🎄 It’s 2003, and nothing puts me in a festive mood quite like a bar fight. 

🎙 Joey O. and James Riley join us for Christmas break with the Justice League — well, most of it. Wonder Woman’s off doing something else, and Batman… you know, smells. 

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💬 Topics & Tangents: 

Mike talks “Comfort and Joy” on Tis the Podcast. 

Paul Dini’s notes on “Comfort and Joy,” including what where Wonder Woman and Batman were. 

The Shrine of the Silver Monkey from “Legends of the Hidden Temple.” 

The “Calvin and Hobbes” snowman gallery of horrors. 

Santa gives Darkseid a lump of coal. 

Clark and his parents’ cat, Streaky, are this universe’s Jon Arbuckle and Garfield. 

One of the stuffed animals on Kara’s bed looks like Zook, one of Martian Manhunter’s comic book sidekicks. 

“Sam, the Guy from Quincy” by the Arrogant Worms (re: Robert Ito as the Japanese toy company CEO). 

The end of The Simpsons’ “Treehouse of Horror IV.” 

Wild Swamp Thing appeared! 

Ultra-Humanite is doing a Party Man. 

A tangent about Oreo cookies, Martian Manhunter’s favorite food. 

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📼 Commercial Break:

Burger King: Justice League Kids’ Meal Toys (2003) 

Oreos for Santa (1986) 

Wizards: The Podcast Guide to Comics 

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“Justice League” and “Comfort and Joy” © 2003 Warner Bros. 

Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost. 
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