Infinite Crisis

July 19, 2018July 14, 2018

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #181: Steve Gerber’s Dr. Fate

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Countdown to Mystery, Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC Comics, Dr. Fate, Eclipso, Howard The Duck, Infinite Crisis, Justice League, Justice Society, Misplaced Heroes, Steve Gerber, Zero Hour

A new incarnation of a longtime DC character ends with a what-might-have-been.

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May 10, 2018May 10, 2018

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #171: Bart Allen

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Aqualad, Aquaman, Barry Allen, Bart Allen, Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC Rebirth, Final Crisis, Impulse, Infinite Crisis, Kid Flash, Legion of Superheroes, Misplaced Heroes, New 52, Robin, Smallville, Speedy, Superboy, teen titans, The Flash, Tim Drake, Wally West, Wonder Girl, XS, Young Justice

The grandson of Barry Allen from the future was fairly prominent in the DCU for a while there. Then the New 52 happened…

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May 3, 2018May 2, 2018

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #170: Superboy

Posted By: tomk74 2 Comments Clark Kent, Connor Kent, DC Comics, DC Rebirth, Death of Superman, Doomsday, Final Crisis, Infinite Crisis, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Jon Kent, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Misplaced Heroes, New 52, Project Cadmus, Reign of the Supermen, Robin, Superboy, Superman, teen titans, Tim Drake, Young Justice

DC has had a number of Superboys. One of them seems to have vanished in recent years.

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October 24, 2017October 24, 2017

Gabbing Geek Discusses: Kingdom Come

Posted By: tomk74 1 Comment Alan Moore, Alex Ross, Americommando, Angel, Apokalips, Aquaman, Barry Allen, batman, Batman Year One, Bill Finger, Billy Batson, Book of Revelation, Brad Meltzer, Cable, Caesar Romero, Captain Marvel, Chinatown, Christianity, civil war, Clark Kent, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Dante, Dante's Inferno, Dark Knight Returns, Dark Phoenix Saga, DC Animated, DC Comics, DC Rebirth, DC Universe, Deadman, Dean Cain, Dick Grayson, Donald Trump, Earth-2, Earth-X, Elseworlds, Ezra Pound, Frank Miller, Gal Gadot, Geoff Johns, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Greg Rucka, Harrison Ford, Heath Ledger, Helen Slater, Impulse, Infinite Crisis, Jack Nicholson, Jared Leto, Jay Garrick, Jenny, Jerry Siegel, Jimmy Impossible, Joe Shuster, JSA, Justice, Justice League, Justice League Dark, Justice Society, Kingdom Come, Kurt Busiek, Kyle Rayner, Library of Dreams, Lord of the Rings, Magog, Mark Waid, Martian Manhunter, Marvel Comics, MARVEL UNIVERSE, Marvels, Max Lord, Mel Gibson, Misplaced Heroes, Mr. Miralce, New Mutants, Norman McCay, Orion, Orson Scott Card, Phil Sheldon, Reagan's Raiders, rob liefeld, Robin, Roman Polanski, Ryan, Shatterstar, Silver Age, Steve Miller, Superboy, Supergirl, Superman, The Beatles, The Creeper, The Flash, The Human Bomb, The Inferno, The Joker, The Monkees, The Ray, The Sandman, The Simpsons, The Spectre, The Wonder Twins, Time Magazine, Tom, twilight of the superheroes, Virgil, Wally West, Warner Brothers, Watchmen, Watson, Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow, Wizard Magazine, Wonder Woman, X-Force, X-Men, Zatara

The guys discuss the original trade paperback of the Mark Waid/Alex Ross epic story of a dystopian DC future.

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October 19, 2017October 14, 2017

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #142: Mary Marvel

Posted By: tomk74 1 Comment Apokalips, Billy Batson, Black Adam, Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., Darkseid, DC Comics, Desaad, Donna Troy, Fawcett Comics, Final Crisis, Fred MacMurray, Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Green Lantern, Infinite Crisis, Judy Garland, Lieutenant Marvels, Marvel Family, Mary Marvel, Misplaced Heroes, New Gods, Otto Binder, Supergirl, Superman

Captain Marvel (not Shazam) had a sister named Mary. What happened to her was rather wrong.

