Episode #18: The Mystery Of The Superman Sketch!

Joe Shuster Superman sketch!

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A woman finds a Superman sketch at her mother's home. It is autographed to her father and signed by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. How did her father receive the sketch; and are the signatures authentic? This was a segment of an episode on the PBS series HISTORY DETECTIVES. It appeared during its fourth season on episode 11. To view a transcript of this episode for yourself go to: http://www-tc.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/pdf/411_superman.pdf .

Expanded show notes can be found at http://supermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com . Send e-mail to supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com .

MY PULL LIST is my spoiler free comic book review blog of the titles I read every week. It can be found at http://mypulllist.blogspot.com . Send e-mail about this blog to mypulllist@gmail.com .

Superman and all related characters are trademark and copyright DC Comics.

Thanks for listening to this episode of the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Episode #17: The Siegel And Shuster Cleveland Studio!

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In this episode I feature the artists who helped Joe Shuster produce the many Superman stories and the Superman comic strip until the late 1940's, when Siegel and Shuster were fired by DC Comics.

Expanded show notes can be found at http://supermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com . Send e-mail to supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com .

MY PULL LIST is my spoiler free comic book review blog of the titles I read every week. It can be found at http://mypulllist.blogspot.com . Send e-mail about this blog to supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com .

Superman and all related characters are trademark and copyright DC Comics.

Thanks for listening to this episode of the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Episode #16: Superboy's Pal, Pete Ross!

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Pete Ross was a minor character in Superman lore, mostly as a teen in Smallville. But he holds the distinction of being the only one of Clark Kent's friends to discover his secret identity, and keep the secret even from him (at least in the silver age). 

Expanded show notes can be found at http://supermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com . Send e-mail to supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com . 

MY PULL LIST is myu spoiler free comic book review blog of the titles I read every week. It can be found at http://mypulllist.blogspot.com . Send e-mail about this blog to mypulllist@gmail.com . 

Superman and all related characters are trademark and copyright DC Comics. 

Thanks for listening to this episode of the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Episode #15: Superman And The Legion Of Super-Heroes!

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After not having recorded a podcast for three weeks, I'm back after taking a week of vacation to attend my son's graduation from Marine Corps boot camp. During the first half of the episode I talk about Family Day and my son's boot camp graduation. Then I share my thoughts about the recently concluded story from ACTION COMICS #858-863, and epilogue issue #864.

Expanded show notes can be found at http://supermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com . Send e-mail to supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com .

MY PULL LLIST is my spoiler free comic book review blog of the titles I read every week. It can be found at http://mypulllist.blogspot.com . Send e-mail about this blog to mypulllist@gmail.com .

Superman and all related characters are trademark and copyright DC Comics.

Thanks for listening to SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Episode #14: Happy Birthday, Sheldon Moldoff!

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Sheldon Moldoff was born on April 14, 1920. Another important date in Superman history this week was April 18, which was the 70th anniversary of the publication of ACTION COMICS #1, in 1938! A great interview and source for this podcast was an interview Roy Thomas did for ALTER EGO magazine at: www.twomorrows.com/alterego/articles/04moldoff.html . 

Expanded show notes can be found at http://supermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com . Send e-mail to supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com . 

MY PULL LIST is my spoiler free comic book review blog of the titles I read every week. It can be found at http://mypulllist.blogspot.com . Send e-mail about this blog to mypulllist@gmail.com . 

Superman and all related characters are trademark and copyright DC Comics. 

Thanks for listening to SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Episode #13: Jim Mooney: 1919 - 2008

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Jim Mooney passed away on Sunday, March 30, 2008. He was the main Supergirl artist in the 1960's, during a long career that extended from the early 1940's almost to a few years before his death. I share some of his thoughts on some of the characters he drew and the people he worked with, as well as some links to online articles and interviews with the artist. Then I give a preview of upcoming episodes for the next two weeks. 

Links of interest about Jim Mooney: www.newsfromme.com/archives/2008_03_31.html#015013 www.adelaidecomicsandbooks.com/mooney.html www.twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/articles/07mooney.html . 

Expanded show notes can be found at http://supermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com . Send e-mail to supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com . 

MY PULL LIST is my spoiler free comic book review blog of the titles I read every week. It can be found at http://mypulllist.blogspot.com . Send e-mail about this blog to mypulllist@gmail.com . 

Superman and all related characters are trademark and copyright DC Comics. 

Thanks for listening to SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Episode #12: THE NIGHT OF MARCH 31ST!

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On this first April Fool's Day episode of SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST, I feature an actual story I first read in the trade paperback THE GREATEST SUPERMAN STORIES EVER TOLD (1987). It story was originally published in SUPERMAN #145. If you would like to read it and enjoy it for yourself before you listen to this episode, be my guest. The story is a lot of fun! To read more about this story go to the following links: 
sacomics.blogspot.com. Go to the blog for Friday, March 31, 2006. www.hembeck.com/WordsAboutPictures/NightofMarch31st.htm . 

Expanded show notes can be found at http://supermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com . Send e-mail to supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com . 

MY PULL LIST is my spoiler free comic book review blog of the titles I read every week. It can be found at http://mypulllist.blogspot.com . Send e-mail about this blog to mypulllist@gmail.com . 

Superman and all related characters are trademark and copyright DC Comics. 

Thanks for listening to SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.