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By Professor AlanArts

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January 24, 2022 RGP #037 - Doom 2099 22 & 23
DOOMPEAK

DOOM 2099 #22 & 23, Marvel Comics, cover-dated October & November 1994.

"The Narrow World," and "Seize the Day," written by John Francis
Moore, with art in both by
Pat Broderick and John Nyberg.
What
happens when Doom decides to expand the boundaries of his rule? Which old enemy from earlier in the series re-appears? And what of this other fella who claims to ALSO be Doctor Doom?

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Promo: Action Film Face-Off

Next Time: Doom 2099 #24 & 25, Marvel Comics, cover-dated December 1994 & January 1995.

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39 min
January 13, 2022 QBP #178 - Eternity Smith 3
Quarter-Bin Podcast #178
Eternity Smith #3, Hero Comics, cover-dated November 1987.
"Death Masque," and "The Threat of the Sensuous Siren," both written by Dennis Mallonee, with art by Rick Hoberg & E.R. Cruz.
What
happens when a terrorist plots to take out the San Diego Comic-Con? Can a time-traveling action hero and his daughter save the Con?
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Promo: What the Frell?
Link to Eternity Smith Print-on-Demand comics.
Next Episode: Vision & Scarlet Witch #1, Marvel Comics, cover-dated October 1985, for #RomanceComicsMonth

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Source:Dave's Comics in Richmond, Virginia, circa 1987 or 1988.
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December 31, 2021 CRJ #079 - December AND 2021

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #079

December 2021
So
what comics did Professor Alan read during December -- was it a large
amount, now that he is on Christmas Break? And what was the analytical
breakdown of the all the comics he read during the year? And which lovely listeners earn End-of-Year accolades and honors?

Listen to this super-special episode #79 ... and find out!

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Promo #1: Comics Book Time Machine
Promo #2: The Fanholes Podcast

Next Episode: What comics did Professor Alan read during January aka #SciFiComicsMonth? Find out when that episode comes out in early February.

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December 21, 2021 QBP #177 - World's Finest 277
Quarter-Bin Podcast #177
World's Finest Comics 277, DC Comics, cover-dated March 1982.
"Beasts of Plague," by Cary Burkett, with art by Don Heck & Romeo Tanghal.
"Green Arrow Sought for Questioning in Murder," by Mike W. Barr, with art by Trevor von Eeden & Rodin Rodriguez.
"Doppleganger," by Paul Kupperberg, with art by Dan Spiegle.
"I Have my Wings and I Must Fly," by Bob Rozakis, with art by Alex Saviuk and Rodin Rodriguez.
"The Menace! of the Moon-Tree!" by E. Nelson Bridwell, with art by Don Newton & Frank Chiramonte.
What
happens when Professor Alan bows to the will of the (Twitter) people and reviews an issue from the Dollar Comics era ... an issue with FIVE (5!) stories in it? Does he survive the effort?

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Promo: Star Rocket Radio
Promo: Coffee & Comics
Next Episode: Eternity Smith #3, Hero Comics, cover-dated November 1987, for #SciFiComicsMonth

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Source:Akron Comic Con
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December 10, 2021 RGP #036: Doomspeak: The Thing #12
DOOMSPEAK

The Thing #12, Marvel Comics, cover-dated June 1984.

"DOOM!,"written by John Byrne, with art by Ron Wilson & Joe Sinnott.

What
happens when a sixty-foot Doom gives a hard time to a certain big ugly orange rock monster? What color are those cool horses? And just how much Doom is in this issue anyway? Listen to the episode and
find out!

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Promo: Prairie Justice: The Greg Sanders Vigilante Podcast
Next Time: DOOM 2099 22 & 23
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Source: In The Ballpark
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December 01, 2021 CRJ #078 - November 2021
Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #078
November 2021

So
what comics did Professor Alan read during November, as the weather turned colder? How many were from new books right off the shelf? And how many
celebrated #WarComicsMonth?
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AND FIND
OUT!!!

