Capes and Japes

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  • #165 – Arthur Curry

    Today we talk about Arthur Curry, also known as Orin depending on the era, who is Aquaman and usually the King of Atlantis! He has a lot of water-based powers from either living underwater as a child (Golden Age) or his Atlantean heritage (every other iteration of the character).

    Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

    -Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman: Rage of Atlantis
    -More Fun Comics (1936) #73
    -Adventure Comics (1935) #260
    -Aquaman (1962)
    -Justice League of America (1960)
    -SUPERFRIENDS
    -Justice League Cartoon
    -Aquaman (1986)
    -Aquaman: Time and Tide (1993)
    -Aquaman (1994)
    -Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis (2006)
    -Aquaman (2011) New 52
    -Aquaman (2016) Rebirth
    -Young Justice Cartoon
    -Aquaman in Batman: The Brave and the Bold
    -Infinite Frontier (2021) #0

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    53 min
  • #164 – Pym Particle Roundup

    Today we talk about several heroes and villains who use Pym Particles to get very big or very small! Including some Ant-men, Goliaths, and Giant-men!

    Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

    -Irredeemable Ant-Man (2006)
    -Avengers: The Initiative (2007) #8
    -Thunderbolts (2006) #128
    -Secret Avengers (2010)
    -The Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #17
    -Avengers (1963) #32
    -Power Man (1974) #24
    -Black Goliath (1976)
    -West Coast Avengers Annual (1986) #3
    -Civil War (2006)
    -World War Hulk: Aftersmash (2007)
    -Civil War II: Choosing Sides (2016) #2
    -Free Comic Book Day 2016 Civil War II
    -The Unstoppable Wasp (2017)
    -The Unstoppable Wasp (2018)
    -Ant-Man & the Wasp (2018)
    -Marvel Premiere (1972) #47
    -Astonishing Ant-Man (2015) #12
    -Avengers (1963) #264
    -Avengers Annual (1967) #17
    -Chaos War: Dead Avengers (2010) #1
    -Iron Man Annual (1976) #7
    -Avengers (1963) #273
    -Ant-Man Annual (2015) #1
    -Agents of Atlas (2019)

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    54 min
  • #163 – Cassandra "Cassie" Lang

    Today we talk about Cassie Lang, who used to steal her dad's Pym Particles and then joined the Young Avengers as Stature, died, was resurrected by Doctor Doom, and then joined Ant-Man to fight crime as Stinger.

    Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

    -Marvel Premiere (1972) #47
    -Heroes for Hire (1997) #7
    -Young Avengers (2005)
    -Civil War (2006)
    -Young Avengers Presents (2008) #5
    -Avengers: The Children's Crusade (2010)
    -WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE I AM
    -Avengers World (2014) #16
    -Ant-Man (2015)
    -Astonishing Ant-Man (2015)
    -Ant-Man (2020)
    -WandaVision
    -Snyder Cut Justice League trailer
    -Goodbye, Battle Princess Peony

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    57 min
  • #162 – Scott Lang

    Today we talk about Scott Lang, a man who stole the Ant-Man armor from Avengers Mansion for what was supposed to be a one-time superhero gig and then Hank Pym said "actually you know what? be Ant-Man". Since then he's died, come back, and gone into space.

    Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

    -Billy on the Street
    -Marvel Premiere (1972) #47
    -Iron Man (1968) #133
    -Avengers (1963) #196
    -Marvel Two-in-One (1974) #87
    -Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #24
    -Fantastic Four (1961) #405
    -Fantastic Four (1998) #43
    -Avengers (1998) #62
    -Avengers (1998) #76
    -Avengers (1998) #500
    -Avengers: Children's Crusade
    -FF (2012)
    -Avengers World (2014) #16
    -Ant-Man (2015)
    -All-New Guardians of the Galaxy (2017) #12
    -Ant-Man (2020)
    -Future State: Nightwing (2021)
    -Future State: Batman/Superman (2021)
    -Future State: Superman of Metropolis (2021)

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    58 min
  • #161 – Janet van Dyne

    Today we talk about Janet van Dyne, best known as the Wasp. She was a founding member of the Avengers, can get really small, fly (but only when she's small), and sometimes she even gets really big, but not that often.

    Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

    -Tales to Astonish (1959) #44
    -Avengers (1963) #1
    -Avengers (1963) #59
    -Avengers (1963) #83
    -Avengers (1963) #217
    -West Coast Avengers (1985) #32
    -Secret Invasion (2008) #8
    -Avengers (2010) #32
    -Avengers: Rage of Ultron (2015)
    -Avengers (2018) #12

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    58 min
  • #160 – Henry "Hank" Pym

    Today we talk about Henry "Hank" Pym, who discovered a particle he named after himself that can make him small, and then he made a helmet that can talk to ants, and then he decided to get big, and then he decided to make a robot, and then he had a rough time.

    Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

    -Tales to Astonish (1959) #27
    -Avengers (1963) #1
    -This isn't the Smartest Characters list but it is a smartest heroes list
    -i'm just a little guy
    -Avengers (1963) #55
    -Avengers (1963) #59
    -Avengers (1963) #212
    -West Coast Avengers (1985) #1
    -Avengers: Rage of Ultron (2015)

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    56 min
  • #159 – The Vision

    Today we talk about The Vision, who was created by Ultron based off of the body of one hero and the brain of another and then the Avengers taught him about autonomy and emotions. He's married Wanda Maximoff, had children, died, been reborn (repeat as necessary), and built his own family.

    Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

    -WandaVision on Disney+
    -Avengers (1963) #57
    -Golden Age Vision (Aarkus)
    -Adam Link by Eando Binder
    -Avengers (1963) #75
    -Giant-Size Avengers (1974) #4
    -Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1982)
    -Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985)
    -West Coast Avengers: Vision Quest
    -Vision (1994)
    -Avengers: Disassembled
    -Young Avengers (2005)
    -Avengers A.I. (2013)
    -All-New All-Different Avengers (2015)
    -Vision (2015)
    -What is a man?
    -DC Future State (2021)

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    1 hr 5 min
  • #158 – Bat Family Roundup Pt. 2

    Today we talk about Carrie Kelley, most known as the Robin from Dark Knight Returns, Duke Thomas, a sort-of Robin and The Signal, Harper Row a.k.a. Bluebird, and the two Batwings, David Zavimbe and Luke Fox!

    Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

    -Dark Knight Returns (1986)
    -Dark Knight Strikes Again (2001)
    -Dark Knight III: Master Race (2015)
    -Batman (2011): Zero Year
    -Batman (2011): Endgame
    -We Are Robin (2015)
    -Robin War (2015)
    -Batman (2011): Bloom
    -Batman and the Signal (2017)
    -Batman and the Outsiders (2018)
    -Batman (2011)
    -Batman Eternal (2014)
    -Batman & Robin Eternal (2015)
    -Batman Incorporated (2011)
    -Batwing (2011)
    -Future State: The Next Batman (2021)
    -Future State: Wonder Woman (2021)
    -Future State: Harley Quinn (2021)
    -Future State: The Flash (2021)
    -Future State: Superman of Metropolis (2021)
    -Vision (2015)

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    53 min
  • #157 – Bat Family Roundup Pt. 1

    Today we talk about several characters who are adjacent to Batman! Leslie Thompkins and Victoria October are doctors (highly necessary), Lucius Fox is Bruce Wayne's business manager (highly necessary), and Jean-Paul Valley is an assassin turned ally turned terrible Batman turned ally (not really necessary).

    Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

    -Detective Comics (1937) #457
    -Batman: War Crimes
    -Robin (1993) #174
    -Detective Comics (2016) #948
    -Detective Comics (2016) vol 6 (#969-974)
    -Batman (1940) #307
    -Batman: Haunted Knight
    -Red Robin (2009)
    -Batgirl: Future's End (2014)
    -Batman: Sword of Azrael (1992)
    -Batman: Knightfall (1993)
    -Azrael: Agent of the Bat (1995)
    -Batman & Robin: Eternal (2015)
    -Detective Comics (2016)
    -Dead End Jobs for Ghosts
    -She Would Feel the Same
    -Pass Me By: Gone Fishin'
    -Stage Dreams
    -Glitter Vipers
    -Hell. Hath. No. Fury.

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    1 hr
  • #156 – Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth

    Today we talk about Alfred Pennyworth, who is the Wayne family butler, who raised Bruce after his parents died. Or is he? Turns out, in true comics fashion, so much of Alfred's backstory has been redone that it's all a bit of a blur.

    Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

    -Batman (1940) #16
    -Detective Comics (1937) #328
    -Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?
    -Batman (2011) New 52
    -Batman Eternal (2014)
    -Batman (2016) Rebirth
    -Pennyworth (TV show)

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    1 hr 10 min

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