Episode#21: Brainiac!

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When ACTION COMICS #866, BRAINIAC: Part 1, was published on Wednesday, June 11, 2008, I thought it would be the perfect time to share about the other major Superman villain. If you would like to explore the character of Brainiac for yourself, you should enjoy the following reprint collections: 
SUPERMAN IN THE FIFTIES
SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF TOMORROW VOL. I 
SUPERMAN: THE BOTTLE CITY OF KANDOR
SHOWCASE PRESENTS:SUPERMAN VOL. I.

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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 #20: Jerry Siegel's Other Artists!

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Jerry Siegel co-created several characters that were originally drawn by comic book artists other than Joe Shuster. They were: THE SPECTRE with Bernard Bailey, THE STAR SPANGLED KID with Hal Sherman, RED, WHITE & BLUE with William Smith, ROBOTMAN with Leo Nowak and Paul Cassidy from his Cleveland Studio. 

Web sites that were great resources for researching this episode topic were: 

www.bailsproject.com 
www.toonpedia.com 
www.lambiek.net 
www.supermanartists.comics.org/superart/supermanart.html. 

A great web site to see photos of the late Leo Nowak and samples of his art is http://entertainment.webshots.com/album/539155811UMfZaW .

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 #19: Happy Father's Day, Jonathan Kent!

Action Comics 507 & 508!

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On this first Father's Day for the Superman Fan Podcast I knew I had to feature a special two-part story: THE MIRACULOUS RETURN OF JONATHAN KENT! from ACTION COMICS #'s 507 & 508, May - June 1980 This episode is full of **SPOILERS**, so if you would like to read this story first, it has been reprinted in the DC Comics trade paperback SUPERMAN IN THE EIGHTIES.

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 #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.