Capes And Japes

Today we talk about Betty Brant, a woman who has been a love interest, a secretary, and a reporter, and her husband Ned Leeds who has been a reporter and Hobgoblin, and the absolute buckwild stuff that comics has done with them. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #4 -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #18 -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #238 -Spider-Man Versus Wolverine (1987) #1 -Spider-Man: Hobgoblin Lives (1997) -The Clone Conspiracy (2016) reading order -The Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #15 -Web of Spider-Man (1985) #40 -The Amazing Spider-Man (2018) #67 -Superman and Robin Special (2022) #1 -HBOmax Peacemaker -Ben Reilly Spider-Man (2022) preview Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Silvija Sablinova, best known as Silver Sable, who is a mercenary who leads Wild Pack, sometimes helps Spider-Man, and once faked her death to hunt her enemies from the shadows. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #265 -Silver Sable & the Wild Pack (1992) -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #279 -Web of Spider-Man (1985) #50 -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #320 -Shadowland: Blood on the Streets (2010) #1 -Heroes for Hire (1997) #10 -Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #684 -Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #687 -The Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #25 -Sable & Fortune (2006) -Sable's described dress and some other looks -Batgirl costume Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Mary Jane Watson, who has arguably been one of the most important characters in Spider-Man for several decades as Peter Parker's sometimes-girlfriend, sometimes-wife, sometimes-deal-with-the-deviled-ex-wife. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Mary Jane's first "appearance" in The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #25 -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #42 -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #121 -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #291 -Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #21 -Spider-Man: The Clone Saga (1994) -Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #13 -Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #29 -Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #50 -Civil War (2006) reading order -Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #538 -Spider-Man: One More Day (2007) reading order -Spider-Man: One Moment in Time (2010) -Spider-Man: Dying Wish (2012) -Superior Spider-Man (2013) #1 & #2 -Invincible Iron Man (2015) #4 -The Amazing Spider-Man (2018) -The Amazing Mary Jane (2019) -The Wild Card -Marvel X-Men vote (closes Jan 13, 2022) -Dylan O'Brien as Nightwing rumors

Today we talk about Flint Marko, or William Baker, but mostly Sandman, seeing as he's a man made of sand. Some times he fights Spider-Man, and sometimes he helps Spider-Man, and sometimes he just turns into a pile of sand on the beach. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #4 -Sandman 1981 cartoon - The Sandman is Coming -Fantastic Four (1961) #36 -Incredible Hulk (1962) #113 -Marvel Team-Up (1972) #1 -Marvel Two-in-One (1974) #86 -The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #280 -Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #169 -Silver Sable & the Wild Pack (1992) #1 -Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) #22 -Amazing Spider-Man (1999) #615 -Spongebob - Dying for Pie -Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man (2017) #308 -Superman & Robin Special (2022) #1 -Dark Knights of Steel (2021) #3 -Valkyrie's new suit in Thor 4 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes webs

