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The Giant Superman Podcast is where Jon M Wilson and Bob Fisher take a look back at the Silver Age of Superman via the giant annual collections published by DC. Giant Superman episodes are published monthly. In this eighth giant episode, Jon and Bob take a look at the first half of the stories from giant Superman Annual 4, published on November 9, 1961. Stories discussed are as follows, with thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics for publication information: "A Doghouse for Superman" William Woolfolk (Writer) Al Plastino (Artist) Reprinted From: Superman #84 (1953) "Superboy Meets Superman" Otto Binder (Writer) Curt Swan (Penciller) John Fischetti (Inker) Reprinted From: Superboy #47 (1956) "The Alien Who Conquered Superman" Bill Finger (Writer) Wayne Boring (Penciller) Stan Kaye (Inker) Reprinted From: Action Comics #165 (1952) "The Bride of Futureman" Jerry Coleman (Writer) Kurt Schaffenberger (Artist) Reprinted From: Superman #121 (1958) Links mentioned in the episode: Superman Forever Radio The New 52 Adventures of Superman Amazing Spider-Man Classics You can email us! But I'm not gonna hot link cuz spammers are evil. So feel free to send your real live missives to giant superman podcast at gmail dot com. Or just comment below, and your comment will appear next time I'm on the site to moderate those same evil spammers. Look forward to the ninth episode, covering the latter half of the fourth annual, on September 30!

The Giant Superman Podcast is where Jon M Wilson and Bob Fisher take a look back at the Silver Age of Superman via the giant annual collections published by DC. Giant Superman episodes are published monthly. In this seventh giant episode, Jon and Bob take a look at the latter stories from giant Superman Annual 3, published on June 22, 1961. Stories discussed are as follows, with thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics for publication information: "The Lady and the Lion" Otto Binder (Writer) Wayne Boring (Penciller) Stan Kaye (Inker) Reprinted From: Action Comics #243 (1958) "The Superman of the Future" Otto Binder (Writer) Curt Swan (Penciller) Stan Kaye (Inker) Reprinted From: Action Comics #256 (1959) "The Oldest Man in Metropolis" Robert Bernstein (Writer) Al Plastino (Artist) Reprinted From: Action Comics #251 (1959) "The Two Faces of Superman" Jerry Coleman (Writer) Kurt Schaffenberger (Artist) Reprinted From: Superman #126 (1959) Links mentioned in the episode: Superman Forever Radio The New 52 Adventures of Superman Secrets of the Fortress of Solitude Awesome back cover poster You can email us! But I'm not gonna hot link cuz spammers are evil. So feel free to send your real live missives to giant superman podcast at gmail dot com. Or just comment below, and your comment will appear next time I'm on the site to moderate those same evil spammers. Look forward to the eighth episode, covering the first half of the fourth annual, on August 31!

The Giant Superman Podcast is where Jon M Wilson and Bob Fisher take a look back at the Silver Age of Superman via the giant annual collections published by DC. Giant Superman episodes are published monthly. In this sixth giant episode, Jon and Bob begin a look at the first stories from giant Superman Annual 3, published on June 22, 1961. Stories discussed are as follows, with thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics for publication information: "The Super-Prisoner of Amazon Island" Otto Binder (Writer) Wayne Boring (Penciller) Stan Kaye (Inker) Reprinted From: Action Comics #235 (1957) "Superman's New Face" (12 pages) Edmond Hamilton (Writer) Wayne Boring (Penciller) Stan Kaye (Inker) Reprinted From: Action Comics #239 (1958) "The Ugly Superman" (9 pages) Kurt Schaffenberger (Artist) Reprinted From: Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #8 (1959) Links mentioned in the episode: Superman Forever Radio The New 52 Adventures of Superman Emailer Dave McElvenney has a blog! And here is his reasoning for using an online persona named after Superman's "big brother" Halk-Kar Supergirl Power Hour, the fun podcast from Cori McCreery and James Lewis about Silver Age Supergirl The song at the end is "The Humans Are Dead," owned by Flight of the Conchords You can email us! But I'm not gonna hot link cuz spammers are evil. So feel free to send your real live missives to giant superman podcast at gmail dot com. Or just comment below, and your comment will appear next time I'm on the site to moderate those same evil spammers. Look forward to the seventh episode, covering the rest of the third annual, on July 31!

