DC SpecialCast

This month, the Irredeemable Shag FINALLY agreed to be on DC SpecialCast! Paul and Shag discuss the first super team – the Justice Society of America!  Thrill to the first telling of how the team got together, as told in DC Special #29 from 1977! And we have the next installment of The Monthly Planet, as Paul and Shawn dissect the Daily Planet house ads from the Bicentennial year of July 1976...

This episode Paul welcomes back Dr. Anj to discuss who else – Supergirl! Super DC Giant #S-24 is like a mini trade paperback with 4 related stories of the Maid of Might and we had a fantastic time talking about it!  Plus, a gallery of reader-submitted new costumes for the Girl of Steel! And don’t forget the next installment of The Monthly Planet, as Paul and co-editor Shawn M. Myers talk abou...

This episode, Paul welcomes another UK podcaster to the show – David Steel, the co-host of the Earth 2 Podcast!  David and Paul are all for one and one for all as they discuss DC Special #25 starring The Three Musketeers, Robin Hood, and The Viking Prince!  Hear about David’s page of original art from this issue! But most of all, get ready for some rousing historical adventures involving...

This month, listener and first-time (sort of) podcaster John Steib joins Paul to discuss the 1976 one-shot, Super-Heroes vs. Super Gorillas! Our heroes battle the Gorilla Boss of Gotham City, King Krypton, and of course, Gorilla Grodd!  Plus, we have the final installment of “Catch Ya Later, Calculator” with Shawn M. Myers! Grab some bananas off the tree and join in the fun! This month’s inst...

Take a trip down the rabbit hole with Matt Sirois and Paul Kien as they discuss DC Super Stars #13 – The Wild and Wacky World of Sergio Aragones! Listen as they talk about the stories told by Cain, Abel and Eve to the denizens of Wonderland! It’s a little Mad and a lot of Plop! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/nov231013/groo-in-wild-tp https://www.i...

It’s February, and nothing warms the heart more than a great love story! So, join Siskoid and Paul as they discuss Super DC Giant S-21 – Love 1971! This comic has some great stories and beautiful art to go along with its stunning cover. Plus, don’t miss the next installment of Catch Ya Later, Calculator with Shawn M. Myers! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/p...

Happy New Year! And what better way to ring in 2026 than to thrill to some classic yarns featuring some of DC’s vilest villains? Join Paul Kien and his guest Peter Watson as they discuss DC Special #14 – Wanted! The World’s Most Dangerous Villains! Listen as they discuss tales starring the Penguin, Toyman, Captain Cold and the debut of Heatwave! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://w...

Our Bat-Nephew Isamu Hideaki-Yukinori created this awesome announcement that we had to share!  What an awesome surprise! Thanks Isamu - you are the greatest!  

It’s a holiday spectacular at the Fire and Water Podcast Network!  Join Paul Kien, Ryan Daly, Rob Kelly, Brett Young, Chris Franklin, and Shawn M.  Myers as we discuss DC Special Series #21 – The DC Super-Star Holiday Special!  Follow the Christmas Star for tales starring Batman, Jonah Hex, Sgt. Rock, the Legion of Super-Heroes and DC’s mystery title hosts!  We hope you and you...

Watch out – here come the dinosaurs! This month, Martin Gray joins Paul to discuss the classic DC Special #27 from 1977 – Danger: Dinosaurs at Large! by the awesome team of Bob Rozakis, Rich Buckler, and Joe Rubinstein. Starring Captain Comet and Tommy Tomorrow vs. Chronos and Tyranno Rex! Who? Well, you’ll just have to listen to find out!  Also – careful where you step – you never know what...

Happy Halloween Month!  This month, DC SpecialCast is getting in on the spooky fun by reviewing DC Special Series #7 from 1978 – The Ghosts Special!  And who else could be Paul’s guest, but the host of the House of Franklinstein himself, Chris Franklin!  Join us … if you dare! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/feb257244/dc-finest-super...

G’Day, Mate! This month, Paul welcomes Australian podcaster Brento3000 to DC SpecialCast! Our Patreon supporters spoke, and we listened!  Brent and Paul cover DC Special Series #10: Secret Origins of Super-Heroes! This comic has origins of Doctor Fate, Black Canary, and Lightray. We had a great time talking about it and Australian reprints of American comics, so give it a listen! This month’s...

This month, Paul welcomes frequent network guest Captain Entropy to the show.  They discuss DC Special #26 from 1977 starring Enemy Ace!  Tune in for an entertaining combo of WWI aerial action and somber brooding!  Plus a wolf! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/sep247462/atlas-comics-library-hc-no-4-war-comics-vol-1-(mr) https://www.in...

Look Up!  That’s right, at DC SpecialCast, we have no problem hitching a ride on the Superman movie hype train! Join Brett Young and Paul Kien as they discuss a comic that came out before the FIRST Superman movie: 1977’s DC Special Series #5 – The Superman Spectacular! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/jan217102/superman-up-in-the-sky-tp https:/...

Earthquakes in Gotham City! Power outage in 30th century Metropolis! Sentient oil blobs threaten to wipe out Hawaii! Is it a 1970s disaster movie?  Nope, just another month at DC SpecialCast! Join Chuck Dill and Paul Kien as they attempt to survive DC Special #28 – Earth Shattering Disasters!  This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/aug247263/dc-...

Stand Back, Boys! The Girls are Taking Over! Join Dr. Anj and Paul Kien as they talk about “The Daring and the Different” DC Special #3 – The All-Girl Issue!  Behind a fantastic Neal Adams/Nick Cardy cover, we get previously unpublished Golden Age stories of Wonder Woman and Black Canary, a Supergirl classic, a sci-fi gem, and the first appearance of Star Sapphire!  See (and hear) our fi...

Throughout April 2025, dozens of podcasters and bloggers are sharing their own unique tributes to the original superhero team – the Justice Society of America! Here at DC SpecialCast, Sean Ross and Paul Kien are contributing to the festivities by talking about DC Special Series #9 – the Wonder Woman Spectacular!  This 64-page epic stars the Golden Age Earth 2 Diana as she battles Ares, the Re...

This is a big one!  Join Ryan Daly and Paul Kien as we discuss 1977’s DC Special Series #1 – better known as the Five-Star Super-Hero Spectacular!  Batman! Aquaman! Atom! Green Lantern! The Flash!  All behind a fantastic Neal Adams cover! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/feb247176/green-lantern-(2023)-tp-vol-01-back-in-action-book-mar...

This month, F&W All-Star Rob Kelly joins Paul to discuss DC Special #5 – The Secret Lives of Joe Kubert! We discuss Sgt. Rock, Viking Prince, Hawkman, and of course Rob’s time at the Kubert School! (Breaking news – Rob attended that illustrious institution!) This month’s instocktrades.com selection – Abraham Stone by Joe Kubert: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/dec190266/abraham-stone-tp...

Happy New Year! Welcome to the brand-new podcast DC SpecialCast! For this inaugural episode, Paul Kien and Max Romero hit the diamond and discuss DC Super Stars #10 – Strange Sports Stories!  Hear about the Honeymooners of comics and why Plastic Man gets the MVP award! Have a question or comment?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at dcspecialcast@gmail.com Fo...

Coming in 2025 to the Fire and Water Podcast Network - DC SpecialCast! Join Paul Kien and a guest each month to discuss one of DC's Bronze Age "Special" comics!  Our first episode drops on New Year's Day 2025! Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at dcspecialcast@gm...