Capes and Japes
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#366 – Sebastian Faust

Today we talk about Sebastian Faust, a man whose evil dad tried to exchange his soul for magic powers but instead kept those powers and became a superhero with them (still lost his soul though).

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
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#365 – Arion

Today we talk about Arion, which we are not sure how to pronounce. Who is an ancient wizard? demigod? immortal guy with magic who shows up every now and again to either help or cause trouble.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:

-DC'S Lex and the City (2025) #1
-All-New Venom (2024) #1
-Fantastic Four (2025) teaser trailer
-Thunderbolts (2025) trailer

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#364 – Klarn Arg

Immortal Man

Today we talk about Klarn Arg, who is best known as the Immortal Man. Every time he dies he's reincarnated as a new adult man of any ethnicity (which I'm sure was handled well in the 1960's...)

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-(will be added as soon as time and my internet allow...)

-DC Valentine's special: Lex & the City

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#363 – Mitchell Shelley

Resurrection Man

Today we talk about Mitch Shelley, also known as Resurrection Man, on account of every time he dies he comes back to life. But he also gets a cool new superpower each time!

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Resurrection Man (1997)
-Supergirl (1996) #24
-DC One Million (1998)
-DCU Heroes Secret Files (1998) #1
-DC Infinite Halloween Special (2007) #1
-Supergirl (2005) #28-29, 31-32
-Brightest Day (2010) #13
-Suicide Squad (2011) #9, 14
-Resurrection Man (2011)
-Task Force Z (2021) #6

-Rogue: The Savage Land (2025) #1
-Ultimate Wolverine (2025) #1
-Cyberpunk Dead Boy illustration

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#362 – Tarantula Roundup 2

John Law, Catalina Flores

This time we're talking about all the tarantulas in the DC universe, which is really just one main guy who decided to be a superhero so he would be better at writing superhero stories.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Star Spangled Comics (1941) #1-19
-All-Star Squadron (1981) #18-22, 24-26, Annual #2, 27, 31-32, Annual #3, 38, 41-44, 46-47, 50, 53-54, 57-61, 64-67
-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #5, 11
-Young All-Stars (1987) #1-7, 9, Annual #1, 27, 30-31
-Nightwing (1996) #14, 16, 21, 31, 40, 42, 48, 54-55, 64, 71-72, 75, 77-79, 84-97, 99-100
-Nightwing: The Target (2001) #1
-Titans (1999) #36
-Batman: War Games (2004)
-Secret Six (2008) #2-7
-Green Arrow (2011) #44-47

-The Question: All Along the Watchtower (2024) #1
-The New Gods (2024) #1
-Batman & Robin: Year One (2024) #3
-Hellverine (2024) #1
-Ultimate Wolverine (2025) #1

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#360 – Carlos LaMuerto

Black Tarantula

Today we talk about Carlos LaMuerto, best known as the Black Tarantula, who was a legendary crime guy before he moved to New York and ended up working for Daredevil.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #419-422, 424, 427-428, 432, 434-436
-Daredevil (1998) #82, 85-86, 112-115, 118-119, 500-504, 510, 512
-Daredevil Annual (2007) #1
-Daredevil: Blood of the Tarantula (2008) #1
-Dark Reign: The List - Daredevil (2009) #1
-Shadowland (2010) #2-3
-Shadowland: Power Man (2010) #2
-Deathlok (2014) #1
-Power Man and Iron Fist (2016) #2
-The Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #17
-Contagion (2019) #3-5
-Damage Control (2022) #3
-Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider (2024) #1, 3-7

-Metamorpho: The Element Man (2024) #1

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#359 – Sergei Kravinoff

Kraven the Hunter

Today we talk about Sergei Kravinoff, best known as Kraven the Hunter, whose whole thing is hunting the most dangerous game: Spider-Man.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #15, 18, 34, 47-49, 103-104, 110-111, 209, 375, 389
-Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #1
-Tales of Suspense (1959) #58
-Astonishing Tales (1970) #1-2
-Daredevil (1964) #104-105
-Creatures on the Loose (1971) #32-34
-Marvel Chillers (1975) #4
-Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #2, 65
-Marvel Team-Up (1972) #67
-Ka-Zar (1981) #19-21
-West Coast Avengers (1985) #3
-Kraven's Last Hunt (1987)
-Spider-Man (1990) #4, 50
-The Amazing Spider-Man: Soul of the Hunter (1992) #1
-Ka-Zar (1997) #1-2
-X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999) #16-17
-Spider-Man: Blue (2002) #6
-Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #500, 574, 634-637
-Spider-Man/Human Torch (2005) #2
-X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl (2006)
-Spider-Man Family (2007) #5
-X-Men/Spider-Man (2008) #1-2
-Amazing Spider-Man: Extra! (2008) #3
-Web of Spider-Man (2009) #7
-Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Black Cat (2010) #4
-Spider-Girl (2010) #4
-New Avengers (2010) #10-12
-Venom (2011) #2
-Black Panther: The Man Without Fear (2010) #518-520
-Avengers 1959 (2011)
-Scarlet Spider (2011) #6, 16, 21-24
-Incredible Hulk (2011) #10-11
-Marvel Knights: Spider-Man (2013) #4-5
-The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015a) #1, 6
-Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015b) #6, 9, 22-25, 32-35, 49-50
-Captain America: Sam Wilson (2015) #8
-Howard the Duck (2015) #6
-Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill Omega (2016) #1
-Deadpool: Back in Black (2016) #3-4
-Rocket Raccoon (2016) #2-5
-Secret Empire: Brave New World (2017) #3
-Venom (2016) #155-158
-Captain America (2017) #697
-Old Man Logan (2016) #41-42
-The Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #5, 14-17, 19-22
-Symbiote Spider-Man: Alien Reality (2019) #1
-Giant-Size Amazing Spider-Man: Chameleon Conspiracy (2021) #1
-Spider-Man: The Lost Hunt (2022) #1, 4
-Moon Knight: City of the Dead (2023) #5
-Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood (2024) #1, 3
-The Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #56, 63

-The New Gods (2024) #1
-The Question: All Along the Watchtower (2024) #1
-Superman (2025) trailer

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#357 – Angela Del Toro

White Tiger

Today we talk about Angela Del Toro, who somehow inherited her uncle's tiger amulet and was convinced by Daredevil to become the White Tiger until she got brainwashed, unbrainwashed, and decided to retire.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
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-Batman - Santa Claus: Silent Knight Returns (2024) #1

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