The Giant Superman Podcast is where Jon M Wilson and Bob Fisher take a look back at the Silver Age of Superman via the giant annual collections published by DC. Giant Superman episodes are published monthly. In this fifth giant episode, Jon and Bob take a small detour from the Superman annuals to look at the giant Secret Origins, published on November 10, 1960, with thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics for publication information: Superman/Batman: "The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team" Edmond Hamilton (Writer) Dick Sprang (Penciller) Stan Kaye (Inker) Reprinted From: World's Finest Comics #94 (1958) Adam Strange: "Secret of the Eternal City" Gardner F. Fox (Writer) Mike Sekowsky (Penciller) Frank Giacoia (Inker) Reprinted From: Showcase #17 (1958) Green Lantern: "The Planet of Doomed Men" John Broome (Writer) Gil Kane (Penciller) Murphy Anderson (Inker) Reprinted From: Green Lantern #1 (1960) Challengers of the Unknown: "The Secrets of the Sorcerer's Box" Dave Wood (Writer) Jack Kirby (Artist) Reprinted From: Showcase #6 (1957) Green Arrow: "Origin of Green Arrow and Speedy" Wonder Woman: "Secret Origin of Wonder Woman" Robert Kanigher (Writer) Ross Andru (Penciller) Mike Esposito (Inker) Reprinted From: Wonder Woman #105 (1959) Martian Manhunter: "The Strange Experiment of Dr. Erdel" Joe Samachson (Writer) Joe Certa (Artist) Reprinted From: Detective Comics #225 (1955) Flash: "Mystery of the Human Thunderbolt" Robert Kanigher (Writer) Carmine Infantino (Penciller) Joe Kubert (Inker) Reprinted From: Showcase #4 (1956) Look forward to the sixth episode, beginning our coverage of Superman Annual 3, on June 30!

The Giant Superman Podcast is where Jon M Wilson and Bob Fisher take a look back at the Silver Age of Superman via the giant annual collections published by DC. Giant Superman episodes are published monthly. In this fourth giant episode, Jon and Bob finish up their look at the stories from giant Superman Annual 2, published on November 10, 1960, with thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics for publication information: "The Boy of Steel Versus the Thing of Steel" Chap 1. : "The Amazing Bizarro" Chap 2. : "The Runaway Super-Creature" Chap 3. : "The Battle with Bizarro" Otto Binder (Writer) George Papp (Artist) Reprinted From: Superboy #68 (1958) "The Super-Duel in Space" Otto Binder (Writer) Al Plastino (Artist) Reprinted From: Action Comics #242 (1958) Here are some links mentioned in the episode: Superbaby's trip to Earth is illustrated in this map Koko the Gorilla expresses her opinions on climate change in this video from the Daily Mail The Green Goblin's initial plot was discussed by me and friends way back on Amazing Spider-Man Classics episode 10 Look forward to the fifth episode, covering Secret Origins, on May 31!

Here's a mid-month special for you where Jon and Bob are joined by friends to take a look at the latest craze in the world of Superman. It's about as far from the Silver Age as you can get, so apologies on that front, but we hope you enjoy! Joining us are two podcasting greats: Rebecca Johnson from Supergirl Radio and Michael Bailey from Views from the Longbox, From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast, and Radio KAL Live. Many thanks to them, and you should definitely check out their shows! Links mentioned in the episode: Superman Forever Radio Trentus Magnus Punches Reality, featuring a 13-part BvS megaseries talking about Batman and Superman comic, including a 3-part retrospective on Man of Steel Long Play The New 52 Adventures of Superman, with a soon new episode featuring discussion of Superman Vol. 1: Before Truth Captain America project with Michael Bailey still forthcoming, so stay tuned, but it will be a part of Views from the Longbox You can email us now! But I'm not gonna hot link cuz spammers are evil. But feel free to send your real live missives to giant superman podcast at gmail dot com. Or just comment below, and your comment will appear next time I'm on the site to moderate those same evil spammers. Look forward to the fourth regular episode, covering the back half of the second annual, on April 30!

