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#349 – Klaus Voorhees

Cobra/King Cobra

Today we talk about Klaus Voorhees, also known as the villain Cobra, although he changes his name to King Cobra after overcoming his fear of a very scary man. We do also cover a couple other minor Cobras!

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Journey into Mystery (1952) #98, 105-106, 110-111
-Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #3
-Daredevil (1964) #30-32, 61, 142-143, 153-154
-Captain America (1968) #163, 180-182, 261, 291, 293, 309-311, 313, 315, 319-320, 341, 343-344, 365-367, 380-382, 385, Annual #10, 400, 434-436
-Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #46, 88
-The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #231-232
-Thor (1966) #394, 440
-X-Men Annual (1970) #13
-Captain America (1998) #15, 50
-Spider-Man: Get Kraven (2002) #1
-Captain America (2002) #30-31
-Secret War (2004) #4
-Toxin (2005) #1
-Thunderbolts (2006) #104, 107
-Daredevil Annual (2012) #1
-All-New Captain America (2014) #1-2, 4
-M.O.D.O.K.: Head Games (2020) #2
-Immortal Thor (2023) #16

-DC All In Special (2024) #1
-DC's I Know What You Did Last Crisis (2024) #1
-Ghost Rider: Robbie Reyes Special (2024) #1
-Storm (2024) #1

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#348 – Calvin Zabo

Mister Hyde

Today we talk about Calvin Zabo, better known as the villain Mister Hyde, made a potion to become his favorite book character: Mister Hyde, and made everything everyone else's problem.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Journey Into Mystery (1952) #99-100, 105-106, 110-111, 635
-Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #3
-Daredevil (1964) #30-32, 142-143, 153-154, 235, 353-357
-Captain America (1968) #150-152, 182, 251-252, 291, 340, 365-367, 434-436
-Thor (1966) #293, 394, 418
-Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #46, 88
-The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #231-232, 433
-Avengers (1963) #273-276, 285, Annual #21
-Iron Man (1968) #228
-Avengers Spotlight (1989) #26
-Incredible Hulk (1962) #368, 418, 458
-Ghost Rider (1990) #4, 36, 51, 55
-Alpha Flight (1983) #106
-Captain America (1998) #15, 50
-Iron Man (1998) #43
-Spider-Man: Get Kraven (2002) #1
-Daredevil (1998) #35, 65
-Avengers (1998) #57
-Captain America (2002) #29, 31
-New Avengers (2004) #2, 4, 35, 56
-Toxin (2005) #1
-Young Avengers (2005) #7-8
-The Sensational Spider-Man (2006) #36-37
-The Irredeemable Ant-Man (2006) #8
-Thunderbolts: Reason in Madness (2008) #1
-Avengers: The Initiative (2007) #13
-Punisher (2009) #5
-Dark Reign: Lethal Legion (2009) #1-3
-Captain America: Who Will Wield the Shield? (2009) #1
-Hawkeye: Blindspot (2011) #1
-Thunderbolts (2006) #155-167, 169-170, 172-174
-Moon Knight (2011) #1
-Dark Avengers (2012) #176-183
-Superior Spider-Man Team-Up (2013) #6
-All-New Ghost Rider (2014) #2-7, 9-10
-S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014) #7
-Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Alpha (2016) #1
-Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015) #6
-Captain America: Steve Rogers (2016) #13, 17
-Secret Empire (2017) #0
-Secret Warriors (2017) #2-5
-Incredible Hulk: Last Call (2019) #1
-Magnificent Ms. Marvel (2019) #9-11
-Ruins of Ravencroft: Dracula (2020) #1
-Ravencroft (2020) #1, 3-4
-King in Black: Thunderbolts (2021) #2-3
-Morbius: Bond of Blood (2021) #1
-Deadpool Infinity Comic (2021) #2
-Ben Reilly: Spider-Man (2022) #4-5
-Strange Tales: Thor & Jane Foster Infinity Comic (2022) #1
-Wasp (2023) #4
-Punisher (2023) #1
-Daredevil (2023) #5
-Daredevil: Black Armor (2023) #3-4
-The Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #45-46

-Absolute Batman (2024) #1 Preview Edition
-Briar's best boy from the Hatsune Miku rhythym game, and the second-best boy
-My Adventures With Superman (2024) #1
-ShortBox comics fair!!

