div>
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<strong>6.) "The Archer"</strong> from <strong><em>Superman #13</em></strong>, and also reprinted in the <strong><em>Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (HC & TPB</em></strong>), <strong><em>Superman Archives Vol. 4 HC,</em></strong> and <strong><em>Superman Chronicles Vol. 7 TPB.</em></strong></div>
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<strong>7.) "Saboteurs from Napkan"</strong> from <strong><em>Superman #15</em></strong>, and also reprinted in <strong><em>Superman Archives Vol. 4 HC</em></strong> and <strong><em>Superman Chronicles Vol. 8 TPB.</em></strong></div>
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<strong>8.) "How Clark Kent Met Lois Lane"</strong> from <strong><em>Adventure Comics #128</em></strong>. This story hasn't been reprinted anywhere else but this collection.</div>
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<strong>9.) "Man or Superman?" </strong>from <strong><em>Superman #17</em></strong>, and also reprinted in <strong><em>Superman Archives Vol. 5 HC, Superman Chronicles Vol. 9 TPB, </em></strong>and <strong><em>Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years HC.</em></strong></div>
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<strong>10.) "Case of the Funny Paper Crimes"<em> </em></strong>from <strong><em>Superman #19</em></strong>, and also reprinted in <strong><em>Superman #183, Superman Archives Vol. 5 HC,</em></strong> and <strong><em>Superman Chronicles Vol. 10 TPB.</em></strong></div>
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<strong>12.) "America's Secret Weapon"</strong> from <strong><em>Superman #23</em></strong>, and also reprinted in<strong><em> Superman Archives Vol. 6 HC</em></strong> and <strong><em>Superman in the Forties TPB.</em></strong></div>
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<strong>13.) "The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk" </strong>from <strong><em>Superman #30</em></strong>, and also reprinted in <strong><em>Superman #183, Superman Archives Vol. 8 HC,</em></strong> <strong><em>Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (HC & TPB), </em></strong>and <strong><em>Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Vol. 2 TPB.</em></strong></div>
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<strong>14.) "Lois Lane, Superwoman" </strong>from <strong><em>Superman #45</em></strong>. This story hasn't been reprinted anywhere else but this collection.</div>
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<strong>15.) "The Origin of Superman"</strong> from <strong><em>Superman #53</em></strong>, and also reprinted in <strong><em>Three-Dimension Adventures #1, Best of DC (Blue Ribbon Digest) #16,</em></strong> <strong><em>Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (HC & TPB), Superman in the Forties TPB, </em></strong>and <strong><em>Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years HC.</em></strong></div>
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<strong>17.) "The Mightiest Team in the World"</strong> from <strong><em>Superman #76</em></strong>, and also reprinted in <strong><em>World's Finest Comics #179, World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 1 HC, Millennium Edition: Superman #76 (#23), Superman/Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told TPB, Showcase Presents: World's Finest Vol. 1 TPB,</em></strong> and <strong><em>Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years HC</em></strong>. </div>
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<strong>18.) "The Girls in Superman's Life"</strong> from <strong><em>Superman #78</em></strong>. This story hasn't been reprinted anywhere else but this collection.</div>
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<strong>19.) "The Terrible Trio"</strong> from <strong><em>Superman #88</em></strong>, and also reprinted in <strong><em>80 Page Giant #11</em></strong> and the <strong><em>Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told (HC & TPB</em></strong>).</div>
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<strong>20.) "The Girl in Superman's Past"</strong> from <strong><em>Superman #129</em></strong>, and also reprinted in <strong><em>Superman Annual #1 (1960), Superman #217,</em></strong> <strong><em>Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (HC & TPB), Giant Superman Annual #1 (1988), Showcase Presents Superman Vol. 1 TPB, Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives Vol. 2 HC, </em></strong>and <strong><em>Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years HC.</em></strong></div>
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<strong><em>22.) "The Son of Bizarro" </em></strong>from <strong><em>Superman #140</em></strong>, and also reprinted in <strong><em>Action Comics #347, Showcase Presents Superman Vol. 2 TPB, Showcase Presents: Supergirl Vol. 1 TPB</em></strong>, and <strong><em>Superman: Escape from Bizarro World HC & TPB.</em></strong></div>
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<strong>23.) "Superman Meets Al Capone"</strong> from <strong><em>Superman #142</em></strong>, and also reprinted in <strong><em>Superman #197</em></strong> and <strong><em>Showcase Presents Superman Vol.2 TPB.</em></strong> </div>
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<strong>24.) "Bizarro Meets Frankenstein"</strong> from <strong><em>Superman #143</em></strong>, also reprinted in <strong><em>Superman #202</em></strong> and <strong><em>Showcase Presents Superman Vol.2 TPB.</em></strong> </div>
