The Earth 2 Podcast

The Thinker is on a Multiversal crime spree and it'll take TWO Atoms to stop him!   Mighty Mites, Al Pratt and Ray Palmer team up for the first time to tackle the criminal mastermind from Earth-2.    You'll gasp at the theft of some priceless bookends!   Your eyes won't believe the amazing Atomobile!   You'll thrill to the Atom's Inter-Dimensional Vibrator!   Get your Thinking Cap on and join Davi...

David and Peter return to bring you the second issue of Plastic Man which gives us 3 possible origins for our pliable pal.   Is he a Crook? A Gypsy Dancer? A Yogurt Farmer? Or something else entirely?      Listen to the episode to find out.... maybe.   #plasticman #dccomics #dcu #dcmultiverse #comicpodcast #theearth2podcast #gogochecks #arnolddrake    

The Blackhawks take centre stage in this story from the Silver Age of Comics guest starring the Justice League of America!    Are the WW2 ace pilots relevant 20 years later? The Man from G.E.O.R.G.E. doesn't think so! Neither did writer, Bob Haney who penned this sensational three part tale in which the Blackhawks take on new 'Superhero' identities!    Thrill to the exploits of The Big Eye, The Le...

We join the Challengers of the Unknown on one of their strangest missions yet!   David and Peter 'Challenge the Unknown' when they take a look at the history and impact of this band of heroes before diving into the story from issue 53.   What is Dimension Man's plan? Who is the Iron Dictator? Can the Challengers figure out the alien scientist's clues? Do they have a traitor in their ranks?   All t...

Green Arrow and Speedy are in the spotlight in this flashback episode when they find themselves trapped in another dimension and only XEEN ARROW can help them!   This Jack Kirby drawn story may sound familiar as it's been reprinted A LOT and each time, the colouring has been redone with varying results.   Join David and Peter for their usual dramatic reading and analysis.   #dccomics #dcuniverse #...

Plastic Man returns in the pages of his very own DC title!   The focus is on fun when our pliable pal crosses paths with the evil Dr Dome... and how is Professor X involved?   Join David and Peter for their usual dramatic reading, analysis and reader reaction from the time.   #dccomics #dcmultiverse #profx #professorx #plasticman #plas #comicpodcast #theearth2podcast #gilkane 

The Spectre concludes his Showcase run with an epic battle of Good vs Evil where the prize is... the body of his human host, Jim Corrigan!   Join David and Peter as they recount this classic tale, give their analysis and discuss the reader reaction from the time.   #dccomics #dcmultiverse #dcu #spectre #thespectre #showcase #gardnerfox #murphyanderson #ghosts #ghost #posession #spirit 

Earth-1 and Earth-2 are on a collision course! Solomon Grundy and Blockbuster are wreaking havoc! Can the combined JLA and JSA avert disaster?   David and Peter bring you the conclusion to the 1966 JLA/JSA team-up, with their usual dramatic reading, analysis and reader reaction from the time.   Don't miss it!   #dcmultiverse #dccomics #jla #jsa #solomongrundy #blockbuster #dcu #spectre #drfate #ba...

Earth-1 and Earth-2 are on a collision course! People are randomly vanishing from one Earth and appearing on the other! If that's not bad enough, Blockbuster busts out, Solomon Grundy goes on a rampage.... AGAIN and just who is the eerily silent Anti-Matter Man?   It'll take the combined powers of the JLA and the JSA to save both worlds.   David and Peter bring you this exciting first issue of a 2...

Dial P for Podcast as Plastic Man makes his Silver Age debut.... or does he?   David and Peter bring you this "Dial H for Hero" tale from House of Mystery 160.   As well as the usual reader reaction from the time they also do a deep dive on all the Dial H series.   Don't miss it.    SOCKAMAGEE!!!!!     #dccomics #plasticman #robbyreed #dialh #dialhforhero #hero #davewood #jimmooney #willpfeifer #k...

When an alien princess tries to escape the clutches of an evil suitor, only one man can help....   Doiby Dickles?!?!?!   There's tons of  Green Lantern action this episode as Hal Jordan and Alan Scott team up to take on the evil Prince Peril!     #dcmultiverse #dcu #greenlantern #haljordan #alanscott #gilkane #johnbroome #silveragecomics #batman66 #dccomics        

Jimmy Olsen is left alone in Professor Potter's laboratory and faster than you can say "Jeepers, Mr Kent" find himself transported to a parallel Earth! If that's not exciting enough, on this world, he has the powers of Superman!   This story has it all. Comedy, tragedy, drama, romance and betrayal.    As ever, David and Peter give their thoughts on the story and reader reaction from the time.   Do...

