Heroes and Villains podcast

This is part 1 of a 2 part episode. Dr. Henry Pym was a brilliant scientist that discovered the eponymous Pym Particles that allowed him to change size to become Ant Man. He was a founding member of the Avengers, but suffered a bit of an identity crisis causing him to repeatedly change his superhero persona. He also created his own worse enemy as well as crossing a line from which he could never return.

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Polo player Flash Gordon seemed to have a wonderful life on Earth, then one day a meteor struck a plane he was flying on along with Dale Arden. Next thing you know, he's being kidnapped and taken to the hostile planet Mongo. Once on this strange, new world, Flash and his companions begin to battle the tyranny of Ming The Merciless.

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Floyd Lawton was born to wealthy parents who hated each other. While still a child he tried to intervene in a confrontation between his beloved older brother and hated father with a sniper rifle. His shot went astray and he killed his brother. From that point on he dedicated his life to being certain he would never miss a shot again and became Deadshot.

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Jean Grey began her career with the X-Men as a simple telekinetic known as Marvel Girl. After a trip through space with the Fantastic Four she was found by a cosmic entity known as the Phoenix Force, at it became bound to her. Much like the mythological Phoenix, she would die and rise from the ashes more powerful than one could ever imagine.

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Generally accepted as the most memorable character from Alan Moore's classic 1986 story, Watchmen, Rorschach is a character worthy of much discussion. In this episode Rorschach gets much discussion.

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Responsible for Bruce Banner becoming the Hulk due to an idiotic teenage dare, Rick Jones would go on to become Marvel's penultimate sidekick. In addition to Rick's on again, off again relationship with the Hulk, he has been at the side of Captain America, Captain Marvel and Rom the SpaceKnight. He also found time to start a band, host a TV talk show, write a book and become a computer hacktivist. Listen to this episode to learn all about this man of many talents.

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Walter Langkowski was just your average professional football player / Nuclear physicist until his experiments with Gamma rays opened a portal to another realm and allowed an entity into his body transforming him forever into the Canadian hero, Sasquatch.

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Basil Karlo was an actor who had grown to old for his most famous role. When he was replaced he was driven mad and became a masked killer. Later, he would be granted shapeshifting abilities and a monstrous form. Known as Clayface, he would terrorize Gotham and became one of Batman's toughest foes. Recently, Batman has begun trying to reform the malleable man into a hero. Will he succeed as a hero, or be forever doomed to stalk Gotham's streets as a villain? Only time will tell.

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When Peter Parker died in the Ultimate Universe, a young person of color was there to continue his legacy. Miles Morales would initially be a polarizing character in comics, but with his new take on the mantle, as well as his well written stories he has become embraced by many fans. Following the events of Secret Wars, he now exists in the main Marvel continuity alongside his inspiration, Peter Parker.

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Born 5,000 years ago as probably the first mutant, En Sabah Nur would become obsessed with the concept "survival of the fittest". Later known as the powerful, evil mutant Apocalypse, he would assemble his Four Horseman and try to eliminate the weak of the world, believing only the strong should survive. This episode should give you all the background you need for the title character of X-Men: Apocalypse.

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