Today we talk about a man who has been called many things over the eons--Morpheus, Dream, The Sandman. He's an incredibly powerful entity but also kind of just a guy who looks kinda goth. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Golden Age Sandman -The Sandman by Jack Kirby and Joe Simon (1940's-1970's) -The Sandman (1989) -Sandman reading order -Tis the Season to be Freezin' (2021) -The Batman Trailer Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Lucas Carr, introduced and best known as Snapper, a cool teen who became an honorary member of the Justice League, betrayed them, got kidnapped into space, got superpowers, joined a superhero team, lost his powers, joined an evil organization.... Today's mentioned & relevant media: -The Brave and the Bold (1955) #28 -Justice League of America (1960) #77 -Justice League of America (1960) #114 -Justice League of America (1960) #149 -JLA: Year One (1998) -Invasion! (1989) reading order -Hourman (1999) #20 -Young Justice (1998) #38 -52 Aftermath: The Four Horsemen (2007) #3 -Final Crisis: Resist (2008) -Dial H for Hero (2019) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we mostly talk about Dan Richards and Mark Shaw in this roundup of the rest of the Manhunters (NOT the robots, though some of them were recruited by the robots) who are not Kate Spencer, Paul Kirk, or a version of Paul Kirk. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -All-Star Squadron (1981) #31 -Millennium (1988) reading order -Manhunter (2004) #7 -1st Issue Special (1975) #5 -Manhunter (1988) -Justice League of America (1960) #149 -Suicide Squad (1987) #8 -Eclipso (1992) #11 -Manhunter (2004) #28 -Event Leviathan (2019) #6 -Zero Hour (1994) #4 -Manhunter (1994) #0 (the rest of the series doesn't look to be officially digitized) -Manhunter (2004) #10 -Blue and Gold (2021) #4 -Nightwing 2021 Annual -Wayne Family Adventures webtoon Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Paul Kirk, and also Paul Kirk, and Paul Kirk, and Paul Kirk.... there's a lot of this guy, and only partly because of all his clones, but he's been known through his many incarnations as Manhunter. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -All-Star Squadron (1981) #31 -Manhunter Detective Comics backups (1973) -Millennium (1988) reading order -The Human Target (2021) #2 -Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse trailer -Hawkeye on Disney+ Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Kate Spencer, one of many vigilantes to call themselves Manhunter. She's been a lawyer, a vigilante, a member of the Birds of Prey, and a lawyer for superheroes, all while raising her son. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Manhunter (2004) -Birds of Prey (1999) #100 -Batman: Streets of Gotham (2009) -Justice Society of America (2007) #47 -Green Arrow (2016) #33 -The Human Target (2021) #2 -Hawkeye on Disney+ Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Quentin Quire, whose X-Men codename is Kid Omega, but everyone just calls him Quentin. He's an extremely powerful telepath, telekinetic, and disaster. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -New X-Men (2001) #134 -X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong (2005) -Nation X (2009) #2 -X-Men: Schism (2011) #1 -Wolverine and the X-Men (2011) -Wolverine and the X-Men (2014) -Generation X (2017) -Mighty Thor (2015) #18 -West Coast Avengers (2018) -X-Force (2019) -2015 Taliesin Jaffe -Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) #5 -Robins (2021) #1 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Joshua Foley, also known as Elixir, who went from hating mutants to discovering he was one, and from a natural healer to a guy who can kill and resurrect a man repeatedly in the name of revenge. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -New Mutants (2003) -New X-Men (2004) -X-Force (2008) -Uncanny X-Men (2016) #2 -Uncanny X-Men Annual (2016) #1 -House of X/Powers of X (2019) -Robins (2021) #1 -Robin & Batman (2021) #1 -The Human Target (2021) #1 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about the Stepford Cuckoos, a group of psychically linked sisters, also known as The Five-In-One or The Three-In-One depending on if Sophie and Esme are alive or not! Today's mentioned & relevant media: -The Stepford Wives -The Midwich Cuckoos -New X-Men (2001) #118 -New X-Men (2004) -X-Men: Phoenix - Endsong (2005) -X-Men: Phoenix - Warsong (2006) -Nation X (2009) #4 -Chaos War: X-Men (2010) -X-23 (2018) -Hellfire Gala outfit from Marauders #21 -second Hellfire Gala outfit from Maurauders #22 -Something is Killing the Children and House of Slaughter -A Thing Called Truth -The Human Target (2021) -Dark Knights of Steel (2021) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about the X-Men, which is a bit of a daunting task because you could have an entire podcast dedicated to talking about the X-Men because there's so much that happens, but! Here is an overview, if you will. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -X-Men/Uncanny X-Men (1963) -Giant-Size X-Men (1975) #1 -Dark Phoenix Saga (1980) event -Days of Future Past (1981) event -God Loves, Man Kills (extended cut) -New Mutants (1982) -X-Factor (1986) -Excalibur (1988) -Alpha Flight (1983) -X-Force (1991) -Age of Apocalypse (1995) event -X-Cutioner's Song (1992) event -X-Tinction Agenda (1991) event -Generation X (1994) -X-Men (1991) -New X-Men (2001) -Astonishing X-Men (2004) -House of M (2005) -Messiah CompleX (2007) event -Messiah War (2009) event -Second Coming (2010) event -Schism (2011) event -Avengers VS X-Men (2012) event -All-New X-Men (2012) -Death of Wolverine (2014) -House of X/Powers of X (2019) -X-Men (2019) -X-Men (2021) -Marauders (2019) -Excalibur (2019) -Hellfire Gala (2021) event -Trial o