David and Peter do a deep dive on the weirdest Captain Marvel ever.   They discuss the Captain's origin, the events leading to his creation, the effect he had on comics and cover ALL his stories, many of which have VERY familiar sounding villains!   It's the episode nobody expected! Don't miss it.     #captainmarvel #shazam #plasticman #drfate #doctorfate #drdoom #theray #myronfass #marvelcomics #...

The Spectre returns to the pages of Showcase and brings more questions with him.   Who is the evil Shathan? What is his connection to Azmodus from Showcase 60? Whose voice commands the Spectre? Will Murphy Anderson draw another full moon?   We're not going to answer these here! You'll have to listen to the episode to find out!   #dccomics #dcuniverse #dcmultiverse #spectre #thespectre #jsa #gardne...

It's double the fun this episode as David and Peter bring you TWO Flash tales based on ONE cover.   The first story by Gardner Fox features Dr Mid-Nite, Kid Flash and time travel!   The second by Robert Kanigher is the craziest story we've covered yet!   #dcmultiverse #flash #theflash #kidflash #drmidnite #earth2 #carmineinfantino #gardnerfox #robertkanigher #julieschwartz #cosmictreadmill  

It's time for some Sixties spy action as Aquaman and Mera go undercover to take down O.G.R.E. - the Organization for General Revenge and Enslavement!    David and Peter have a ball bringing you this James Bond homage from the pen of writer 'zany' Bob Haney and the incredibly talented artist, Nick Cardy!   Who is the Huntress? Why does she want to kill our heroes? Find out this episode!   #aquaman...

What's this? Batman killed? Say it isn't so!   Join David and Peter as they bring you their take on this very unusual tale.    Also in this packed episode, they also look at the growing number of cameo appearances by DC writers and artists in the pages of their comics!    #dcmultiverse #batman #robin #gardnerfox #carmineinfantino #gilkane #irvnovick #joekubert  #thebouncer #jackabel #rossandru #ro...

After 20 long years... the SPECTRE RETURNS! Join David and Peter as they try to answer some of the questions raised this issue.  Where has the Spectre been? How did the magic bullet get in the gun? What's the connection to Mission Impossible? Why did Gardner Fox make this so complicated? Not a dream. Not a hoax. Not a wrongly coloured Wotan!   #spectre #gardnerfox #murphyanderson #dccomics #earth2...

David and Peter bring you the new, old origin of the Golden Age Wonder Woman. After that, they do a deep dive into some of the weird goings on in the Wonder Woman letters pages. Expect to hear letters from SEVERAL future comic creators including MICHAEL USLAN, MIKE FRIEDRICH, MARV WOLFMAN and MORE!   #wonderwoman #robertkanigher #rossandru #mikeesposito #michaeluslan #mikefriedrich #marvwolfman #d...

David and Peter bring you TWO titanic tales of everybody's favourite Amazon Princess. First, they flashback to "The Master of Earth's Twin World", an early Parallel Earth story from Wonder Woman 89 before tackling the bizarre meta madness of "The End.. or the Beginning!" from Wonder Woman 158. Robert Kanigher has a lot to answer for!   #wonderwoman #themaster #robertkanigher #harrygpeter #rossandr...

Sportsmaster and Huntress (AKA Mr and Mrs Menace) have captured Wildcat and only Starman and Black Canary can rescue him. This story is too big for David and Peter to handle. Luckily, Amy was on hand to help out! This episode has it all. excitement, romance, a fighting kangaroo and a flying putting green!?! You need to hear it to believe it.   #jsa #starman #blackcanary #wildcat #sportsmaster #hun...

We are kicking off 2021 with a bumper flashback episode covering the two part story "The Second Supergirl/Supergirl of Two Worlds" from Action Comics 272 and 273. In this story, not only does Supergirl meet a duplicate of herself, she also meets Marvel Man! As well as covering the stories, David and Peter bring you the history of the "Two Worlds" concept at DC and the background to the UK hero Mar...

In this episode, we take an in depth look at issue 40 of Green Lantern. This is a big one!  Not only is it the secret origin of the Guardians, it's also the origin of the Green Lantern Corps and THE ORIGIN OF THE DC MULTIVERSE! Oh, yeah and it's also the first team up of Green Lanterns Alan Scott and Hal Jordan!   #dcmultiverse #krona #greenlantern #alanscott #haljordan #johnbroome #gilkane

The Justice Society of America spring into action as David and Peter bring you the concluding chapter of the strangest JLA/JSA crossover yet!     #DCMultiverse #jsa #jla #drfate #johnny thunder #mrterrific #hawkman #

Earth-2's Johnny Thunder decides to meet his Earth-1 counterpart with hilarious consequences. David and Peter bring you part one of the latest annual JLA/JSA  crossover in which the JLA barely get a look in! This story has it all, Magic, Time Travel, Evil counterparts of the Justice League (again) and if that's not good enough, it also has the Silver Age debut of cult favourite, Mr Terrific!   #dc...