Capes and Japes

Today we talk about Adeline Kane, who shot Deathstroke in the face after he endangered their youngest son, and kept that energy through the rest of her life. We also briefly discuss her oldest son Grant Wilson, who died tragically in a 4-D chess accident. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - The New Teen Titans (1980) #1 -2, 34, 39, 42-44, 50-52, 56, 82, Annual #3 - The New Teen Titans (1984)...

Today we mostly talk about Greg Sanders and Adrian Chase but we also touch upon the fistful of other characters who have carried the Vigilante name! Unsurprisingly, with such a generic name, it's many, and they sure are working outside of the law (even though some of them are literally inside the law). Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Action Comics (1941) #42 -198, 403, 405 - Seven Soldie...

Today we talk about Captain Nathaniel Adam, best known as Captain Atom, who gets exploded but it's okay because he comes back with superpowers and has to work for the American government-- Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Captain Atom (1965) - Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #6 -7, 9-10, 12 - DC Comics Presents (1978) #90 - Captain Atom (1986) - Firestorm (1982) #63 , 68-69, 87, 91 - Jus...

Today we talk about Sandra Knight, Delilah Tyler, Stormy Knight, and Jennifer Knight who have all been a superhero known as the Phantom Lady! Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Police Comics (1941) #1 -23 - Justice League of America (1960) #107 -108 -Freedom Fighters (1976) - All-Star Squadron (1981) #2 -4, 14, 25-27, 31-35, 41, 44, 50, Annual 2 - Wonder Woman (1942) #292 -293 - Crisis on I...

Today we talk about Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, who went from a train engineer who makes a magic ring from a sentient lantern to a guy who still kinda did that but the lantern has a more convoluted existence and also he's gay now. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - This week I'm cheating and just giving you an Excel spreadsheet - RDJ as Victor von Doom SDCC reveal - Superboy in...

Today we talk about Valeria Richards, who was kind of brought into being by her reality-warping brother Franklin as an alternate universe teen and then kind of became a zygote in the main universe through shenanigans! Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Fantastic Four (1998) #15 , 20-23, 1999 Annual , 24-26, 2000 Annual , 2001 Annual , 46-70, 500-502, 507-518, 523-535, 542-543, 550-588, 600-...

Today we talk about Franklin Richards, the son of Reed Richards and Sue Storm of the Fantastic Four, who is an extremely powerful mutant with reality warping powers. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #6 , 13-16, 20, 23, 25, 1998-2000, 32 - Fantastic Four (1961) #83 , 88-103, 107-117, 123, 127-143, 152, 163-170, 181-196, 203-204, 216, 220-231, 236-257, 263-282,...

Today we talk about Power Pack, a group made up of four siblings: Alex, Julie, Jack, and Katie, who are given superpowers from an alien to go save their dad who was kidnapped by a different alien. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Power Pack (1984) - Uncanny X-Men (1981) #195 , 205 - Thor (1966) #357 , 363 - Secret Wars II (1985) #6 - X-Factor Annual (1986) #2 - X-Factor (1986) #25 - Stran...

Today we talk about Dane Whitman, best known as the Black Knight, as well as a couple of his predecessors because his cursed sword runs in the family. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Black Knight (1955) - Tales to Astonish (1959) #52 - Avengers (1963) #6 , 15-16, 47-48, 54-55, 60-62, 70-71, 84-85, 100, 157, 225-226, 252-297, 300, 329-375, 380 - Marvel Super-Heroes (1967) #17 - Doctor Str...

Today we talk about Simon Williams, who got ionic energy powers to become Wonder Man, almost died, woke up to find his brain was imprinted on an android, died, came back as pure energy, had a crisis, but he's okay now we think. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Avengers (1963) #9 , 58, 131-132, 151-182, 187-189, 192-211, 231, 239, 250, 253-255, 302-308, 313-314, 329, 332-333, 345, 347, 675...

Today we talk about Toyman, Winslow Schott and his various robotic duplicates, Jack Nimball, and Hiro Okamura (our favorite because he's a lonely genius teen). Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Action Comics (1938) #64 , 85, 432, 454, 561, 657, 685, 865, 873-874, 976, 978 - Superman (1938) #27, 32, 44, 47, 49, 60, 63, 88, 182, 299, 305-306, 666, 682 - World's Finest Comics (1941) #20 , 159...