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September 8, 2017September 8, 2017

Going Through The DCAU Part Forty-Five

Posted By: tomk74 2 Comments Adam West, Alfred Hitchcock, Angel, Baby-Doll, Barry Bostwick, Batcomputer, Batgirl, batman, batmobile, black panther, Brad Meltzer, Bruce Timm, Bruce Wayne, Calendar Girl, Calendar Man, Cannonball, Catman, Catwoman, Cecila Reyes, Colossus, Cyclops, Cypher, DCAU, Deadpool, Dennis Haysbert, Dick Grayson, Farmer Brown, Gail Simone, Green Arrow, Harley Quinn, Harrison Ford, Harvey Bullock, Howard The Duck, Iceman, Infinite Crisis, Jane Lynch, Jurassic Park, Jurassic World, Justice League, Killer Moth, legion, Mad Hatter, Maggot, Magneto, Monsieur Mallah, Nightcrawler, Nightwing, Paul Dini, Penguin, Poison Ivy, Polaris, Professor X, Ralph Bakshi, Riddler, Robin, Sabertooth, Secret Six, Sela Ward, Sesame Street, Sisters, Snuffy Smith, Spider-Man, Steve Gerber, Strong Guy, Sunspot, Supergirl, Superman, Superman The Animated Series, The Birds, The Fugutive, The Long Halloween, The Man-Eating Cow, The New Batman Adventures, The Tick, Tim Drake, Tippy Hedren, Twilight Zone, Tyra Banks, Villains United, Watson, Wayne Manor, Weapon X, Wolverine

Jimmy and Tom have some more to say about some episodes featuring such notable Batman villains as Calendar Girl, Farmer Brown, and a cat cult.

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July 6, 2017July 6, 2017

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #127: OMAC

Posted By: tomk74 1 Comment Batman and Bill, Bill Finger, Brother Eye, Buddy Blank, Captain America, DC Comics, fantastic four, Frankenstein, Infinite Crisis, Jack Kirby, Marvel Comics, Misplaced Heroes, New 52, New Gods, Newsboy Legion, OMAC

Jack Kirby came up with some really crazy stuff back in the day.

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May 11, 2017May 11, 2017

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #119: Gunfire

Posted By: tomk74 1 Comment Ace the Bat-Hound, Action Comics, Alien, Ballistic, batman, Bloodlines, DC Comics, DC One Million, Deathstroke, Eclipso, Etrigan, Final Crisis, Garth Ennis, Grant Morrison, Gunfire, Hitman, Infinite Crisis, Jamm, John McCrea, L.E.G.I.O.N., Limbo, Lobo, Misplaced Heroes, Nightblade, No Man's Land, Shadowstryke, Solomon Grundy, Superboy-Prime, Superman, The Demon, The Inferior Five, xenomorph

A DC summer crossover event intended to create new heroes. Most of them sucked.

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March 30, 2017March 28, 2017

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #113: Uncle Sam

Posted By: tomk74 1 Comment Captain America, civil war, Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC Comics, Easter Bunny, Freedom Fighters, Grant Morrison, Human Bomb, Infinite Crisis, John Ostrander, Justice League, Justice Society, Misplaced Heroes, Multiversity, Patriot, Phantom Lady, Quality Comics, Santa Claus, The Ray, The Spectre, Tom Mandrake, Uncle Sam, Will Eisner

The embodiment of America has been a superhero, too.

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February 2, 2017February 1, 2017

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Hero Case File #105: Lyra, The Other She-Hulk

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Aquababy, Aqualad, Aquaman, Arsenal, Barry Allen, batman, Black Canary, Black Lightning, Black Manta, Charles Bronson, Christopher Kent, Damien Wayne, Defenders, Donna Troy, fantastic four, Franklin Richards, George Perez, Hiro-Kala, Hulk, Infinite Crisis, Jon Kent, Justice League, Liam Harper, Lois Lane, Lyra, Marv Wolfman, Mera, Misplaced Heroes, Nightwing, Phantom Zone, Red Arrow, Red Tornado, Reed Richards, Robin, She-Hulk, Skaar, Speed Force, Speedy, starfire, Sue Richards, Superboy, Superman, teen titans, The Expendables, The Flash, The Punisher, Thundra, Valeria Richards, Wally West, WEIRDWORLD, Wonder Girl

Why does the Hulk of all fictional characters have so many children running around?