January 1st, 2021  Posted at   News of Interest
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Visitors to the site likely have noticed there hasn’t been new content in quite some time. The reasons for this are many and varied, but suffice to say, right now, it just isn’t in the cards for the blog to be as active as it once was. However, when and if things align down the road, I hope to return to the many podcast and blog projects I’ve been a part of, including (but not limited to) Superman & Batman, The Thrilling Adventures of Superman and Supergirl Mondays.

In the meantime, I invite you to take a look at other small projects I’m involved with that help me continue to contribute to fandom and share my love of comics and the Man of Steel:

SIEGEL & SHUSTER: MYTHMAKERS: Dedicated to celebrating the lives, works and legacies of writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, creators behind Superman, the Spectre, Doctor Occult, Slam Bradley and more. Also available in less-active website and Facebook forms.

THE STACK: Part reading journal. Part cover gallery. All comics. In short, it goes like this: I read a comic, I post the cover, and sometimes I get snarky about it. A fun way to add some comics into your Facebook feed.

READING SUPERMAN: An account delivering Superman content to your feed on an hourly basis. No filler, just a neverending battle celebration of more than eight decades of the Man of Steel.

Thank you, not to just those who choose to support these projects, but to all who have supported this blog and my podcast endeavors throughout the past decade-ish.

November 19th, 2018  Posted at   Superman & Batman

Superman & Batman Special PresentationWelcome to a special presentation of SUPERMAN & BATMAN, featuring your two favorite heroes in one podcast together!

The show’s premise is simple: Each episode, host Michael Bradley celebrates eight decades of the World’s Finest heroes by looking at stories featuring the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight, chosen at random mostly from the pages of World’s Finest Comics.

This episode

STAN LEE. NUFF SAID.

“The Phantom Quarterback”

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION: DC Comics Presents: Superman #1 (cover date October 2004

WHAT TO EXPECT: A memorial tip-of-the hat to the incomparable and irreplaceable Stan Lee!

ALSO FEATURING: Adventurous alliterations, retrospective reflections and copious compliments!

PLUS: True Believers

DOWNLOAD: Directly or via iTunes

Fine print

Subscribe to the show via iTunes or the RSS Feed! Got questions or comments? Additions or corrections? How about a story suggestion? Drop a line! Share your thoughts on the episode and the issue. Seriously, I want to hear from listeners. You also can connect with show on Facebook and Twitter to send feedback and get show updates!

Superman & Batman is a proud member of the Superman Podcast Network. And don’t forget to visit the Superman Homepage!

May 23rd, 2017  Posted at   Super-Hearing
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As part of Super-Hearing, I want to trace how the Superman radio show was promoted in comic books. This ad from ACTION COMICS #26 is identical to the one from ACTION COMICS #25 and SUPERMAN #5, save for removal of the date material. The ads might be stagnant now, but the market is about to boom!

Supermen radio ad from ACTION COMICS #26

May 10th, 2017  Posted at   Super-Hearing
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As part of Super-Hearing, I want to trace how the Superman radio show was promoted in comic books. This ad from SUPERMAN #25 is identical to the one from ACTION COMICS #25.

Supermen radio ad from ACTION COMICS #25

April 23rd, 2017  Posted at   Super-Hearing

As part of Super-Hearing, I want to trace how the Superman radio show was promoted in comic books. This ad from ACTION COMICS #25 picks up largely from the one in ACTION COMICS #24, but adds listings for stations in Washington and Baltimore airing the show.

Supermen radio ad from ACTION COMICS #25

Also of note is a change in sponsor from H-O Oats to Force, a toasted wheat flakes cereal produced by the same company. Force would be the most prominent sponsor of the show during its syndicated run.