Today we talk about Nathaniel Essex, am evil geneticist obsessed with Scott Summers best known as Mister Sinister, who is only really here to cause problems.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Mutant Massacre (1987)
-Uncanny X-Men (1981) #221, 379-380, 544
-X-Men: Inferno (1988)
-X-Factor (1986) #74-75, 104-105, Flashback -1
-Classic X-Men (1986) #41-42
-X-Men (1991) #22-23, 51-52, 200-205
-Cable (1993) #6, 26-28, Annual (1999) #1
-Excalibur (1988) #72-74
-X-Man (1995) #12-19, 25
-Further Adventures of Cyclops & Phoenix (1996)
-Uncanny Origins (1996) #1
-X-Men Unlimited (1993) #30
-Gambit (1999) #9, 13-16, 23-24
-Wolverine (1988) #173-175
-Weapon X (2002)
-Excalibur (2004) #7
-X-Men: Colossus Bloodline (2005)
-X-Men: Messiah Complex (2007)
-X-Men Legacy (2008) #211-215
-X-Men/Spider-Man (2008)
-X-23 (2010) #4-6
-Uncanny X-Men (2011)
-Origin II (2013)
-Spider-Man & the X-Men (2014)
-Wolverines (2015)
-Extraordinary X-Men (2015) #2, 4-5
-Monsters Unleashed (2017) #1-6
-Secret Warriors (2017) #5, 8-9, 11
-House of X/Powers of X (2019)
-Hellions (2020)
-Immortal X-Men (2022) #1-9
-A.X.E.: Judgement Day (2022)
-Sins of Sinister (2023)

-Superman: Harvests of Youth
-DC's Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun
-Shortbox Comics Faire (ends Oct. 31)

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Today we talk about Victor Fries, best known as Mr. Freeze, though he started in comics as Mr. Zero (on account of only being able to survive at temperatures below zero?).

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Batman (1940) #121, 308, 375
-Batman Arkham: Mr. Freeze
-Batman (1966 tv show) "Instant Freeze"
-Batman: The Animated Series "Heart of Ice"
-Detective Comics (1937) #670
-Batman: Heart of Hush
-Batgirl (2000) #69-70
-Batman (2012) Annual #1
-Batman: The Dark Knight (2013): Mr. Freeze
-All-Star Batman (2016) #6
-Detective Comics (2016) #1008-1016

-Invincible Iron Man (2022) #11

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Today we talk about Mr. Mxyzptlk, who is just a funky little guy from the fifth dimension who likes to come to Earth to annoy Superman and cause problems.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Superman (1939) #30
-Action Comics (1938) #80
-Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
-Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #56
-Superman (1986) #11, 31, 49-50
-Young Justice (1998) #3
-Superman/Batman (2003) #20-25, 50-52
-Countdown (2007) #23
-Action Comics (2011) #15-18
-Action Comics (2016) #957-978
-Superman (2016) #17-19
-Justice League (2018) #19-25, 29

-Artie and the Wolf Moon
-Magneto (2023) #3
-NYCC Marvel News
-NYCC DC News

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Today, for our 300th episode, we talk about 300 by Frank Miller, entirely for The Bit.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-The Writer Who Made Me Love Comics Taught Me To Hate Them by Susana Polo
-Frank Miller and the rise of cryptofascist Hollywood by Rick Moody
-Exploring Believability; Analysis: 300 by J. Shea
-The Historical Accuracies of 300 by Scott Manning
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-G.O.D.S. (2023) #1
-DC's Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun (2023) #1

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Today we talk about Bromwell Stikk, who is a guy who found a stick and made it everyone else's problem, but mostly the Teen Titans' problem.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-The Brave and the Bold (1955) #54
-Teen Titans (1966) #14, 35
-The Brave and the Bold (1955) #144
-Secret Origins Annual (1987) #3
-The Titans (1999) #15-16
-Infinite Crisis (2005) #6
-Justice League of America (2006) #16
-Titans Hunt (2015)
-Titans (2016) #15-19

-Runaways (2017)
-Shortbox Comics Faire!
-Superman: The Harvests of Youth
-Batman: Justice Buster vol. 1

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Today we talk about Mal Duncan, who has been Guardian, Hornblower, Herald, and most recently Vox. He joined the Teen Titans due to his good morals and over the years has gotten superpowers.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Teen Titans (1966) #26-53
-The Brave and the Bold (1955) #102
-Secret Origins Annual (1987) #3
-The New Titans (1984) #56, 59, 75, 78-79, 83-85
-Hawk & Dove Annual (1990) #1
-JLA/Titans (1998)
-Titans Secret Files (1999) #1-2
-The Titans (1999) #39
-Teen Titans (2003) #17-19, 22-23, 29, 35-37, 99-100
-Infinite Crisis (2005) #2-3
-Outsiders (2003) #31-32
-Firestorm (2004) #20
-52 (2006) #4-5, 50
-Secret Six (2006) #3-4
-52/WW III Part One: A Call to Arms-Part Two: The Valiant
-Tales of the Sinestro Corps (2007): Superman-Prime
-Titans Hunt (2015)
-Titans (2016) #3-18
-Dark Nights: Death Metal (2020): The Last Stories of the DC Universe
-The Other History of the DC Universe (2020) #2
-DC Power (2023) #1
-World's Finest: Teen Titans (2023) #2

