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#354 – Benjamin Turner

Bronze Tiger

Today we talk about Benjamin Turner, also known as the Bronze Tiger. He's a martial artist who's been brainwashed into being an assassin, joined the suicide squad, and fought alongside Richard Dragon.

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#352 – Arthur Brown

Cluemaster

Today we talk about Arthur Brown, best known as Stephanie Brown's dad but also he's the villain Cluemaster I guess. His whole thing is doing crimes and leaving clues, except for when he was a gameshow host.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Detective Comics (1937) #351, 607, 647-649, 680, 705-707, 809-810
-Batman (1940) #201, 293-294, 336, 400, 643
-Justice League International (1987) #23
-Justice League Europe (1989) #6, 33, 49-50
-Justice League America (1987) #53, 57, Annual #4
-Justice League Quarterly (1990) #4
-Robin (1993) #1-5, 14-16, 54, 56-58, 65, 85, 92-94, 102, 111
-Batman: Blackgate - Isle of Men (1998)
-Batman: Huntress & Spoiler (1998)
-Secret Origins 80-Page Giant (1998)
-Suicide Squad (2001) #1
-Birds of Prey (1998) #40
-Batgirl (2009) #23-24
-Batman Eternal (2014) #1, 3-4, 8, 10-11, 13, 24, 26, 36, 39, 40, 43, 48-52
-Suicide Squad Most Wanted: El Diablo and Killer Croc (2016) #3
-Batman (2016) #26, 28, 30
-Young Justice (2019) #18
-Batgirls Annual 2022
-Batgirls (2021) #13-15

-Absolute Wonder Woman (2024) #1
-Nightwing (2016) #118 & #119
-Mystique (2024) #1
-From the DC Vault: Death in the Family: Robin Lives! (2024) #4
-Batman & Robin: Year One (2024) #1
-Iron Man (2024) #1

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#351 – Sandra Wu-San

Lady Shiva

Today we talk about Sandra Wu-San, best known as Lady Shiva, who is just really really good at fighting and killing people so that's what she does. Also she's Cass Cain's mom and might have a death wish.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter (1975) #5-18
-The Question (1986) #1-2, 28-31, 36-37
-Detective Comics Annual (1988) #1
-The Question Annual (1988) #1
-Batman (1940) #426-427, 469, 509, 534, 616
-Robin (1990) #1-5
-Justice League Task Force (1993) #4
-Robin (1993) #8, 50-52, 55, 149, 183
-Outsiders (1993) #14
-Showcase '96 (1996) #9
-Birds of Prey: Manhunt (1996) #3-4
-Green Arrow (1987) #135
-Nightwing (1996) #23
-Batman Chronicles (1995) #22
-Batgirl (2000) #7-9, 21, 23, 25-26, 62, 65-66, 68-73
-Batgirl Secret Files and Origins (2002)
-Birds of Prey (1998) #58, 62-65, 67, 92-95, 108
-Richard Dragon 2004 #1, 4-6, 10-12
-52 (2006) #31
-Birds of Prey (2010) #6
-Nightwing (2011) #0-14
-Red Hood and the Outlaws (2011) #21-24
-Deathstroke (2014) #2-6
-Secret Six (2014) #11-14
-Detective Comics (2016) #950-956, 1084
-Batman and the Outsiders (2019) #6, 8-17
-Batman: Urban Legends (2021) #3, 14-16
-Robin (2021) #11
-Nightwing (2016) #91
-Batgirls 2022 Annual #1
-Batgirls (2021) #13-14
-Spirit World (2023) #3

-New Information about Absolute Martian Manhunter, Wally West
-Hush sequel announcement
-Beast Boy: Lone Wolf trailer
-Rise of Emperor Doom announcement
-Ultimate Wolverine announcement

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#350 – Irene Adler

Destiny

Today we talk about Irene Adler, also known as Destiny. She's married to Mystique, has two (important to the X-Men) beautiful mutant children, and can see the future.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-X-Men (1981) #141, 142, 170, 177-178, 185, 199, 223-226, 254-255
-Avengers Annual (1967) #10, 15
-Dazzler (1981) #22-23, 28
-X-Factor (1986) #8-10, 30-31
-Captain America (1968) #334, 346
-New Mutants (1983) #65, 78
-Marvel Fanfare (1982) #40
-Classic X-Men (1986) #44
-X-Factor Annual (1986) #6
-Marvel Super-Heroes (1990) #11
-X-Men: True Friends (1999) #3
-X-Treme X-Men (2001) #1
-Rogue (2004) #10-11
-X-Force (2008) #19
-X-Necrosha (2009) #1
-X-Men: Legacy (2008) #231-233, 265, 274
-Chaos War: X-Men (2010) #1-2
-Death of Wolverine: The Logan Legacy (2014) #6
-Wolverines (2015) #7, 19
-X-Men (2019) #6
-Marvel's Voices: Pride (2021) #1
-Inferno (2021)
-X Deaths of Wolverine (2022) #2, 4
-X-Men (2021) #9-10, 24, 35
-X-Men Legends (2021) #12
-Immortal X-Men (2022) #1-9, 11-18
-X-Force (2019) #27, 39
-Legion of X (2022) #1
-Knights of X (2022) #2
-X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic (2021) #45-46, 62, 68, 70, 86, 118
-Marvel's Voices: Pride (2022) #1
-Sabretooth (2022) #5
-X-Men: Hellfire Gala (2022) #1
-A.X.E.: Judgment Day (2022) #1-3, 5
-X-Terminators (2022) #2-5
-New Mutants (2019) #33
-Rogue & Gambit (2023) #1, 3, 5
-Wolverine (2020) #32
-Sins of Sinister: Dominion (2023) #1
-Storm (2023) #1
-X-Men: Hellfire Gala (2023) #1
-Marvel's Voices: X-Men (2023) #1
-X-Men Blue: Origins (2023) #1
-Fall of the House of X (2024) #3
-X-Men: Forever (2024)
-Rise of the Powers of X (2024) #4-5
-X-Men: The Wedding Special (2024) #1

-Super-Pets Special: Bitedentity Crisis (2024) #1
-Absolute Batman (2024) #1

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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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