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Here at Capes and Japes we want to share the love we have for comics in a fun and accessible way

    Thomas Oscar Morrow

    Thomas Oscar Morrow

    Today we talk about Thomas Oscar Morrow, who with a name like T.O. Morrow was always destined to get into some time travel nonsense like building a machine to see the future or inventing... weather robots?

    Today's mentioned & relevant media:
    -The Flash (1959) #143
    -Justice League of America (1960) #64-65, 105-106, 192-193
    -World's Finest Comics (1941) #265-268
    -Red Tornado (1985)
    -Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) #8-10
    -The Flash (1987) #19, 61
    -JLA (1996) #5, 27
    -52 (2006) #2, 6, 10, 14, 23-26, 29, 38-39, 46-51
    -Metal Men (2007)
    -Trinity (2008) #28-29
    -Wonder Woman (2006) #26-27, 30-34
    -Booster Gold (2007) #22-25
    -Red Tornado (2009)
    -Justice League (2011) #2
    -Forever Evil (2013) #2-3
    -Secret Origins (2014) #5
    -Cyborg (2015) #1-8
    -Legends of Tomorrow (2016) #2-3
    -Cyborg (2016) Rebirth, #1-6, 9-10, 18
    -Dark Knights Rising: The Wild Hunt (2018) #1
    -Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) #16-17
    -Titans (2023) #10-11

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    • 45 min
    Rex Mason

    Rex Mason

    Today we talk about Rex Mason, also known as Metamorpho since he can transform his body into different elements ever since his run-in with a radioactive meteorite.

    Today's mentioned & relevant media:
    -The Brave and the Bold (1955) #57-58, 66, 68, 101, 123, 154, 200
    -Showcase Presents: Metamorpho
    -Justice League of America (1960) #42, 44, 100-102
    -Action Comics (1938) #413-418, 675, 879
    -World's Finest (1941) #217-220, 224, 226, 228-229, 300, 302
    -DC Comics Presents (1978) #40, 83
    -Batman and the Outsiders (1983)
    -Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985)
    -The Outsiders (1985)
    -Adventures of the Outsiders (1986) #33-45
    -Invasion! (1989) #3
    -Justice League International (1987) #24
    -Justice League Europe (1989)
    -Animal Man (1988) #16, 20
    -Justice League America (1987) #32, 53-60, 90, 0, 93-94, 97-98, 100-113, Annual 4
    -Doctor Fate (1988) #15
    -Justice League Quarterly (1990) #3-5, 7, 12
    -Justice League International (1993)
    -Metamorpho (1993)
    -Justice League Task Force (1993) #13-15
    -Outsiders (1993) #20, 24
    -JLA (1996) #1, 5, 52
    -JLA: Year one (1997) #2, 11-12
    -Silver Age: Showcase (2000) #1
    -Doom Patrol (2001) #4-6
    -JLA/JSA Secret Files (2002) #1
    -Birds of Prey (1998) #51-55, 108
    -Outsiders (2003) #6-7, 12, 26-28, 34-44, 47-50
    -Doom Patrol (2004) #9-12, 16-18
    -52 (2006) #1, 3-4, 13-14, 35, 50
    -Checkmate (2006) #13-15, 24
    -Outsiders: Five of a Kind (2007)
    -Batman and the Outsiders (2007)/Outsiders (2009)
    -Metamorpho: Year One (2007)
    -The Brave and the Bold (2007) #8, 10-12, 15
    -Trinity (2008) #11, 13-16, 18, 39-40, 52
    -Wednesday Comics (2009)
    -Batman: Streets of Gotham (2009) #2-3, 13-14
    -Halloween Special '09
    -Convergence: Batman and the Outsiders (2015)
    -Legends of Tomorrow (2016)
    -The Terrifics (2018)
    -Superman Giant (2018) #1-6, 7-16
    -Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (2019) #1, 3-6, 8, 11
    -Dark Nights: Death Metal (2020) #3, 5-7
    -Batman: Urban Legends (2021) #1-3, 8-9, 18-19, 22
    -Danger Street (2022) #1, 3, 9-12
    -Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) #13-17, Annual 1

    -Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) vol 3: Elementary
    -Clark & Lex

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    • 52 min
    Longshot

    Longshot

    Today we talk about Longshot who is a guy created specifically to fight in a gladiator ring with Luck powers but he can NOT stop getting his memory erased.

