DC SpecialCast

Two-Face! Grodd! Dr. Light! Ever wonder how they got their villainous starts? Well, listen in, as Ward Hill Terry joins Paul to discuss DC Super Stars #14 – Secret Origins of Super-Villains! Plus, the Monthly Planet with Shawn M. Myers! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/may257251/dc-finest-hawkman-wings-across-time-tp https://www.instocktrades.com/products/jun257234/two-face-trial-separation-tp Check out Terry’s band: https://stopcallingmefrank.bandcamp.com/track/my-baby-is-an-axe-murder-from-wisconsin Visit the Daily Planet: https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/F231EB71A50CE9/features/gallery.php?page=planet Who is Ed Davis? https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=968 https://www.nga.gov/artists/48196-ed-davis https://leagueofcomicgeeks.com/people/7638/ed-davis/comics https://www.tcj.com/the-1982-neal-adams-interview/ All about Doctors from TwoMorrows: https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=98_54&products_id=1884&zenid=0cr808oll9ku8n8fhq8a6k98r3 Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Follow the Monthly Planet on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/themonthlyplanet.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

DC SpecialCast #22 – Super-Heroes’ War Against the Monsters! Ever had a bad day? Well, not as bad as the heroes in this issue of DC Special, who must wage a War Against the Monsters! Join Paul and Dan Dougherty as they discuss Superman, Green Lantern, Marvel Family, and the GIs stuck in the War That Time Forgot!  And don’t forget the Monthly Planet with Shawn M. Myers!  Plus – a brief report on the 2026 Baltimore Comic Con! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/aug237274/superman-the-silver-age-omnibus-hc-vol-01 https://www.instocktrades.com/products/aug237268/green-lantern-the-silver-age-omnibus-hc-vol-01-(2023-edition) Visit the Daily Planet: https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/F231EB71A50CE9/features/gallery.php?page=planet Learn more about Russ Heath: https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=177 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_Heath https://www.tcj.com/russ-heath-1926-2018/ Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Follow the Monthly Planet on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/themonthlyplanet.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The Huntress! Guy Gardner! Scooby Doo!  The Justice Society of America! Dick Tracy!  When you think of these characters, what artist comes immediately to mind? Joe Staton! Join Paul as he talks to the legendary artist about his career on this Special bonus episode of DC SpecialCast! Check out Joe’s website: https://www.joestaton.com/ Some other information about Joe’s career: https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/F231EB71A50CE9/features/creator.php?creatorid=92 https://twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/articles/12staton.html https://www.paulkupperberg.net/product-page/direct-conversations-talks-with-fellow-dc-comics-bronze-age-creators Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Follow the Monthly Planet on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/themonthlyplanet.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Wonder Woman! Superboy! Hawkman! Hawkgirl! Where could you read about all 4 of these Spectacular Heroes in 1976? In Four Star Spectacular #4, that’s where! Join Paul and special guest Todd Serenbetz as they go on a rampage in Maine, build a giant umbrella in Smallville, and become completely invisible in Midway City! But wait, there’s more! We also have the September edition of The Monthly Planet, with Paul and Shawn M. Myers! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/feb2670256/superman-brainiac-reborn-omnibus-hc https://www.instocktrades.com/products/aug237823/wonder-woman-the-golden-age-omnibus-hc-vol-01-(2023-edition) Visit the Daily Planet: https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/F231EB71A50CE9/features/gallery.php?page=planet Learn more about Four Star Spectacular: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-Star_Spectacular https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/series.php?seriesid=843 And who is Frank Godwin? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Godwin https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=353 https://www.facebook.com/groups/1862475417283165/ https://tombrevoort.com/2017/06/17/i-have-no-great-memories-of-four-star-spectacular/ Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Follow the Monthly Planet on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/themonthlyplanet.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Star Trek? Too talky! Star Wars? Too flashy! Star HUNTERS? Just right! Join Mike Atchison and Paul Kien as they discuss DC Super Stars #16 -Star Hunters from 1977!  Of course, we also have the August edition of The Monthly Planet, with Paul and Shawn M. Myers! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/jun240939/venom-the-saga-of-eddie-brock-tp https://www.instocktrades.com/products/jul254685/iron-man-armor-wars-omnibus-hc-mark-bright-cvr Visit the Daily Planet: https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/F231EB71A50CE9/features/gallery.php?page=planet Learn more about David Michelinie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Michelinie https://theshift.store/en-us/blogs/marvel-dc-and-image-comics-creator-interviews/david-michelline-interview?srsltid=AfmBOookpcDJspis4IZR8mMY49VgsKDu2FIpiGmGlMDe43AZ6Se2s0ah https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/4B77A649CFD912/features/creator.php?creatorid=822 Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Follow the Monthly Planet on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/themonthlyplanet.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This month, the Irredeemable Shag FINALLY agreed to be on DC SpecialCast! Paul and Shag discuss the first super team – the Justice Society of America!  