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The seventh episode of our DC SECRET FILES podcast — the show that dares to tackle DC Comics’ greatest creations in encyclopedic form! Each episode, Frank will be joined by a special guest, in this case, Dr Pop Culture USA (A.K.A. Professor Charles “Chuck” Coletta,) to cover characters and concepts from across DC’s history. Our discussion of the given property will be married to a piece of original art commissioned by DC to spotlight the same. This time around, we chat about 1979’s “The Life Story of Superman” from Action Comics #500, by Martin Pasko, Curt Swan, Frank Chiaramonte, & company; reprinted as the 1983 Tor Books mass market paperback The Superman Story. Plus we read YOUR feedback on previous shows!

1. D.E.O. Report [0:00:56]
2. Cover Story [0:09:20]
3. Shazam! Hero File art by Mike Parobeck & Rick Burchett [0:13:51]
4. Plastic Man (JLA-Z) art by Scott Morse [0:29:59]
5. “Prologue:” written by Martin Pasko [0:40:47]
6. Daily Planet Profile Page art by Steve Lieber [0:43:23]
7. Jimmy Olsen Profile Page painted by Tom Grummett & Denis Rodier [0:47:47]
8. “Chapter 1: Planet on the Edge of Oblivion” [0:58:45]
9. Krypto Profile Page art by Francis Manapul [1:05:13]
10. The Phantom Zone (Cryptozoic Superman: The Legend) [1:12:48]
11. “Chapter 2: A Legend is Born!” pencilled by Curt Swan [1:18:55]
12. The Phantom Stranger (JLA-Z) art by Chris Jones & Mick Gray [1:31:57]
13. Elongated Man (JLA-Z) art by Scott McDaniel & Rob Stull [1:36:58]
14. “Chapter 3: Call Me Superman” inked by Frank Chiaramonte [1:44:38]
• Bizarro (SkyBox DC Villains) painted by Bill Sienkiewicz [1:49:06]
• Superman (JLofA Postcard) art by George Pérez [1:54:50]
• Epilogue [2:04:08]
• Confidential Communiqués [2:18:27]

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