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Today we talk about Simon Williams, who got ionic energy powers to become Wonder Man, almost died, woke up to find his brain was imprinted on an android, died, came back as pure energy, had a crisis, but he's okay now we think.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Avengers (1963) #9, 58, 131-132, 151-182, 187-189, 192-211, 231, 239, 250, 253-255, 302-308, 313-314, 329, 332-333, 345, 347, 675-690
-Giant-Size Avengers (1974) #3
-Avengers Annual (1967) #6, 8-10, 15-16, 18-19, 21
-Defenders (1972) #47-48, 98, 104
-Captain Marvel (1968) #54
-Ms. Marvel (1977) #18
-Iron Man (1968) #114-115, 226, 229, 231, 263, 284, 288, 313
-Marvel Team-Up (1972) #78, 136
-Marvel Two-In-One (1974) #51, 78, 92, 96
-Marvel Premiere (1972) #55
-Incredible Hulk (1962) #278-279, 316, 320-323, 380
-Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1982) #3
-Thing (1983) #5-6
-West Coast Avengers (1984)
-Iron Man Annual (1976) #7
-Beauty and the Beast (1985) #1
-West Coast Avengers (1985)
-Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985) #2, 12
-Wonder Man (1986) #1
-Fantastic Four (1961) #293-294, 304, 315, 322, 333, 367-370, 556, 562
-West Coast Avengers Annual (1986)
-Solo Avengers (1987) #1, 8, 12-13
-Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #22
-Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #38-45, 119
-Avengers Spotlight (1989) #28-30, 32, 38
-Quasar (1989) #11-12, 28-29, 32-33, 38-39
-Marvel Super Heroes (1990) #4, 9
-Excalibur (1988) #37-39
-Damage Control (1991) #3-4
-Wonder Man (1991)
-Thor (1966) #445-446
-Infinity War (1992)
-Cage (1992) #6-8
-Infinity Crusade (1993)
-Silver Surfer (1987) #85
-Scarlet Witch (1994) #1, 4
-Force Works (1994) #1, 4
-Tales of the Marvels: Wonder Years (1995) (tpb)
-Avengers (1998) #2-59, 501-503
-Cable (1993) #66-68
-Thunderbolts (1997) #25, 34, 42-44, 55-57, 65, 107, 125
-Avengers Forever (1998) #8, 11-12
-Galactus the Devourer (1999)
-Avengers Two: Wonder Man and Beast (2000) (reprint)
-Avengers: The Ultron Imperative (2001) #1
-The Order (2002) #3, 5-6
-Marvel Universe: The End (2003) #5
-Avengers Finale (2004) #1
-House of M (2005) #1-2, 8
-The Thing (2005) #1, 6, 8
-Civil War (2006) #3-4, 6-7
-Civil War: Front Line (2006) #4-8
-Ms. Marvel (2006) #6-8, 12-17, 21-25, 27
-New Avengers (2004) #24, 28-30, 34-36, 38, 40-41, 51, Annual 3
-Wonder Man (2006)
-Ms. Marvel Special (2007) #1
-The Mighty Avengers (2007) #1-9, 11, 14, 20
-Avengers: The Initiative (2007) #1-4, Annual 1, 8, 11-12
-Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America (2007) #2, 5
-World War Hulk (2007) #1-2, 5
-Giant Size Avengers (2007) #1
-Incredible Hercules (2008) #113-114
-Avengers Classic (2007) #9
-World War Hulk: Aftersmash! - Damage Control (2008) #2
-Secret Invasion (2008) #1-2, 4, 6-8
-Avengers/Invaders (2008) #2, 4-8, 12
-Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust? (2008) #1
-Dark Reign: Lethal Legion (2009)
-War Machine (2008) #8-10
-Avengers (2010) #1-2, 7, 25, 31-32, 34
-Avengers: The Children's Crusade (2010) #3-9
-New Avengers Annual (2011) #1
-Avengers Annual (2012) #1
-Hulk Smash Avengers (2011) #4-5
-Uncanny Avengers (2012) #5, 7, 9-13, Annual 1, 21, 23
-A+X (2012) #12
-Avengers Assemble (2012) #20
-Vision (2015) #&, 11
-Uncanny Avengers (2015) #22-23, 27-28, 30
-Secret Empire (2017) #1-2, 5, 7
-Secret Empire: Brave New World (2017) #2
-Occupy Avengers (2016) #8
-Secret Warriors (2017) #5
-Avengers (2016) #675-690
-War of the Realms: Journey into Mystery (2019)
-Tony Stark: Iron Man (2018) #15-19
-Empyre: Avengers (2020)
-Invincible Iron Man (2022) #6
-Avengers Unlimited Infinity Comic (2022) #55-57
-X-Force (2019) #49-50

