The Super Mates Podcast

Chris and Cindy take a look at the first 6 issues of the new DC Comics Bombshells series, based on the merchandising blitz casting DC’s female characters on the frontlines of WWII! Does the comic match the exuberance and fun of the collectibles it’s based on?

Meanwhile, in Gotham City, our Dynamic Duo review the last issue (sob!) of Batman ’66, by Mike, Laura and Lee Allred! Did they give us the series finale we always wanted?

We round up the show with a heaping helping of comments from you!

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Clip credits:

“Wedding March” from Flash Gordon by Queen

“Kalamazoo” by Members of the Glenn Miller Orchestra

“Sing Sing Sing” by The Benny Goodman Orchestra

“Down South Camp Meeting” by The Benny Goodman Orchestra

“Swamp Thing” animated series theme

“Batman Theme” by Neal Hefti/Nelson Riddle (Batman TV Series)

“Gotham City” by Nelson Riddle (Batman TV Series)

“To the Batmobile!’ by Nelson Riddle (Batman TV Series)

“Minding My Business” by Adam West (The Milton Berle Show, Sept. 16, 1966)

Next Time: Sins of the Child, the next chapter in The Starman Chronicles!

I AM KIROK!!! Chris and Cindy take a look at another Star Trek romance! On an alien world doomed by an oncoming asteroid, Kirk loses his memory, but finds love with a Native American descendant named Miramanee. Can this new “god”, Kirok save his wife (!) and his people, or will it take the intervention of Spock and the Enterprise?

It’s got elastic headbands! Fringed mini-skirts! It’s got Shatner in buckskins, screaming at the sky! Classic Star Trek!

Plus, a brief SPOILER-FILLED discussion of Star Wars: The Force Awakens!

What did you think of this Trek episode? Who is Kirk’s true love? We’d love to read your thoughts aloud in an upcoming episode. Drop us a line in our comments section, or email us at [email protected]. If you're listening on iTunes, please consider leaving a review of our show! We’re also on Facebook!

Chris (aka Earth 2 Chris) co-hosts the Power Records Podcast with the esteemed Rob Kelly!

Next Time: Cindy’s pick! We take a look at the new DC Bombshells comic series!

Happy New Year! It’s our first episode of the New Year, and we’ve got a first-time guest discussing The Incredible Hulk TV series 2-part episode, “The First”! The Godfather of Comic Podcasting, Michael Bailey (Views from the Longbox, From Crisis to Crisis, Tales of the JSA, etc.) joins Chris and Cindy in discussing the series, and dissecting this epic tale.

On his lonely journey, Dr. David Banner (Bill Bixby) enters into a small town full of secrets. Of a long dead scientist and the horrifying creature he created. A creature much like The Incredible Hulk (Lou Ferrigno)! As the mystery unfolds, Banner comes closer to curing his affliction than ever before, but is soon face-to-face with this first gamma-irradiated monster, culminating in a tussle of titans!

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What did you think of this Hulk episode? We’d love to read your thoughts aloud in an upcoming episode. Drop us a line in our comments section, or email us at [email protected]. If you're listening on iTunes, please consider leaving a review of our show! We’re also on Facebook!

Links to Michael Bailey’s numerous fine shows can be found at The Fortress of Baileytude!

Chris subbed for Michael on the Star Wars: Force Awakens roundtable discussion on episode 22 of The Film and Water Podcast!

Chris (aka Earth 2 Chris) co-hosts the Power Records Podcast with the esteemed Rob Kelly over at the Fire and Water Podcast feed!

Next Time: Chris and Cindy beam in the classic Star Trek episode, “The Paradise Syndrome”! KIROK!!!

Ho-ho-ho! In this festive Yuletide episode, Chris reminisces about Christmas toys he received as a boy. From The Six Million Dollar Man, Evel Kneivel, and Mego, to He-Man, Super Powers, M.A.S.K., G.I. Joe and Transformers, it’s a visit from the Toys of Christmas Past!

In between the ramblings on plastic baubles, Cindy discusses her Top 5 Favorite TV Christmas Specials! Which holiday favorites make her list? Listen on and find out!

Merry Christmas!

