Posts Tagged ‘Superman’

July 22nd, 2014  Posted at   Superman & Batman

Superman & BatmanWelcome to episode 23 of SUPERMAN & BATMAN, featuring your two favorite heroes in one podcast together!

The show’s premise is simple: Each episode, host Michael Bradley celebrates seven 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

“The Dream Bomb”

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION: World’s Finest Comics #232 (cover date September 1975)

WHAT TO EXPECT: Superman and Batman fight Dr. McDreamy, except that he’s bald, Asian, a monk and in no way whatsoever anything like Patrick Dempsey!

ALSO FEATURING: Third-act exposition, more third-act exposition and Macho Man Randy Savage!

PLUS: A rundown of the book’s other contents, a look at what else was on the stands!

DOWNLOAD: Directly or via iTunes

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

July 1st, 2014  Posted at   Superman & Batman

Superman & BatmanWelcome to episode 22 of SUPERMAN & BATMAN, featuring your two favorite heroes in one podcast together!

The show’s premise is simple: Each episode, host Michael Bradley celebrates seven 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

“Beasts of Plague!”

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION: World’s Finest Comics #277 (cover date March 1982)

WHAT TO EXPECT: Superman and Batman battle a time-displaced 1940s radio villain (kind of)!

ALSO FEATURING: Unnecessarily complex villain plots, unnamed B-characters and a dated David Caruso reference!

PLUS: A rundown of the book’s other contents, a look at what else was on the stands!

DOWNLOAD: Directly or via iTunes

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

June 24th, 2014  Posted at   Superman & Batman

Superman & BatmanWelcome to episode 21 of SUPERMAN & BATMAN, featuring your two favorite heroes in one podcast together!

The show’s premise is simple: Each episode, host Michael Bradley celebrates seven 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

“Prison For Heroes!”

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION: World’s Finest Comics #145 (cover date November 1964)

WHAT TO EXPECT: Superman and Batman: Jailed and jailer!

ALSO FEATURING: Rejected Legionnaires rejects, the ghost of George Reeves and a hard-learned lesson about turning your back on Batman!

PLUS: A rundown of the book’s other contents, a look at what else was on the stands!

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

June 17th, 2014  Posted at   Superman & Batman

Superman & BatmanWelcome to episode 20 of SUPERMAN & BATMAN, featuring your two favorite heroes in one podcast together!

The show’s premise is simple: Each episode, host Michael Bradley celebrates seven 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

“The Menace of the Moonman!”

GUEST HOST: Charlie Niemeyer of the Superman in the Bronze Age!

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION: World’s Finest Comics #98 (cover date December 1958)

WHAT TO EXPECT: Superman and Batman get Mooned!

ALSO FEATURING: Poor detective skills, Robin and mysteriously disappearing horses!

PLUS: A rundown of the book’s other contents, a look at what else was on the stands plus … reenactments!

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

June 10th, 2014  Posted at   Superman & Batman

Superman & BatmanWelcome to episode 19 of SUPERMAN & BATMAN, featuring your two favorite heroes in one podcast together!

The show’s premise is simple: Each episode, host Michael Bradley celebrates seven 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

“Captives of the Space-Globes”

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION: World’s Finest Comics #114 (cover date December 1960)

WHAT TO EXPECT: Superman and Batman — champions of the oppressed aliens!

ALSO FEATURING: Robin and a lot (OK, let’s face it, probably too many) of “Batman and Robin” jokes.

PLUS: A rundown of the book’s other contents and a look at what else was on the stands!

DOWNLOAD: Directly or via iTunes

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