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#346 – Maria Hill

Today we talk about Maria Hill who has been the director of SHIELD, made some questionable decisions, and put a hit out on herself.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-New Avengers (2004) #4, 6-8, 16-21, 23, 25, 28-29, 37, 42
-Secret War (2004) #5
-Civil War (2006)
-X-Men Annual (2007) #1
-Silent War (2007) #2, 4-6
-The Invincible Iron Man (2004) #15
-The Mighty Avengers (2007) #1, 3, 5-8, 11-12, 20
-Ms. Marvel (2006) #13, 15
-Sub-Mariner (2007)
-Hulk (2008) #1-5, 7
-Secret Invasion (2008)
-Invincible Iron Man (2008) #1-33, 500.1, 527
-Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2007)-32
-True Believers (2008)
-Siege (2009)
-New Avengers Finale (2010)
-Avengers (2010) #1-6, 8, 10-12, 16, 18, 20-21, 28, 34
-Age of Heroes (2010) #3
-Hawkeye: Blindspot (2011) #1-3
-Fear Itself (2010) #1-4
-Avengers Assemble (2012) #3-4, 6, 8
-Winter Soldier (2012) #10-114, 16
-Marvel Now! Point One (2012) #1
-New Avengers (2010) #31-34
-Hawkeye (2012) #4-5, 20
-Indestructable Hulk (2012) #1-4, 6-11, 13, 16, 18, 20
-Avengers (2012) #4, 10, 25-26, 28, 35, 37, 39, 43-44
-Secret Avengers (2013) #1, 3-7, 9-16
-Uncanny X-Men (2013) #1, 5-6, 9-12, 19-22, 34
-Wolverine (2013) #8-13
-Captain America (2012) #11, 13, 17-22
-Avengers a.I. (2013) #6-7, 9-10
-Avengers World (2014) #1-2, 4-5, 7, 9-11, 13-15
-Black Widow (2014) #3-6, 9-10, 12, 14-15, 17-18
-Secret Avengers (2014)
-Amazing Spider-Man: Who Am I? Infinite Digital Comic (2014) #2-3, 12
-Hulk (2014) #1-4, 12, 15-16
-Avengers Undercover (2014) #4, 7-10
-Fantastic Four (2014) #4, 8-9
-Original Sin (2014) #3.1
-Deathlok (2014) #1, 3-4, 6, 9-10
-Avengers & X-Men: Axis (2014) #4
-Elektra (2014) #8-9, 11
-S.H.I.E.L.D. (2014) #1, 6, 9
-All-New X-Men (2012) #40-41
-All-New Hawkeye (2015) #3
-Fury: S.H.I.E.L.D. 50th Anniversary (2015) #1
-Captain America: Sam Wilson (2015) #1-2, 7-9, 12
-Howling Commandos of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2015)
-Starbrand & Nightmask (2015) #2-4
-All-New Hawkeye (2015) #4-5
-Avengers: Standoff (2016)
-Black Widow (2016) #1-2, 12
-All-New Wolverine (2015) #6, 8-12, 15
-New Avengers (2015) #11-12
-Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2016) #5, 7, 9-10
-Civil War II: Part 1 (2016), Part 2
-Captain America: Steve Rogers (2016) #1-10, 12, 16
-Spider-Man (2016) #5, 8-9, 11-12
-Thunderbolts (2016) #3, 7-8
-A Year of Marvels: August Infinite Comic (2016) #1
-Infamous Iron Man (2016) #1, 4-5
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2015) #15, 18
-Monsters Unleashed (2017) #3, 5
-Jessica Jones (2016) #7-8, 10-12
-Bullseye (2017) #5
-Despical Deadpool (2017) #298-299
-Hunt for Wolverine: Adamantium Agenda (2018) #1-3
-Invisible Woman (2019) #4-5
-2020 Force Works (2020) #1, 3
-Taskmaster (2020) #1, 5
-Civil War: Marvels Snapshots (2020) #1
-Secret Invasion (2022)
-Fantastic Four (2022) #6-7, 18
-I Am Iron Man (2023) #4-5

-Deathstroke (2016) vol. 1: The Professional
-Dark Knights of Steel: Allwinter (2024) #1
-Exceptional X-Men (2024) #1
-The Boy Wonder (2024) #5
-Chasm: Curse of Kaine (2024)