Today we talk about Floyd Lawton—best known as Deadshot—a Batman villain and Suicide Squad member who is extremely good at two things: 1) shooting guns, and 2) lying to his therapist. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Batman (1940) #59 -Detective Comics (1937) #474 -Detective Comics (1937) #518 -Crisis on Infinite Earths (1986) reading order -Legends (1986) -Suicide Squad (1987) -Identity Crisis (2004) #5 -Deadshot (1988) -Deadshot (2005) -Villains United (2005) -Salvation Run (2008) -Underworld Unleashed (1995) reading order -Secret Six (2008) -Suicide Squad (2011) -Justice League of America (2013) #7.1 -Suicide Squad (2019) #9 -Interim by Allissa Chan -Cancelled Aquaman spinoff was really a Black Manta solo film -Brendan Fraser cast as Firefly in Batgirl movie Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Brainiac, a villain who was once just a guy who shrunk and stole cities, and through comics evolution became a sapient supercomputer who also sometimes shrinks and steals cities. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Holy Musical B@man "You ever hear of Mr. Mxyzptlk?" -Showcase Presents: Superman -Crisis on Infinite Earths (1986) reading order -Adventures of Superman (1987) #438 -Superman: Panic in the Sky (1992) -Superman: The Doomsday Wars (1998) -Superman: The City of Tomorrow (2000) -Superman: Brainiac (2008) -Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton (2010) -Superman: War of the Supermen (2010) -R.E.B.E.L.S. (2009): Son of Brainiac -Convergence (2015) reading order -Justice League: No Justice (2018) -Fangs by Sarah Andersen -Hello Neighbor... zine -Rodney R. Rodney webcomic (on webtoon) -Briar's moderately popular tiktok -Superman: Son of Kal-El (2021) -Challenge of the Super Sons (2020) -Fingerstripes are BACK -Superman & Robin Special announcement -The Batman trailer Thanks t

Today we talk about Max Lord, a businessman who pulled together the Justice League International, got mind-control powers, died, came back, and was apparently evil all along? Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Justice League International (1987) -Invasion! reading order -Formerly Known as the Justice League (2003) -JLA Classified (2004): I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League -Countdown to Infinite Crisis (2005) #1 -Superman: Sacrifice (2005) -Booster Gold (2007) -Blackest Night (2009) -Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #1 & #3 -Brightest Day (2010) #0 -Justice League: Generation Lost (2010) -Justice League vs. Suicide Squad (2016) -Wonder Woman (2016) #764 -Saga to return January 2022 -Long Exposure vol1 Kickstarter Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Black Manta, whose quest to kill Aquaman is his main character trait, and in trying to determine why that is, he has gotten some truly weird backstories, until they came upon a very normal one. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Aquaman (1962) #35 -Aquaman (1991) #6 -Aquaman (2002) #8 -Black Manta (2021) #1 -Superboy (1993) #20 -Aquaman: Sword of Atlantis (2006) #52 -Brightest Day (2010) #1 -Aquaman (2011) #9 -Batman webtoon -Don't Go Without Me -Love Condemns Her -Control Option Shift -DC Fandome -Tom King's Human Target announcement Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Nathaniel Richards, probably best known as Kang the Conqueror, Iron Lad, or Immortus, though through time travel (his whole Thing) and alternate universe versions, he's been a lot of different guys. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Avengers (1963) #8 -Fantastic Four (1961) #19 -Avengers Annual (1967) #2 -Avengers (1963) #10 -Giant-Size Avengers (1974) #3 -Young Avengers (2005) -Avengers: The Children's Crusade (2010) -FF (2012) #8 -Avengers (2012) #34 -Exiles (2018) -Avengers (1963) #23 -The Avengers (1963) #69 -Avengers (1963) #267 -Citizen Kang (1992) -Avengers (1963) #129 -Avengers (1998) #38 -Avengers (1963) #292 -Edge of Spider-Geddon (2018) #1 -Avengers (2016) #1-6 -Loki on Disney+ -The Department of Truth -ShortBox comics fair twitter Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about The Eternals, who are a group of people who were experimented on by Celestials and now they have powers. Some of them are on Uranus, some on Titan, and some on Earth. The ones on Earth do some superhero team stuff sometimes! Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Eternals (1976) -Thor Annual (1966) #7 -The Eternals (1985) -The New Eternals: Apocalypse Now (2000) -The Eternal (2003) -Eternals (2006) by Neil Gaiman -Eternals (2008) -Avengers (2018) #1 -Eternals (2021) -Blue & Gold (2021) #2 -X-Factor (2005) -Hawkeye trailer Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about the various Heralds of Galactus, because he's had so many more than just the Silver Surfer! Some of them get fired, some of them die, some of them quit, and some of them turn into androids. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Fantastic Four (1961) #120 -Thor (1966) #305 -Thor (1966) #225 -Silver Surfer (1987) #81 -Thanos (2003) #11 -Fantastic Four (1961) #211 -Fantastic Four (1961) #258 -New Warriors (1990) #1 -Fantastic Four (1961) #164 -Fantastic Four (1961) #244 -Heralds (2010) #1 -Silver Surfer (1987) #69 -Silver Surfer (1987) #109 -Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill (2005) #1 -Annihilation: Silver Surfer (2006) & Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus (2007) -The Mighty Thor (2011) #1 -Batman: Wayne Family Adventures Webtoon -Goodbye, Battle Princess Peony & related tweet -Hawkeye trailer Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.