The Never-Ending Battle: A Superman Podcast

This week on THE NEVER-ENDING BATTLE! I take a look at three times Superman has come across the Joker and rank them on the Super List of Best Superman stories of all time.

Comics covered this week:

• DC Comics Presents #41- Superman and the Joker
• Superman vol. 2 #9- The Laugh and Die in Metropolis
• Superman: Emperor Joker

Topics Covered:

• The curious case of the Prankster
• The Post-Crisis era of Superman, again.
• The long, long list of creators in Emperor Joker
• The surprising restraint in how limited Emperor Joker was
• Jeph Loeb, again.

Join the Never-Ending Battle next time for Three Superman and Green Lantern stories

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The Never-Ending Battle returns!

This week, I take a look at the maid of might, the last daughter of Krypton, Argos own Supergirl

Comics Covered:

• Action Comics #252-253 specifically The Supergirl from Krypton and The Secret of the Super Orphan features.
• Supergirl: The Woman of Tomorrow #1-8
• Superman/Batman #8-13: The Supergirl from Krypton

Topics Covered:

Supergirl's many origins and the CRISIS

• Supergirl's time in the orphanage
• Clark Kent's weird aversion to his cousin
• Tom King and his whole deal
• Jeph Loeb and his inability to find the plot
• Michael Turner

Join me next time as I take a look at the times the Man of Tomorrow had to deal with the Clown Prince of Crime!

This podcast must've been cursed by the Devil Nezha himself, but after many bouts off illness the Never-Ending Battle has returned with a new episode!

This week, I take a look at our two favorite super heroes...together: Batman and Superman aka The World's Finest. Specifically, I take a look at their friendship (or lack thereof) at three various points in DC comics History.

Comics Covered:

Superman vol. 1 #76: "The Mightiest Team on Earth" aka the first in-story team-up between the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight

Superman vol. 2 #44, Adventures of Superman #467 and Action Comics #654: "Dark Knight over Metropolis" Crossover

Batman/Superman: World's Finest #1-5 "The Devil Nezha"

Join me next time as I take a look at the times the Man of Tomorrow had to deal with the Clown Prince of Crime!

The Never-Ending Battle has returned. This is a Superman Ranking Podcast that takes a look at all comics featuring the Man of Steel and his extended family and rank them from best to worst!

Topics discussed this episode:

• Action Comics #13
• Action Comics #647-649
• The Brainiac Trilogy
• Post- Crisis Brainiac
• Superman #410, 412-413
• Lex Luthor
• Why Steve Lombard sucks but we still love him.

Join me next time as I take a look at 3 Batman/Superman Teams ups.

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After a brief, unscheduled break, The Never-Ending Battle has returned. This is a Superman Ranking Podcast that takes a look at all comics featuring the Man of Steel and his extended family and rank them from best to worst!

Topics discussed this episode:

• Elseworlds
• Superman: Speeding Bullets
• Superman: Kal
• Superman: A Nation Divided

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This is a Superman Ranking Podcast that takes a look at all comics featuring the Man of Steel and his extended family and rank them from best to worst!

Topics discussed this episode

Halloween

• DC Comics Presents #53- Superman in the House of Mystery
  • A brief history of DC Comics Presents and House of Mystery
  • Dan Minishkin
  • Curt Swan
  • Mr. Mxyptlk
  • Why Steve Lombard is an idiot
• Superman/Batman #65
  • Kelley Jones
  • Why Nightmares are cliche in superhero comics
  • Why Joker is not just a clown
• The Rutland Halloween Saga- Unofficial Marvel/DC Crossover
  • Justice League of America #103
  • Amazing Adventures vol 2 #16
  • Thor #207
  • Steve Engleheart's crappy Ford Mustang
  • Felix Faust's whole deal
  • Len Wein and Gerry Conway
  • DC isn't afraid of trademark violations
  • Proper Muffler maintenance

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It's the first episode of The Never-Ending Battle! This is a Superman Ranking Podcast that takes a look at all comics featuring the Man of Steel and his extended family and rank them from best to worst!

Topics discussed this episode

• The origin of the show
• What is Post-Crisis
• Man of Steel Vol. 1 #1-6
  • John Byrne
  • Why John Byrne? Seriously, Why?
  • Change, what is it good for?
  • Why John Byrne sucks
• Superman Birthright #1-12
  • Mark Waid and Lenil Francis Yu
  • Why Mark Waid rules, actually
  • What does Smallville have to do with this
  • Loneliness and Superman
• Superman: Secret Origin #1-6
  • Geoff Johns and Gary Frank
  • Why Geoff Johns is a problem
  • Why I am not a fan of Gary Frank
  • The Problem with Fix-it Retcons
  • Why Gary Frank shouldn’t be drawing children

Companion Article https://extremelyuncanny.com/2025/10/the-never-ending-battle-a-superman-podcast-1-secret-origins/

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