It's our 100th full-length episode! That means we're looking at and discussing some cool 100th issues from a couple of comic series  which are harder to find than you might expect– in between talking about our favorite moments of the show.

We can't believe we've managed to reach this point, so thanks to all our friends and listeners for supporting us so far. Here's to another 100!

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We're checking out some heavenly bodies with our Dollar Bin Discoveries! This week's theme is "Femmes in Space", which led us to look at some out-of-this-world comics. 

Mike picked up The Outer Space Babes and Jessika read Space Bandits!

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In honor of Halloween this week, we picked up some spooktacular comic booOOooOoks in the dollar bins!

Jessika read the creepy and fantastical adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's Conqueror Worm. Mike... well, he picked up the 90s Malibu comic Lord Pumpkin. 

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This week, we're looking at Marvel's "adult" thriller from the early 1990s, Sachs & Violens. Since one of the titular characters is a photographer from New York, we brought in an expert: Casey Fatchett, New York photographer and host of The Nerdy Photographer podcast!

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Just because they're beloved brands from the 1980s doesn't mean they're not in the dollar bins! Today we're talking about Transformers/Back to the Future and TMNT: The Armageddon Game. 

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Pull on your pirate boots and ready your sheks, because it's time to talk about one of DC's strangest, least-known comic series from the 1980s: Spanner's Galaxy! 

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Mike and Jessika's latest discoveries show the dollar bins continue to bear fruit! This week, we're talking about Orphan and the Five Beasts from Dark Horse, as well as IDW's recent Terminator vs Transformers comic. 

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We're revisiting Mike's childhood to take a long look at DC's Super Powers Collection, the action figures that inspired all sorts of tie-in products like puffy stickers, Play-Doh sets, and multiple comic book series from Jack Kirby. 

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Welcome back to another episode of Dollar Bin Discoveries! This time, Mike and Jessika found some cool finds from legendary writers Grant Morrison and Cullen Bunn: St. Swithin's Day and The Heathens. 

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Another dollar bin find pays off! Jessika's discovery of the complete 1980s Firestar miniseries sent us down a rabbit hole complete with the realization that we're going to need to return to the character at some point in order to talk about another series. 

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We're back for another Dollar Bin Discovery! Today, we're looking at Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man #53 (and how strangely problematic it is), as well as the first issue of The Darkness/Superman crossover miniseries. 

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It's that time of year! Time for friends, time for joy, and time for weird comics! This year, we're checking out the Superstar Holiday Special which is one of the wildest anthology issues we've ever come across. 

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Today we're discussing two early 90s Marvel comics we found in the dollar bins. One of them is a series most people never heard of, the other is... um... mildly upsetting because of its cover content. 

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It's still October, which means we're still covering Spooky Season™ comics! This week, we're talking about Stephen King's Creepshow.

Joining us for this episode is 1980s Stephen King expert (and friend of the podcast) David M. Booher!

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David M. Booher's social links: 

Instagram: @davidmbooher Twitter: @davidbooher

What happens when you mix pulp noire narrative devices, anthropomorphic fish, and the male gaze? You get Fish Police, one of the strangest indy comics to ever hit the 1980s. 

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This week, we've got a broad spectrum of dollar bin comics: Jessika found a copy of the excellent Rain (released earlier this year) and Mike wound up picking up The Sword of Sorcery from 1973. 

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Today we're talking about how  –during the early 80s– some of the top creators in comics came together to help raise money for famine relief in Africa. The results are... wild, to say the least. 

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To find a local foodbank, check out Feeding America's website: https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank 

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Welcome back to Dollar Bin Discoveries! We had a ton of fun reading this week's selections: Jessika brought a DND-inspired series called The Last Session (ahem) to the table and Mike discovered a late 90s dark fantasy series called... wait for it... Hellcop. 

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No, it doesn't have anything to do with the incredible 1994 animated series. Yes, we wish we'd focused on those comics instead. 

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Welcome back to Dollar Bin Discoveries! We had a ton of fun reading this week's selections: Jessika found the recent series Animal Castle and Mike discovered... a superhero created by the National Maritime Center. Strap in, everyone. 

