WE'RE BACK......and since our "summer hiatus" ran a little longer than planned, we decided to drop an EXTRA LONG, EXTRA EPIC EPISODE to make up for our absence, along with a SPECIAL GUEST as well! So join us, as we welcome back author DAN DICKHOLTZ, who teams up with us once more as we discuss the fascinating failure that was ATLAS COMICS!

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The Paris Olympics are upon us and what better way to celebrate the Games than joining the Masked Faces & Secret Bases podcast as we revisit the groundbreaking MARVEL SUPER HERO CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS. Before SECRET WARS, before CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS, CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS brought together all the Marvel heroes for the comic industry's first limited series. But of course, the path to this revolutionary event was filled with twists and turns. So skip leg day, put the Olympic Games on mute and crank up the podcast as we dissect MARVEL SUPER HERO CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS.

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After FRANK MILLER revamped the character, DC was at a crossroads regarding BATMAN. How to proceed after such a radical reset? MIKE W. BARR stepped in and, along with artists ALAN DAVIS, PAUL NEARY and newcomer TODD MCFARLANE, sought to continue reimagining the Dark Knight Detective. What they created glanced back into the rich history of the Caped Crusader, while also introducing new friends and foes. Readers were also given a prescient peek into the future of the comics world, a future far more extreme and unusual in content and artwork. Underrated classic? Overrated jumble of ideas? The guys try to decide where BATMAN YEAR TWO fits in the vast pantheon of the Masked Manhunter!

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Released in October of 1985, REVENGE OF THE LIVING MONOLITH was a pretty standard Marvel story, blown up to widescreen proportions by being issued as a graphic novel at a time when the medium was fairly new. But dig a little deeper and the importance of this tale begins to grow. Through circumstances unforeseen and not yet apparent, REVENGE OF THE LIVING MONOLITH presents a run of the mill superhero team up tale that seems to gain in importance with each passing year. Join the MF&SB crew as we recap the mayhem, the righteousness, the courage and the pathos that make REVENGE OF THE LIVING MONOLITH an enthralling comic book adventure. All this and the indispensable Hassan, too!

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It’s May 4th so of course we’re releasing…an episode covering STAR TREK! Star Trek issues 33-36, published by DC Comics in 1986 and 1987 to be precise. As the release of Star Trek 4 approached, Len Wein and the rest of the creative team took it upon themselves to make certain that continuity was cleaned up and aligned before THE VOYAGE HOME. Did they succeed? Does it all make sense? Does it even matter?!? Join us as we discuss this and more, with our SPECIAL GUEST Zaki Hasan, from the MovieFilm & Nostalgia Theater podcasts. Please LISTEN, LIKE, and REVIEW us on:

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In our SPRING ANNUAL SPECTACULAR, the MF&SB team traverses the multiverse as they welcome DAN DICKHOLTZ, author of WAVELENGTHS: Covering Sci Fi in EVERY Reality! George Lucas renowned as a horror impresario? A string of blockbusters and streaming series based on pulp characters dominating the box office? The 70's TV landscape shaped by multiple Gene Roddenberry properties? We all know none of this happened....or DID IT....and if IT DID, how different would pop culture be?

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Dan will be appearing at the Princeton Public Library's Local Author Day fair, which will be in their Community Room on Saturday, April 27, from 1:30 to 4 pm. The library is located at 65 Witherspoon Street in Princeton, NJ. They don't have a parking lot of their own, but there are parking decks and lots around the town.

Dan will also be appearing at the Flemington Summer Book Fest. It's going on all Memorial Day weekend, BUT on Sunday, May 26, from 10 am to 6 pm, they will be having their Local Author Showcase, which Dan will be a part of. The address is 24 Central Avenue, Flemington, New Jersey 08822, but for more information, call 908-968-3711 or email at [email protected]

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man...NO MORE!! Well, for short time, anyway. Even Spider-Man couldn't escape the wave of darkness that shrouded the comic industry during the 80's, and we don't just mean his costume. In the pages of the ALL NEW, ALL DARING Spectacular Spider-Man, a young writer named Peter David plunged Spidey headfirst into the grimness and grittiness of the era, killing off one of Peter Parker's allies and taking the wall crawler down a path unfamiliar to the character and his fans. Does the story still hold up? Does Spider-Man work as a darker character? The MF&SB boys discuss all this and more on a super sized new episode...listen, or Jean Dewolff died in vain....

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The Tick. Grendel. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Ralph Snart?!?! The 1980's were an exciting and fertile time for independent comic publishers, and NOW! Comics burst upon the scene with a mixture of licensed titles and original ideas that carved out a unique place on the spinner racks. Join us as the MF&SB trio wax nostalgic about the meteoric rise and inevitable fall of NOW! Comics....wrapped in a Gold Foil cover with 3D glasses and Ecto Cooler to spare...BE THERE……NOW!

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Collectors Item! First Issue Extravaganza!!!!

It's the inaugural episode of MASKED FACES & SECRET BASES, so Mick, Matt & the all questioning Commentator, Todd, take some time to tell their comic origin stories, list their favorite characters, preview future episodes, and even weigh in on recent MCU casting. All this for just 75 cents! (OK, it's free...) Join us through a journey of foil embossed memories, and constantly renumbered tales from our lifetime of collecting comics. Just be sure to board and bag after listening!!