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<strong>27.) "Superman Breaks Loose"</strong> from <strong><em>Superman #233</em></strong>, also reprinted in <strong><em>Superman in the Seventires TPB</em></strong>, <strong><em>Millennium Edition: Superman #233</em></strong>, <strong><em>Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Vol. 2 TPB</em></strong>, and the <strong><em>Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore HC</em></strong>.<br />
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<strong>28.) "Superman, You're Dead...Dead...Dead"</strong> from <strong><em>Action Comics #399</em></strong>, also reprinted in the <strong><em>Best of DC (Blue Ribbon Digest) #12</em></strong>.<br />
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<strong>29.) "Duel of Doom"</strong> from <strong><em>Action Comics #400</em></strong>.This story hasn't been reprinted anywhere else but this collection.<br />
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And those 29 fantastic stories are what are contained within the pages of the <strong><em>Superman: From the 30's to the 70's</em></strong> Hardcover. Be sure to check back on Friday February 5th for the contents of the <strong><em>SHAZAM!: From the 40's to the</em></strong> <strong><em>70's</em></strong> Hardcover.<br />
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Hour Podcast, the podcast devoted to exploring the publishing history &
adventures of both the Last Son of Krypton and the World’s Mightiest Mortal. I
am your host Kyle Benning, and thank you for joining me on this journey to
explore the evolution of my 2 favorite DC Characters, Superman & Captain
Marvel. As we follow these characters’ development from the Golden Age to
modern day, I’ll be comparing and contrasting their development and changes
through the decades and exploring in what ways these two characters are similar
yet very, very different. In each episode, I will cover solo stories for each character,
or cover an adventure that features both Superman and Captain Marvel together. <br />
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To kick-off my podcast, the first episode will be focused on the Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam animated short from 2010.<br />
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February 7<sup>th</sup>, for the 2<sup>nd</sup> episode of <strong><span style="color: red;">THE SUPERMAN &
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<br />MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249598304481904558.post-23497423711718931722016-01-29T05:00:00.000-08:002016-01-29T05:00:29.338-08:00Superman & Captain Marvel Artwork by Dave Stevens<div style="border-image: none;">
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Dave's other claim to fame is perhaps being one of the all-time greatest artists at drawing superheroines. Dave made quite the career for himself with his beautifully painted pin-ups and covers starring female heroes of action. His entries in DC's Who's Who are second to none. I would have loved to see what Stevens could have done with a Lois Lane series following the adventures of Lois as she does some hard-nosed investigative journalism, undercover amongst the criminal underworld. Oh what could have been.</div>
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MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249598304481904558.post-48213678162621746422016-01-27T07:51:00.000-08:002016-02-09T11:51:53.983-08:00Superman & Captain Marvel Art by Rich Buckler<div style="border-image: none;">
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If you were to think of one artist that goes with Superman & Captain Marvel on a cover together, odds are Rich Buckler would be the name that came to mind. No other artist out there has tackled more covers featuring the Last Son of Krypton vs. the World's Mightiest Mortal than Rich Buckler, who is an extraordinary artist that was very prominent at both DC and Marvel Comics in the 70's and 80's for both interior artwork, and especially covers. Along with Ross Andru and Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Rich Buckler was a key artist responsible for defining the house style and sleek look of Superman on the covers of his 3 ongoing titles, Action Comics, DC Comics Presents, and Superman. Luckily for us fans, that also meant some gorgeous covers also featuring the Big Red Cheese next to the Man of Tomorrow, typically trading blows, even if the two super-powered Titans never found themselves at odds inside of the issue itself.</div>
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One of the most iconic covers from the Bronze Age era of DC Comics, was the fantastic Buckler & Dick Giordano cover to the <strong>Superman vs. Shazam! Treasury</strong> Comic, which was <strong><em>All-New Collectors Edition #C-58</em></strong> from 1978, seen in the house ad pictured to the left, with the original artwork above.</div>
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Obviously, being a fan of both characters, I would much rather see the Last Son of Krypton and the World's Mightiest Mortal working together to tackle a common threat, instead of repeatedly finding themselves at odds with one another and fighting each other. That said, seeing these two powerful heroes exchange blows on a cover makes for quite the eye-catcher and attention grabber, and can't help but pique the interest of the casual and devoted comic fan alike. In addition to the Superman vs. Shazam Treasury cover & interiors, Buckler also drew the gorgeous covers (and interiors) featuring both Superman & Captain Marvel for <strong><em>DC Comics Presents</em></strong> #33, 34, and 49, as well as the cover and interiors to All-Star Squadron #36. All-Star Squadron was a series written by Roy Thomas that featured stories set in the Golden Age and fit continuity wise in between the Golden Age adventures of the members of the team. So in the story that spans All-Star Squadron #36 & 37, we see the Golden Age Captain Marvel (Earth-S) square off against the Golden Age Superman of Earth 2 (this is an analog, not a 1 for 1 swap, more on that in a later post). You can see the Buckler pencils with Jerry Ordway inks for All-Star Squadron #36 below, next to the colored, finished cover that hit stands.</div>
