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ré·su·mé [rez-oo-mey, rez-oo-mey] noun1. a summing up; summary. 2. a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience, as that prepared by an applicant for a job.

In Comic Reader Résumé, I use Mike’s Amazing World of Comics to travel back through time via his virtual newsstand to the genesis point of my lifelong collecting of comics. From there, I can offer a “work history” of my fandom through my active purchasing of (relatively) new comic books beginning in January of 1982, when my interest in the medium went from sporadic and unformed to routine on through compulsive accumulation. To streamline the narrative and keep the subjects at least remotely contemporaneous, I will not generally be discussing what we call back issues: books bought long after their publication date. Sometimes, I will cover a book published on a given month that I picked up within a year or so that date, and I give myself an especially wide berth on this aspect in the first couple of “origins” episodes. We’ll get more rigidly on point as my memories crystallize and my “hobby” spirals out of control into the defining characteristic of my life (eventually outpacing squalor and competing neuroses.) It’s part personal biography, part industry history, and admittedly totally self-indulgent on my part.
This episode includes Alpha Flight #41, Amazing Spider-Man #283-284, Animax #1, Batman #402, Chuck Norris: Karate Kommandos #1, Classic X-Men #4, D.P. 7 #2, Daredevil #238, Defenders of the Earth #1, Elfquest #17, G.I. Joe a Real American Hero #54, Groo the Wanderer #22, Howard the Duck: The Movie #1, Justice #2, Mark Hazzard: Merc #2-3, Marvel Saga #12-13, Mighty Thor #374, The 'Nam #1, Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Deluxe Edition #13, Power Pack #27, Psi-Force #3, Strikeforce: Morituri #2, Super Powers #4, Uncanny X-Men #212, X-Factor #11, X-Men Annual #10, and more!
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• 1st Week of September, 1986
• 2nd Week of September, 1986
• 3rd Week of September, 1986
• 4th Week of September, 1986
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Rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence and mild language.

TARGETS:
              Billy Hynes                             Illegal Machine

• The Enemy Within #1 by Ian Edginton & Vince Giarrano 00:00:36
• Billy & Arnie 00:09:56
• The Terminator: The Enemy Within #2 00:14:23
• Billy & The Terminator 00:19:08
• The Terminator: The Enemy Within #3 00:29:01
• The Terminator: The Enemy Within #4 00:33:04
• The Terminator: The Enemy Within TPB (1992) 00:39:55
• Terminal Cases 00:48:43
• San Diego Comic-Con Comics #1-3 00:53:30
• Dark Horse Comics #1-3 (1992) 00:55:55
• Prime Suspect #1 by John Arcudi & John Paul Leon 00:57:49
• Robocop: Prime Suspect #2 / Ill Mac on Robocop 00:59:59
• Robocop: Prime Suspect #3 01:07:01
• Robocop: Prime Suspect #4 01:08:53
• Robocop: Prime Suspect TPB (1993) 01:11:00
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GENERAL AUDIENCES

BY THE COMIC BOOK ADAPTATION ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC.
Rated PG-13 for sci-fi violence and mild language.

TARGET:
José Fixit

• Amazing Heroes Preview Special #170 (1989) 00:01:40
• Wizard’s Alex Ross: Millennium Edition Special (1999) 00:03:42
• Cybernetic Childhood of Mr. Fixit 00:05:27
• Now What?! 00:13:50
• Prelude: The Terminator #13 (1989) 00:21:25
• Introduction by Brandon Graham (2013) 00:26:59
• Terminator: The Burning Earth #1 (1990) 00:30:22
• The Burning Earth #2 / Introduction by Jim Krueger (2003) 00:41:05
• The Burning Earth #3 / Foreword by Ron Fortier (2013) 00:55:08
• The Burning Earth #4 / Afterword by Alex Ross 01:08:16
• Terminator: The Burning Earth #5 (1990) 01:19:30
• Collected Editions & Sales Data 01:30:59
• Terminal Data 01:38:01
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Bloodlines: Outbreak is nearly over! Before the first quarter of the  event closes, we meet ex-S.W.A.T. officer Kelvin Mao in his insectoid  exoskeleton, and a new blond Batman who is never positively identified  throughout the story (with the reasons for his replacement only alluded  to.) Guess that means we should also look at the Batman: Sword of Azrael mini-series and do an overview of Knightfall/Knightquest/KnightsEnd to  better understand what Jean-Paul Valley is doing here. I once did a wine  tasting tour in the Jean-Paul Valley. That's a joke I now regret  because it conjures imagery I hadn't considered before making it. Where  was I again? These were not engaging stories, so I keep getting  distracted, but you can follow along with 1993's Batman Annual #17 at Scans Daily and get a deeper dive on the Azrael mini-series at NOT BLOG X.

