This episode Paul welcomes back Dr. Anj to discuss who else – Supergirl! Super DC Giant #S-24 is like a mini trade paperback with 4 related stories of the Maid of Might and we had a fantastic time talking about it!  Plus, a gallery of reader-submitted new costumes for the Girl of Steel! And don’t forget the next installment of The Monthly Planet, as Paul and co-editor Shawn M. Myers talk about DC’s Daily Planet house ads from June 1976! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/nov2570227/supergirl-bizarrogirl-tp-(2026-edition) https://www.instocktrades.com/products/sep247232/dc-finest-supergirl-the-girl-of-steel-tp Visit the Daily Planet: https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/F231EB71A50CE9/features/gallery.php?page=planet And some links for Jim Mooney: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Mooney https://www.lambiek.net/artists/m/mooney_jim.htm https://www.twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/articles/07mooney.html https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/F231EB71A50CE9/features/creator.php?creatorid=107 Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social *NEW* Follow the Monthly Planet on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/themonthlyplanet.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This episode, Paul welcomes another UK podcaster to the show – David Steel, the co-host of the Earth 2 Podcast!  David and Paul are all for one and one for all as they discuss DC Special #25 starring The Three Musketeers, Robin Hood, and The Viking Prince!  Hear about David’s page of original art from this issue! But most of all, get ready for some rousing historical adventures involving ravens, evil twins, and wooly mammoths! Plus – it is finally here – the first installment of The Monthly Planet!  Paul and co-editor Shawn M. Myers talk about DC’s Daily Planet house ads from exactly 50 years ago – May 1976! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/sep241254/william-of-newbury-tp https://www.instocktrades.com/products/feb110656/warriors-three-hc-dog-day-afternoon Visit the Daily Planet: https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/F231EB71A50CE9/features/gallery.php?page=planet Have D’Artagnan’s remains been found? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2rew2dgzzo And for more on Murray Boltinoff: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Boltinoff https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mike3/features/creator.php?creatorid=173 https://grokipedia.com/page/Murray_Boltinoff Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social *NEW* Follow the Monthly Planet on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/themonthlyplanet.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

This month, listener and first-time (sort of) podcaster John Steib joins Paul to discuss the 1976 one-shot, Super-Heroes vs. Super Gorillas! Our heroes battle the Gorilla Boss of Gotham City, King Krypton, and of course, Gorilla Grodd!  Plus, we have the final installment of “Catch Ya Later, Calculator” with Shawn M. Myers! Grab some bananas off the tree and join in the fun! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/dec237191/jlape-the-complete-collection-tp https://www.instocktrades.com/products/mar257222/dc-finest-science-fiction-the-gorilla-world-tp https://www.instocktrades.com/products/jan240988/planet-of-the-apes-adv-epic-collect-vol-01-og-marvel-yrs-tp All about gorillas and comics: https://comicsalliance.com/history-gorillas-comic-books/ https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=98_54&products_id=1839&zenid=fjmtuiic6js978jnq12nljdfk7 Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social *NEW* Follow the Monthly Planet on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/themonthlyplanet.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Take a trip down the rabbit hole with Matt Sirois and Paul Kien as they discuss DC Super Stars #13 – The Wild and Wacky World of Sergio Aragones! Listen as they talk about the stories told by Cain, Abel and Eve to the denizens of Wonderland! It’s a little Mad and a lot of Plop! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/nov231013/groo-in-wild-tp https://www.instocktrades.com/products/aug241214/space-circus-hc Check out Matt’s show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tv-movie-rewind/id1549785224 Creator Links: https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=887 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergio_Aragon%C3%A9s https://sergioaragones.com/about-sergio/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Skeates Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It’s February, and nothing warms the heart more than a great love story! So, join Siskoid and Paul as they discuss Super DC Giant S-21 – Love 1971! This comic has some great stories and beautiful art to go along with its stunning cover. Plus, don’t miss the next installment of Catch Ya Later, Calculator with Shawn M. Myers! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/sep150488/weird-love-that-is-the-way-i-like-it-hc-vol-02 https://www.instocktrades.com/products/sep231195/barnstormers-ballad-of-love-murder-tp-(c-0-1-2) Check out Charlie Armentano’s Website: https://charlesarmentanoart.com/ And don’t forget Siskoid’s blog: siskoid.blogspot.com Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Happy New Year! And what better way to ring in 2026 than to thrill to some classic yarns featuring some of DC’s vilest villains? Join Paul Kien and his guest Peter Watson as they discuss DC Special #14 – Wanted! The World’s Most Dangerous Villains! Listen as they discuss tales starring the Penguin, Toyman, Captain Cold and the debut of Heatwave! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/apr230949/thunderbolts-epic-coll-tp-vol-01-justice-like-lightning https://www.instocktrades.com/products/dec237190/absolute-all-star-superman-hc-(2024-edition) https://www.instocktrades.com/products/nov237828/all-star-superman-tp-(dc-compact-comics-edition) Martin Gray’s review of the Wanted Hardcover: https://dangermart.blog/2020/04/05/dcs-wanted-the-worlds-most-dangerous-super-villains-review/ Some info on William Woolfolk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Woolfolk https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=216 https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=98_55&products_id=1406 Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Our Bat-Nephew Isamu Hideaki-Yukinori created this awesome announcement that we had to share!  What an awesome surprise! Thanks Isamu - you are the greatest!  

It’s a holiday spectacular at the Fire and Water Podcast Network!  Join Paul Kien, Ryan Daly, Rob Kelly, Brett Young, Chris Franklin, and Shawn M.  Myers as we discuss DC Special Series #21 – The DC Super-Star Holiday Special!  Follow the Christmas Star for tales starring Batman, Jonah Hex, Sgt. Rock, the Legion of Super-Heroes and DC’s mystery title hosts!  We hope you and your family and loved ones have a happy, healthy, and safe Holiday Season – and it starts with this podcast! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/aug131308/walt-disney-donald-duck-hc-xmas-box-set- https://www.instocktrades.com/products/dec221457/michael-golden-marvel-stories-artist-ed-hc-(c-0-1-2) https://www.instocktrades.com/products/sep191955/island-of-misfit-toys-gn Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Watch out – here come the dinosaurs! This month, Martin Gray joins Paul to discuss the classic DC Special #27 from 1977 – Danger: Dinosaurs at Large! by the awesome team of Bob Rozakis, Rich Buckler, and Joe Rubinstein. Starring Captain Comet and Tommy Tomorrow vs. Chronos and Tyranno Rex! Who? Well, you’ll just have to listen to find out!  Also – careful where you step – you never know what these dinos leave behind! Check out Martin’s blog at https://dangermart.blog/ This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/mar257222/dc-finest-science-fiction-the-gorilla-world-tp https://www.instocktrades.com/products/may257251/dc-finest-hawkman-wings-across-time-tp For more info on Tommy Tomorrow, check out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Tomorrow https://www.toonopedia.com/tomorrow.htm https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/character.php?page=appearances&characterid=123 Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Happy Halloween Month!  This month, DC SpecialCast is getting in on the spooky fun by reviewing DC Special Series #7 from 1978 – The Ghosts Special!  And who else could be Paul’s guest, but the host of the House of Franklinstein himself, Chris Franklin!  Join us … if you dare! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/feb257244/dc-finest-superman-kryptonite-nevermore-tp https://www.instocktrades.com/products/may227166/house-of-mystery-the-bronze-age-omnibus-hc-vol-03 For Leo Dorfman and Ghosts, check out: https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=221 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Dorfman https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=98_54&products_id=1001 Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at [email protected] Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/