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Did you know that Marvel created a comic in the 1980s with the express purpose of licensing it into a line of action figures? Or that some of its art became a central piece of a musician's iconography? Buckle up, everyone. It's time to talk about The Saga of Crystar: Crystal Warrior. 

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Welcome back to Dollar Bin Discoveries, the sub-series where we talk about interesting comics we've come across while digging through dollar bins. This week, we're joined by comics writer Sarah Cooke to talk about her first comic Kickstarter and discuss Mercury Heat, Batman: Shadow of the Bat 28, and the first issue of the strange 90s series Poe!

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Special thanks to Sarah Cooke for coming on the episode to talk about all her amazing projects (and dollar bin issues)! If you want to check out her stuff, here are all the relevant links:  No Spell Lasts Forever: 

• Kickstarter: tiny.cc/nospell
• Aimee's site: https://www.aimeedrawsstuff.com/

My Human Experience

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MHESeries

Sarah's Links:

• Instagram: @sarahcookewriter and @nospellcomic
• Twitter: @sarahcookewrite
• Substack: https://sarahlindseycooke.substack.com/

Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section. 

What's your pleasure, sir?

Today we're talking about Clive Barker's Hellraiser, the first comic to... embrace... the iconic horror franchise. We were incredibly lucky to talk about this Epic Comics series with none other than D.G. Chichester, who Clive Barker described as the "Godfather" of Hellraiser and served as both an editor and writer on the book!----more----

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Special thanks to DG Chichester for joining us on this episode! You can connect with him at https://storymaze.substack.com/ and can find him on Twitter: @dgchichester. 

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Welcome back to Dollar Bin Discoveries, the sub-series where we talk about interesting comics we've come across while digging through dollar bins. This week, we're talking about Action Comics 645 and Instruction for Making a Proper Offering to Forgotten Gods.

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Howdy pardner. This week, we're hanging out in the saloon and checking out some Western comics!

Mike brought the Mad Max-esque Hex #1 to the table, while Jessika picked up the classic Ringo Kid #7.

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Hello, all you ghouls and goblins! We're kicking off Spooky Season (as is our godless-given right) and talking about the short-lived 1990 series Bats, Cats & Cadillacs. It might not have lasted long, but it certainly made an impression on us!

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Welcome back to Dollar Bin Discoveries, the sub-series where we talk about interesting comics we've come across while digging through dollar bins. This week, we're talking about Marvel UK's WildThing (or Nikki Doyle: WildThing, it's a little unclear) and Lola XOXO.

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In honor of Star Trek Day 2022, we're taking a look at the Star Trek/X-Men crossovers of the 1990s. 

BUT! Because we're discussing two socially progressive properties crossing over, we've invited the amazing hosts from the SJW Comic Book Club onto our show! So sit back, relax, and make it so. 

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Special thanks to Veronica, Melissa, and Monte from SJW Comic Book Club for joining us on this episode! You can find them on every podcast platform, or head over to https://sjwcomicspodcast.buzzsprout.com/ and check out all their episodes. 

Twitter: @sjwcomicscast Instagram: @sjwcomicscast

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We're officially a weekly show! Welcome to our first (mini) episode of Dollar Bin Discoveries, the show where we talk about interesting issues we come across while looking for episode topics. In this episode, we discuss AniMax #1 and Lenore, the Cute Little Dead Girl (v2) #1.  ----more----

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• DC Comics Year By Year: A Visual Chronicle by Alan Cowsill and Alex Irvine
• Ron Goulart’s Great History of Comic Books
• Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide to Lost Universes

Howdy, pardner! This week, it's time to saddle up and embrace the Code of the West as we talk with Alphabet Flight about the cult 90s cartoon Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa!

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Special thanks to Art from Alphabet Flight for joining us on this episode! You can find him on every podcast platform, or head over to https://anchor.fm/s/9161a01c/podcast/rss and copy/paste that RSS feed into your favorite podcast player. 

