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JSA #56 (2004)Welcome to #JSApril! Worst Collection Ever is proud to participate in this celebration of JSA content by delivering our wicked takes on Geoff Johns’s “Black Reign” saga!This issue plays out more like the first act of a promsing action flick, with Black Adam recruiting a crew of disenchanted, mayhem-seeking folks to help him liberate his home country of Kahndaq. We got the assassin Nemesis, a tatted-up Eclipso, a freshly-mutated Northwind, a conflicted Atom Smasher and Chester Bennington of Linkin Park aka Brainwave aka Robert Englund from the V mini-series. The scene gets bloody and emotional and there are cooling brains all over the place.We also spend a bit of time parsing out Northwind’s creation so, if you new to the podcast, put a fun movie on for the kids and then hide under a blanket while you listen to this.All this plus Jen and Shawn buy a bunch of cheap trades, new DC Absolute offerings and the Hawk Tuah Girl runs afoul of the Dark Knight![NOTE — we (or specifically Shawn) refers to No

GUY GARDNER: WARRIOR #0 (1994)It is our first podcast guest in a LONG time as Shawn's brother -- the mighty Brian Marek -- joins us to talk about pivotal (to Shawn and Brian at least) 90’s comic GUY GARDNER: WARRIOR. It is the Zero Hour issue that reboots Guy as a descendant of a race of peace-keeping aliens who have been traveling the cosmos in a quest to create the perfect, well, warrior. This all gets SUPER body horror pretty quick, with veiny cannon arms and flesh syringes. For the most part, we put this over pretty strongly because the Guy Gardner aesthetic from his era is totally 90s and totally pro wrestling and it’s the best.All this plus we chat about the Ultimate Warrior’s corpse running amok in the DC Comics offices, Power Girl’s forgotten baby, Guy’s Irish heritage and which foods you should NOT bring to an orgy.[ONE MORE THING — this podcast was recorded using Streamyard and may eventually come out as video on our YT channel. That being said, the audio does have some aberrations and skips that we

DIAL H FOR HERO from Superboy #39 (1983)Something a bit different this week as we revisit a backup story from Superboy [vol 2] featuring the Dial H For Hero crew! The Dial H stuff is pretty boring and lame to be honest but there’s some fun stuff to talk about. We got lead boy Chris’s dad living in an Al Bundy simulacrum, Turkish cigarette preferences, larceny and ill-advised attempts at bus magic.*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:02:03 ***Promo: #JSAPRIL (https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/jsapril/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDownload the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend!

It is time to return to our rewatch of SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES!! This time out, we are covering:Ep9 / 10: THE MAIN MAN — PARTS 1 & 2 (Airdates: 11/9/96 & 11/16/96)Join us as we discuss topics such as:Is it Speweege or Spooj?Clark is a sick manLobo eats rebar the long wayThe origins of Superman’s alien menagerie/zooGas Babes Gone Wild!*** EPISODE DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:06:54 ***Plus, we do some follow-up from last week’s DEFENDERS finale pertaining to the Hulk’s physical stats and why the hell RUSH was involved!Promo: #JSAPRIL (https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/jsapril/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDownload the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend!

Defenders #45 (1977)It’s a Defenders Gender Battle as the Red Rajah saga comes to close! Doctor Strange, all red-gemmed up as the Red Rajah, wants mankind as his universal think tank and he’s starting with Manhattan. He’s got the boy Defenders under his control so its up to the girl Defenders to save NYC (and humanity pretty much).Also, Red Guardian goes full Gwen Stefani with her outfit, Hellcat and Valkyrie dish about communism, the Hulk rocks out to Pearl Jam and the Marvel editors shout out 2112-era Rush!All this plus Jen and Shawn chat haphazardly about the Oscars and review the 1986 sleepy monkey thriller LINK.*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:10:21 ***Promo: #JSAPRIL (https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/jsapril/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDownload the podcast on S

Defenders #44 (1977)Man, the Incredible Hulk can be an incredible pain in the ass sometimes. Presently apoplectic that Doctor Strange, the only solution is for the rest of the Defenders to track him down. Unbeknownst to them, Doctor Strange is now the Red Rajah, an entity focused on bringing Manhattan together as one big think tank whether they want to or not!We also got Valkyrie’s ex-husband stumbling into the Sanctorum, Russia telling Red Guardian to get her ass back home and Patsy Walker aka Hellcat interjecting herself into the team dynamic after a peyote quest on Titan.All this plus Jen and Shawn visit a 90’s museum exhibit and feel really ancient afterwards.*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:09:44 ***Promo: #JSAPRIL (https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/jsapril/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.l

