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Jay and Mike make a case for you to read "East of West" and "Kaijumax," though those comics pretty much sell themselves. Then, in light of the recent buzz over Jared Leto's Joker in "Suicide Squad," Mike takes us back to the days when the Clown Prince of Crime first got his murderin' groove back, with "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge!" Then we close out with a game of "Who Am I," and Jay pulls out some obscure clues to try to stump Mike. Does it work? Listen and find out!

Pull List: 
Jay: "East of West" (Image Comics), written by Jonathan Hickman, art by Nick Dragotta. 
Mike: "Kaijumax" (Oni Press), written by / art by Zander Cannon. 

Main Segment: 
"Batman" #251 - "The Joker's Five-Way Revenge!" (DC Comics), written by Dennis O'Neil, art by Neal Adams. 

Game: "Who Am I?"

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Jay recommends "Batman" again (this time it's different) and Mike recommends "Jem and the Holograms," and then, in honor of the new film reboot, Mike takes us back to the early days of "Fantastic Four," and the first appearance of Doctor Doom! Turns out, one of the greatest supervillains of all time has gone pretty much unchanged for the past 50 years. Finally, we play "Super-Mundane," and ask which heroes would be the best - and worst - at helping you move? 

Pull List: 
Jay: "Batman" (DC Comics), written by Scott Snyder, art by Greg Capullo. The "Superheavy" storyline begins with issue #41.
Mike: "Jem and the Holograms" (IDW), written by Kelly Thompson, art by Sophie Campbell and Amy Mebberson. 

Main Segment: 
"Fantastic Four" #5 - "The Prisoners of Doctor Doom!" (Marvel Comics), written by Stan Lee, art by Jack Kirby. 

Game: "Super-Mundane - Best / Worst at Helping You Move?"

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Jay and Mike recommend two VERY different science-fiction comics, "Injection" and "Kaptara." Then, in light of the new film "Terminator: Genesys" hitting theaters this week, Mike takes us back to an even more timey-wimey comic, "Robocop vs. The Terminator." Then we close out the episode with a game segment, "Super-Mundane," and ask which heroes would be the best and worst Wedding Planner? We don't mind telling you, this one really stumped us!

Jay and Mike recommend brutal action with "Archie vs. Predator" and brutal crime drama with "The Kitchen," and then, to celebrate the new Marvel / Netflix series, Mike takes us back to "Daredevil" #7, when Matt Murdock first got his red costume, and battled - and defended - the Sub-Mariner! And finally, for today's game of "Who Am I," Jay and Mike tap into the collective unconscious and achieve a psychic connection, because everything in this episode is all connected... don't believe us? Listen to the episode and see!

Pull List: 

Jay: "Archie vs. Predator" (Archie), written by Alex de Campi, art by Fernando Ruiz and John Workman. 

Mike: "The Kitchen" (Vertigo), written by Ollie Masters, art by Ming Doyle. 

Main Segment: 

"Daredevil" #7, "In Mortal Combat with the Sub-Mariner!" Written by Stan Lee, art by Wally Wood. 

Game: "Who Am I?"

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