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The Atomic Age marked not just a turning point in geopolitics, but a sea change in the American imagination. In popular culture throughout the age, mystery gave way to wonder, and eventually to the stark reality of potential nuclear annihilation. In this episode, we explore the atomic origins of comic book characters beginning in the Silver Age, and see how evolving understanding of radiation and nuclear capability was reflected in the characters that owed their origin to that powerful phenomenon. 

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Music sourced:

Track: The Last Fight by MelancholicBird

Track: Feeling of the End by Anton Kramar

Track: Timelapse  by Abstract_Solar

Track: Last Warrior by VensAdams

Media sourced:

The Incredible Hulk (1978) -- television series

Them! (1954)

Spider-Man (1967) -- cartoon

Spider-Man the Animated Series (1994)

Cosmos (1980) -- television series

Watchmen (2009) -- film

Dredd (2012) -- film

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