Defenders #43 (1977)The fun times keep rolling along for Marvel’s favorite non-team as the Cobalt Man’s about to explode and all the Hulk wants to do is punch the radioactive villain in the face. Thankfully, Knighthawk (who is still shirtless) has a better solution. We also have Egghead unleashing his lethal egg-based offense with surprisingly efficient results, Luke Cage yeeting an agitated George Lucas, Rhino busting out a pre-Nicholson THE SHINING bit and the debut of Dr. Strange as the slightly problematic (but admittedly well-dressed) Red Rajah!All this plus we chat about Hellstorm from the 90s and the new, underwhelming THUNDERBOLTS trailer.*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:10:42 ***Promo: #JSAPRIL (https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/jsapril/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstColle

Taking a deviation in our Defenders coverage to bring you a [R]OHOTMU featuring one of the prominent villains, Solarr!Solarr, as discussed last week, is a mutant with the power to harness energy from the sun and use it for crime and other stuff. Plus, he’s gotten a few upgrades over the years thanks to Egghead. Oh, and he’s also died twice. His first death comes at the hands of El Segundo’s hottest new dad band, “Drew” Bres and the FOMO(R). His second demise involves the Goblin Queen but it’s not as goofy.Be here next week as we continue with the Defenders and the Capistan Ruby!Promo: #JSAPRIL (https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/jsapril/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter (X) @angryheroshawn and @JenStansfield and email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDownload the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, s

Defenders #42 (1976)Oh man….the Defenders are back on WCE, baby! This is a wacky arc (as most Defenders books tend to feature) where Doctor Strange gets transfixed by a mystical ruby like he’s Kevin Garnett in UNCUT GEMS. He also gets super ageist towards his friend’s courier and skips out on the Defenders while they fend off Cobalt Man.We also got Egghead stealing an ENTIRE NASA space station, Nighthawk spontaneously combusting like he’s Brad Dourif or something and Hulk dressing up as an incognito Ninja Turtle.All this plus we chat about the 2025 WWE Royal Rumble, picture puzzles and the dog from MARRIED WITH CHILDREN.*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:18:45 ***Promo: MOVING KRYPTONIAN IMAGES (https://www.fortressofbaileytude.com/) Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDownl

It is time to return to our rewatch of SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES!! This time out, we are covering:STOLEN MEMORIES (Airdate: 11/2/96)Join us as we discuss topics such as:Lois Lane doppelgängersLex’s DUKES OF HAZZARD DVD collectionOld Man levitationLeftover BvS rage (there’s always more)Superman Hates Robots Part 1,000,000*** EPISODE DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:17:12 ***Also, we comment on the recent RetroMania event here in town, Jen’s new BatCat aspirations and some of the stranger highlights of Kenner’s Legends of the Dark Knight action figure line.Promo: THE MONITOR TAPES: A CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS PODCAST (https://brickcrisis.com/show/the-monitor-tapes/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDownload the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please r

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #33 (2024)We have reached the finale of the “Darkness Falls” here in WORLD’S FINEST. All Bruce Gordon wanted to was to create a literal Sun City. Unfortunately, Eclipso has ruined it all and now the world’s is in chaos. You got Robin slinging Doctor Fate magic, the Atom performing brain surgery and million-dollar GRE words getting dropped left and right. How will it all end?!?All this plus we share some thoughts on ALIEN: ROMULUS and CREATURE COMMANDOS!*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:14:44 ***Promo: JSAPRIL (https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/jsapril/) Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDownload the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend!

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #32 (2024)It is the continuation of the Eclipso/Word’s Finest arc as the crap really hits the fan because both Superman AND Batman have been Eclipsified! The Watchtower is in pieces, Red Tornado’s all screwed up and the rest of the Justice League is trapped in a purple jewel in the middle of the Sahara.And the worst thing is that Eclipso now has Batman’s dark web password and wants Superman to use the Earth’s satellites as a pickleball court. Will Green Arrow verbally berate Green Lantern into freeing them from their purple prison? Will the Spectre face significant self-esteem issues? Will Robin literally have to BREAK HIS NECK in order to bring Batman back to reality? Maybe? Probably?!?*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:01:30 ***Promo: TASK FORCE X (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/task-force-x/id896494965)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAls

Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #31 (2024)Trying out some of the NEW comics this week as we discuss the latest iteration of WORLD’S FINEST! It’s time to watch the eclipse from the JLA Watchtower! Superman’s got his Dippin’ Dots, Batman’s got a dumb look on his face and about half of the JLA is possessed by Eclipso. It’s all because Bruce Gordon doesn’t know how to use Dr. Light’s Rolodex Gun. We also witness bear witness to Green Arrow’s superhuman feats of strength (LIVE ON CBS!), the Atom trampling through Flash’s brain and we finally share our thoughts on MADAME WEB (and PEARL if you like horror movies and random Superman cameos)*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:15:48 ***Promo: THE FANTASTIC POUR (https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/show/the-fantastic-pour/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.

