SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 35, March 1959, was published around January 1, 1959. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 10¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye, featuring the third and final story. All three stories were written by Otto [...]

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SUPERMAN 151, February 1962, was published around December 19, 1961. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. According to Mike’s Amazing World Of DC Comics, its circulation was 820,000. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by George Klein. All three stories were reprinted in [...]

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GIANT SUPERMAN ANNUAL 4, 1962, was published on November 9, 1961, during the same month as SUPERMAN 150 & ACTION COMICS 284, which were covered on Episode 264, during the week of April 3, 2013. This annual contained 80 pages for the cover price of a quarter. The editor was Mort Weisinger and the cover was [...]

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SUPERMAN’S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 7, February 1959, was published around December 25, 1958. It contained 32 pages for a dime. The editor was Mort Weisinger, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Ray Burnley. All three stories have been reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN FAMILY vol. II and SUPERMAN’S GIRL [...]

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EPISODE NOTE: Because this week is special in Superman history, the regularly scheduled episode will be postponed until next week. According to the Grand Comic Book Database and other sources, ACTION COMICS No. 1 was published on  April 18, 1938. Mike’s Amazing World Of DC Comics puts the date around May 3, 1938. Since this podcast is currently featuring [...]

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SUPERMAN 150, January 1962, was published on November 7, 1961. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. The editor was Mort Weisinger, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by George Klein. All three stories have been reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN vol. III. This issue was previously covered [...]

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This is my final episode of my Megacon 2013 coverage. In this episode I touch on the highlights of the convention and the panels I attended, getting to meet Darren Nowell, co-host of the Legion Of Substitute Podcasters, as well as some of the news coming from DC Comics in the days after the Con. Then I [...]

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The KICKSTART YOUR KICKSTARTER panel was the final panel I attended at MegaCon on Sunday, March 17, 2013 on St. Patrick’s Day. Jimmy Palmiotti shares his experiences on the three Kickstarter graphic novels he has funded through the crowd sourcing website. He answers questions and shares the do’s and don’ts of putting together a project funded through [...]

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I would like to thank Gail Simone and panel moderator Allan Dempsey of the Rack Pack Comics Podcast for allowing me to record the audio of the panel for this episode. Gail answered questions from the audience and discussed how she got into the industry, upcoming projects, and diversifying comic book fandom. She can also be found on twitter. Next [...]

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The Dean Cain panel was the second one I attended on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at MegaCon. Dean Cain was welcomed with a standing ovation in the crowded hall. He shared many stories about his time on LOIS & CLARK: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN TV show. Dean talked about the development of the Superman [...]

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The WORKING ON LICENSED COMICS panel was the second panel I attended at MEGACON on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Once again I want to thank the guys of the RACK PACK COMICS PODCAST for allowing me to record this panel, which they hosted, and post the audio for this episode. Rack Pack moderators Christopher Lee, Allan Dempsey [...]

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The GIVING BACK TO FANDOM panel was the second one I attended at MegaCon 2013, on Friday, March 15, 2013. It was moderated by Siike Donnelly and Gene Hoyle, co-hosts of the NERD NATION RADIO podcast. Also on the panel were Kate Carleton, Rachel Pandich, Paul Barnes, Grayven and Monica Ravenwolf, and Sarge, who hosts BATTLE DRAWN RADIO with Grayven. They discussed the [...]

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I would like to thank the guys at the Rack Pack Comics Podcast for allowing me to record this panel as an episode of this podcast. The CRIME NOIR II PANEL was hosted by Rack Packer Allan Dempsey, and the panel was comprised of Darwyn Cooke, Jimmy Palmiotti, Justin Gray, Frank Tieri and Dave Johnson. They discussed various aspects of working in [...]

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This week I’m taking my annual break from our journey through the silver age of Superman comic books for this year’s MegaCon. I highlight some of the panels that caught my interest, and which ones I plan on attending, as well as some of the comic book professionals I look forward to meeting.  For more information [...]

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Download Episode #262! WORLD’S FINEST COMICS 99, February 1959, was published around December 4, 1958. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. The editor was Jack Schiff, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. – The 12 page Superman/Batman story was titled, BATMAN’S SUPER SPENDING [...]

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ACTION COMICS 283, December 1961, was published around October 26, 1961. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. This issue was the first Superman issue to carry the more expensive cover price. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye, who were [...]

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SUPERMAN’S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 6, January 1959, was published around November 13, 1958. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 10¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. It featured the second story in this issue. – THE AMAZING SUPERMAN JUNIOR [...]

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Guest host Michael Bradley, host of THE THRILLING ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN and co-host of GREEN LANTERN’S LIGHT podcasts, joins me for this episode to look at SUPERMAN 149 & ACTION COMICS 282. The recording of our skype conversation has some intermittent fading of brief bits of audio, but it shouldn’t be difficult to understand the conversation. SUPERMAN 149, November [...]

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EPISODE NOTE: On this episode, the scheduled topic was on SUPERMAN 149 & ACTION COMICS 282, with a guest host joining me. Unfortunately, a work schedule change this week for the guest host forced the postponement of this topic until next week. Jerry Siegel is most famous for being the co-creator and original writer of [...]

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SUPERMAN: THE HIGH FLYING HISTORY OF AMERICA’S MOST ENDURING HERO, written by Larry Tye, was published by Random House on June 12, 2012. I received this book as a Christmas present and recently finished reading it. In this episode I review this important  history of my favorite comic book character, The Man of Steel. After this review, I also [...]

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