Today we talk about Cassandra Webb, best known as Madame Web. As her name implies she's a spider-themed psychic, and she's typically a very old woman on life support who helps Peter Parker with her future-seeing powers.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #210, 216, 229-230, 239, 441, 600, 606, 611, 617, 630, 634-637
-Spider-Man (1990) #96
-Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #3, 6, 14
-Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #5
-Spider-Woman (1999)
-Alias (2001) #17
-Sensational Spider-Man (2006) #25-27, 29, 38-39
-Spider-Man: Grim Hunt - The Kraven Saga (2010) #1
-Amazing Spider-Man Presents: Black Cat (2010) #1
-Marvel Knights: Spider-Man (2013) #1
-Prowler (2016) #1-2, 4

-Dark Knights of Steel (2021) #1
-X-Men: Forever (2024) #1
-Wonder Woman (2023) #7

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Today we talk about Courtney Whitmore, best known as Stargirl, but she initially got her start as the Star Spangled Kid to upset her new stepdad who used to be Stripesy, but then she ended up on the JSA.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. (1999)
-Starman (1994) #61, 73, 75, 80
-JSA Secret Files (1999) #1-2
-JSA (1999)
-Martian Manhunter (1998) #18-19
-Young Justice: Sins of Youth (2000)
-Impulse (1995) #61, 67, 78
-Young Justice (1998) #20, 40, 49-52, 55
-Hourman (1999) #18
-Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #110, 112, 118, 121
-Wonder Woman (1986) #174-175, 188, 210
-Hawkman (2002) #1, 23-25
-Green Langern: Rebirth (2004)
-Teen Titans (2003) #21, 32, 63, 66, Annual #1
-JSA: Classified (2005) #1, 5-8, 14-16, 20, 28-31, 39
-Supergirl (2005) #1, 60
-52 (2006) #1, 8, 36, 39, 49-51
-Superman (2006) #653, 664
-Wonder Woman (2006) #3-4, 11, 41, Annual 1
-Justice Society of America (2007)
-World War III (2007)
-Justice League of America (2006) #8, 10, 47-48, 51
-Black Adam: The Dark Age (2007)
-Amazons Attack (2007) #5-6
-Final Crisis (2008) #2-3, 5-7, Requiem 1
-Trinity (2008) #13-15, 18, 29, 34, 42-51
-JSA Kingdom Come Special: The Kingdom (2008) #1
-The Flash: Rebirth (2009)
-Blackest Night (2009)
-JSA All-Stars (2009)
-Blackest Night: JSA (2009)
-Power Girl (2009) #13, 19
-The Outsiders (2009) #36
-Green Arrow (2010) #12-13
-Justice League of America (2013)
-Justice League of America's Vibe (2013) #1-2
-Justice League Dark (2011) #22-23
-Justice League United (2014)
-Action Comics (2011) #48, 50
-Doomsday Clock (2017) #9, 12
-Infinite Frontier (2021) #0
-Stargirl Spring Break Special (2021)
-Stargirl: The Lost Children (2022)
-Justice Society of America (2022)
-Jay Garrick: The Flash (2023) #2-3
-Titans: Beast World (2023) #1-2, Tour: Star City 1

-Static: Up All Night
-DC Pride 2024 Announcement
-Future of the X-Men announcement

