Today we talk about Jean Grey, who has most notably gone by Marvel Girl, Phoenix, and Dark Phoenix, although there's some fun stuff with "How much of this was Jean Grey and how much of it was the Phoenix Force?" because one of the symptoms of Women In Comics Disease is a lack of agency!

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-X-Men (1963) #1
-X-Men (1963) #101
-Uncanny X-Men (1963) #129
-X-Factor (1986) #1
-All-New X-Men (2012)
-House of X (2019)
-Jeeves and Wooster

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Today we talk about Scott Summers, best known as Cyclops, who is one of the original members of the X-Men and he has portals in his eyes to a universe full of concussive force that can only be stopped by some special ruby quartz glasses!

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-X-Men (1963) #1
-X-Factor (1986) #1
-I meant "no, MORE mutants" from Original Sins #5
-Article about the possible resolution of the Scott/Jean/Logan love triangle
-All-New X-Men (2012)
-Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015B) #37

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Today we talk about Al Simmons, better known as Spawn, who is an assassin who went to hell, became a hellspawn, went back to Earth, and then became a superhero using his hell powers. There's... a lot that happens.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Todd McFarlane's Spider-Man
-Spawn (1992)
-Ok, look, Todd named his demon after the 8th circle of hell, so i guess this is just like naming your kid after a city/country/etc
-Mammon, is in FACT, an actual demon
-This isn't really a piece of media but hello it's Elian and i just gotta say i did say Paul when i was trying to name the apostles of Jesus and there is no apostle named Paul, i was thinking of Peter, sorry about that
-King Shark
-Spawn (1997) trailer
-Todd McFarlane's Spawn
-Korn - Freak on a Leash
-Kiss Number 8
-Olivia's newest Pod of Greed appearance

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Today we talk about three characters who have held the Goldstar mantle: Trixie Collins (Booster Gold's personal assistant), Michelle Carter (Booster Gold's twin sister), and Ernest Widdle (basically a superman parody who argues with Lobo, no relation to Booster).

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Booster Gold (1986)
-Booster Gold (2007)
-Lobo (1993)
-Adventures of the Super Sons (2018)

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Today we talk about Lobo, who is an alien who looks like he could be a member of Kiss, and mostly just goes around causing chaos because he wants to. Basically he is to Wolverine what Deadpool is to Deathstroke!

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Omega Men (1983) #3
-Justice League International (1987)
-Lobo (1990)
-Lobo (1993)
-Lobo (2014)
-Nailed It!

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Today we talk about Amanda Waller, who has led the Suicide Squad, Checkmate, and the Secret Six. She is an extremely competent morally grey woman who is not here to be liked, she's here to get stuff done.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Legends (1986)
-Suicide Squad (1987)
-Checkmate (1987)
-Superman/Batman (2003) #44
-Suicide Squad (2011)
-Suicide Squad (2016)
-Check, Please! Graphic Novels
-Marvel Powers of a Girl

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Today we talk about Amethyst, the Princess of Gemworld, who is a human (or homo magi) girl who discovers she's can go to Gemworld where she has magic powers and is also an adult woman (except now she's the same age both places).

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld (1983)
-Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld (1983) (TRADE)
-Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld (1985)
-Sword of Sorcery (2012)
-Justice League Dark (2018)
-Young Justice (2019)
-Amethyst (2020)
-DC Nation Shorts: Amethyst Princess of Gemworld
-Check Please! (graphic novels)
-Check Please! (webcomic)

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Today we talk about Adam Strange, an archaeologist who was kidnapped from Earth accidentally by aliens who then give him technology to help save their planet, which he does, and ends up beaming back and forth from Earth to space in some convoluted ways.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Showcase (1956) #17
-Mystery In Space (1951) #53
-Adam Strange: The Man of Two Worlds (1990)
-Adam Strange: Planet Heist (2004)
-Justice League United (2014)
-Strange Adventures (2020)
-SYFY's Krypton
-Check Please vol 2: Sticks and Scones

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Today we talk about Hercules, the Prince of Power, who is Marvel's version of the Greek demi-god. He's on the Avengers, the Champions, and a team called the God Squad, and he's also really good friends with Thor when he's not being tricked into being on TV by other Greek gods.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Avengers (1963) #10
-Journey Into Mystery Annual (1965) #1
-Thor (1966) #126
-Champions (1975)
-World War Hulk
-Incredible Hercules (2008)
-Herc (2010)
-Civil War II
-Avengers: No Road Home (2019)
-Blood From a Stone
-Ghost Town
-X-Treme X-Men (2012) #10

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Today we talk about Robert Bruce Banner, who mostly goes by Bruce unless Stan Lee forgets his own character's name, but he also goes by a lot of Hulk aliases because WOW this guy just can't stop absorbing radiation.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:
-Incredible Hulk (1962) #1
-Tales to Astonish (1959) #59
-Incredible Hulk (1962) #347
-Civil War II (2016)
-Immortal Hulk (2018)
-Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk (2019) #1
-Are you tired of being nice?
-Teen Titans: Raven
-The Fire Never Goes Out

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