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Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #097 June 2023 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many were part of #AdventureComicsMonth? What was the balance between spies, cavemen, barbarians, and pulp heroes? Listen to the episode and FIND OUT!  Click on the player below to listen to the episode:   Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the pod...

Quarter-Bin Podcast #194 X-Men #1 , Marvel Comics, cover-dated October 1991. "Rubicon," by Chris Claremont, Jim Lee, & Scott Williams. What happens when Professor Alan has Head Fanhole in Charge Derek WC to teach him about the glory of Magneto? Does a comic selling 8 million copies mean it will automatically be worth a quarter? Listen to the episode and find out!   Click on the player bel...

DOOMPEAK Astonishing Tales #2 & #3 , Marvel Comics, cover-dated October & December 1970. "Revolution!" by Roy Thomas, with art by Wally Wood. and "Doom Must Die!" by Larry Lieber, with art by Wally Wood. What happens when Doom faces not one, not two, but THREE adversaries in his first solo adventure? Is he victorious? Or is he AWESOMELY victorious? Listen to the episode and find out!  Cli...

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #096 May 2023 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many were part of #CrimeComicsMonth? How many featured the ACTUAL world's greatest detective? Listen to the episode and FIND OUT!  Click on the player below to listen to the episode:   Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcast through  iTu...

Quarter-Bin Podcast #193 Free Comic Book Day 2023 It's time to celebrate the official holiday of The Quarter-Bin Podcast! How did Professor Alan do at Free Comic Book Day this year? How many books did he nab -- and what did he think of them? How many stores did he end up visiting? How many of the books were worth the price?    Listen to the episode and find out!   Click on the playe...

Quarter-Bin Podcast #192 Shazam! 26, DC Comics, cover-dated December 1976 "The Case of the Kidnapped Congress," by E. Nelson Bridwell, with art by Kurt Schaffenberger. What happens when Professor Alan has the option of rescuing Congress from the distant past? Does he save the politicians, or does he just let nature take its course? Or does Captain Marvel get involved in this situation? Listen to t...

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #095 April 2023 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many were part of #HumorComicsMonth?  Did the Professor enjoy his annual trek through funny books that actually try to be funny? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!!  Click on the player below to listen to the episode:   Right-click to download episode directly You may als...

Shortbox Showcase #70 - Identities: Secret & Public Em and Professor Alan talk about the topic of secret identities among superheroes. How critical is that trope to the genre? Does it matter how "realistic" maintaining a secret identity is these days? Which host is sick of Marvel movies? Which one brings up Identity Crisis first? And who has come up with a great idea for a super-hero themed no...

Quarter-Bin Podcast #191 Nightwing 128 , DC Comics, cover-dated March 2007. "Targets, Part Four," by Marv Wolfman, with art by Dan Jurgens, Norm Rapmund, & Rodney Ramos. What happens when Professor Alan prese Listen to the episode and find out!   Click on the player below to listen to the episode:   Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcast throug...

  Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #093 March 2023 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many were part of #GlobalComicsMonth?  Did the Professor enjoy his annual trip around the world? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!!  Click on the player below to listen to the episode:   Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcas...

Quarter-Bin Podcast #190 The Maze Agency 12 , Innovation Comics, cover-dated May 1990. "Murderer's Mask," by Mike W. Barr, with art by Adam Hughes and Rick Magyar. What happens when Professor Alan presents a "fair play" mystery involving a rich dude, the long-dead love of his life, his 3 kids and a faithful assistant? Does the Professor have a clue? Or will he fail to solve the mystery? Listen to...

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #092 February 2023 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many were part of #RomanceComicsMonth?  Did all of that kissy-kissy make the Professor's heart grow three sizes? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!!   Click on the player below to listen to the episode:   Right-click to download episode directly You may also subsc...

DOOMPEAK DOOM 2099 #28 & 29 , Marvel Comics, cover-dated April & May 1995. "Borderlines" and "American Caesar" both written by Warren Ellis, with art by Pat Broderick and John Nyberg. What happens when Doom has his first new adventure under the stewardship of Warren Ellis? Has he changed his approach to leadership, or is he still the same calm and cool leader we've come to know and love? &...

