DC SpecialCast

Paul Kien
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Paul Kien and a guest talk Bronze Age DC "Special" Comics!

  1. FEB 1

    DC SpecialCast #14 – Love 1971

    It’s February, and nothing warms the heart more than a great love story! So, join Siskoid and Paul as they discuss Super DC Giant S-21 – Love 1971! This comic has some great stories and beautiful art to go along with its stunning cover. Plus, don’t miss the next installment of Catch Ya Later, Calculator with Shawn M. Myers! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/sep150488/weird-love-that-is-the-way-i-like-it-hc-vol-02 https://www.instocktrades.com/products/sep231195/barnstormers-ballad-of-love-murder-tp-(c-0-1-2) Check out Charlie Armentano’s Website: https://charlesarmentanoart.com/ And don’t forget Siskoid’s blog: siskoid.blogspot.com Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at dcspecialcast@gmail.com Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  2. JAN 4

    DC SpecialCast #13 – Wanted! The World’s Most Dangerous Villains!

    Happy New Year! And what better way to ring in 2026 than to thrill to some classic yarns featuring some of DC’s vilest villains? Join Paul Kien and his guest Peter Watson as they discuss DC Special #14 – Wanted! The World’s Most Dangerous Villains! Listen as they discuss tales starring the Penguin, Toyman, Captain Cold and the debut of Heatwave! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/apr230949/thunderbolts-epic-coll-tp-vol-01-justice-like-lightning https://www.instocktrades.com/products/dec237190/absolute-all-star-superman-hc-(2024-edition) https://www.instocktrades.com/products/nov237828/all-star-superman-tp-(dc-compact-comics-edition) Martin Gray’s review of the Wanted Hardcover: https://dangermart.blog/2020/04/05/dcs-wanted-the-worlds-most-dangerous-super-villains-review/ Some info on William Woolfolk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Woolfolk https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=216 https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=98_55&products_id=1406 Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at dcspecialcast@gmail.com Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  3. 12/07/2025

    DC SpecialCast 12.1 - Announcing the Monthly Planet! (and 2026 Promo)

    Our Bat-Nephew Isamu Hideaki-Yukinori created this awesome announcement that we had to share!  What an awesome surprise! Thanks Isamu - you are the greatest!

  4. 12/07/2025

    DC SpecialCast #12 – Super-Star Holiday Special!

    It’s a holiday spectacular at the Fire and Water Podcast Network!  Join Paul Kien, Ryan Daly, Rob Kelly, Brett Young, Chris Franklin, and Shawn M.  Myers as we discuss DC Special Series #21 – The DC Super-Star Holiday Special!  Follow the Christmas Star for tales starring Batman, Jonah Hex, Sgt. Rock, the Legion of Super-Heroes and DC’s mystery title hosts!  We hope you and your family and loved ones have a happy, healthy, and safe Holiday Season – and it starts with this podcast! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/aug131308/walt-disney-donald-duck-hc-xmas-box-set- https://www.instocktrades.com/products/dec221457/michael-golden-marvel-stories-artist-ed-hc-(c-0-1-2) https://www.instocktrades.com/products/sep191955/island-of-misfit-toys-gn Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at dcspecialcast@gmail.com Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  5. 11/02/2025

    DC SpecialCast #11 – Danger: Dinosaurs At Large!

    Watch out – here come the dinosaurs! This month, Martin Gray joins Paul to discuss the classic DC Special #27 from 1977 – Danger: Dinosaurs at Large! by the awesome team of Bob Rozakis, Rich Buckler, and Joe Rubinstein. Starring Captain Comet and Tommy Tomorrow vs. Chronos and Tyranno Rex! Who? Well, you’ll just have to listen to find out!  Also – careful where you step – you never know what these dinos leave behind! Check out Martin’s blog at https://dangermart.blog/ This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/mar257222/dc-finest-science-fiction-the-gorilla-world-tp https://www.instocktrades.com/products/may257251/dc-finest-hawkman-wings-across-time-tp For more info on Tommy Tomorrow, check out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_Tomorrow https://www.toonopedia.com/tomorrow.htm https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/character.php?page=appearances&characterid=123 Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at dcspecialcast@gmail.com Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  6. 10/05/2025

    DC SpecialCast #10 – Ghosts!

    Happy Halloween Month!  This month, DC SpecialCast is getting in on the spooky fun by reviewing DC Special Series #7 from 1978 – The Ghosts Special!  And who else could be Paul’s guest, but the host of the House of Franklinstein himself, Chris Franklin!  Join us … if you dare! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/feb257244/dc-finest-superman-kryptonite-nevermore-tp https://www.instocktrades.com/products/may227166/house-of-mystery-the-bronze-age-omnibus-hc-vol-03 For Leo Dorfman and Ghosts, check out: https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=221 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Dorfman https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=98_54&products_id=1001 Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at dcspecialcast@gmail.com Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  7. 09/07/2025

    DC SpecialCast #9 – Secret Origins of Doctor Fate, Black Canary, and Lightray!

    G’Day, Mate! This month, Paul welcomes Australian podcaster Brento3000 to DC SpecialCast! Our Patreon supporters spoke, and we listened!  Brent and Paul cover DC Special Series #10: Secret Origins of Super-Heroes! This comic has origins of Doctor Fate, Black Canary, and Lightray. We had a great time talking about it and Australian reprints of American comics, so give it a listen! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/dec207095/black-canary-bird-of-prey-tp https://www.instocktrades.com/products/feb257256/doctor-fate-by-jm-dematteis-tp For Australian reprints, check out: https://ausreprints.net.au/issue/1509/9430 For Mike Vosburg: https://vozart.com/ And for the Secret Origins episode originally covering this comic: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/secret-origins-redux-1-doctor-fate-lightray-and-black-canary/ Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at dcspecialcast@gmail.com Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  8. 08/03/2025

    DC SpecialCast #8 – Enemy Ace!

    This month, Paul welcomes frequent network guest Captain Entropy to the show.  They discuss DC Special #26 from 1977 starring Enemy Ace!  Tune in for an entertaining combo of WWI aerial action and somber brooding!  Plus a wolf! This month’s instocktrades.com selections: https://www.instocktrades.com/products/sep247462/atlas-comics-library-hc-no-4-war-comics-vol-1-(mr) https://www.instocktrades.com/products/aug247336/gi-joe-a-real-american-hero-compendium-tp-book-01-book-market-andy-kubert-brad-anderson-cvr Have a question or comment?  Have a specific issue you love and want to talk to us about it?  Have a favorite issue and want to be a guest?  E-mail us at dcspecialcast@gmail.com Follow us on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/dcspecialcast.bsky.social Subscribe to DC SpecialCast: Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-specialcast/id1781264740 Don’t use Apple Podcasts? Use this link for your podcast catcher: http://feeds.feedburner.com/dcspecialcast Also available on Spotify, Audible, and Amazon Music This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK: Fire & Water website: https://fireandwaterpodcast.com Fire & Water Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FWPodcastNetwork Fire & Water on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/fwpodcasts.bsky.social Fire & Water Podcast Network on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fwpodcasts "Cloud Dancer " Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Paul Kien and a guest talk Bronze Age DC "Special" Comics!

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  • Creator
    Paul Kien
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026DC SpecialCast
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    DC SpecialCast