Something a bit different to start off the year as Shawn and Jen talk about some new comic book pick-ups and as well as some recent shopping experiences at 2nd & Charles and Hero Headquarters here in Denver.Join us as we chat about:Renee Montoya as Vampire Hunter D in the new QUESTION limited seriesJen’s dread headed into Tom King’s BATMANUnderwhelming WEST COAST AVENGERS VOL 4What to look forward to in DC’s ABSOLUTE UNIVERSEPromo: THE SPIDER DIARIES (https://jonreadscomics.com/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDownload the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend!

Superboy [vol 2] #39 (1983)It’s the Superboy Holiday Special!!! Starring….Superboy! Clark’s Sweet Plaid Winter Overcoat! Pollution! Earth-39 Apocalyptic Children Wearing Basketball Shorts and Brandishing Spears! Christmas Cuckolding! And from Peaches & Herb…Herb!Superboy has this friend, Bash Bashford, and Bash is pretty sour over the holiday. So, like any normal teenager, Superboy wraps his friend up mummy-style in his cape and travels to a different earth to prove that Christmas means something to everyone, only to put his friend in immediate danger. Turns out Earth-39 is a Mad Max reality where holidays, clean air and law enforcement don’t exist. Whoops.*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:17:20 ***Promo: PEACE BOUND AND DOWN - A WONDER WOMAN PODCAST (https://fireandwaterpodcast.com/show/wonderwoman/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on Yo

It is time to return to our rewatch of SUPERMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES!! This time out, we are covering:THE WAY OF ALL FLESH (Airdate: 10/19/96)Join us as we discuss topics such as:LEX’S FREAK ISLAND~!~!~!Clark gooning over exotic diseasesMetallo’s most European of outfitsSuperman rides a bikeMetallica joins the DCAU?!?*** PROPER EPISODE DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:11:37 ***Also, we chat about some additional DC Animated offerings in CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS: PART 3 and JUSTICE LEAGUE ACTIONPromo: COFFEE & COMICS (https://coffeeandcomicspodcast.blogspot.com/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter (X) @angryheroshawn and @JenStansfield and email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDownload the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend! Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend!

Captain America #320 (1986)We’ve reached the end of all this Scourge business — for now — as Cap gets his hands on *one* of the Scourges. This is all thanks to wearing a freshly-murdered man’s outfit and lying to the media. There’s also an old-fashioned origin story here for the Scourge involving classic Westerns and Mission: Impossible masks.Plus, we have some comments on all the conveniently-placed mattresses in this issue, Water Wizard’s thigh high boots, the return of crop-tops for men and Ohio sheriffs who only watch HEE-HAW.*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:06:48 ***Promo: ACTION FILM FACE-OFF (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/action-film-face-off/id1461778011)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDownload the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your

Amazing Spider-Man #278 (1986)Carrying on with Scourge-related content, we jet over to THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN to find that Scourge is in NYC listening to Don Imus and getting ready to hunt down the newly framed for being Hobgoblin, Flash Thompson. But don’t worry because Spider-Man has a police station men’s room-centric plan to ensure Flash’s safety.Also, we recount the story of poor Brian DeWolff aka The Wraith who just happens to start his vengeance tour at the absolute worst possible time.*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:06:07 ***All this plus we pine over our fun Batman Xmas “ornament” and hash out the hierarchy over at the Daily Bugle.Promo: JUSTICE LEAGUE LEGACIES (https://justiceleaguelegacies.com/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYTDownload the podcast on Spotify, App

Captain America #319 (1986)It is time for the fireworks factory folks! This is the issue of Captain America where a bunch of random-ass villains get eliminated from existence by the Scourge of the Underworld. Sadly, even after all this, still no one knows who Hellrazor is.Other stuff happens as well including Cap meeting future paramour Diamondback for the first time and it gets real spicy, REAL fast. Like, she has zero chill when it comes to seeking out that All-American package! Also, Cap stays on his Marvel deadline, Death Adder’s parents receive bad news and Blacklash builds a nest egg for his mother thru crime!*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:08:23 ***All this plus we talk Thanksgiving food and address whether or not Letha was inspired by an 80s pornstar.Promo: MIKE'S COMIC SHOP ROADSHOW (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mikes-comic-shop-roadshow/id1662011650)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at

There’s a bit of a hiccup in our schedule so it’s time for another round of [R]OHOTMU but at least it fits in with the current Captain America story we are working with.This week, we find out what the deal is with professional wrestler/super-villain LETHA. As it turns out, Letha broke into the business via a sort of Fabulous Moolah operation and ends up in Rikers because of some mark fan at Roxxon using her to rough up Project Pegasus. After that, she has to contend with Dazzler while in the slammer like some sort of 1970s prison exploitation movie. And then on top of all THAT, she ends up getting murdered in Ohio. At least she got to give Quasar an atomic noogie.Be here next week as we continue with Captain America and the Scourge of the Underworld!Promo: CAPES ON THE COUCH (https://capesonthecouch.live/)Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter (X) @angryheroshawn and @JenStansfield and email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.comAlso, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its o