Bronze-Age Monsters

The Saga of Satana continues! Satana & Zannarth face off against The Three (formerly The Four) in the Netherworld...and the true nature of the strange coalition of demons is revealed to our anti-heroine. From Haunt of Horror #4 (November 1974) by Tony Isabella & Enrique Badía Romero CAST : Athena Howell as Satana, Jacob Balcom as Zannarth, David Goodwin as ?  SATANA WILL RETURN IN "DOORWAY TO DARK...

We did a livestream to wrap up the show we've loved to make for you for five-and-a-half years. We had folks pop on, send in messages, and chat at us. We tried to read chat messages for the audio listener, but it's tough to do, especially when you're having a conversation w/ folks. Watch the video to see a lot of the stuff we didn't read on air: https://youtube.com/live/Q3hzJvw8mVE?feature=share Th...

We cap off our final season with a look at our Bottom 5 & Top 5 Atlas books and who or what got our vote for the Atlas/Seaboard MVP .  Thanks for lending your eyes and ears during this journey through a little bronze-age comics history. We'll be back for a livestream SERIES FINALE to reflect on our time with the Werewolf by Night Podcast / Bronze-Age Monsters shows. We hope you can join us for tha...

FILL OUT YOUR BALLOT FOR THE ATLAS/SEABOARD SEASON FINALE!  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YAkWb4tO4m9iGeBK7Y_hsk5Bfq6kl8NgZMv0_R2jC6w/preview For the last episode of the series, we're joined by the creative and talented duo of Michael Giacchino & Angus MacLane , whose credits are too numerous to list here, to talk about one of the last books to hit the stands before Atlas/Seaboard turned off th...

FILL OUT YOUR BALLOT FOR THE ATLAS/SEABOARD SEASON FINALE!  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YAkWb4tO4m9iGeBK7Y_hsk5Bfq6kl8NgZMv0_R2jC6w/preview For our final season, we're covering the short life of Martin Goodman's Atlas/Seaboard comics by reviewing all the debut issues from their line. We're joined by longtime BAM booster & dear friend of the show Jackson T. Overstreet to talk about Atlas' cowb...

Athena has voiced Satana Hellstrom, The Devil's Daughter, in our audio dramas throughout the run of the show. After recording her parts for the final chapters of the saga, we talked with her about her impressions of the character and what is was like playing Satan's child. We also look at where Satana went after the B&W horror magazines and her various looks throughout the years. Watch this on You...

FILL OUT YOUR BALLOT FOR THE ATLAS/SEABOARD SEASON FINALE!  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YAkWb4tO4m9iGeBK7Y_hsk5Bfq6kl8NgZMv0_R2jC6w/preview We're joined by the Bronze-Age Monsters house mixologist, Ben M., to discuss this WWII book featuring Sgt. Hawk, The Sky Demon, and a tribute to a real-life war hero. Featuring stories by John Albano and art by Pat Broderick, Jack Sparling, Al McWilliams,...

FILL OUT YOUR BALLOT FOR THE ATLAS/SEABOARD SEASON FINALE!  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YAkWb4tO4m9iGeBK7Y_hsk5Bfq6kl8NgZMv0_R2jC6w/preview We go through the lone issue of THE HANDS OF THE DRAGON, written by Ed Fedory with art by Jim Craig. Atlas decided to disrupt Marvel's near monopoly on kung fu comics with this origin tale of two twin brothers (one's evil!) who were bathed in radiation in...

We're joined by Matt's friend John Morgan to talk about Atlas's attempt at a sword and sorcery anthology title featuring everyone's favorite mutilated misogynist IRON JAW and the sole (English) appearance of  ANDRAX , a character created by Spanish creators and written for German comics mag PRIMO ! Watch it on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/0Cd_ZxtHMl8 SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/...

We're joined by comics colorist & letterer Jason Finestone (THE SAVAGE STRENGTH OF STARSTORM; SEX, SPIES & ROCK 'N ROLL) to discuss Atlas comics' TIGER-MAN , the vigilante (who's secretly Dr. Lancaster Hill) who obtains tiger powers by injecting himself with big cat chromosomes. It's written by Gabe Levy w/ art by Ernie Colon. Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/C7OaBhm-OBc Read the issues: http...

We're joined by comics creator Thony Aiuppy (HAINT TALES, THE AQUABARIAN) to discuss Seaboard Periodicals' WEIRD TALES OF THE MACABRE , a B&W horror magazine and one of their earliest efforts. The anthology featured folks like John Severin, Ernie Colón, Leo Summers, Leo Duranoña, Augustine Funnell, Pat Boyette, and many more! Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RD6tR9GFpcw Check out Thony's uniq...

We're joined by Grace to talk about FRIGHT , written by GARY FRIEDRICH with art by FRANK THORNE . This may have been a Tomb of Dracula clone with a younger twist. We'll never know, but we know David Anthony Kraft was waiting in the wings to take over writing duties...but it wasn't meant to be. WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/9tWNjnE5t1w You can read the issue here: https://archive.org/detail...

