SS #020 -- A First Appearance

Shortbox Showcase #20

After going through some awesome feedback (including some from a special guest feedbacker), Emily & Professor Alan talk about their upcoming Relatively Geeky plans. And then they dig into some Golden Age goodness, covering the debut appearance of one of their favorites characters, ever.

"   <<    title   redacted    >>  " by Don Cameron, with art by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson (and maybe George Roussos, as well). From Batman #16, April/May 1943.

We know that this is not technically a Tintin story, but why does it feel so much like it could be one?  Listen to the episode and find out!


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Promo #1: The Who's Who Podcast
Promo #2: The Hammer Strikes

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QBP #029 - Rune #5

Quarter-Bin Podcast #29

Rune #5, Malibu Comics / Ultraverse, cover-dated February 1996. This is part 2 of the 2-part story we started last episode.

"Resurrection," written by Paul O'Connor and Len Kaminski, with art by Patrick Rolo, Terry Pallot, and Jeff Whiting.

In the era of the Black Death, a village once ruled by the vampiric despot Rune is faced with the return of the plague, even infecting someone we came to know last issue. The leadership of the pure and valiant Crusader just does not seems as effective as that of the tyrannical Rune. As the medeival powerhouses embark on a final, senses-shattering showdown, who will emerge victorious? And whose victory would better serve the small village? Listen to the episode and find out!

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Promo #1: Earth Destruction Directive
Promo #2: Earth Station One

Link: Longbox Graveyard
Link: Paul O'Connor's appearance on the Book Guys Show

Next Episode: It's a secret. It's an interview. That's all my lawyers will allow me to say at this juncture.

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QBP #028 - Rune #4

Quarter-Bin Podcast #28

Rune #4, Malibu Comics / Ultraverse, over-dated January 1996.

"The Damned," written by Paul O'Connor and Len Kaminski, with art by Tony Akins, Gabriel Hardman, Jason Moore, Jeff Whiting, and Patrick Rolo.

In the era of the Black Plague, the immortal vampire-like creature Rune keeps the peace in the village he rules with ruthless efficiency. But when a super-powered knight named Crusader feels tasked to drive the evil from Rune's land, and from Rune's soul, only one warrior can survive. Who will that survivor be? And who exactly are we supposed to be rooting for, anyway? Listen to the episode and find out!

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Promo #1: Mouse Castle Lounge
Promo #2: Dave's Daredevil Podcast

Next Episode: Rune #5, Malibu Comics / Ultraverse, cover-dated February 1996.

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SS #019 - Kents Crossover #3

Shortbox Showcase #19: To The Stars By Hard Ways, with Michael Bailey: The Kents #9-12.

We finish up our long look at John Ostrander's 12-issue epic from 1997, all about Truth, Justice, and the American West. This episode is part 3 of our epic 3-part crossover with podcasting legend Michael Bailey.

Part One of the crossover can be found here.
Part Two of the crossover can be found here. 

The Kents, Issues #9-12, DC Comics, cover-dated April to July, 1998. In the years following the Civil War, brothers Nate & Jeb Kent are struggling to put their lives together. Can they manage to find happiness in love and family and friends? And which brother will deliver the necessary consequences to the other? And how long can an end-of-show sequence be, anyway? Listen to the episode and find out.

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Music: Indian Wars, Bruce Cockburn, Nothing But A Burning Light, 1991.
Link: The Fortress of Bailey's 'tude,, Mike's home site.
Link: We Still Live Here, the documentary that Emily mentioned.
Link: Batman Unmasked, the book that Mike mentioned.

Promo #1: Tales of the JSA
Promo #2: Vassals of Kingsgrave

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