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Promo: Dorkness to Light
Next Episode: What comics did Professor Alan read during December? Listen
to the next episode, which will include the annual "year in review" discussion. That should be out on New Years' Eve.

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November 18, 2021 QBP #176 - Savage She-Hulk #5
Quarter-Bin Podcast #176
The Savage She-Hulk #5, Marvel Comics, cover-dated June 1980.
"Breaking Point," written by David Anthony Kraft, with art by Mike Vosburg & Chic Stone.
What
happens when Professor Alan heads to the West Coast to check in one of Marvel's leading ladies? Does he leave his heart in San Francisco? Or somewhere underground? And just what color should a Silver Serpent be anyway?

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Promo:Cancelled Comics Calvacast
Next Episode: World's Finest Comics 277, DC Comics, March 1982.

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Source:Half-Price Books
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November 05, 2021 CRJ #077 - October 2021
Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #077
October 2021

So
what comics did Professor Alan read during October, as the school year is in full swing? How many were from the Hoopla digital app? And how many
celebrated #HorrorComicsMonth?
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AND FIND
OUT!!!

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Promo: Into the Weird
Next Episode: What comics did Professor Alan read during November -- as teaching is back in full swing? Listen
to the next episode, which should be out in early December.

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October 29, 2021 Bronze Age Encore -- In the Clutches of the Code
Below find a re-release of one of our favorite episodes of all time. It's a battle for the ages! It's Em vs. Frederic Wertham! No holds barred!
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Uncovering the Bronze Age #005 (encore) -- Uncovering the Code
Originally released October 31, 2014

This Halloween, Em delves into one of the most terrifying, bone-chilling topics known to comic fandom -- Seduction of the Innocent and the Comics Code Authority!

Follow along on the journey through the mind of one of the most infamous names in all of comic book history. What you find may SURPRISE, THRILL, and DISTURB you!

Intellectual analysis and academic criticism abound in this PULSE-POUNDING episode. And prepare for the SHOCKING twist ending that closes out our tale.

This is the story of Dr. Fredric Wertham ...

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Promo: In Country

Featuring the Voices of:

Noel Thingvall: Masters of Carpentry

Stephen Lacey: The Fantasticast

Paul Spataro: Back to the Bins.
The Irredeemable Shagg: Fire & Water Podcast
(The late) Shawn Engel: Just One of the Guys.

Bibliography:

Seduction of the Innocent by Frederick Wertham, MD. Copyright Rhinehart and Co. Inc, 1954

The Comics Code: 1954, SeductionOfTheInnocent.Org

Tales from the Code, CBLDF.org

"Fredric Wertham: Anti-Comics Crusader Who Turned Advocate" by Dwight Decker
(Essay about Wertham and the creation of "The World of Fanzines")

Additional reading:

"Seducing the Innocent: Frederick Wertham and the Falsifications that Helped Condemn Comics." Carol L. Tilley. Information and Culture: A Journal of History, 47 (4). 2012.

The Study of Man: Paul, the Horror comics, and Dr Wertham, Commentary Magazine (1954) (A contemporary article from a father about his son's comic reading habit)

The Testimony of William Gaines (Transcript: April 22nd, 1954)
(Other transcripts, including Wertham's testimony, also available)

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October 22, 2021 QBP #175 - Twilight Zone #2
Quarter-Bin Podcast #175
The Twilight Zone #2, Now Comics, cover-dated December 1991.
"Dirty Deal," written by J. Michael Straczynski, with art by Todd Fox and Enrique Villagran.
What
happens when Professor Alan and guest Paul Spataro head to a dimension not only of sight and of sound, but of mind? And how worried should they be that the story is from a writer writing about writer and writing?

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Promo: To The Batpoles
Link: Paul Spataro's Back to the Bins podcast
Next Episode: The Savage She-Hulk #5, Marvel Comics, June 1980.

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Source:World's Greatest Comics
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