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What did you get for Christmas as kids? What were your favorite Christmas specials? We’d love to read it aloud in an upcoming episode. Drop us a line in our comments section, or email us at [email protected]. If you're listening on iTunes, please consider leaving a review of our show! We’re also on Facebook!

Chris and Cindy shared their Star Wars Memories on Disney, Indiana Episode #194! Check it out here.

Chris (aka Earth 2 Chris) co-hosts the Power Records Podcast with the esteemed Rob Kelly over at the Fire and Water Podcast feed!

Next time: Our first episode of the New Year features a first-time guest, and a subject that has to do with “The First”!

Chris, Cindy and special guest, son Andrew, celebrate the 75th anniversary of Robin, the Boy Wonder! From tales of one Robin passing the torch to another, to impossible team-ups between the Teen Wonders, this one has it all!

Tim Drake meets a young Dick Grayson during Zero Hour in Robin #10! Learn how the original Dynamic Duo split from the Batman: The Animated Series episode “Old Wounds”! Batman is at deaths door, and only a squad of Robins can save him in The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold #13! And finally, Dick becomes Batman, but will Bruce’s son Damian accept his destiny in the Brave and the Bold episode, “Knights of Tomorrow”?

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Let us know what you think! We’d love to read it aloud in an upcoming episode. Drop us a line in our comments section, or email us at [email protected]. If you're listening on iTunes, please consider leaving a review of our show! We’re also on Facebook!

Chris (aka Earth 2 Chris) co-hosts the Power Records Podcast with the esteemed Rob Kelly over at the Fire and Water Podcast feed!

Next time: It’s Christmas time! We take a look back at some happy Christmas toy memories, and favorite Christmas TV specials!

Chris and Cindy present the second part of a special crossover with The Fire and Water Podcast! Chris takes in dinner and a debate with The Irredeemable Shagg! The two discuss the pros and cons of the classic but controversial mini-series event, Crisis on Infinite Earths! When the dust settled, was this cosmic reset worth it? Who knows, but the conversation was a whole lot of fun!

Plus, we take a dip into the email sack and read YOUR comments on previous episodes, covering BTAS and the House of Franklin-Stein horror series!

This episode is dedicated to the memory of David Sopko. Donations to help David’s family in their time of need can be sent here.

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List of Podcasts and episodes doing tributes to the late great Murphy Anderson

Flowers & Fishnets: A Black Canary Podcast episode 19

Professor Alan’s Comic Book Reading Journal (CRJ) #005

Head Speaks Episode 17

Task Force X Episode 16

Comic Book Time Machine #77

Who’s Who Special: Murphy Anderson

Back to the Bins

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Chris (aka Earth 2 Chris) co-hosts the Power Records Podcast with the esteemed Rob Kelly over at the Fire and Water Podcast feed!

Next time: We celebrate the 75th anniversary of Robin, the Boy Wonder by looking at comics and TV episodes that cover all of those who have worn the red and green!

Chris and Cindy return once more to Opal City for another session of Starman Chronicles! They cover Starman #7-11 by James Robinson, Tony Harris, Wade Von Grawbadger and friends! Jack Knight has a harrowing night at the circus, and meets an unexpected ally…a former Starman! Jack learns a dark secret from his father’s past, as his sworn enemy Nash escapes prison. Then Starman tackles the swamp monster known as Solomon Grundy…but he’s not quite what Jack expected! Finally a tale from Times Past: The Justice Society of America battles the machinations of mort turned messiah, the Ragdoll!

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Cindy and Chris join Professor Alan and Emily Middleton, Michael Bailey, and Bob Fisher on Michael Bradley’s Superman and Batman podcast to discuss the premiere of the Supergirl TV series!

Let us know what you think! We’d love to read it aloud in an upcoming episode. Drop us a line in our comments section, or email us at [email protected]. If you're listening on iTunes, please consider leaving a review of our show! We’re also on Facebook!

Chris (aka Earth 2 Chris) co-hosts the Power Records Podcast with the esteemed Rob Kelly over at the Fire and Water Podcast feed!

Next time: A special surprise segment, plus, your feedback (we mean it this time)!