Thrill to the first telling of how the team got together, as told in DC Special #29 from 1977! And we have the next installment of The Monthly Planet, as Paul and Shawn dissect the Daily Planet house ads from the Bicentennial year of July 1976! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/comingsoon/apr2670222/jsa-(2024)-tp-vol-03-year-one https://www.instocktrades.com/products/aug247265/dc-finest-justice-society-of-america-for-america-and-democracy-tp Visit the Daily Planet: https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/F231EB71A50CE9/features/gallery.php?page=planet Learn more about Joe Staton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Staton https://www.joestaton.com/ https://twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/articles/12staton.html https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/F231EB71A50CE9/features/creator.php?creatorid=92 https://www.paulkupperberg.net/product-page/direct-conversations-talks-with-fellow-dc-comics-bronze-age-creators Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Follow the Monthly Planet on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/themonthlyplanet.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This episode Paul welcomes back Dr. Anj to discuss who else – Supergirl! Super DC Giant #S-24 is like a mini trade paperback with 4 related stories of the Maid of Might and we had a fantastic time talking about it!  Plus, a gallery of reader-submitted new costumes for the Girl of Steel! And don’t forget the next installment of The Monthly Planet, as Paul and co-editor Shawn M. Myers talk about DC’s Daily Planet house ads from June 1976! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/nov2570227/supergirl-bizarrogirl-tp-(2026-edition) https://www.instocktrades.com/products/sep247232/dc-finest-supergirl-the-girl-of-steel-tp Visit the Daily Planet: https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/F231EB71A50CE9/features/gallery.php?page=planet And some links for Jim Mooney: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Mooney https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mooney_jim.htm https://www.twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/articles/07mooney.html https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/F231EB71A50CE9/features/creator.php?creatorid=107 Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social *NEW* Follow the Monthly Planet on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/themonthlyplanet.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This episode, Paul welcomes another UK podcaster to the show – David Steel, the co-host of the Earth 2 Podcast!  David and Paul are all for one and one for all as they discuss DC Special #25 starring The Three Musketeers, Robin Hood, and The Viking Prince!  Hear about David’s page of original art from this issue! But most of all, get ready for some rousing historical adventures involving ravens, evil twins, and wooly mammoths! Plus – it is finally here – the first installment of The Monthly Planet!  Paul and co-editor Shawn M. Myers talk about DC’s Daily Planet house ads from exactly 50 years ago – May 1976! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/sep241254/william-of-newbury-tp https://www.instocktrades.com/products/feb110656/warriors-three-hc-dog-day-afternoon Visit the Daily Planet: https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/F231EB71A50CE9/features/gallery.php?page=planet Have D’Artagnan’s remains been found? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2rew2dgzzo And for more on Murray Boltinoff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Boltinoff https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mike3/features/creator.php?creatorid=173 https://grokipedia.com/page/Murray_Boltinoff Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social *NEW* Follow the Monthly Planet on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/themonthlyplanet.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This month, listener and first-time (sort of) podcaster John Steib joins Paul to discuss the 1976 one-shot, Super-Heroes vs. Super Gorillas! Our heroes battle the Gorilla Boss of Gotham City, King Krypton, and of course, Gorilla Grodd!  Plus, we have the final installment of “Catch Ya Later, Calculator” with Shawn M. Myers! Grab some bananas off the tree and join in the fun! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/dec237191/jlape-the-complete-collection-tp https://www.instocktrades.com/products/mar257222/dc-finest-science-fiction-the-gorilla-world-tp https://www.instocktrades.com/products/jan240988/planet-of-the-apes-adv-epic-collect-vol-01-og-marvel-yrs-tp All about gorillas and comics: https://comicsalliance.com/history-gorillas-comic-books/ https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=98_54&products_id=1839&zenid=fjmtuiic6js978jnq12nljdfk7 Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social *NEW* Follow the Monthly Planet on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/themonthlyplanet.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Take a trip down the rabbit hole with Matt Sirois and Paul Kien as they discuss DC Super Stars #13 – The Wild and Wacky World of Sergio Aragones! Listen as they talk about the stories told by Cain, Abel and Eve to the denizens of Wonderland! It’s a little Mad and a lot of Plop! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/nov231013/groo-in-wild-tp https://www.instocktrades.com/products/aug241214/space-circus-hc Check out Matt’s show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tv-movie-rewind/id1549785224 Creator Links: https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=887 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Aragon%C3%A9s https://sergioaragones.com/about-sergio/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Skeates Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/