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Today we talk about Daimon Hellstrom, who is sometimes known as Hellstorm or Son of Satan, though he has a very complicated series of figuring out who his dad actually is, and one time when he lied to his wife about it. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Ghost Rider (1973) #1 -Marvel Spotlight (1971) #12 -Giant-Size Defenders (1974) #2 -Son of Satan (Trade Paperback) -Defenders (1972) #120 -Hellstorm: Prince of Lies (1993) -Thunderbolts Annual 2000 -Strikeforce (2019) -Helstrom (Hulu) -Supernatural: Origins -Supernatural: Rising Son -Supernatural: Beginning's End -Supernatural: The Dogs of Edinburgh -Gothic Tales of Haunted Futures Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Greer Grant Nelson, best known as Tigra, but she started out as The Cat, a fully human but super-powered-through-science hero! Until they decided to give her a furry makeover and now she's living the catgirl dream. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Claws of the Cat (1972) -Giant Size Creatures (1974) -Avengers (1963) #211 -West Coast Avengers (1984) -West Coast Avengers (1985) -Tigra (2002) -Civil War -Avengers: The Initiative (2007) -New Avengers (2004) #35 -Avengers Academy (2010) -Alice by Marty Tina G. -Titans' Starfire new costume -Marvel's Voices: Indigenous Voices #1 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Patricia Walker, who goes by Patsy and also Hellcat. She started in teen rom-com comics in the 1940's, which turned into comics in Marvel canon where she convinced Beast to help her be a superhero named Hellcat in the 1970's. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Patsy Walker A.K.A. Hellcat! (2015) written by Kate Leth -Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #3 -Avengers (1963) #141 -Defenders (1972) vol 6 (a starting point) -Helstrom trailer -Hellstorm: Prince of Lies (1993) -Thunderbolts Annual 2000 -Avengers Annual 2000 -Marvel Comics Presents (2007) -Patsy Walker: Hellcat (2008) -Marvel Divas (2009) -She-Hulk (2014) -Briar's photos -Truth & Justice article -DC Future State -Yara Flor tv series announcement Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about the very short 1972 Marvel comic Night Nurse about three nurses--Georgia Jenkins, Christine Palmer, and Linda Carter--and what they're up to in their short-lived comic and how Marvel brings (some of) them back into canon later. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Night Nurse (1972) -The Claws of the Cat -Shanna the She-Devil -Nightcrawler (2004) -Night Nurse #1 cover -Daredevil (1998) #58 -Civil War (2006) #5 -Doctor Strange: The Oath (2006) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Marc Spector or Steven Grant or Jake Lockley, who are all the same guy and better known as Moon Knight. He has Dissociative Identity Disorder in later comics, which is uhhh not always handled well, but he also has mystic powers from an Egyptian god so! A lot happening here. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -I know you're here Dracula -Werewolf by Night (1972) #32 -Marvel Spotlight (1971) #28 -Defenders (1972) #47 -Moon Knight (1980) -West Coast Avengers (1985) #21 -Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #353 -Secret Avengers (2010) -Moon Knight (2011) -the "wait did he kill thor?" panel -has anyone here dated moon knight? -Safety Checklist for November Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about the first Captain Boomerang, George "Digger" Harkness, and his son Owen Mercer, who is also the second Captain Boomerang. Digger is arguably the least tolerable of the Rogues, but also maybe the most well-known outside of Flash comics, due to his involvement in the Suicide Squad. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Flash (1959) #117 -Legends (1986 -Suicide Squad (1987) -Pie Mystery -Identity Crisis (2004) -Rogue War -Outsiders (2003) #34 -Blackest Night reading order -Dark Knights: Death Metal (2020) -Dark Knights: Death Metal Speed Metal #1 -Oscar Isaac Moon Knight Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about the Mirror Masters, including the original Mirror Master Sam Scudder, Digger Harkness who pretended to be Mirror Master very briefly, Evan McCulloch who was the second official Mirror Master, and Evan's daughter who briefly went by Mirror Mistress but also Prismatik. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -The Flash (1959) #105 -DC Halloween Special 2009 -Crisis on Infinite Earths reading order -Suicide Squad (1987) -Flash (2011) (New 52) -Animal Man (1988) -Underworld Unleashed reading order -Last Days of Animal Man (2009) (Prismatik content) -Salvation Run -Flash: The Fastest Man Alive (2006) Full Throttle -Rorschach (2020) #1 -Dark Knights: Death Metal (2020) -Every Green Lantern confirmed for HBO show -Kamala Khan casting; Iman Vellani -Doctor Strange 2 casting; Xochitl Gomez Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Mick Rory, best known as Heat Wave, who is obsessed with fire, one of Flash's villains, and part of The Rogues. He has a hand-held flamethrower, and once he used it to melt Flash's boots. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -The Flash (1987) -The Flash by Geoff Johns -Underworld Unleashed reading order -Flash (2011) (New 52) -Identity Crisis -Rogue War -Flash: The Fastest Man Alive (2006) Full Throttle -Final Crisis -Salvation Run -Flash (2016) (Rebirth) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Leonard Snart, most commonly known as Captain Cold. He's mainly a Flash villain, and part of The Rogues, but he occasionally teams up with the Flash when they have a common goal. We also go on a tangent about his sister, Lisa, who is known as the Golden Glider. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -The second story of Justice League Quarterly (1990) #2 on DCUniverse or on Comixology -The Flash by Geoff Johns -Captain Cold kills The Top -The Flash (1987) -Underworld Unleashed reading order -Identity Crisis -Flash: The Fastest Man Alive (2006) Full Throttle -Blackest Night reading order -Flash (2011) (New 52) -Flash (2016) (Rebirth) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about some of the New Gods, characters created by Jack Kirby who are from either Apokolips or New Genesis, and there sure is a lot of weird stuff that goes on with them. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -The New Gods by Jack Kirby -Forever People by Jack Kirby -Mister Miracle (1971) by Jack Kirby -Justice League International (1987) -New Gods (1989) -New Gods (1995) -Green Lantern/New Gods: Godhead -Death of the New Gods (2007) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Big Barda, one of the Female Furies on Apokolips until she ran away to Earth to hang out with her husband Scott Free, try to live a suburban life, and sometimes be a superhero. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Mister Miracle (2017) -The New Gods by Jack Kirby -Forever People by Jack Kirby -Mister Miracle (1971) by Jack Kirby -Some of the Furies -Justice League International (1987) Omnibus vol 1 -The Reason Why Barda Goes Into Space With G'Nort and Rocket Red -JLA (1997) -Birds of Prey (1999) #100 -Barda playing Pokemon -Death of the New Gods -Superman/Batman (2003) vol 1 -Scott loves his big strong wife -Oscar Isaac and Gwendoline Christie -Legend of Korra -Slaughterhouse-Five graphic novel -Don't Go Without Me (digital) -MICE 2020 (Oct 3-30) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Scott Free, also known as Mister Miracle, who is one of the New Gods. He was politically traded as a child and tortured on Apokolips but he escaped to Earth to become an escape artist, hang out with his wife, and also be a superhero. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -The New Gods by Jack Kirby -Forever People by Jack Kirby -Mister Miracle (1971) by Jack Kirby -Justice League International (1987) Omnibus vol 1 -Death of the New Gods -Mister Miracle (2017) -Young Offenders kickstarter (Ends Oct 14, 2020) -Kitty Pryde Finally Kissed A Girl This Week -Hilda on Netflix -Blaseball Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Anya Corazon, who has gone by both Araña and Spider-Girl. She got magic spider powers from a Spider Society mage but even the mage doesn't know why Anya can create an exoskeleton (which is ridiculous that it doesn't cover her torso, that's where her organs are!). Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts -Amazing Fantasy (2004) -Araña: the Heart of the Spider -Spider-Man & Araña: The Hunter Revealed (2006) -Ms. Marvel (2006) -Amazing Spider-Man #635 -Young Allies (2010) -Spider-Girl (2010) -Spider-Island: The Amazing Spider-Girl (2011) -The Amazing Spider-Man (2014) -Spider-Verse (2015) -Web Warriors (2015) -Eclipso: The Darkness Within (reading order) -Our Coven -NANI (kickstarter ends Oct 1, 2020) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Felicia Hardy, best known as Black Cat, who is a burglar who has at any given time the powers of a burglar, bad luck powers, and/or cat powers. She's also at any given time the friend, girlfriend, and/or enemy of Spider-Man. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #194 -Spider-Man/Black Cat: Evil That Men Do -Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #75 -Heroes for Hire (2006) -Claws (2006) -The Amazing Spider-Man (2014) -Amazing Spider-Man: Venom Inc Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Cindy Moon, best known as Silk. Turns out she was bitten by the same radioactive (and magic??) spider that Peter Parker was, except nobody knew about her because she was locked in an underground bunker for 7 years to hide from a guy trying to eat her! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Being replaced with a malfunctioning robot and then getting blown up and they have a whole funeral for the robot before revealing that it was in fact a robot. -Amazing Spider-Man (2014) -Silk (2017) -War of the Realms: New Agents of Atlas (2019) -Agents of Atlas (2019) -Silk 2020??? -Justice League International (1987) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a 1985 DC Comics crossover event that reshaped the whole DC universe. Or, well, turned its multiverse into a universe. It's... a lot. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Crisis on Infinite Earths reading order -Crisis on Infinite Earths on DC Universe -The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015) -The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015b) -Justice League International (1987) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Colleen Wing (who has no superhero name), a martial artist, swordswoman, and private detective who is frequently involved with Misty Knight and the Heroes for Hire. She also leads a small group of the organization The Hand for a while. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Okay, so we did go off on a whole thing about how much Colleen is super white passing, but YES there are a few iterations where she isn't!! There should be more of those. (For example her first appearance (below) was drawn by Larry Hama!) -Marvel Premiere (1972) #19 -Iron Fist (1975) #1 -Power-Man and Iron Fist (1978) -Daughters of the Dragon (2006) -Heroes for Hire (2010) -Shadowland (2010) -Shadowland: Daughters of the Shadow (2010) -Crisis on Infinite Earths (dcuniverse) -Infinity, Inc. -The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal -Strange Adventures (2020) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Mercedes "Misty" Knight, who doesn't really have a super-powered name but she DOES have detective experience, a proficiency in hand-to-hand combat, and a cool metal arm that she uses to fight crime. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Netflix's Luke Cage, Iron Fist, and Defenders -Marvel Premiere (1972) #20 -Marvel Team-Up (1972) #1 -A bit about Misty Knight & Blacksploitation -Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu (1974) #32 -Marvel Team-Up (1972) #64 -Y'all should get gay-married -Shadowland (2010) -Heroes for Hire (2010) -Fearless Defenders (2013) -Hunt for Wolverine: Weapon Lost -Tales of the Green Lantern Corps (1981) -Legends (1986) -Green Lantern Corps (1986) -Justice League International (1987) vol 1 -The Adventure Zone: Petals to the Metal Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about some more notable Green Lanterns such as Simon Baz and Jessica Cruz, as well as a run-down of the other colors of power rings in the Green Lantern mythos! Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -Green Lantern (2011) #13 (Simon Baz) -Justice League (2011) #31 (Jessica Cruz) -Green Lantern: Emerald Knights -Blackest Night (2009) -Guy Gardner Star Sapphire (well, and Red Lantern) -Dark Knights: Death Metal #1 -Lords of Empyre: Emperor Hulkling #1 -Humble Book Bundle: Be the Change Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Guy Gardner, a Green Lantern who is the Shitkicker of the DCU, Warrior, and a Red Lantern. He loses his ring in a bet, learns he has some alien shapeshifter DNA, and gets punched by Batman really hard in the face. Media specifically mentioned in today's episode: -TikTok witches hexing the moon -Green Lantern (1960) #59 -Booster Gold (2007) #2 -Spongebob flying ice cream truck -Justice League International (1987) -Guy Gardner: Warrior (1992) -Green Lantern Corps (2006): Blackest Night -Green Lantern: War of the Green Lanterns -Red Lanterns (2011) #21 (new 52) -Humble Book Bundle: Be The Change Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.