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#345 – Agatha Harkness

Today we talk about Agatha Harkness, who was an old woman an a witch who babysat Franklin Richards, taught Wanda Maximoff how to harness her magic, babysat Wanda's twins, died a couple of times, and is now a hot young(er) witch who is maybe evil.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Fantastic Four (1961) #94, 103, 107, 109-114, 116-117, 120, 123, 127, 129, 140-141, 150, 181-182, 185-199, 191, 193-194, 196, 204, 222-223, 368, 371-372, 374-377, 387, 416
-Avengers (1963) #127-130, 133-134, 137, 187, 234, 313, 503
-Giant-Size Avengers (1974) #2, 4
-Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #13-14
-Marvel Two-in-One (1974) #47, 66
-Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985) #3-5
-Avengers West Coast (1985) #50-52, 55-57, 61-63
-Infinity War (1992) #3-4, 6
-Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #46-47
-Darkhold: Pages from the Book of Sins (1992) #4-7
-Scarlet Witch (1994) #1, 3-4
-Nova (1994) #6-7
-Silver Surfer (1987) #135-137
-Avengers (1998) #10-11, 23
-Scarlet Witch (2015) #1-4, 8, 12-15
-Vision (2015) #3, 6-7, 11
-Doctor Strange Annual (2019) #1
-Captain America (2018) #19, 22-23, 27-28
-Fantastic Four: Antithesis (2020) #1, 4
-Strange Academy (2020) #8, 17-18
-Hulkling & Wiccan Infinity Comic (2021) #1-2, 4
-Who Is... the Scarlet Witch (2022) #1
-Captain Marvel (2019) #38-41
-Midnight Suns (2022)
-Contest of Chaos (2023)
-Marvel's Voices Infinity Comic (2022) #96
-Strange Academy: Blood Hunt (2024) #2-3

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#344 – Adeline Kane & Grant Wilson

Adeline Wilson/Vigilante & Ravager/Legacy

Today we talk about Adeline Kane, who shot Deathstroke in the face after he endangered their youngest son, and kept that energy through the rest of her life. We also briefly discuss her oldest son Grant Wilson, who died tragically in a 4-D chess accident.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-The New Teen Titans (1980) #1-2, 34, 39, 42-44, 50-52, 56, 82, Annual #3
-The New Teen Titans (1984) #6, 10-11, 22, 25-27, 39, 47, 55, 62, 70-71, 82
-Teen Titans Spotlight (1986) #3-6
-Deathstroke (1991) #1-2, 4-7, 12, 16, 27-28, 30-34, 0, 41, 46-48, Annual #4
-Hawkman (1993) #19
-Titans (1999) #1, 9-12
-Teen Titans (2003) #31, 77-78
-Countdown (2007) #36
-Booster Gold (2007) #22, 24-25
-Deathstroke (2011) #4-7, 9, 0, 13, 19-20
-Teen Titans (2013) #23.3 Deathstroke
-Deathstroke (2016) Rebirth, 1-3, 6-8, 10, 13, 18-21, 23-29, 31-32, 34-35, 37, 41-42, 44-46, 48-50, Annual #1
-DC Holiday Special (2017)
-Deathstroke Inc. (2021) #1, 5, 7, 10-13, 15

-The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos vol 1
-Robin: Year One
-The Fade announcement

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#343 – Vigilante Roundup

Greg Sanders/Greg Saunders, Adrian Chase, Allan Welles, Dave Winston, Patricia Trayce, Adeline Kane, Justin Powell, Dorian Chase, Donald Fairchild

Today we mostly talk about Greg Sanders and Adrian Chase but we also touch upon the fistful of other characters who have carried the Vigilante name! Unsurprisingly, with such a generic name, it's many, and they sure are working outside of the law (even though some of them are literally inside the law).