Quarter-Bin Podcast #189 The Falcon #1 , Marvel Comics, cover-dated November 1983. "Winners and Losers," by James Owsley, Paul Smith, and Vincent Colletta. What happens when Professor Alan tackles one of the early Marvel Limited Series, and gets street level with Sam Wilson aka The Falcon? Listen to the episode and find out!   Click on the player below to listen to the episode:   Right-c...

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #092 January 2023 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many were part of #SciFiComicsMonth? Spoiler: It was a lot! And how many were sent in as Christmas presents from lovely listeners? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!!   Click on the player below to listen to the episode:   Right-click to download episode directly You ma...

DOOMPEAK Astonishing Tales #1 , Marvel Comics, cover-dated August 1970. "Unto You Is Born ... The Doomsman!" by Roy Thomas, with art by Wally Wood. What happens when the show jumps back to the early Bronze Age, to those glorious days when Doctor Doom had his own comic book, which he graciously chose to share with Ka-Zar? Listen to the episode and find out!  Click on the player below to listen to...

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #091 December 2022 So what comics did Professor Alan read during December -- was it a large amount, now that he is on Christmas Break? And what was the analytical breakdown of the all the comics he read during the year? Listen to this super-special episode #91 ... and find out!  Click on the player below to listen:   Right-click to download episode...

Quarter-Bin Podcast #188 Fantastic Four #361 , Marvel Comics, cover-dated February 1992 for #HolidayComicsMonth "Miracle on Yancy Street," by Tom DeFalco, Paul Ryan, and Danny Bulanadi. What happens when Professor Alan and Kirk Spencer discuss that time that Doctor Doom came THIS CLOSE to eliminating all addiction everywhere? How did Ben Grimm mess that up? And how did Johnny Storm mess up ... eve...

Relatively Geeky Presents - Galaxy Con 2022 In this new episode, Alan talks about his experiences at eh recent Galaxy Con Columbus! How many comic books did he have signed? How many Doctor Doom sketches did he get? How many comics did he buy? And which dreamy Star Trek actor did Mrs Quarter-Bin meet? Listen to this episode ... and find out! Click on the player below to listen to the episode: Right...

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #090 November 2022 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many were part of #WarComicsMonth? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!!   Click on the player below to listen to the episode:   Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcast through  iTunes  or the  RSS Feed .   Promo...

Quarter-Bin Podcast #187 Guns of the Dragon #1 , DC Comics, cover-dated December 1982 & January 1983, for #WarComicsMonth.(sort of) "Dragon Island Chapter 1," written, penciled, and inked by Tim Truman. What happens when Professor Alan and Doctor Anj journey China between the World Wars? Do they get tossed through a saloon window? And is there a difference between a dragon and a dinosaur? List...

  Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #089 October 2022 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many were part of #HorrorComicsMonth?  Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!!   Click on the player below to listen to the episode:   Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcast through  iTunes  or the  RSS Feed...

Super Blog Team-Up 2022 Afterlife with Archie 1 - 6, Archie Comics, cover-dated All issues written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, with art by Francesco Francavilla. As part of the SBTU 2022 event, Professor Alan re-presents two episodes from 2014, in which Shawn Engel and Bill Robinson joined Professor Alan to discuss the first 6 issues of the stunning Afterlife with Archie series.    Click on t...

DOOMPEAK DOOM 2099 #26 & 27 , Marvel Comics, cover-dated February & March 1995. "Ramparts" and "Barricades," both written by Warren Ellis, with art by Pat Broderick and John Nyberg. What happens when Doom has his first new adventure under the stewardship of Warren Ellis? Has he changed his approach to leadership, or is he still the same calm and cool leader we've come to know and love? &nb...

Professor Alan's Comic Book Reading Journal #088 September 2022 So what comics did Professor Alan read last month? How many were part of #FantasyComicsMonth? How many of THOSE were based on the legend of King Arthur? Listen to the episode AND FIND OUT!!!   Click on the player below to listen to the episode:   Right-click to download episode directly You may also subscribe to the podcast...