Twitter: @AlphabetFlight Instagram: @alphabetflight Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/alphabetflight

We'll get back to doing funny episodes about goofy moments in comic history in two weeks, but we decided to adjust our schedule. Today, we're talking about Abortion Eve, an underground feminist comic that came out shortly after Roe v Wade was decided, and what's happening now that the Supreme Court has overturned that case. ----more----

Sources Cited: 

• The Bust: Orange County’s War on Underground Comix http://cbldf.org/2016/09/the-bust-orange-countys-war-on-underground-comix/ 
• Women in Underground Comix
• http://cbldf.org/2019/03/women-in-underground-comix/
• The Comic Book That Guided Women Through Abortion Months After ‘Roe’
• https://rewirenewsgroup.com/article/2016/06/08/comic-book-abortion-after-roe/ 
• Roe v. Wade Comics (Ohio State University’s  Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum)
• https://library.osu.edu/site/40stories/2020/01/06/roe-v-wade-comics/ 
• Abortion Eve comic: ​​https://www.ep.tc/eve/
• Who Killed Junior comic: https://www.ep.tc/junior/ 

(Both of these comics are hosted on the personal site of Ethan Persoff, who archives and shares rare and unusual comics)

If you'd like to learn more about the Comic Book Legal Defense fund –or donate to them– head on over to their site: http://cbldf.org/ 

Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section. 

Let's go back, BACK, BACK(!) to the 80s and talk about one of the first Marvel superhero movies to ever come out: The Punisher starring Dolph Lundgren! And –because we're talking about a classic 80s movie– we brought in some experts: Santos and Freddy from the incredible podcast 88 Miles Per Hour. So sit back, relax, and get ready to murder some criminals... 80s style. 

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The guys from the 88 Miles Per Hour Podcast were so generous with their time. Special thank you to both Freddy and Santos. You can find them on every podcast platform, or head over to https://eightyeightmphpodcast.podbean.com/ and smash that subscribe button. 

Twitter: @88mphPod Instagram: @88mphpodcast Linktree: https://linktr.ee/BrothersBearNetwork 

Hello, everyone, and Happy Pride! 

In honor of Pride 2022, we're doing a mini-episode to talk about a little queer history in the four-color realm. Today, we're discussing the first same-sex kisses in mainstream comics. 

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If you'd like to learn more about queer history in comics, you should check out the LGBT Comics Timeline over at Gay League: https://gayleague.com/lgbt-comics-timeline/ 

In honor of Spooky Season™ officially arriving, we're looking at Planet of Vampires! This 1970s horror comic (initially written by Larry Hama!) aims to deliver a sinister dystopian story, but serves up something so-so. 

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It's time to get bit by a suspicious spider and slip into some spandex! This week we're joined by our Podcast BFFs Dear Watchers for a roundtable discussion about the various Spider-Man films and how they're all connected. ----more----

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Alright, nerds! Today we're talking about the 1988 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons from DC Comics.  Important topics covered: How DC and TSR started working together, which god would serve the best drinks in Waterdeep, and what's the cringiest spell to cast. 

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***** CORRECTION: We learned after this episode dropped that Advanced Dungeons & Dragons *was* collected and reprinted in trades about a decade ago by IDW. Those trades are titled "Dungeons and Dragons: Classics" and have since gone out of print. You can buy physical copies (but they're getting pretty expensive) or you can purchase digital copies from IDW: https://www.idwpublishing.com/product/dungeons-dragons-classics-vol-1-tpb/ 

This collection unfortunately isn't available on Hoopla (nor are the republished Dragonlance Classics), but the reprinted Forgotten realms are available there: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11712476  Anyway, sorry about that!

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If you want to listen to more DND content, check out Last Tavern on the Left: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/last-tavern-on-the-left/id1624361631 

Roll for initiative, players! We're onto part two of our look into the early history of Dungeons and Dragons in comic books. This episode, we're checking out The Dragonlance Saga, the first official DND comic books, which were eventually published by DC Comics.----more----

Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section. 