The Giant Superman Podcast is where Jon M Wilson and Bob Fisher take a look back at the Silver Age of Superman via the giant annual collections published by DC. Giant Superman episodes are published monthly. In this third giant episode, Jon and Bob begin a look at the stories from giant Superman Annual 2, published on November 10, 1960, but they only make it halfway through like last time, and that may just be the standard format. Stories discussed are as follows, with thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics for publication information: "The Invulnerable Enemy" Otto Binder (Writer) Wayne Boring (Penciller) Stan Kaye (Inker) Reprinted From: Action Comics #226 (1957) "The Menace of Metallo"Robert Bernstein (Writer) Al Plastino (Artist) Reprinted From: Action Comics #252 (1959) "Titano the Super-Ape"Otto Binder (Writer) Wayne Boring (Penciller) Stan Kaye (Inker) Reprinted From: Superman #127 (1959) "The Thing from 40,000 A.D."Bill Finger (Writer) Wayne Boring (Penciller) Stan Kaye (Inker) Reprinted From: Superman #87 (1954) Links mentioned in the episode: Superman Forever Radio Trentus Magnus Punches Reality, featuring a 13-part BvS megaseries talking about Batman and Superman comic, including a 3-part retrospective on Man of Steel Long Play The New 52 Adventures of Superman, with a soon new episode featuring discussion of the first hardcover of the Truth storyline Captain America project with Michael Bailey still forthcoming, so stay tuned, but it will be a part of Views from the Longbox You can email us now! But I'm not gonna hot link cuz spammers are evil. But feel free to send your real live missives to giant superman podcast at gmail dot com. Or just comment below, and your comment will appear next time I'm on the site to moderate those same evil spammers. Look forward to a special episode on April 15, where Jon and Bob are joined by some friends to share thoughts on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice! And THEN the fourth episode, covering the rest of the second annual, on April 30!

The Giant Superman Podcast is where Jon M Wilson and Bob Fisher take a look back at the Silver Age of Superman via the giant annual collections published by DC. Giant Superman episodes are published monthly. In this second giant episode, Jon and Bob finish up their look at the stories from giant Superman Annual 1, published on June 23, 1960, cuz they only made it halfway through last time. Stories discussed are as follows, with thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics for publication information: "The Execution of Krypto"Otto Binder (Writer) George Papp (Artist) Reprinted From: Superboy #67 (1958) "The Fattest Girl in Metropolis"Otto Binder (Writer) Kurt Schaffenberger (Artist) Reprinted From: Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #5 (1958) "The Super-Brain of Jimmy Olsen"Otto Binder (Writer) Curt Swan (Penciller) Ray Burnley (Inker) Reprinted From: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #22 (1957) "The Super-Key to Fort Superman"Jerry Coleman (Writer) Wayne Boring (Penciller) Stan Kaye (Inker) Reprinted From: Action Comics #241 (1958) Look forward to the third episode, covering the first half of the second annual, on March 31!

The Giant Superman Podcast is where Jon M Wilson and Bob Fisher take a look back at the Silver Age of Superman via the giant annual collections published by DC. Giant Superman episodes are published monthly. In this first giant episode, Jon and Bob set out to take a look at the stories from giant Superman Annual 1, published on June 23, 1960, but they only make it halfway through. Stories discussed are as follows, with thanks to Mike's Amazing World of Comics for publication information: "Superman's First Exploit"Edmond Hamilton (Writer) Wayne Boring (Penciller) Stan Kaye (Inker) Reprinted From: Superman #106 (1956) "The Witch of Metropolis"Otto Binder (Writer) Kurt Schaffenberger (Artist) Reprinted From: Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #1 (1958) "The Supergirl from Krypton"Otto Binder (Writer) Al Plastino (Artist) Reprinted From: Action Comics #252 (1959) "A Visit from Superman's Pal" Otto Binder (Writer) Curt Swan (Penciller) Ray Burnley (Inker) Reprinted From: Superboy #55 (1957) "The Girl in Superman's Past"Bill Finger (Writer) Wayne Boring (Penciller) Stan Kaye (Inker) Reprinted From: Superman #129 (1959) Look forward to the second episode, covering the rest of the annual, on February 29!