-Incredible Hercules Complete Collection Vol. 1
-Absolute Power (June/July titles)

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Today we talk about Toyman, Winslow Schott and his various robotic duplicates, Jack Nimball, and Hiro Okamura (our favorite because he's a lonely genius teen).

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-Action Comics (1938) #64, 85, 432, 454, 561, 657, 685, 865, 873-874, 976, 978
-Superman (1938) #27, 32, 44, 47, 49, 60, 63, 88, 182, 299, 305-306, 666, 682
-World's Finest Comics (1941) #20, 159, 173-174, 227
-Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (1954) #9
-DC Comics Presents (1978) #39, 67
-Blue Devil (1984) #24
-Superman (1986) #13, 84-85, 98, 146-147, 177
-Adventures of Superman (1987) #475, 508, 644
-Robin (1993) #35-37
-DCU Holiday Bash III (1998) #1
-Superman/Batman (2003) #6-7, 20, 26, 45, 49
-The Flash (1987) #221-222
-Lex Luthor: Man of Steel (2005) #4-5
-Superman Confidential (2006) #12-14
-World's Finest (2009)
-Supergirl (2005) #58
-Adventures of Superman (2013) Chapter 5, 25-27, 34-36
-Batman/Superman (2013) #5-7, 9, 16-17
-Action Comics (2011) #36-39
-Convergence: Detective Comics (2015) #1
-Superman (2011) #42
-Dark Nights; Metal (2017) #1
-Man of Steel (2018) #2
-New Year's Evil (2020) #1
-Superman: Villains (2020) #1
-DC Cybernetic Summer (2020)
-Batman: Gotham Nights (2020) #22
-Batman: Urban Legends (2021) #2
-Checkmate (2021) #3
-Deathstroke Inc. (2021) #1-7
-Robin & Batman (2021) #2
-Batman (2016) #131-134
-WildC.A.T.s (2022) #6
-Superman (2023) Annual #1

-Incredible Hercules: Complete Collection vol. 1
-Rise of the Powers of X (2024) #5
-X-Men: Forever (2024)
-X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse (2024) #1
-My Adventures with Superman (a.k.a. the supermanime)

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Today we talk about Anthony Ivo, who is obsessed with immortality but probably most notable for his creation of the Amazo robot which can absorb and use super powers.

Today's mentioned & relevant media:
-The Brave and the Bold (1955) #30
-The Flash (1959) #158
-Action Comics (1938) #480-483
-Justice League of America (1960) #218, 258-261
-Justice League Quarterly (1990) #5
-JLA (1996) #5, 83
-Hourman (1999) #1-2
-Justice League of America (2006) #2-7, 25
-JLA: Classified (2004) #38-39, 41, 44
-Salvation Run (2007) #3
-Justice Leage: Generation Lost (2010) #11, 15, 17-19, 22-23
-Power Girl (2009) #19-20
-Supergirl (2005) #65-67
-Justice League (2011) #3, 6, 23, 23.4: Secret Society
-Justice League of America (2013) #1-2, 4-5
-Justice League (2018) #13, 27
-WILDC.A.T.S (2022) #2
-Batman/Superman: World's Finest (2022) #14-15

-Star Trek: Celebrations
-DC Pride 2024
-Barda by Ngozi Ukazu
-X-Men: The Wedding Special (2024) #1
-The Boy Wonder (2024) #2

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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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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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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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