Patron Matt wanted it, so we give it to you - VANDAL SAVAGE! Just as Supergirl returns, Anthony & Doc Issues cover DC's immortal powermonger. They also sing Hamilton and talk about their upcoming crossover episode with Popcorn Psychology! Listen now!

SHOW NOTES:

• Introduction
• Background (11:25)
  • Created by Alfred Bester & Martin Nodell in Green Lantern #10 (December 1943)
  • Originally a Cro-Magnon named Vandar Adg who lived in approximately 50,000 BC, he was bathed in the radiation of a meteorite, which gave him intelligence and immortality
  • Claims to have been several people throughout the ages: Khafre, Cheops, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, Blackbeard, Vlad the Impaler, Jack the Ripper
    • Served as adviser to Erik the Red, William the Conqueror, Napoleon, Otto von Bismarck, and Adolf Hitler
  • Once tried to capture the Justice Society and place them in suspended animation, but was stopped by Jay Garrick and Barry Allen working together
  • Formed a villainous group called Tartarus to battle the Teen Titans - included Gorilla Grodd, Siren, Lady Vic, and others
  • Captured by authorities and sent to Salvation, a hellish planet that was a training ground for parademons of Apokolips - managed to survive long enough to escape back to Earth
  • Final Crisis - followers of Cain attack Savage with the Spear of Destiny, branding him with the Mark of Cain - battles the Spectre, and allies with Ra's al Ghul to defeat group trying to track down the meteor that made Savage immortal
  • New 52 - used a meteorite to kill his chieftain in 47,000 BC
    • Fought alongside Knights Templar
    • Met Copernicus and killed him because he would not help him search for more asteroids
    • Allied with Nazis to use their technology to drive into a meteorite
  • Rebirth - rescued from prison by Secret Society and became their leader
  • Manages to take away Superman's powers, and nearly defeats him, but his attempt to kill Superman backfires and rejuvenates him, and Superman wins
• Issues (20:10)
  • Matt - You have all the money in the world, why conquer? Why not just sit back and let the money work for you?
  • Exclusivity & proximity to power (28:29)
  • All the patience in the world, yet frustrating on his scale/timeline (37:35)
• Treatment (42:42)
  • In-universe
  • Out of universe (46:51)
• Skit (55:06)
• Ending

References:

• Popcorn Psychology - Anthony - 3:30
• Scarface - "Don't get high on your own supply" - Anthony - 5:39
• "Ten Crack Commandments" by Notorious B.I.G. - Anthony - 5:41
• "C.R.E.A.M." by Wu-Tang Clan - Anthony - 20:55
• FreeCiv - Anthony - 21:34
• Hamilton - "The Room Where It Happens" - Anthony & Doc Issues - 29:15
• Mean Girls - "You can't sit with us!" - Anthony - 29:53
• "We Gonna Take U Back/Don't Leave" by Blackstreet - Anthony & Doc - 43:16

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