Today we talk about Jefferson Pierce, also known as Black Lightning, who teaches children by day, and fights crime with electricity powers by night, and sometimes he's on the Outsiders, and these all seem like full-time jobs to us.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Black Lightning (1977)
-Detective Comics (1937) #490-491, 494-495
-World's Finest Comics (1941) #256-261
-Justice League of America (1960) #173
-DC Comics Presents (1978) #16
-Batman and the Outsiders (1983)
-The Outsiders (1985)
-Adventures of the Outsiders (1986) #33-45
-Black Lightning (1995)
-Superman (1986) #166
-Green Arrow (2001) #52-59
-Justice League of America (2006)
-Amazons Attack (2007)
-Final Crisis (2008) reading order
-Trinity (2008)
-The Outsiders (2009) #15-39
-Black Lightning: Year One (2009)
-DC Universe Presents (2011) #13-16
-Convergence: Batman and the Outsiders (2015) #1-2
-Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands (2017)
-Detective Comics (2016) #983-987
-Batman and the Outsiders (2019)
-The Other History of the DC Universe (2020) #1
-Batman: Urban Legends (2021) #1-3, 8-9, 18-19
-Black Lightning tv show

-DC'S Harley Quinn Romances (2023) #1
-Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville announcement

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Today we talk about an alien man named Arnus who was turned into a baby and raised on Earth as Augustus Freeman, and a human woman named Raquel Ervin who saw his powers and convinced him to become the superhero called Icon, with her as his sidekick Rocket.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Icon (1993)
-Steel (1994) #7
-Superboy (1993) #7
-Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #36
-(Worlds Collide (1994) reading order)
-Justice League of America (2006) #27-28, 30, 33-34
-Milestone Forever (2010) #1-2
-Static Shock Special (2011) #1
-Milestone Returns (2021)
-Icon & Rocket: Season One (2021)
-Blood Syndicate (2022) #1, 3, 5-6
-Icon Vs. Hardware (2023)
-Milestone 30th Anniversary Special (2023) #1
-Young Justice (cartoon)

-Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow (2023) #1
-The Flash (2016) #797
-Nightwing (2016) #103
-2023 Hellfire Gala variant covers
-Magneto (2023) announcement

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Today we talk about Beatriz da Costa, best known as Fire, who has been a model, a spy, a Global Guardian, a Justice League Member, and a member of Checkmate, all while pretty much sticking to a whole green aesthetic.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Super Friends (1976) #25
-DC Comics Presents (1978) #46
-Justice League International (1987) reading order
-Invasion! (1989) reading order
-Death of Superman (1992) reading order
-Showcase '93 #8
-Showcase '96 #7
-Formerly Known as the Justice League (2003)
-I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League (2004)
-Checkmate (2006) vol 1
-Blackest Night (2009) reading order
-Justice League: Generation Lost (2010)
-Justice League International (2011)
-Convergence: Justice League International (2015)
-The Human Target (2021)
-DC's Harley Quinn Romances (2023) #1

-Astonishing Iceman announcement
-Dark X-Men announcement
-Uncanny Spider-Man announcement

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Today we talk about Tora Olafsdotter, who goes simply by Ice and is probably best known for being on the Justice League International.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Justice League International (1987) reading order
-Invasion! (1989) reading order
-Armageddon 2001 (1991) reading order
-Eclipso: The Darkness Within (1992) reading order
-Death of Superman (1992) reading order
-Showcase '93 #8
-Guy Gardner: Warrior (1992) #17-20
-Showcase '96 #7
-JLA Classified (2004) #6-7
-Birds of Prey (1999) #104-108
-Checkmate (2006) #16
-Green Lantern Corps (2006) #19-20, 28-29, 45-46
-Booster Gold (2007) #8-10
-Blackest Night (2009) reading order
-Justice League: Generation Lost (2010)
-Justice League International (2011)
-Red Lanterns (2011) #27-28, 35
-Convergence: Justice League International (2015)
-The Human Target (2021)
-Dark Crisis of Infinite Earths (2022) #5-6
-DC's Harley Quinn Romances (2023) #1

-Public Domain (2022) vol. 1

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Today we talk about Gamora, who was adopted by Thanos to be an assassin, decided she didn't like his overarching plan, and eventually joined the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Strange Tales (1951) #180-181
-Warlock (1972) #9-11
-Avengers Annual (1967) #7
-Marvel Two-in-One Annual (1976) #2
-Silver Surfer (1987) #46-48
-Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #1
-Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #36
-Warlock and the Infinity Watch (1992
-Infinity War (1992) reading order
-Silver Surfer/Warlock: Resurrection (1993)
-Infinity Crusade (1993)
-Warlock Chronicles (1993) #6-8
-Warlock (1998)
-Infinity Abyss (2002)
-Annihilation (2006) reading order
-Nova (2007) #4-12
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2008
-The Thanos Imperative (2010)
-Avengers Assemble (2012) #4-8
-Nova (2013) #1-3
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2013)
-All-New X-Men (2012) #22-24
-Original Sin (2014)
-All-New X-Men (2012) #38-39
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2015)
-Contest of Champions (2015)
-Gamora (2016)
-All-New Guardians of the Galaxy (2017)
-Infinity Countdown (2018) reading order
-Infinity Wars (2018) reading order
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2019)
-Thanos (2019)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2020)