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Action Comics (1941) #42-198, 403, 405
-Seven Soldiers of Victory Archives Collecting Leading Comics (1941)
-Justice League of America (1960) #78-79, 100-102, 111-112, 144, 193
-Adventure Comics (1938) #417, 422, 426-427, 438, 442-443
-World's Finest (1941) #214, 244-248
-New Teen Titans (1980) #23, 26-27, 29-30, 33-35, Annual #2
-Vigilante (1983)
-All-Star Squadron (1981) #29, 56, 59-60
-Tales of the Teen Titans (1984) #53-54
-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #12
-DC Comics Presents (1987) #92
-Deathstroke (1991) #6-12, 21, 29-30, 33, 38-39, 0, 41-42, 46-48, 53-60, Annual #1
-The New Titans (1984) Annual #8
-Vigilante: City Lights, Prairie Justice (1995)
-Impulse (1995) Annual #2
-Resurrection Man (1997) #25-27
-Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. (1999) #9
-Seven Soldiers (2005) #0
-Vigilante (2005) #1-6
-Seven Soldiers: Bulleteer (2005)
-Nightwing (1996) #133-137
-Gotham Underground (2007) #4, 6-8
-Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special (2008)
-Batman and the Outsiders (2007) #13
-Vigilante (2009) #1-12
-Teen Titans: Deathtrap (2009)
-The Shade (2011) #4
-Convergence: World's Finest (2015)
-Vigilante: Southland (2016)
-Deathstroke (2016) #6-7, 12, 18
-Infinite Frontier (2021) #0
-Stargirl Spring Break Special (2021) #1

-Fence Challengers: Long Shot (2024) #1 first look
-X-Factor (2024) #1
-From the DC Vault: Death in the Family: Robin Lives! (2024) #2
-Batman: Wayne Family Adventures Ep. 117

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#342 – Nathaniel Adam

Captain Atom/Monarch

Today we talk about Captain Nathaniel Adam, best known as Captain Atom, who gets exploded but it's okay because he comes back with superpowers and has to work for the American government--

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Captain Atom (1965)
-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #6-7, 9-10, 12
-DC Comics Presents (1978) #90
-Captain Atom (1986)
-Firestorm (1982) #63, 68-69, 87, 91
-Justice League International (1987) #7-24, (Justice League America) 31-32, 54-55, 80-83, 86-91, 96, 100-102, 112-113
-Millennium (1988)
-Secret Origins (1986) #28, 34
-Action Comics (1938) #627-631, 666, 782, 879-889, 903-904
-Invasion! (1988) #2-3
-Wonder Woman (1986) #26
-Justice League Europe (1989)
-Checkmate (1987) #18
-Doctor Fate (1988) #15
-Armageddon 2001 (1991)
-Justice League Quarterly (1990) #3, 13-14, 17
-War of the Gods (1991)
-Guy Gardner: Warrior (1993) #20-21, 29, 33, 39
-Justice League Task Force (1993) #13-15, 37
-Zero Hour: Crisis in Time (1994) #3-0
-Extreme Justice (1994)
-Steel (1994) #11-13
-Total Justice (1996) #1-2
-The Final Night (1996) #1, 3
-Genesis (1997)
-Suicide Squad (1987) #9, 13, 28-30
-Superman (1986) #26, 142
-L.A.W. (Living Assault Weapons) (1999)
-JLA: Incarnations (2001) #6
-JSA (1999) #33-35
-Formerly Known As The Justice League (2003)
-Superman/Batman (2003) #1-6, 20
-Captain Atom: Armageddon (2005)
-Infinite Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Bludhaven (2006)
-Infinite Crisis (2005) #7
-Ion (2006) #10
-Countdown (2007) #45-43, 31, 29-26, 20, 17-13, 8
-Countdown to Adventure (2007) #1-2, 4, 7
-Countdown Presents: Lord Havok & The Extremists (2007)
-Countdown: Arena (2007)
-Justice League: Generation Lost (2010)
-Captain Atom (2011)
-The Fury of Firestorm: The Nuclear Man (2011) #14-15
-Booster Gold: Futures End (2014)
-Convergence: Blue Beetle (2015)
-Convergence (2015) #8
-Convergence: Justice League International (2015)
-The Fall and Rise of Captain Atom (2017)
-Doomsday Clock (2017) #9
-Justice League (2018) #66-67

-Uncanny X-Men (2024) #1
-The Boy Wonder (2024) #4
-The Power Fantasy (2024) #1

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#341 – Phantom Lady Roundup

Sandra Knight, Delilah "Dee" Tyler, Stormy Knight, Jennifer Knight

Today we talk about Sandra Knight, Delilah Tyler, Stormy Knight, and Jennifer Knight who have all been a superhero known as the Phantom Lady!

