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- Sep 27, 2026
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Episode 32: Superman at the World’s Fair and the War on Quackery (opens the original)
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Simon and Robert unpack a landmark Superman adventure set against the 1940 New York World’s Fair, where Clark Kent and Lois Lane chase a jewel thief through LaGuardia, Pier 56, and a showcase of tomorrow’s technology. They also tackle a biting Action Comics story that takes aim at medical quackery, as Superman confronts a fraudulent clinic and races through a hurricane to save a child’s life. Show Notes October 1941 - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_1941
Episode 31: Blue Beetle and the Rise of Fox Feature Comics (opens the original)
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A deep dive into Fox Feature Syndicate’s fast-and-furious rise, Victor Fox’s comic book ambitions, and the early evolution of the Blue Beetle from hard-boiled patrolman to chainmail-clad crimefighter. The hosts trace how Mystery Men Comics captured Depression-era readers with street-level action, working-class grit, and breakneck production values.
Episode 30: Shazam, Captain Marvel, and the Rise of a Wartime Hero (opens the original)
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Explore how Captain Marvel and Billy Batson rose out of wartime comic-book publishing, from the strange numbering of Whiz Comics to the fairy-tale style that set Shazam apart from Superman. The episode also follows early stories like Gamblers of Death, where crime, spectacle, and magic collide in high-flying adventure.
Episode 29: Clayface Arrives and Batman Faces the Shadows of 1941 (opens the original)
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Batman history meets wartime context as the hosts explore Basil Karlo’s chilling debut in Detective Comics and the shift from street-level crime to psychological horror. They also unpack the sprawling World’s Fair Comics special, where futuristic spectacle and schoolboy secrets collide with the era’s mounting global tensions.
Episode 28: Gary Concord and the 23rd-Century Dream of Peace (opens the original)
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Explore the Golden Age debut of Gary Concord, the Ultra-Man, as a boy preserved for 218 years awakens in 2239 and uses super-strength to reshape a broken future. The episode traces Jon L. Blummer’s bold sci-fi world-building, from flying platforms to atomic sabotage, and the wartime anxieties that echo through the series.
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