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Today we talk about Sylvester Pemberton who started out as the kid superhero Star-Spangled Kid before becoming Skyman and his father's employee Patrick Dugan who was his sidekick Stripesy before becoming his step-daughter's sidekick S.T.R.I.P.E.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Star-Spangled Comics (1941)
-Leading Comics (1941)
-World's Finest Comics (1941) #6-18
-Justice League of America (1960) #100-102, 111-112, 147, 159-160, 166, 183, 193
-Adventure Comics (1938) #438, 441, 443, 462, 466
-All-Star Comics (1940) #58-74
-All-Star Squadron (1981) #1, 13, 29, 31-32, 54, 56, 59-60
-Infinity, Inc. (1984)
-America vs. The Justice Society (1985)
-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
-Last Days of the Justice Society (1986)
-Secret Origins (1986) #9
-New Teen Titans (1984) #29-31
-Young All-Stars (1987) #1, 3, 6-7, 27, Annual 1
-The Outsiders Special (1987) #1
-The Outsiders (1985) #21
-Millennium (1988)
-JSA Returns: Star Spangled Comics (1999) #1
-Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E. (1999)
-JSA (1999) #7, 11, 13-15, 33 37, 49-51, 59, 67-68, 72, 81
-Young Justice: Sins of Youth (2000)
-Impulse (1995) #61, 67
-Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #110, 112, 114, 118-119, 121, 123, 130-131, 134
-JSA: Strange Adventures (2004)
-Justice Society of America (2006) #1, 3-4, 26
-Justice League of America (2013) #10-13
-Convergence: Infinity Inc. (2015)
-Convergence: World's Finest (2015)
-Doomsday Clock (2017) #12
-Infinite Frontier (2021) #0
-Stargirl Spring Break Special (2021) #1
-The New Golden Age (2022) #1
-Stargirl: The Lost Children (2022)

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Today we talk about some other Starmen who are not part of the Knight family: Mikaal Tomas - a gay alien with a powerful gem, Gavyn - an alien prince with a powerful staff, Will Payton - a human man struck by space energy, and Thom Kallor a Starboy turned Starman who is trying not to turn into a different evil Starman.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Adventure Comics (1935) #282, 310,-379, 410-411, 467-478, 493, 500-503, 520
-Action Comics (1938) #385-387, 622, 644-645, 659, 675, 858, 864, 873, 1017-1021, Annual 3, 11
-Superboy (1949) #199-211, 218, 222-226, 233, 237-239, 243-247, 250-251
-1st Issue Special (1975) #12
-The Legion of Super-Heroes (1980) #260-322, 343-346
-Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes (1981)
-DC Comics Presents (1978) #36
-Legion of Super-Heroes (1984)
-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
-Secret Origins (1986) #25
-Starman (1988)
-Invasion! (1988)
-Legion of Super-Heroes (1989) #3, 37, 52, 60-61, 105
-Adventures of Superman (1987) #472, 488-489, Annual 4
-War of the Gods (1991)
-Eclipso: The Darkness Within (1992) reading order
-Starman (1994)
-Justice Leagues (2001): Justice League of Aliens
-Rann-Thanagar War (2005)
-Infinite Crisis (2005) #1, 4, 6
-Superman/Batman (2003) #32-33, Annual 5
-Justice Society of America (2006) #1-26, 41-43
-Countdown (2007) #48, 45, 20
-Justice League of America (2006) #8-10, 42-60
-DC/Wildstorm: Dreamwar (2008)
-Final Crisis (2008)
-Rann-Thanagar Holy War (2008)
-JSA Kingdom Come (2008)
-Justice League: Cry for Justice (2009)
-Adventure Comics (2009) #1, 8-11
-Last Stand of New Krypton (2010)
-Kingdom Come (2010)
-Brightest Day (2010) #15
-Starman/Congorilla (2011)
-Legion of Super-Heroes (2010) #11-16
-Supergirl (2005) #65
-Legion of Super-Heroes (2011)
-The Shade (2011) #1
-Justice League United (2014) #8-10, Annual 1
-Dark Nights: Metal (2017) #1
-Justice League (2018) #7-35, Annual 1
-Superman (2018) #14-15
-Legion of Super-Heroes (2019)
-Doomsday Clock (2017) #12
-Justice League vs. The Legion of Super-Heroes (2022)
-Danger Street (2022)
-Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) #21

-DC Announces Absolute Power
-Starman (1994) Compendium One
-Nightwing (2016) #111