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Police Comics (1941) #1-23
-Justice League of America (1960) #107-108
-Freedom Fighters (1976)
-All-Star Squadron (1981) #2-4, 14, 25-27, 31-35, 41, 44, 50, Annual 2
-Wonder Woman (1942) #292-293
-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #5-11
-Action Comics (1938) #636-641
-The Flash (1987) #29
-Young All-Stars (1987) #30
-Starman (1988) #36-39
-Damage (1994) #6, 8, 11-12
-Starman (1994) #36, 44, 56, 61-63, 67, 69-73, 77
-JSA (1999) #42, 49-51, 73
-Superman/Batman (2003) #15
-Infinite Crisis (2005) #1
-Infinite Crisis Aftermath: The Battle for Bludhaven (2006) #2-6
-Manhunter (2004) #23, 31-38
-Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters (2006)
-Birds of Prey (1998) #110
-Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters (2007)
-El Diablo (2008) #4-5
-Blackest Night (2009) #1, 4
-Batman: Streets of Gotham (2009) #10-13
-Freedom Fighters (2010)
-Birds of Prey (2010) #14-15
-Phantom Lady and Doll Man (2012)
-Human Bomb (2012) #4
-The Multiversity: Mastermen (2015) #1 (We didn't cover Sophia Becker, however--)
-Convergence: Plastic Man and the Freedom Fighters (2015)
-Freedom Fighters (2018) (Again, Sophia--)

-X-Force (2024) #1
-X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse (2024) #4
-Batman: Wayne Family Adventures volume 1
-The Boy Wonder (2024) #4

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#340 – Alan Scott

Green Lantern/Sentinel

Today we talk about Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, who went from a train engineer who makes a magic ring from a sentient lantern to a guy who still kinda did that but the lantern has a more convoluted existence and also he's gay now.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-This week I'm cheating and just giving you an Excel spreadsheet

-RDJ as Victor von Doom SDCC reveal
-Superboy in My Adventures With Superman s3
-IGN's list of everything announced at SDCC 2024
-NYX (2024) #1

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#339 – Valeria Richards

Valeria von Doom/Marvel Girl/Brainstorm

Today we talk about Valeria Richards, who was kind of brought into being by her reality-warping brother Franklin as an alternate universe teen and then kind of became a zygote in the main universe through shenanigans!

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Fantastic Four (1998) #15, 20-23, 1999 Annual, 24-26, 2000 Annual, 2001 Annual, 46-70, 500-502, 507-518, 523-535, 542-543, 550-588, 600-611
-4 (2004) #1, 3-4, 8, 10, 13, 18, 20-21, 23-27, 29-30
-Marvel Holiday Special (2004) #1
-Fantastic Four: Foes (2005) #1-2, 4
-The Thing (2005) #4, 6-7
-Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four (2007) #1-2
-Secret Invasion: Fantastic Four (2008)
-Fantastic Four: True Story (2008) #1, 4
-Fantastic Four Cosmic-Size (2008) #1
-Dark Reign: Fantastic Four (2009)
-The Mighty Avengers (2007) #25-26
-X-Factor (2005) #200-202
-Girl Comics (2010) #1
-Heralds (2010) #3-5
-Fantastic Four Annual (2010) #32
-Spider-Man/Fantastic Four (2010) #4
-Women of Marvel (2010) #2
-I Am an Avenger (2010) #4
-FF (2011)
-Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #658-661, 666
-Silver Surfer (2010) #4-5
-X-23 (2010) #14-19
-Fantastic Four (2012)
-FF (2012) #1, 15-16
-Fantastic Four (2014) #3, 5, 12, 642-645
-New Avengers (2013) #23, 26
-Loki: Agent of Asgard (2014) #6-7
-Fantastic Four Annual (2014) #1
-Avengers World (2014) #15-16
-Secret Wars (2015) #1, 6, 9
-Marvel Legacy (2017) #1
-Fantastic Four (2018)
-Marvel 2-in-One (2017) #12
-Fantastic Four: The Prodigal Sun (2019) #1
-Annihilation - Scourge: Fantastic Four (2019) #1
-Annihilation - Scourge: Nova (2019) #1
-X-Men/Fantastic Four (2020)
-Empyre (2020)
-Fantastic Four: Antithesis (2020) #1, 4
-Fantastic Four: Road Trip (2020) #1
-Marauders (2019) #21
-Fantastic Four Infinity Comic (2021) #2-4
-Marvel Meow Infinity Comic (2022) #5, 12
-Fantastic Four (2022) #4, 15-16, 18, 20-21

-Naruto x Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover
-DC All In
-DC Absolute
-Batman and Robin: Year One

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