SS #071 - Feeling Super!

Shortbox Showcase #71 - The Superman Episode!

Em and Professor Alan talk about what's been going on in the world(s) of the Man of Steel the last little while. They talk briefly about the CW Superman & Lois Show, the Jon Kent Superman comic, and a very bizarre Superman manga. Then they talk for a much longer time about the My Adventures with Superman animated series.

Is there really a version of Jimmy Olsen that Em will admit to liking?

Listen to this episode ... and find out!

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Promo: The Overlooked Dark Knight

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SS #070 - Identities

Shortbox Showcase #70 - Identities: Secret & Public

Em and Professor Alan talk about the topic of secret identities among superheroes. How critical is that trope to the genre? Does it matter how "realistic" maintaining a secret identity is these days?

Which host is sick of Marvel movies? Which one brings up Identity Crisis first? And who has come up with a great idea for a super-hero themed novel?

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Promo: Coffee & Comics

Link: National Novel Writing Month

Link: Hey Kids! Comics podcast

Link: Union Dues stories

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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

CRJ #070 - March 2021

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #070

March 2021

So what comics did Professor Alan read during March? Was there actually a new one, right off the shelves? How many featured female lead characters? How many were sci-fi books? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!!

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Promo: Back to the Bins: Avengers Spotlight  

Dr. Anj's Lori Lemaris post on Sir Martin's blog

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SS #068 - The Future of Comics

 Shortbox Showcase #68 - The Future of Comics

In this episode, Em and Professor Alan review a bunch of wonderful listener feedback. After that, they talk about the future of comics, focusing in particular on the current events at DC Comics. Each gives their "pitch" for what DC Comics should do next.


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Promo: Dorkness to Light

Link: Vera Wylde's graphic novel Kickstarter

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CRJ #062 - July 2020

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #062

July 2020

So what comics did Professor Alan read during July? How many were old books? How many were new books? And how many were just plain fun ? Listen to the episode ... and find out!!!

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Promo: Batgirl to Oracle

Next Episode: What comics did Professor Alan read during August as self-sequester rolls on, and his in-person University classes MIGHT start up again???

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QBP #140 - Booster Gold #6

Quarter-Bin Podcast #140

Booster Gold #6, DC Comics, cover-dated July 1986.

"To Cross the Rubicon," written & drawn by Dan Jurgens, and inked by Mike DeCarlo.

What happens when a cute little alien lands in Metropolis and makes friends with a young fellow? What happens when the alien makes it clear he wants to meet Superman? What happens when Booster Gold gets in the way? And what happens when Superman learns about Booster Gold's secret origin? And just how many digressions does Professor Alan go on when talking about this comic?

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Promo: DC 50 Years Ago

Next Episode: Chase #1, DC Comics, cover-dated February 1998.

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Source: World's Greatest Comics

CRJ #007 - December AND 2015

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #007

December 2015 (and 2015)

So what comic books did Professor Alan read since the last time he talked about the comics he read? Which 1990s DC event did he read, and actually like? Who won the prestigious "Relatively Geeky Listener of the Year" award? And what were his Top 10 comics of the tear?

Listen to this super-special episode #7 ... and find out!

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Promo #1: The Superman Fan Podcast
Promo #2: Fantasticast

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SS #026 - Superman and Batman, BFFs!

Shortbox Showcase #026

Emily and Professor Alan are joined by veteran podcaster Michael Bradley. Michael's podcasting efforts include a Superman solo show, a Batman solo show, and a joint Superman / Batman show. So it seemed only fitting that he join us to talk about the Man of Steel and the Caped Crusader, their friendship, their working relationship, and their fans.

Along the way we talk about the story "A Time Beyond Hope," written by Paul Levitz, with art by Renato Guedes and Jose Wilson, published in Superman Batman Annual #4, cover-dated August 2010. This story takes place in the Batman Beyond universe, and that TV show is also discussed, as well as our thoughts on how Superman and Batman might spend their retiring years.

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Promo: Mark's Mess vs Atlantis Attacks 

Link: Michael Bradley's home site, where all his podcasts dwell. 

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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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SS #018 - Kents Crossover #1

Shortbox Showcase #18: Bleeding Kansas, with Michael Bailey: The Kents #1-4.

We begin a long look at a 12-issue epic from 1997, all about Truth, Justice, and the American West. Because this could vaguely be considered part of the Superman family of comics, we couldn't do it by ourselves.

No, really. The Laws of Podcasting legally require us to have Michael Bailey as a guest for this episode. Fortunately, he is a great guy, and we had a blast chatting with him. Check out episode #185 of Views From the Longbox, for part 2 (issue 5-8) of our discussion on the series. We will cover issues 9-12 back here at Shortbox Showcase, in our next episode. It's a podcast crossover!

The Kents Issues #1-4, DC Comics, cover-dated August to November, 1997. In the years before the Civil War, Silas Kent moves from Boston to Kansas, with his two eldest sons (Nate & Jeb) in tow. And then things go bad for the country, for the state, and for the family.

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Promo #1: Views From The Longbox
Promo #2: Superman / Batman

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Quarter-Bin Podcast #007

Action Comic #702, September, 1985.

"Bad Sport," by David Michelinie, Jackson Guice, & Denis Rodier.

The racist gun-crazed Bloodsport is back from the dead, and he is continuing his reign of terror in the aftermath of the Fall of Metropolis. Can Superman stop him before he kills even more? Listen to the episode to find out.

Next episode: Jon Sable Freelance #45, March 1987.

Promo: Superman Fan Podcast

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Quarter-Bin Podcast, Episode #2

DC Comics Presents #59, July 1983.
"Ambush Bug II," by Keith Giffen, Paul Levitz, and Kurt Schaffenberger.

Superman wants to drop off Ambush Bug in the 30th Century, with the Legion of Super-Heroes, but finds that the heroes are unavailable. Superman puts his trust in the Substitute Heroes to mange the pesky imp until he returns -- what could go wrong with this plan? Listen to this episode to find out!

Next Episode: Jon Sable, Freelance #44, February 1987, from First Comics.

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"No, I feel fine, thanks for asking."

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Promo: Just One of the Guys.

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Quarter-Bin Podcast, Episode #1

Adventures of Superman #524, June 1995.
"Where is Superman," by Karl Kesel, Stuart Immonen, and Jose Marzan.

Clark Kent is in hiding, working as a lumberjack. Ma and Pa are living under false names. Lois has been kidnapped, and Jimmy Olsen's whereabouts are unknown. What villain could scare Superman this much? Listen to this episode to find out!

Next Episode: DC Comics Presents #59, July 1983.

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50 guesses -- who is this character?

Promo #1: Book Guys
Promo #2: Superman Podcast Network

Special thanks to Billy Hogan of the Superman Fan Podcast for advice and feedback.