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Today we talk about the Knight family and how Ted and his sons Jack and David all ended up being Starman for at least a little while.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Golden Age Starman Archives
-Adventure Comics (1935) #61-102, 462, 466
-All-Star Comics (1940) #8-23, 69-70, 74
-Justice League of America (1960) #29-30, 46, 64-65, 73-74, 82-83, 94, 98, 100-102, 107, 112, 114, 116, 193, 207-209, 219-220, 231-232
-All-Star Squadron (1981) #1-5, 7, 10, 15, 19-21, 25, 27-35, 41-44, 47, 50, 57, 59-60, 64
-Infinity Inc. (1984) #1-2, 9, 12, 20-21, 25, 27, 30, 34-35, 48-49, Annual 1-2
-America vs. The Justice Society (1985)
-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
-Last Days of the Justice Society (1986) #1
-Young All-Stars (1987) #1, 3, 9, 14, 20, 27, Annual 1
-Starman (1988) #26-27
-Justice Society of America (1991)
-Justice Society of America (1992) #1, 10
-Zero Hour: Crisis in Time! (1994)
-Starman (1994)
-Damage (1994) #15
-Sandman Mystery Theatre (1993) #38-40
-The Final Night (1996)
-Genesis (1997)
-The Power of Shazam! (1995) #35-36
-JLA: Year One (1997) #4, 7, 11-12
-JSA Returns (1999)
-Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E (1999) #0, 2, 4, 8-9
-JSA (1999) #1-4, 6-7, 9, 11-15, 18, 56, 67, 69-72, 75
-JSA Secret Files (1999) #1
-Young Justice: Sins of Youth (2000)
-Martian Manhunter (1998) #18-19
-Hourman (1999) #18
-JSA: Strange Adventures (2004)
-52 (2006) #7-8, 27, 38
-Countdown (2007) #47-46, 43, 20
-Justice League (2018) #30-37

-Runaways (2017)
-Rise of the Powers of X (2024) #2
-Nightwing (2016) #111

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Today we talk about the three medical doctors who have been blinded in their own distinct accidents but decided to fight crime through night vision: Dr. Charles McNider, Dr. Beth Chapel, and Dr. Pieter Cross.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-JSA All-Stars Archive
-All-American Comics (1939) #25-102
-All-Star Comics (1941)
-The Flash (1959) #137, 159, 170, 788
-Justice League of America (1960) #29
-Adventure Comics (1938) #418, 461-462, 466
-Secret Society of Super-Villains (1976) #15
-DC Comics Presents (1978) #29-30
-All-Star Squadron (1981)
-Infinity, Inc. (1984)
-America vs. The Justice Society (1985)
-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
-New Teen Titans (1984) #29-31
-Young All-Stars (1987) #1-3, 9, 15, 20, 27
-Secret Origins (1986) #20
-Justice Society of America (1992)
-Justice League Europe (1989) #47-50
-Eclipso (1992) #11-14
-Zero Hour: Crisis in Time (1994)
-Starman (1994) #11, 34, 37, 62, 69, 75, 77
-JLA: Year One (1997), 11-12
-Doctor Mid-Nite (1999)
-JSA Returns (1999)
-JSA (1999)
-Young Justice: Sins of Youth (2000)
-JLA: Incarnations (2001) #1
-JSA: Our Worlds At War (2001) #1
-JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice (2002)
-Hawkman (2002) #23-25, 45-46
-Identity Crisis (2004)
-JSA: Strange Adventures (2004)
-Green Lantern: Rebirth (2004) #1-3
-Birds of Prey (1998) #84-87
-JSA: Classified (2005)
-Aquaman (2002) #38
-Teen Titans (2003) #32, 63, 75-76, 88-89
-Manhunter (2004) #21-23, 36
-52 (2006) #1, 5, 7-8, 33, 38-39, 49-51
-Justice Society of America (2007)
-World War III (2007)
-Countdown (2007) #51, 48-47, 45, 43, 32
-Justice League of America (2006) #8-9, 43-48, 54
-Checkmate (2006) #16, 24
-Black Adam: The Dark Age (2007) #1, 4
-Green Arrow and Black Canary (2007) #1, 5, 14
-Trinity (2008) #13-16, 18, 39, 42, 46, 52
-Blue Beetle (2006) #31
-Detective Comics (1937) #849-850
-The Flash (1987) #245-247
-JSA Kingdom Come (2008)
-Terra (2008) #1-2
-Power Girl (2009) #2, 7, 9, 13
-Blackest Night (2009)
-DCU: Legacies (2010) #2-4, 10
-Brightest Day (2010) #16, 21
-Green Arrow (2010) #8-12
-Action Comics (1938) #903
-Doomsday Clock (2017) #12
-DC's Terrors Through Time (2022) #1
-The New Golden Age (2022)
-Justice Society of America (2022)
-Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) #17

-Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid
-New Mutants (2009)
-X-Men '97 reboot trailer
-Madame Web trailer

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Today we talk about three Hourmans--hourmen?--Rex Tyler, his son Rick, and the android from the future based off of Rex.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Adventure Comics (1935) #48-83, 461-462, 466
-All-Star Comics (1940) #1-7, 58-74
-Justice League of America (1960) #21-22, 55-56, 64-65, 83, 91, 96, 100-102, 107-108, 113, 123-124, 195-197, 219-220
-The Spectre (1967) #7
-The Brave and the Bold (1955) #115
-DC Special (1968) #29
-Infinity, Inc. (1984) #1-2, 19-51
-All-Star Squadron (1981) #31-67
-America vs. The Justice Society (1985)
-Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
-Last Days of the Justice Society of America (1986)
-Young All-Stars (1987) #3, 7, 27, 30-31
-Millennium (1987) reading order
-Secret Origins (1986) #31
-Justice Society of America (1992)
-Eclipso (1992) #16-18
-Justice League Task Force (1993) #10-12, 31
-Zero Hour (1994)
-Sandman Mystery Theatre (1993) #29-32, 69-70
-Starman (1994) #11, 34, 37, 49, 61-62, 73-79
-JLA (1996) #12, 15, 23, 26-31, 38-41
-JLA: Year One (1997) #4, 7, 11-12
-DC One Million (1998)
-Impulse: Bart Saves the Universe (1999) #1
-Hourman (1999)
-JSA Returns (1999)
-JSA (1999)
-Sins of Youth (2000)
-JLA/JSA Secret Files (2002)
-JLA/JSA: Virtue and Vice (2002)
-JSA All-Stars (2009)
-Hawkman (2002) #23-25
-JSA: Strange Adventures (2004)
-Aquaman (2002) #38
-Infinite Crisis (2005)
-52 (2006) #1, 3, 5, 7-8, 38-39, 49-51
-Justice Society of America (2007)
-Justice League of America (2006) #8, 10, 47-49, 53
-Countdown (2007) #48, 46, 43, 38
-Black Adam: The Dark Age (2007)
-Final Crisis (2008)
-DC Universe: Last Will and Testament (2008)
-Trinity (2008) #20-21, 25, 28-29, 34, 36, 39-52
-JSA Kingdom Come (2008)
-Blackest Night (2009)
-The Flash: Rebirth (2009)
-Power Girl (2009) #2, 13, 19
-Justice League: Cry for Justice (2009) #3-4
-JSA All-Stars (2009)
-Doomsday Clock (2017) #8, 10, 12
-Justice League (2018) #30-39
-The Flash (2016) #771, 786, 790, 793-794, 796, 798-799
-Justice Society of America (2022)
-The New Golden Age (2022)
-Stargirl: The Lost Children (2022)

-Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid
-New Mutants (2009)
-Dark Knights of Steel (2021)