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Podcast: Justice League Action upon The Transconsciousness Articulator

This time we revisit the Joe Kelly/ChrisCross issues of JLA #s 83 (September, 2003) and 90 (January, 2004) covering fantasy stories involving the World's Finest Trinity versus George Bush President Lex Luthor, as well as Diana and Bruce considering the  possibility of a romantic relationship. It's supposed to be a Martian  device facilitating this, but it sure sounds like more of a Paradise  Island or Kryptonian sort of thing. Then, Frank dishes on the first ten  episodes of the new Cartoon Network show Justice League Action. Finally, your comments are addressed, plus we run promos for Justice League Universe Podcast, The All-Star Comics Review Podcast, and the latest podcast about Wonder Woman, Lasso of Truth (not to be confused with the long running non-Amazonian podcast of nearly the same name.)

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The ancient immortal African mystic Doctor Mist was introduced in a cameo on the last page of 1978's The Super Friends #12 before continuing into appearances in The Super Friends #13 & 45-46 before officially forming the Global Guardians in DC Comics Presents #46. We cover these comics to varying degrees, but our primary focus is  the supposed true story of "Nommo," appended to tales starring Zatara  and Zatanna. Is Dr. Mist one of the most powerful and important figures  in the history of the DC Universe, or a sad and lonely fraud? You  decide, and you can follow along with our  reading of 1988's Secret Origins #27 at The Secret Origins Podcast.

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• The DC Comics Presents Show
• King-Size Comics Giant-Size Fun Podcast
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Podcast: The Mystery of Nubia

By all indications, 2017 needs a podcast dedicated to Queen Hippolyta's  "second," "other," "dark" daughter who debuted on November 7, 1972 in Wonder Woman #204, so we're "Introducing Nubia!" The soul sister of the Amazing Amazon went on to appearances in Wonder Woman #205-206, including a solo back-up story, plus cameos in Supergirl #9 and The Super Friends #25 before vanishing from comics entirely for twenty years (and  actually closer to a quarter century if you discount a single page of  one of those comics.) Despite barely escaping 1973 in comics, Nubia  managed to make appearances on television and in toy form when that was  an extremely rare accomplishment, and her origin has a massive impact on  Wonder Woman's own. Nubia was a contender, and we argue that she still  matters 45 years later on this episode!

Nubia is one of the least heralded but most valuable creations of Robert  Kanigher, and possibly his single most important contribution across  twenty years as a writer/editor of the Amazing Amazon (depending on how  much credit you extend him on Wonder Girl.) The world is still waiting  for Nubia to be fully embraced as a key component of Amazonian lore! For  more on Nubia, check out my 2012 article on her, newly revised with fresh scans to replace the busted embeds Comicvine left me with.

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After slipping to an unintentional monthly schedule with some  uncomfortable elements and unfortunate timing, the DC Bloodlines Podcast  returns for a thirteenth episode set on breaking its unlucky streak  (and nearly broke Diabolu Frank with all the editing it required.) In  this novel edition, special guest Pekita Trotamundos helps produce a  two-person radio drama in the style of ABC-TV's 1979 Saturday morning  favorite, The World's Greatest Super Friends. This is meant to  reflect the early appearances of Brazil's premier super-heroine in the  DC Universe, Beatriz da Costa, originally known as The Green Fury! Later  known as Fire, she was created by E. Nelson Bridwell and Ramona Fradon  for the comic book tie-in Super Friends #25, cover-dated October,  1979. After that brief cameo battling Superman, The Green Fury went on  to appear in issues #42-44, with her origin finally revealed in a full  length starring role in the series' final issue, the August 1981  cover-dated #47. Foregoing the usually biting commentary and  contemporary music soundtrack, this episode is a loose adaptation of  these stories featuring scores culled from numerous cartoon favorites of  the era. However, there is a political subtext that's hard to miss. For  a peek at the early Beatriz da Costa in action, here's a look at sample  pages from The Super Friends #43 at Scans_Daily.


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Podcast: DC's Wonder Woman 75th Anniversary Special (2016)

Along his way to covering DC Comics' special issue released to  commemorate the Amazing Amazon's three-quarters of a century in action,  Diabolu Frank lost his way and stumbled into so many outtakes from the 75 Birthdays-- The Secret Origins of Wonder Woman episode recording sessions that it became a second special its own self.

R.S.V.P. Attendees

• Ryan Daly from Power of Fishnets, Give Me Those Star Wars, Midnight…The Podcasting Hour, & Batman Knightcast
• Dr. Anj from Supergirl Comic Box Commentary
• Ruth & Darren Sutherland from RaD Network podcasts Trekker Talk, Xenozoic Xenophiles, & Warlord Worlds
• Matthew from Radio Free Themyscira: A Wonder Woman Podcast
• Angela from Wonder Woman: Warrior for Peace Podcast

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This episode looks at Nik Mayak, a New Blood with extraordinary body  regeneration powers, supplemented by great agility and uncanny accuracy  with blowing blades. Debuting in 1993's Green Lantern Annual #2, we give an overview of the rest of his career in Eclipso Annual #1 & Bloodbath #1-2,  the Blood Pack mini-series, Guy Gardner: Warrior #29 & 39, Deathstroke the Terminator #49, Infinite Crisis #7, Final Crisis: Superman Beyond 3D #1-2, and finally 2010's Adventure Comics #4-5. You can follow along with our reading of the annual at Scans Daily.

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