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Welcome to episode 91 of The Thrilling Adventures of Superman. The show’s mission is to explore the history and development of the Superman in his formative years by chronicling the Man of Steel’s Golden Age adventures in comics, radio and film.
It’s back to this spinner rack this time out as Michael looks at the Superman story from ACTION COMICS #32. A rescue of a suicidal man leads Superman into a brand new adventure full of thrills, suspense and… product placement?! Hold on to your allowances, kids!
QUOTABLE:
“No more hard-earned savings will be wasted here! Out of my way!“
–Superman
The cover to ACTION COMICS #32 by Joe Shuster and Paul Cassidy or Leo Nowak
Mental hypnotism!
Birth of the Krypto-Raygun
…because he’s SUPERMAN!
Links mentioned in the episode:
– Superman in the Bronze Age, hosted by Charlie Niemeyer
– Just One of the Guys: A Green Lantern Podcast, hosted by Shawn Engel
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I love Jack Burnley’s art. Such a step up from everything preceding it, and sometimes reminds me of Mike Allred’s work (I wonder if Burnley was an influence).
Just discovered your podcast, Michael. Something inspired me to go back and read the entire Action Comics and Superman runs chronologically, and these podcasts will make a fun companion.
Regarding your comments about the on sale date of the issue Nov 21, 1940 being Thanksgiving Day. That depends on which state you lived in.
Prior to 1939, Thanksgiving was always observed November 30th. In 1939, FDR declared it to be the second to last Thursday. However, only 30 of the states followed this declaration. The other 18 states kept the traditional date. It wasn’t until Dec 26, 1941 when Congress declared the official date of Thanksgiving to be the fourth Thursday of November in all states. Kinda makes me wonder if this should have been a priority for Congress since this was just a few weeks after Pearl Harbor.
In any case, that means that in 1940, Thanksgiving was observed on different days in different states.