Sources cited: 

• SF Crows Nest interview with Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman: https://web.archive.org/web/20080211083438/http://www.sfcrowsnest.com/sfnews/newsd0102.htm
• Shannon Applecline, "DESIGNERS & DRAGONS: THE COLUMN #5: DUNGEONS, DRAGONS, AND COMICS, PART ONE: 1979-1991," RPG.net: https://www.rpg.net/columns/designers-and-dragons/designers-and-dragons5.phtml 
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Make a history check, players! Today we're kicking off a three-part look at the early history of Dungeons and Dragons in comic books. This episode we're talking about The Realm, a 1980s fantasy series from Arrow Comics that managed to deliver a DND-esque story about before the official brand hit comic shops. Joining us is Kelly Galten of the award-winning game shop Goblin Bros.

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Transcripts are coming soon! We're in the process of putting together a new site, which will have a dedicated transcripts section. 

Sources cited: 

• William Blanc, “Fantasy Invades Comics," The National Library of France: https://fantasy.bnf.fr/en/understand/fantasy-invades-comics/ 
• Mark Thompson's summary of the black-and-white comic implosion: https://www.prismnet.com/~patman/posts/thompson.txt
• Tim Dzon's Hero Initiative profile: https://www.heroinitiative.org/29447-2/

Are you ready to emerge from the depths of comics history as we finish Jessika's recent finds from a shop in Massachusetts? This week we're coasting the currents via Aquaman's second volume, a 1980s miniseries that wound up providing a soft reboot to the character and setting him up with the origin story that's pretty much been canon ever since. 

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It's time to dive into the depths of comic book history as we check out Jessika's recent finds from a shop in Massachusetts. This week we're checking out Saga of the Sub-Mariner, the 1988 series that re-introduced Marvel audiences to the long, long, looooooong history of Marvel's First Mutant. 

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Alright, everybody. Let's get weird. This episode, we’re talking about Debbie Does Dallas: The movie, the comic, and the mysteries surrounding both. 

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Our friend Dale Lazarov of Sticky Graphic Novels has a Kickstarter! Go back it:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/comicmix/tapstuds-the-latest-project-from-sticky-graphic-novels 

Ron Johnson’s “The Butterfly Effect” can be found here: https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Butterfly-Effect-Podcast/B08DDD6299

Come for the badly-animated action scenes, stay for Chuck's bizarrely-read moral "lessons" delivered in a crop top and short shorts. 

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Just in time to take advantage of Superbowl hysteria, we're talking about NFL SuperPro!

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Special thanks to Lance from Comic Book Keepers for hanging out with us and lending his wit and charm expertise. Head over to Apple Podcasts and smash that subscribe button! The show's also on Twitter, so be sure to give it a follow: https://twitter.com/cbkcast 

Welp. This is it. The final episode of our Sandman Book Club. We're discussing Volume 10: The Wake, as well as our final thoughts on the series overall. 

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Have you ever looked at a comic and thought that it looks ridiculous and terrible... but you *have to* read it?

Us neither. Anyway, this week's Dollar Bin Discovery theme is "Absurd Abominations."

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It's time to discuss the Alterniverse, Marvel's short-lived imprint that ran alternate-world stories (which included What If...? issues). As such, the hosts of Dear Watchers were gracious enough to cross over onto our show and fill in the gaps of our Marvel Multiverse knowledge. 

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Special thanks to Rob and Guido from Dear Watchers for hanging out with us and lending their expertise. Head over to https://dearwatchers.transistor.fm/ and smash that subscribe button! They're also on Twitter, so be sure to give them a follow: https://twitter.com/dearwatchers 

This week, we discuss our thoughts on The Sandman Vol 9: The Kindly Ones. There was a lot we liked, as well as a lot we could've done without. 

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'Tis the season to discuss the Holidays and their role in comic books. We take a look at the history of holiday comics in general, as well as the 1990s Marvel Holiday Specials in particular. ----more----

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Sources Cited:

Marvel blog entry: "A Journey Through Marvel Holiday Specials Past"

• https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/a-journey-through-marvel-holiday-specials-past

Den of Geek: "How Marvel Went From Bankruptcy to Billions"

• https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/how-marvel-went-from-bankruptcy-to-billions/