    Today's mentioned & relevant media:
    -Longshot (1985)
    -X-Men Annual (1970) #10-13, 16
    -Fantastic Four vs The X-Men (1987)
    -Uncanny X-Men (1963) #215-248
    -Mephisto Vs. (1987) #3-4
    -Incredible Hulk (1962) #340
    -X-Factor (1986) #38-39
    -Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #16
    -X-Men (1991) #5-7, 10-11
    -X-Factor Annual (1986) #7
    -X-Force Annual (1992) #1
    -Wolverine (1988) #102.5
    -X-Force (1991) #59-61
    -Marvel Fanfare (1996) #4-5
    -X-Men Unlimited (1993) #32
    -Exiles (2001) #19, 74-99; Annual 1
    -X-Men: Die by the Sword (2007) #2, 4-5
    -X-Factor (2005) #35-50, 200-259
    -Nation X: X-Factor (2010) #1
    -Longshot Saves the Marvel Universe (2013)
    -All-New X-Factor (2014) #16-17
    -X-Men: Blue (2017) #13-15
    -Cable (2017) #150-154
    -X-Men: Gold (2017) #14-15
    -Domino (2018) #9-10
    -X-Men Legends (2022) #3-4

    -Marvel announces Dazzler solo series
    -Books of Magic (2018)
    -X-Men Forever (2024) #3
    -The Boy Wonder (2024) #1

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    • 58 min
    Alison Blaire

    Alison Blaire

    Today we talk about Alison Blaire, best known as Dazzler, a singer who can also turn sound into light thanks to her mutant powers. Very useful for stage presence and also a little bit of X-men shenanigans!

    Today's mentioned & relevant media:
    -Uncanny X-Men (1963) #130-131, 148, 210-251, 259-260, 392-393, 502-534, 541-542, 600
    -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #203
    -Fantastic Four (1961) #217
    -Dazzler (1981)
    -Avengers (1963) #211, 221
    -Marvel Team-Up (1972) #109
    -X-Men: Beauty & The Beast (1984)
    -New Mutants (1983) #29-31, 42
    -Secret Wars II (1985) #1, 4, 8-9
    -Fantastic Four Vs. X-Men (1987)
    -X-Men Vs. Avengers (1987)
    -Mephisto Vs. (1987) #3-4
    -X-Men Annual (1970) #11-13
    -Strange Tales (1987) #9
    -Marvel Fanfare (1982) #38
    -X-Factor (1986) #38-39
    -X-Men (1991) #5-7, 10-11, 47, 112-113
    -Wolverine (1988) #102.5
    -X-Force (1991) #60-61
    -X-Men Unlimited (1993) #32
    -Deadpool (1997) #67
    -House of M (2005) #2
    -New Excalibur (2005)
    -X-Men: Die by the Sword (2007)
    -X-Men Legacy (2008) #215-216, 220, 227, 250
    -X-Men: Manifest Destiny (2008) #5
    -Wolverine: First Class (2008) #16
    -Hulk Team-Up (2009) #1
    -X-Force (2008) #21-23, 25
    -Nation X (2009) #1-2
    -Nation X: X-Factor (2010) #1
    -X-Men: Second Coming (2010)
    -X-Men: Hellbound (2010)
    -Dazzler (2010)
    -X-Men: Curse of the Mutants - Storm & Gambit (2010) #1
    -X-Men: Curse of the Mutants - X-Men Vs. Vampires (2010) #1
    -X-Men: To Serve and Protect (2010) #4
    -X-Men Giant-Size (2011) #1
    -Wolverine: The Best There Is (2010) #7, 10-12
    -Iron Age (2011) #3
    -Iron Age: Omega (2010) #1
    -X-Men: Regenesis (2011) #1
    -Uncanny X-Men (2011) #1, 12
    -X-Treme X-Men (2012)
    -X-Men: X-Termination (2013)
    -X-Factor (2005) #259
    -All-New X-Men (2012) #15, 18, 31
    -Deadpool (2012) #29-32
    -All-New All-Different Avengers (2015) #0
    -A-Force (2016)
    -IVX (2016) #0-1
    -Cage! (2016) #3-4
    -Domino (2018) #1-2
    -Dazzler: X-Song (2018)
    -Astonishing X-Men (2017) #14-17
    -Age of X-Man (2019)
    -Marvel Comics (2019) #1001
    -X-Force (2019) #9, 12, 43
    -X-Factor (2020) #7, 9
    -Way of X (2021)
    -Deadpool: Black, White & Blood (2021) #2
    -X-Men: The Onslaught Revelation (2021) #1
    -X-Terminators (2022)
    -X-Men: Hellfire Gala Last Rites Infinity Comic (2023) #1
    -X-Men: Hellfire Gala (2023)
    -Dead X-Men (2024)
    -Rise of the Powers of X (2024) #2, 4
    -X-Men: Forever (2024) #2

    -Part of the FCBD preview of Barda
    -Free Comic Book Day list
    -The Boy Wonder announcement

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    • 1 hr 5 min
    Cain Marko

    Cain Marko

    Today we talk about Cain Marko, best known as the Juggernaut, who despite being the step-brother of one of the most well known mutants actually gets his powers from a magic rock.