We're joined by Robb, Bryan, and Jamie from Marvel by the Month to talk about THE COUGAR , written by STEVE MITCHELL with art by DAN ADKINS and FRANK SPRINGER . What started as a KOLCHAK, THE NIGHT STALKER comic turned into this strange book about a movie stuntman that fights monsters by night.  Watch it on YouTube : https://youtu.be/WmfMtiAGDKU You can read both issues here: https://archive.org/d...

We make the Shadow Show every other week for our Patreon backers, but this one's a freebie. Enjoy and if you like it, please consider backing the show to get the other 122 episodes in video or audio format and other exclusive offerings.  We cover Marvel Premiere #54 "The Devil's Starry Anvil!" which was the introduction of the western character Caleb Hammer . Written by Peter B. Gillis , with art...

We're joined by Jason Farrell, Matt's former co-host of THE BOOKHOUSE BOYS podcast, to talk about TARGITT , written by RIC MEYERS with art by HOWARD NOSTRAN D. John Targitt is a defective clone made from DNA of Frank Bullitt, Harry Callahan, and Paul Kersey (Bronson's character from Death Wish ). He's an FBI agent who wages an all-out war on crime after his wife & daughter are caught in the crossf...

For our final season, we're covering the short life of Martin Goodman's Atlas/Seaboard comics by reviewing all the debut issues from their line.  We're joined by Jared from the SWORDS & SCROLLS podcast to talk about WULF THE BARBARIAN , written and drawn by LARRY HAMA with inks by KLAUS JANSON . Hama created a character who's a "barbarian" in name only. "Wulf the Warrior" would have been a better...

For our final season, we're covering the short life of Martin Goodman's Atlas/Seaboard comics by reviewing all the debut issues from their line.  We're joined by prolific metal god Matt Harvey (Exhumed, Left to Die, Gruesome, and Cold Slither) to talk about WEIRD SUSPENSE f/ THE TARANTULA : Michael Fleisher & Pat Boyette's tale of a the Lycosas, a line of European counts with arachnanthropy (is th...

Martin Goodman wanted to offer a robust & varied line of comics to compete with Marvel, DC, et al, so he needed a teen-humor mag. He used the art from Tower's TIPPY TEEN (1965-69) and only changed the main character's name...et voila...something to compete with Archie and the gang! We briefly talk about the history of Archie and its clones and then proudly present THREE Vicki stories Power Records...

Jeff Rovin put together 2 issues of masterful comics magazine work featuring the work of Russ Heath, John Albano, Ric Meyers, Gabriel Levy, Ernie Colon, Jack Sparling, Leo Summers, Frank Thorne, Alex Toth, John Severin and MORE! We were floored by the quality of the work in the obscure title. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://www.patreon.com/BronzeAgeMonsters THREADLESS SHOP: https://bronzeagemonsters.thr...

Comics vets Jerry Grandenetti and Mike Sekowsky takes us through a trio of Russ Jones-penned stories from the Atlas anthology TALES OF EVIL. P.S. We're aware of the issues with Matt's audio and are working to resolve them before the next episode! WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/ypFZKJosYT0 You can read all 3 issues here : https://archive.org/details/tales-of-evil-complete SUPPORT THE SHOW: h...

We will be back with Atlas/Seaboard's TALES OF EVIL next week. In the meantime, here's our review of the SHOGGOTH SAGA... We review 'Archaic' Al Hewetson and a stable of Spanish artists' take on the Shoggoth, a creature from the Lovecraft mythos. Watch it on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/NwRXvDJ-asw?si=MixtzHxx5-JVIzij Get our PDF here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z1uS_hT19-K8wvfEQSVeiExeIRh...

We're joined this episode by guest Brad Elmore, director of THE WOLFMAN'S HAMMER , BIT , and BOOGEYMAN POP , to talk about the book Howard Chaykin created for the Atlas/Seabord line, THE SCORPION , set in the 1930s about an immortal adventurer. Chaykin later reworked the character into DOMINIC FORTUNE for Marvel. WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/live/g9X3QqtQ-Kw You can read all 3 issues h...

MEET BEN STRYKER: a soldier pummeled by Rommel's forces in the Kasserine Pass...a soldier and pacifist who's managed to survive WWII without taking a human life...so far.  MEET THE 'DEATH SQUAD': a crew of misfit soldiers destined for court martials and military prison. The two parties collide for our comics enjoyment in SAVAGE COMBAT TALES f/ SGT. STRYKER'S DEATH SQUAD! Archie Goodwin pens 2 WWII...

For our final season, we're covering the short life of Martin Goodman's Atlas/Seaboard comics by reviewing all the debut issues from their line.  WATCH IT ON YOUTUBE! https://youtube.com/live/FxDNA8jYfpo Goodman also published a POLICE ACTION at the pre-Marvel Atlas. This one seems to appeal to fans of the swarms of detectives and cops that cluttered up American TV screens in the mid-'70s, like Ba...

Jeff Rovin wanted Atlas to publish The Omega Man comic book, but when he couldn't secure the rights to it, they came up with PLANET OF VAMPIRES , a mash-up of I AM LEGEND and PLANET OF THE APES written by Larry Hama with an art team of Pat Broderick & Frank McLaughlin. We're joined by Russ & Josh from Taste the Pod of Dracula .  WATCH THE EPISODE WITH GORGEOUS ART HERE: https://youtu.be/xJvX8c2gg2...