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July 18, 2019July 18, 2019

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #233: Obsidian

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Alan Scott, DC Comics, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, doomsday clock, Earth-2, Gerard Jones, Green Lantern, Infinity Inc, Jade, Justice League, Justice Society, Lance Henriksen, Legends of Tomorrow, Manhunter, Misplaced Heroes, New 52, Nuklon, Obsidian, Rose and Thorn, Zero Hour

Hey kids! It’s the shadow man!

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July 11, 2019July 6, 2019

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #232: Jade

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Alan Scott, Black Lantern Corps, Blackest Night, Earth-2, Green Lantern, Green Lantern Corps, Infinite Crisis, Infinity Inc, Jade, Justice Society, Kyle Rayner, Misplaced Heroes, New 52, Obsidian, Rose and Thorn, Starheart

Alan Scott’s daughter bounced around with different Green Lantern powers for a while there.

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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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November 27, 2017November 27, 2017

On Fictional Nazis

Posted By: tomk74 3 Comments Adolph Hitler, Arrowverse, Captain America, Earth-X, Freedom Fighters, Indiana Jones, Inglorious Basterds, Justice Society, nazis, Peter Lorre, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Schindler's List, The CW, the Dark Knight Returns, The Invisible Agent, The Invisible Man, World War II

When you need a quick villain that can be disposed of without too much trouble, find a Nazi.

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November 2, 2017November 2, 2017

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #144: Ma Hunkel, The Red Tornado

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Aquaman, Cyclone, Green Lantern, JSA, Justice League, Justice Society, Kingdom Come, Ma Hunkel, Misplaced Heroes, Red Tornado, Sheldon Mayer, Watson

Watson suggested this one. It was a good suggestion.

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October 24, 2017October 24, 2017

Gabbing Geek Discusses: Kingdom Come

Posted By: tomk74 2 Comments 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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September 28, 2017September 28, 2017

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #139: Amazing-Man

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment All-Star Squadron, Amazing Man, Blue Devil, Captain Atom, Crimson Fox, Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC Comics, Earth-1, Earth-2, Extreme Justice, Force Works, Galactus, James Robinson, Jay Garrick, Jerry Ordway, Justice League, Justice League Europe, Justice Society, Malcolm X, martin luther king jr, Maxima, Misplaced Heroes, OMAC, Overmaster, Roy Thomas, The Flash

A DC legacy hero that was retconned into the Golden Age after his creation in 1983.

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July 13, 2017July 12, 2017

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #128: Hawk & Dove

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Armageddon 2001, Black Lanterns, Blackest Night, Captain Atom, Crisis on Infinite Earths, Dark Knight Strikes Back, DC Comics, dove, Exant, Frank Miller, hawk, Hawk & Dove, Justice Society, Misplaced Heroes, Monarch, Nekron, New 52, rob liefeld, Steve Ditko, Steve Skeates, teen titans, Zero Hour

A crimefighting pair that represent opposing viewpoints have had a number of different pairings. They’re a mess.

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June 30, 2017June 25, 2017

Comic Review: DC Rebirth Aquaman Volume 1

Posted By: tomk74 1 Comment Andy Lanning, Aquaman, batman, Black Manta, black panther, Brad Walker, Brian Azzarello, Dan Abnett, Dan Jurgens, DC Comics, DC Rebirth, Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Green Lantern, Hawkman, JLA, Justice League, Justice Society, Mera, New 52, Peter David, Scott Snyder, Superman, Wonder Woman

The King of Atlantis has problems both foreign and domestic in his Rebirth relaunch.

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May 25, 2017May 21, 2017

Slightly Misplaced Comic Book Heroes Case File #121: Sandy The Golden Boy

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Anakin Skywalker, Barry Allen, batman, Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson, Doiby Dickles, Green Lantern, Iron Fist, Justice League, Justice Society, Misplaced Heroes, Mordru, Robin, Sandman, Sandy the Golden Boy, Superman, The Flash, Wally West

Last week’s Misplaced Hero had a sidekick worth mentioning…