Today we talk about Anthony Ivo, who is obsessed with immortality but probably most notable for his creation of the Amazo robot which can absorb and use super powers. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - The Brave and the Bold (1955) #30 - The Flash (1959) #158 - Action Comics (1938) #480-483 - Justice League of America (1960) #218 , 258-261 - Justice League Quarterly (1990) #5 - JLA (1996) #...

Today we talk about Thomas Oscar Morrow, who with a name like T.O. Morrow was always destined to get into some time travel nonsense like building a machine to see the future or inventing... weather robots? Today's mentioned & relevant media: - The Flash (1959) #143 - Justice League of America (1960) #64 -65, 105-106, 192-193 - World's Finest Comics (1941) #265-268 - Red Tornado (1985) - Crisis...

Today we talk about Rex Mason, also known as Metamorpho since he can transform his body into different elements ever since his run-in with a radioactive meteorite. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - The Brave and the Bold (1955) #57-58, 66, 68, 101, 123, 154, 200 - Showcase Presents: Metamorpho - Justice League of America (1960) #42 , 44, 100-102 - Action Comics (1938) #413-418, 675, 879 -...

Today we talk about Longshot who is a guy created specifically to fight in a gladiator ring with Luck powers but he can NOT stop getting his memory erased. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Longshot (1985) - X-Men Annual (1970) #10 -13, 16 - Fantastic Four vs The X-Men (1987) - Uncanny X-Men (1963) #215 -248 - Mephisto Vs. (1987) #3 -4 - Incredible Hulk (1962) #340 - X-Factor (1986) #38 -3...

Today we talk about Alison Blaire, best known as Dazzler, a singer who can also turn sound into light thanks to her mutant powers. Very useful for stage presence and also a little bit of X-men shenanigans! Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Uncanny X-Men (1963) #130 -131, 148, 210-251, 259-260, 392-393, 502-534, 541-542, 600 - The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #203 - Fantastic Four (1961) #217...

Today we talk about Cain Marko, best known as the Juggernaut, who despite being the step-brother of one of the most well known mutants actually gets his powers from a magic rock. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Uncanny X-Men (1963) #12 -13, 31-33, 46, 101-103, 107, 122, 124, 183, 194, 217-218, 232, 322, 333-334. 361, 369, 410-436, 442, 444, 460-461, 540-542, 600 - Doctor Strange (1968) #...

Today we talk about May Parker, an alternate-universe daughter of Spider-Man who has gone by both Spider-Girl and Spider-Woman but is perhaps best known by her nickname Mayday. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - What If? (1989) #105 - Spider-Girl (1998) - J2 (1998) #7 - Spider-Girl Annual (1999) #1 - Fantastic Five (1999) #3 - Spider-Girl Presents: The Buzz (2000) - Last Hero Standing (2005...

Today we talk about Anya Coraz--no wait, we already talked about her. Uhhh... we talk about adapting panel comics to infinite scroll formats and... stuff we've read.... Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Lore Olympus webtoon / graphic novel -Check, Please! webtoon / website / graphic novel -Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise webtoon / graphic novel - Lumberjanes 10th anniversary Kickst...

Today we talk about Martha "Mattie" Franklin, who is otherwise known as Spider-Woman. She got her superpowers by participating in a risky ritual in a very "this only works out because I'm in a comic book" sort of way! Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #262 -263 - The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #441 - Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #1 -3, 5-6, 14, 6...

Today we talk about Julia Carpenter, who was unethically experimented on to get spider powers, ended up on the Avengers, was given psychic powers, and really just was on the run from the government a LOT. Today's mentioned & relevant media: - Secret Wars (1984) #6 -12 - Uncanny X-Men (1963) #206 , 307 - X-Factor (1986) #8 -9 - Avengers Annual (1967) #15 - Iron Man (1968) #214 , 284, 288, 311-3...

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...

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 Ju...

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 Amer...

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,-3...