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Many of the stories I've mentioned today featuring Rich Buckler's fantastic art can be found in the Superman vs. Shazam! Trade Paperback Collection. It collects the Treasury Comic story, as well as the 3 issues of DC Comics Presents featuring Buckler's artwork, as well as DC Comics Presents Annual #4, which is written by Roy Thomas & Joey Cavalieri with artwork by Gil Kane. That would be a great book to add to your collection if you don't already own the stories in some other format.</div>
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That'll do it for this time out, don't forget to come back to the blog on Friday for another art post, this time featuring some fantastic commission pieces and sketches by the late, great Dave Stevens. And be sure to check in on Sunday January 31st, for the very first episode of the Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Podcast! And with that, I'll leave you with this, a fantastic Captain Marvel convention sketch done by Rich Buckler in recent years. </div>
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<br />MetropolisKid41http://www.blogger.com/profile/12121196519360092429noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8249598304481904558.post-15948502486387682472016-01-22T08:31:00.000-08:002016-01-22T08:31:49.811-08:00Welcome<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7q0ZC0Oz1Xck9G2LR7hS43sqZuGQkKdTTo-A6elumkUV9Y-YF8BjjhfP_LdBDVa-LeKcHsWWzyq5kSo4F3B8lzXp6NWx0XonaVtt_iBz0EEpuCLpIAMxGdZihoCJo65Wsvr-MOjkP0U7I/s1600/Superman-Shazam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7q0ZC0Oz1Xck9G2LR7hS43sqZuGQkKdTTo-A6elumkUV9Y-YF8BjjhfP_LdBDVa-LeKcHsWWzyq5kSo4F3B8lzXp6NWx0XonaVtt_iBz0EEpuCLpIAMxGdZihoCJo65Wsvr-MOjkP0U7I/s320/Superman-Shazam.jpg" width="232" /></a>Welcome to the Blog "The Superman & Captain Marvel Power
Hour," which serves as the headquarters and homepage for the Podcast of
the same name. I'm your host Kyle Benning, and this is going to be a page and
podcast devoted to exploring the history of my 2 favorite DC Comic Characters,
Superman and Captain Marvel, while comparing and contrasting them along the
way. Each episode will give you content to scratch your itch for both
characters, whether that's one adventure that features both characters together,
or coverage of two different stories, one featuring the Last Son of Krypton,
and the other starring the World's Mightiest Mortal.<o:p></o:p><br />
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You may know me from my other podcasts that all fall on the same feed under
the King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun Podcast banner. Unlike those shows, this
one will remain its own unique identity on its own separate Podcast Feed. After
much internal debating, I decided I want this project to be its own standalone
entity, which also allows me the freedom to talk about either solely Captain
Marvel or solely Superman in some other format on one of my other shows over on
the King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun feed. <o:p></o:p><br />
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cover the <strong>"Superman/Shazam!: Return of Black Adam"</strong> animated
short from 2010. After that initial episode I'll dive into my comprehensive
coverage of the collected editions <em><b>Superman: From the 30's to 70's</b></em>
and <em><b>Shazam!: From the 40's to the 70's. </b></em>For the time being,
episodes will drop every 2 weeks, typically the first & third Sunday of
each month, with the occasional bonus episode thrown in from time to time. Most
episodes will focus on comic coverage, but I will occasionally look at the two
characters in other mediums, especially animation.<o:p></o:p><br />
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The goal of this podcast and blog really boils down to giving me a regular
reason to go back and revisit the many classic stories starring my 2 favorite
DC Characters and give me a forum to talk about them. Along the way, I hope I
can take you listeners and readers along and help you either revisit an old favorite
or introduce you to a new gateway to explore. Superman & Captain Marvel
have both been around for over 75 years now, they both have rich histories, and
unfortunately, at least in this guy's opinion, both found themselves mistreated
and marginalized by DC in recent years. So this podcast and blog will serve as
an outlet to celebrate and examine their heyday and happier times. I have a lot
to say, and a lot of passion to share on these two characters, and I hope you'll
join me for the ride.<o:p></o:p><br />
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thoughts on Captain Marvel and/or Superman, you're in luck; I've already talked
about both characters numerous times on various shows on my King-Size Comics
Giant-Size Fun Podcast feed. Below are links to recent episodes I've done on
the "Strange Visitor from Another World" and the "Big Red
Cheese."<br />
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<o:p><a href="http://kingsizecomicsgiantsizefun.blogspot.com/2015/12/tales-from-golden-age-ep-001-captain.html">Captain Marvel & the Plot Against Christmas</a></o:p><br />
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<o:p><a href="http://kingsizecomicsgiantsizefun.blogspot.com/2015/12/tales-from-golden-age-ep-002-billy.html">Billy Batson's X-MAS</a></o:p><br />
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