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Today we talk about General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, who is Hulk's #1 hater until he becomes a Hulk himself and learns some empathy towards his kinda-sometimes-son-in-law.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Incredible Hulk (1962) #1-6, 103-331, 346, 366, 393-474, 600, 606-608
-Fantastic Four (1961) #12, 120, 123
-Tales to Astonish (1959) #59-100
-Untold Tales of Spider-Man (1995) #5
-Rampaging Hulk (1998)
-Hulk (1999) #11-12, 15-16, 18-20, 24-25, 31, 37, 63, 81, 109
-Hulk: Gray (2003)
-World War Hulk (2007)
-Hulk (2008)
-Fall of the Hulks (2009)
-Avengers (2010) #7-14, 18-25, 28, 30-34
-Spider-Girl (2010) #1-3, 6, 8
-Fear Itself (2010)
-Annihilators: Earthfall (2011)
-Avenging Spider-Man (2011) #1-3, 5
-Avengers: X-Sanction (2011)
-Venom (2011) #11-14, 25, 42
-Avengers vs. X-Men (2012)
-Hulk Smash Avengers (2011) #5
-Thunderbolts (2012)
-Hulk (2014) #10, 13-15
-The Fallen (2016) #1
-Captain America (2018) #1-2, 5, 20, 22, 24-27, 29

-DC Power (2024) #1
-Dead X-Men (2024) #1
-Batman and Robin 2024 Annual
-Batman/Superman: World's Finest 2024 Annual

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Today we talk about Elizabeth "Betty" Ross, who is mostly known as the Hulk's long time love interest, but did you know now she's a huge bird woman who ate his heart?

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Incredible Hulk (1962) #1-6, 103-291, 312-474, 605-635
-Incredible Hulk #138 review (total! blood! transfusion!)
-Tales to Astonish (1959) #59-100
-Marvel Two-in-One Annual (1976) #5
-Web of Spider-Man (1985) #69
-Savage Hulk (1996) #1
-Hulk (1999) #12, 15, 19, 24-26, 37, 44, 47-54, 60-69, 75-76, 81, 110
-Hulk: Gray (2003)
-Hulk (2008) #15-17, 19, 22-24, 27, 30, 47-48, 50
-Fall of the Hulks (2009)
-World War Hulks (2010)
-Marvel Holiday Magazine Digital Comic (2010) #3
-Fear Itself (2010) #2-3, 7
-Incredible Hulk (2011) #2, 7, 7.1, 13
-Red She-Hulk (2012)
-Indestructible Hulk (2012) #15
-Hulk (2014) #7-9, 16
-The Fallen (2016) #1
-Immortal Hulk (2018) #6, 13-24, 29-35, 45-48
-Absolute Carnage: Immortal Hulk (2019) #1
-Defenders (2021)
-Incredible Hulk (2023) #1, 5

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Today we talk about Doc Samson, who is a psychiatrist but also got semi-Hulk powers, and seemingly takes a turn from psychiatry to curing the Hulk and also other Hulk-adjacent heroes not necessarily with their consent?

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Incredible Hulk (1962) #141-147, 192-238, 246-257, 277-279, 314-337, 265-380, 393, 402-407-418, 425-426, 433, 440-442, 462-471, 600, 607-610, 619-620
-Marvel Team-Up (1972) #102
-X-Factor (1986) #87
-The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #381-382
-Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #137-142, 170-171, 174-175
-Savage Hulk (1996) #1
-Hulk (1999) #11, 16-44, 60-76, 106, 109-110
-Hulk: Gray (2003)
-She-Hulk (2004) #11-12
-She-Hulk (2005) #1, 4-5, 7-9, 15, 19
-Doc Samson (2006)
-Civil War (2006)
-X-Factor (2005) #13-14
-World War Hulk (2007)
-Thunderbolts (2006) #117-121, 128-129
-Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2007) #23-27
-Hulk (2008) #1, 3, 6, 14-23, 30, 50-52
-Fantastic Four (1998) #556-557, 562
-Avengers: The Initiative (2007) #20-23
-Fall of the Hulks (2009)
-World War Hulks (2010) #1
-Civil War II (2016) #0
-Winter Soldier (2018) #3
-Immortal Hulk (2018) #14-47
-Gamma Flight (2021)
-Hulk (2021) #9, 12-14
-Daredevil (2022) #4-6, 9
-Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2022) #10

-Um, Actually
-Superman #10 Jamal Campbell Cover

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