Steve Gerber – Gabbing Geek

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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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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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August 18, 2017August 17, 2017

Going Through The DCAU Part Forty-Three

Posted By: tomk74 1 Comment Adam West, Al Capone, Alison LaPlace, anime, Aquaman, Arkham Asylum, Baby-Doll, Bart Simpson, Batgirl, batman, bender, Bruce Timm, Catwoman, Cindy Brady, Clayface, Clock King, Commissioner Gordon, DCAU, Detective Comics, Family Guy, friends, Futurama, Gary Coleman, Gotham City, Grant Morrison, Harley Quinn, Homer Simpson, Howard The Duck, IRS, Jason Mamoa, JLA, Killer Croc, Kirk Cameron, Lisa Bonet, Lisa Simpson, Loraine Newman, Maggie Wheeler, Mayor West, Nightwing, Paul Dini, Penguin, Poison Ivy, Robin, Scott Snyder, Sewer King sucks, SNL, Steve Gerber, Superman, tentacles, The Dark Knight, The New Batman Adventures, Tim Drake, Watson

It’s time to look at more cartoons with Jimmy and Tom. This time around we look at the New Batman Adventures episodes “Joker’s Millions,” “Growing Pains,” and “Love is a Croc”.

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May 18, 2017May 17, 2017

Going Through The DCAU Part Thirty-Eight

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Alan Moore, Aquaman, batman, Batman The Animated Series, bizarro, Blue Kryptonite, Buffalo Bill, Clark Kent, Cyborg Superman, Dan Turpin, Daredevil, DC Rebirth, DCAU, Death of Superman, Detective Mills, Doomsday, Dr. Fate, Dr. Strangefate, Eradicator, fantastic four, Fate, Geoff Johns, Hawkman, Howard The Duck, Invisible Woman, Inza Nelson, Iron Fist, Jimmy Impossible, Jimmy Olson, John Henry Irons, Jor-El, JRR Tolkien, Justice League, Justice Society, Kalibak, Karkul, Kent Nelson, Krypto, Krypto the Superdog, Krypton, Kryptonite, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Maggie Sawyer, Margot Kidder, Metallo, Michael Dorn, miracle man, Mr. Miracle, Nabu, Neil Gaiman, Nightwing, Richard Donner, Ron Troupe, Ryan, Seinfeld, Sewer King sucks, Shaquille O"Neal, Silence of the Lambs, Steel, Steve Gerber, Sue Storm, Superboy, Superman, Superman Revenge Squad, Superman The Animated Series, Ted Levine, The Daily Planet, The Flash, Watson, Weather Wizard, Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow, Wonder Woman, Young Justice, Zatanna, Zatara, Zero Hour

Jimmy and Tom are back for more with the Superman the Animated Series episodes “Hand of Fate,” “Bizarro World,” and “Prototype”.

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April 14, 2017April 17, 2017

Going Through The DCAU Part Thirty-Seven

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Alfred Pennyworth, Arkham Asylum, Arleen Sorkin, Batgirl, batman, Batman Beyond, Batman The Animated Series, Boss Carlini, Bruce Timm, Bruce Wayne, Catwoman, Clancy Brown, Clark Kent, Commissioner Gordon, Dan Turpin, Dana Delany, DCAU, Gangbuster, Gotham City, Harley Quinn, Harvey Bullock, Howard The Duck, Intergang, Joker, Justice League, Kevin Conroy, Kryptonite, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Mark Hamill, Mercy Graves, Metropolis, Mike Carlin, New 52, Paul Dini, Poison Ivy, Ryan, Soylent Green, Steve Gerber, Supergirl, Superman, Superman The Animated Series, The Daily Planet, The Flash, Watson, World’s Finest, Zatanna

Jimmy and Tom cover something that needs only two words: World’s Finest.

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Slightly Misplaced Comics Book Hero Case Files #15: Wundarr the Aquarian

Posted By: tomk74 0 Comment Atlantis Attacks, Cloak, Cosmic Cube, Deadpool, Dr. Doom, Hulk, Jim Valentino, Man-Thing, MARVEL ZOMBIES, Misplaced Heroes, Project Pegasus, Quasar, Rachel Summers, Sabertooth, Set, Silver Surfer, Steve Gerber, Superman, The Initiative, thor, Wolverine, Wundarr the Aquarian

Usually when I do these entries, I have at least a cursory knowledge of the character. I’ve read a few of his or her

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How Things Can Be Different: The Death And Life Of Captain Mar-vell

Posted By: tomk74 2 Comments Andy Lanning, Cancerverse, Captain Mar-vell, civil war, Cosmic Cube, Dan Abnet, Drax the Destroyer, Galactus, Guardians of the Galaxy, Hellcat, Howard The Duck, Jim Starlin, Kree, Lovecraftian horrors, Mistress Death, Nitro, Nova, Secret Invasion, Silver Surfer, Skrull, Spider-Man, Star Lord, Steve Gerber, Thanos, Thanos Imperitive, Thanos in handcuffs

I wrote last week in my unofficial “comic book character who died and sometimes got better” weekly column about Drax the Destoryer. I mentioned

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