-Batman: Justice Buster vol. 1
-Wonder Woman (2023) #1
-Devil's Reign (2021)

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Today we talk about Karen Beecher, best known as Bumblebee, who became a superhero by being the exact right brand of unhinged, brilliant, and ride-or-die.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Teen Titans (1966) #45-53
-Secret Origins Annual (1987) #3
-The New Titans (1984) #56-59, 75, 78-79, 83-85
-Hawk & Dove Annual (1990) #1
-JLA/Titans (1998)
-Titans Secret Files (1999) #1-2
-The Titans (1999) #39, 44
-Birds of Prey (1998) #72-73, 100
-Teen Titans (2003) #22-23, 29, 34-37, 99-100
-Infinite Crisis (2005) #2-4, 6-7
-Firestorm (2004) #20
-52 (2006) #4-5, 50
-Secret Six (2006) #3-4
-52/WW III Part One: A Call to Arms-Part Two: The Valiant
-Tales of the Sinestro Corps (2007): Superman-Prime
-Doom Patrol (2009) #1-3, 13-14, 17-22
-Secret Six (2008) #30
-Titans Hunt (2015)
-Titans (2016) #3, 7-19
-Doomsday Clock (2017) #9
-Dark Nights: Death Metal (2020): The Last Stories of the DC Universe
-The Other History of the DC Universe (2020) #2
-DC Power (2023) #1
-DC's Legion of Bloom (2023) #1
-World's Finest: Teen Titans (2023)

-Dan Mora variant for Nightwing (2016) #109
-Batman by Chip Zdarsky vol 2: The Bat-Man of Gotham
-Batman and Robin (2023) #1
-Wonder Woman (2023) #1 preview

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Today we talk about Jim Harper, who is a guy without any superpowers who goes by The Guardian to fight petty crime with a shield. He also adopted four newsboys and got cloned multiple times.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (1954) #135-148
-All-Star Squadron (1981) #16, 25-27, 31-32, 43-44, 50, 54, 59, 60
-Secret Origins (1986) #19, 49
-The Adventures of Superman (1987) #480, 485, 488-489, 497-498, 500-501, 506, 510-513, 516, 522, 539, 542-544, 550, 553, 556
-Superman (1986) #26-28, 36-37, 41-43, 50, 54-58, 62, 66, 78, 90, 96, 133
-Action Comics (1938) #648-649, 659, 670, 675, 678, 684-686, 698-699, 872-874, 880-885
-Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #6, 9-10, 19-21, 31-34, 64, 77
-Showcase '96 #4
-Superboy (1993) #39-40, 49-92, 100
-Seven Soldiers: The Manhattan Guardian (2005)
-Superman (2006) #682-697
-Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special (2008) #1
-Superman: War of the Supermen (2010)
-Justice League of America (2006) #41-43
-The Newsboy Legion/Boy Commandos Special (2017) #1
-Action Comics (2016) #1002, 1006, 1011, 1035-1036
-Checkmate (2021) #3-6

-Ms. Marvel: The New Mutant (2023) #1
-Blue Beetle (2023) #1
-Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville (2023) #1
-Magneto (2023) #2
-Birds of Prey (2023) #1

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Today we talk about Siobhan McDougal, the Silver Banshee, who's a Superman villain who uses magic and screaming to commit crimes. Also for some reason they change her name to Siobhan Smythe in the New 52, and she has a cute friendship with Supergirl.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Action Comics (1938) #595, 662, 804-805, 820, 839
-Superman (1986) #17, 23, 28, 96
-Supergirl (1996) #10-12
-Superman: Silver Banshee( 1998) #1-2
-Supergirl (2005) #34, 38, 48-49, 60
-Superman (2006) #652, 666, 682
-Superman/Batman (2003) #53-56
-Supergirl (2011) #6-14, 21-23, 28-31
-Dark Crisis (2022)
-Superman (2023) #5

-Supergirl behind the scenes photo
-My Adventures with Superman (The Supermanime)

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Today we talk about Lilith Clay, who also goes by Omen, who as the name implies can see the future and read minds. She's used this ability to have Donna Troy break up with her boyfriend, send the Teen Titans to prevent disasters, and set up a therapy practice with Power Girl.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Teen Titans (1966) #25-52
-New Teen Titans (1984) #2-10
-Tales of the Teen Titans (1984) #49-54
-Secret Origins Annual (1987) #3
-The New Titans (1984) #56
-War of the Gods (1991)
-Teen Titans (1996)
-JLA/Titans (1998)
-Titans Secret Files & Origins (1999) #1-2
-Titans/Legion of Superheroes: Universe Ablaze (2000)
-The Titans (1999) #13-14, 25, 33, 39-50
-Titans/Young Justice: Graduation Day (2003) #1
-Teen Titans (2003) #26, 29-31
-Blackest Night: Titans (2009)
-The Culling: Rise of the Ravagers (2012) reading order
-Titans Hunt (2015)
-Titans (2016)
-Teen Titans (2016) #8
-Action Comics (2016) #1051-1053
-Power Girl Special (2023) #1
-Knight Terrors: Action Comics (2023) #1-2
-World's Finest: Teen Titans (2023) #2

-Realm of X (2023) #1
-Immortal Thor (2023) #1

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