-Secret Invasion trailer
-Blue Beetle trailer
-Waller Vs. Wildstorm (2022) #1

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Today we talk about Drax the Destroyer, who technically was a guy named Arthur Douglas until he died and his soul was put into a new body with no memories and only the need to destroy Thanos.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Iron Man (1968) #55
-Captain Marvel (1968) #27-34, 41-44, 58-62
-Marvel Spotlight (1979) #1-2
-Thor (1966) #314
-Avengers (1963) #219-220
-Silver Surfer (1987) #35-52 (intermittent)
-Infinity Gauntlet (1991)
-Warlock and the Infinity Watch (1992)
-Infinity War (1992)
-Silver Surfer/Warlock: Resurrection (1993)
-Infinity Crusade (1993)
-Secret Defenders (1993) #22-25
-Warlock (1998)
-Captain Marvel (2000) #3-7, 12-16
-Drax the Destroyer (2005)
-Annihilation (2006)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2008)
-The Thanos Imperative (2010)
-Avengers Assemble (2012) #4-8
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2013)
-All-New X-Men (2012) #22-24
-Guardians Team-Up (2015)
-Guardians of Knowhere (2015)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2015)
-Drax (2015)
-Guardians of Infinity (2015)
-All-New Guardians of the Galaxy (2017)
-Infinity Wars (2018)

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Today we talk about Mantis, who is (was?) a human martial artist who has some psychic powers, joined the avengers, married a tree, had a prophesized baby, joined the guardians of the galaxy, and has generally been very badass in space.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Avengers (1963) #112
-Captain Marvel (1968) #31-33
-Giant-Size Avengers (1974)
-Silver Surfer (1987) #3-9
-West Coast Avengers Annual (1986) #3
-West Coast Avengers (1985) #37-39
-Fantastic Four (1961) #323-325
-Avengers: Celestial Quest (2001)
-Annihilation: Conquest (2007)
-Annihilation: Conquest - Starlord (2007)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2008)
-The Thanos Imperative (2010)
-Empyre (2020)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #15-18
-Marvel's Voices: Identity (2022) #1

-Dawn of DC announcements
-Hellfire Gala 2023 preview
-Hellfire Gala hosted at SDCC2023
-Marvel Voices Pride 2023 announcement

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Today we talk about Peter Quill, best known as Star-Lord, who runs around space usually with cool weapons, a sentient ship, and the Guardians of the Galaxy.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Marvel Preview (1975) #4, 11, 14-15, 18
-Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) #10
-Marvel Spotlight (1979) #6-7
-Marvel Premiere (1972) #61
-Starlord (1996)
-Thanos (2003) #8-12
-Annihilation (2006)
-Annihilation: Conquest (2007)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2008)
-The Thanos Imperative (2010)
-Avengers Assemble (2012) #4-8
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2013)
-All-New X-Men (2012) #22-24
-Legendary Star-Lord (2014)
-Guardians Team-Up (2015)
-Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: Black Vortex (2015)
-Secret Wars (2015)
-Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde (2015)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2015)
-Star-Lord (2015)
-Star-Lord (2016)
-All-New Guardians of the Galaxy (2017)
-Guardians of the Galaxy: Mother Entropy (2017)
-Infinity Wars (2018)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2019)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2020)

-The Adventure Zone: The Eleventh Hour
-New Avengers (2015)
-Adventures of Superman: Jon Kent (2023) #1
-New Mutants Lethal Legion (2023) #1
-Action Comics (2016) #1051
-Barda by Ngozi Ukazu announcement
-DC Pride 2023 announcement

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Today we talk about Groot, who is a tree alien who typically can only pronounce a sound transcribed as I Am Groot, he's part of the Guardians of the Galaxy, and he's died and come back several times thanks to Rocket Raccoon's gardening skills.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Tales to Astonish (1959) #13
-Incredible Hulk Annual (1976) #5
-Nick Fury's Howling Commandos (2005)
-Annihilation: Conquest (2007)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2008)
-The Thanos Imperative (2010)
-Annihilators (2010) & Annihilators: Earthfall (2011)
-Avengers Assemble (2012) #4-8
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2013)
-All-New X-Men (2012) #23
-Rocket Raccoon (2014)
-Groot (2015)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2015)
-Guardians of Infinity (2015)
-Secret Wars (2015) #8
-Rocket Raccoon & Groot (2016)
-All-New Guardians of the Galaxy (2017)
-I Am Groot (2017)
-Infinity Wars (2018)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2019)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2020)

-New Avengers (2015)

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Today we talk about Rocket Raccoon, who was a regular raccoon until some experiments gave him sentience and a job, and then he forgot about his job, gained many guns, a criminal reputation, a friend who is a tree, and a space-faring team.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Marvel Preview (1975) #7
-Incredible Hulk (1962) #271
-Rocket Raccoon (1985)
-Quasar (1989) #15
-Sensational She-Hulk (1989) #44-46
-Annihilation: Conquest (2007)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2008)
-The Thanos Imperative (2010)
-Annihilators (2010) & Annihilators: Earthfall (2011)
-Avengers Assemble (2012) #4-8
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2013)
-Rocket Raccoon (2014)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2015)
-Rocket Raccoon & Groot (2016)
-Rocket Raccoon (2016)
-All-New Guardians of the Galaxy (2017)
-Infinity Wars (2018)
-Avengers No Road Home (2019)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2019)
-Guardians of the Galaxy (2020)

-New Mutants by Zeb Wells
-New Avengers (2015)

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