    Today's mentioned & relevant media:
    -Uncanny X-Men (1963) #12-13, 31-33, 46, 101-103, 107, 122, 124, 183, 194, 217-218, 232, 322, 333-334. 361, 369, 410-436, 442, 444, 460-461, 540-542, 600
    -Doctor Strange (1968) #182
    -Amazing Adventures (1970) #16
    -Incredible Hulk (1962) #172, 393, 402-404, 456-457, 601-602
    -Spider-Woman (1978) #37-38
    -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #229-230, 500, 574, 627-629, 700
    -Marvel Team-Up (1972) #150
    -Excalibur (1988) #3
    -Thor (1966) #411-412, 428-429
    -X-Force (1991) #2-5, 30-31
    -Spider-Man (1990) #16, 84
    -Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #44
    -Deadpool: The Circle Chase (1993) #1-2
    -Venom: The Madness (1993)
    -Deadpool (1994)
    -X-Men (1991) #42-44, 53-54, 70, 88, 157-164
    -Wolverine (1988) #93
    -X-Men Unlimited (1993) #12-13, 40, 44
    -Thor (1998) #17
    -Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #11
    -Juggernaut: The Eighth Day (1999) #1
    -Avengers (1998) #24-25
    -Generation X (1994) #60-61
    -Deadpool (1997) #61
    -Exiles (2001) #28-30, 46
    -Identity Disc (2004)
    -X-Men Unlimited (2004) #4
    -New Excalibur (2005)
    -World War Hulk: X-Men (2007) #2-3
    -X-Men Legacy (2008) #211, 219
    -Marvel 1985 (2008) #2
    -X-Men: Manifest Destiny (2008) #2
    -Thunderbolts (2006) #144-163.1
    -Avengers Academy (2010) #3-4
    -Fear Itself (2010)
    -Fear Itself: The Worthy (2011)
    -Dark Avengers (2012) #180-183
    -Amazing X-Men (2013) #15-19
    -X-Men: Blue (2017) #1
    -Iceman (2017) #5
    -Uncanny Avengers (2015) #28-29
    -Thor (2018) #1
    -Venom Annual (2018) #1
    -X-Men: Black - Juggernaut (2018) #1
    -Uncanny X-Men (2018) #16-21
    -Punisher Kill Krew (2019) #2-5
    -Amazing Spider-Man: The Sins of Norman Osborn (2020) #1
    -The Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #49, 56
    -Juggernaut (2020)
    -Savage Avengers (2019) #14-16, 26-28
    -Wolverine: Black, White & Blood (2020) #3
    -X-Men Unlimited Infinity Comic (2021) #13-20, 100, 105
    -Legion of X (2022)
    -Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood (2022) #2
    -X-Men: Before The Fall - Sons Of X (2023) #1
    -Rogue & Gambit (2023) #3-5
    -X-Men: Hellfire Gala Last Rites Infinity Comic (2023) #1
    -X-Men: Hellfire Gala (2023) #1
    -X-Force (2019) #43
    -X-Men (2021) #27-28
    -Fall of the House of X (2024)

    -Candela Obscura: Circle of the Crimson Mirror
    -Rise of the Powers of X (2024) #4
    -Dead Boy Detectives netflix

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    • 1 hr
    May Parker

    May Parker

    Today we talk about May Parker, an alternate-universe daughter of Spider-Man who has gone by both Spider-Girl and Spider-Woman but is perhaps best known by her nickname Mayday.

    Today's mentioned & relevant media:
    -What If? (1989) #105
    -Spider-Girl (1998)
    -J2 (1998) #7
    -Spider-Girl Annual (1999) #1
    -Fantastic Five (1999) #3
    -Spider-Girl Presents: The Buzz (2000)
    -Last Hero Standing (2005)
    -Spider-Man Family (2005)
    -Last Planet Standing (2006)
    -Amazing Spider-Girl (2006)
    -Avengers Next (2006)
    -American Dream (2008) #4-5
    -Amazing Spider-Man Family (2008) #1-3
    -Spectacular Spider-Girl (2009)
    -Spectacular Spider-Girl (2010)
    -Spider-Girl: The End! (2010)
    -The Amazing Spider-Man (2014) #8-15
    -Spider-Verse (2014) #1
    -Spider-Verse Team-Up (2014) #3
    -Spider-Island (2015)
    -Web Warriors (2015)
    -Edge of Spider-Geddon (2018) #1
    -Spider-Geddon (2018)
    -SUPERIOR OCTOPUS 1 (2018) #1
    -Spider-Girls (2018)
    -Spider-Verse Unlimited Infinity Comic (2022) #26-29
    -Spider-Man (2022) #1-7
    -Edge of Spider-Verse (2023) #4

    -Dead Boy Detectives omnibus
    -Nightwing (2016) #113 Discowing Variant
    -DC Vault: A Death in the Family: Robin Lives #1 article

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    • 1 hr 3 min

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