 

Giant-Sized Finale! In their last, harrowing trip into the House of Franklin-Stein (for this year anyway), Chris and Cindy discuss 1943’s The Return of the Vampire starring Bela Lugosi as a vampire that is NOT Dracula. Seriously, he’s not. We mean it! In war-torn London, vampire Armand Tesla rises from his tomb to exact his revenge on those who vanquished him. Along the way we meet his werewolf minion, and even more unbelievable for a 1940s horror film, a strong female protagonist! How does this Columbia release stack up to the fabled Universal Monster series? The answer may surprise you!

 

Then, the Super Mates end the comic portions of the series in style, by taking a fond look at Captain America # 253 and 254 by Roger Stern, John Byrne, and Joe Rubenstein! The Star-Spangled Avenger answers the call of a friend and need…his old Invaders teammate, Union Jack! The aged hero is convinced a series of grisly murders are the work of his vampiric brother, Baron Blood! What follows is a timeless classic, with one of the most shocking endings of the Bronze Age of comics!

 

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Rob Kelly and Chris discuss Spidey vs. the Man-Wolf and Dracula over at the Power Records Podcast! http://firestormfan.com/audio/Power%20Records%20Podcast%20Episode%2011.mp3

 

Rob and Chris attend the Mad Monster Party over at the Film and Water Podcast: http://firestormfan.com/audio/Film%20and%20Water%20Podcast%20Episode%2011.mp3

 

 

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Next time: Back to Opal City for the next installment of The Starman Chronicles! Plus your feedback!

 

 

Chris and Cindy dare to comb the tombs of the House of Franklin-Stein, and take a look at 1959’s The Mummy! This Hammer remake stars Christopher Lee in the title role of Kharis, the Mummy who awakens from his eternal sleep to exact revenge on those who would dare desecrate the rest of his princess, namely Peter Cushing!

 

Then, it’s Clobberin’ Time! The Super Mates review Marvel Two-In-One #95, by David Anthony Kraft and Alan Kupperberg. When his girlfriend Alica is possessed by an ancient Egyptian power, the ever-lovin’, blue-eyed Thing crosses paths with Marvel’s own Living Mummy! Is this comic worthy enough to be paired with the excellent movie above? Well, no, but its fun to talk about!

 

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Let us know what you think! We’d love to read it aloud in an upcoming episode. Drop us a line in our comments section, or email us at [email protected]. If you're listening on iTunes, please consider leaving a review of our show! We’re also on Facebook!

 

Chris (aka Earth 2 Chris) co-hosts the Power Records Podcast with the esteemed Rob Kelly over at the Fire and Water Podcast feed!

 

Next time: We dare one more trip to the House of Franklin-Stein, to discuss the 1943 underrated gem, Return of the Vampire, starring none other than Bela Lugosi! Plus an epic comic to wrap things up!!!

 

Chris, Cindy and son Andrew dare to venture once more into The House of Franklin-Stein, this time to discuss the classic Universal Monster mash-up, Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man! The monster rally starts here, as cinema’s greatest lycanthrope Larry Talbot (Lon Chaney, Jr., of course!) seeks an end to his undying curse. Along the way he encounters none other than the Frankenstein Monster, played this time out by Bela Lugosi himself! You just know an epic battle between these two beasts is a’comin’, but is it any greater than the battles behind the scenes?

 

 

Then the intrepid trio dares to comb their dusty longboxes to pull out Batman #255, featuring “Moon of the Wolf” by Len Wein, Neal Adams and Dick Giordano! The Caped Crusader encounters a peeping tom in a furry mask…or is it a mask? Batman soon finds out when his old foe, Professor Milo unleashes a savage werewolf upon him! Plus, a look at the episode of Batman: The Animated Series that adapts this story!

 

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Let us know what you think! We’d love to read it aloud in an upcoming episode. Drop us a line in our comments section, or email us at [email protected]. If you're listening on iTunes, please consider leaving a review of our show! We’re also on Facebook!

 

 

Chris (aka Earth 2 Chris) co-hosts the Power Records Podcast with the esteemed Rob Kelly over at the Fire and Water Podcast feed!

 

 

Next time: It’s Hammer Time once more, as we pay tribute to Christopher Lee by looking at his 1959 starring role in The Mummy! It’s Lee versus his old friend Peter Cushing once more! Plus, a mummified comic!