Superman Podcast Network: 'Man of Steel' Discussion and Review
Gathered together ... from the far reaches of the Internet ... are assembled a network of podcasters dedicated to the first and greatest superhero ... SUPERMAN! And now, some of the best and brightest...
View ArticleEpisode 93: Christmas Spectacular II: Electric Snowman Boogaloo!
It's time once again to grab your Superman Snuggie, cozy up by the fireplace and celebrate the season with The Thrilling Adventures of Superman Christmas Spectacular! In this episode, Michael shares...
View ArticleEpisode 92: Radio Episodes 0118-0123
Does a lack of sight heighten the other senses? The Man of Steel better hopes so given the menace he faces as Michael looks at the 19th storyline from the radio serial. And maybe "looks" isn't the...
View ArticleEpisode 91: Action Comics #32
It's back to this spinner rack this time out as Michael looks at the Superman story from ACTION COMICS #32. A rescue of a suicidal man leads Superman into a brand new adventure full of thrills,...
View ArticleEpisode 90: Superman #8 (with special guest co-host Michael Bailey)
This episode, Michael is joined by Michael Bailey for star-spangled look at four brand new and (mostly) awesome Superman stories from SUPERMAN #8. These stories see the Man of Steel taking on a...
View ArticleEpisode 89: Radio Episodes 0103-0117 (Part 2)
This time, Michael concludes his look at a story so big that it couldn't be contained by just one episode. Continuing on from episode 88, the 18th storyline from the Superman radio show showcases...
View ArticleEpisode 88: Radio Episodes 0103-0117 (Part 1)
The show is back and so is a very familiar foe! A strange occurrence on a train ride home catapults Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen into their latest adventure as an enemy from the past rise to once more...
View ArticleEpisode 87: Action Comics #31
Clark Kent accompanies Lois Lane to the nearby town of Brentville. They find the town is, literally, a sleepy little town as everyone who enters inexplicably is sent to Dreamland. Can the Daily...
View ArticleEpisode 86: Sundays Strips #39-51
At long last, we return to the four-color, Sunday incarnation of the Superman newspaper strip, with a look at the serial's sixth storyline. When Lois Lane receives an inheritance of a piece of land,...
View ArticleEpisode 85: The Fred Allen Show, October 9, 1940
There's a special treat this episode as we examine Superman's growing popularity when co-creator Jerry Siegel pays a visit to "The Fred Allen Show" to discuss his most-famous creation. Then, Superman...
View ArticleEpisode 84: Daily Strips #511-540
A series of strange accidents have struck the fair city of Metropolis! Michael looks at the 17th storyline from the Superman daily newspaper strip, Clark Kent is assigned to the case, but finds the...
View ArticleEpisode 83: Fifth Week 6 - Trailer of Steel!
It's a special time for fans of Superman. And in this, the latest of the show's fifth week installments, Michael pauses to cautiously celebrate, as he offers some thoughts on the recently released...
View ArticleEpisode 82: Radio Episodes 97-102
We return to Man of Steel's audio adventures this episode for a look at the 17th storyline from the Superman radio serial. After wrapping up the dangling plot elements from last storyline, Clark Kent,...
View ArticleEpisode 81: Action Comics #30
This episode, Michael looks at the Superman story story from ACTION COMICS #30! A snow-storm blankets the city of Metropolis... in mid-July?! What could be the cause? This is only the first of many...
View ArticleEpisode 80: Radio Episodes 85-96
Clark Kent is sent on assignment to cover a professor's fascinating new bathysphere as Michael looks at the 16th storyline from the Superman radio serial. But, there's more more than anyone bargained...
View ArticleEpisode 79: Superman #7 (with special guest co-host Jeffrey Taylor)
This episode, Michael is joined by Jeffrey Taylor for a look at SUPERMAN #7, featuring four brand new Superman stories. From the wrongly accused to a town of exploding people to jewel thieves and...
View ArticleEpisode 78: Daily Strips #463-510
Michael looks at the 16th story from the Superman daily newspaper strip as Clark Kent is sent undercover to get to the bottom of a wave of kidnappings. It's another weird one folks, and you'll never...
View ArticleEpisode 77: Radio Episodes 79-85
We won't bury the lede, folks. It's a weird one this time. This episode, Michael looks at the 15th storyline from the Superman radio serial. The Daily Planet's star reporter, Clark Kent, flies to...
View ArticleEpisode 76: Action Comics #29
The Man of Steel takes on more dirty devils and nasty ne'er-do-wells as Michael looks at the Superman story from the pages of ACTION COMICS #29. Our hero charges in, tearing down a racket perpetrated...
View ArticleEpisode 75: A Chat with Marc Tyler Nobleman
This episode, Michael speaks with author Marc Tyler Nobleman, author of "Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman," an all-ages picture book biography of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. In the interview,...
View ArticleEpisode 74: Fifth Week 6 - And now... Hugh Langley!
Michael pauses for another Fifth Week installment this episode and looks back at something he missed in earlier episodes of the show. That's right, folks. He makes mistakes, too. In any event, Michael...
View ArticleEpisode 73: Radio Episodes 76-78
A mysterious "pillar of fire" and threats to the small town of Graves End send Clark Kent and Lois Lane on their latest adventure as Michael looks at the 14th storyline from the Superman radio serial....
View ArticleEpisode 72: Radio Episodes 70-75
It's the thrilling return of Jimmy Olsen as Michael looks at the 13th storyline from the Superman radio serial. Everyone's favorite copy boy calls on Clark Kent to help him investigate a mystery at the...
View ArticleEpisode 71: Action Comics #28
It's three rings of fun as Clark Kent and Lois Lane set out to get a scoop behind a series of robberies and muggings that have struck Metropolis. They wind up at the circus where the strongman, a...
View ArticleEpisode 70: Sundays Strips #31-38
A seemingly mundane incident is the catalyst for our story when Clark Kent interviews a recently successful businessman and finds him to be... bored. But, things make an upward turn as Superman takes...
View ArticleEpisode 69: Radio Episodes 64-69
Return to the thrilling days of yesteryear as Michael looks at the 12th storyline from the Superman radio serial. An old friend of Lois's is charged with running Happyland, the newest amusement park...
View ArticleEpisode 68: Superman #6 (with special guest co-host Josh Bertone)
Michael is joined by Josh Bertone for a fun-fill romp through four brand new Superman adventures from SUPERMAN #6. The issue sees the Man of Steel taking on a variety of challenges as he attempts to...
View ArticleEpisode 67: Daily Strips 415-462
Metropolis faces a new menace in the form of "the Unknown" -- a fiend who terrorizes the city, demanding the authorities allow bank robberies to occur, or bombings will tear through the city! Can...
View ArticleEpisode 66: Radio Episodes 58-63
Michael is all by himself this time, but Superman's thrilling adventures continue as Michael looks at episodes 58 through 63, the 11th storyline, of the Superman radio serial! Lois and Clark head out...
View ArticleEpisode 65: Action Comics #27
It's time to take a trip back to the longbox as Michael looks at the Superman story from from ACTION COMICS #27. Behind an awesome cover of Superman fighting a lion, we find a story that sees Clark...
View ArticleEpisode 64: Radio Episodes 52-57 (with special co-host Charlie Niemeyer)
Michael is joined by Charlie Niemeyer for a look at episodes 52 through 57, the 10th storyline, of the Superman radio serial. Joan Alexander joins the show's cast as everyone's favorite girl reporter...
View ArticleEpisode 63: Radio Episodes 46-51 (with special co-host Charlie Niemeyer)
Clark Kent leads the search for three missing men as Michael is rejoined by Charlie Niemeyer for a look at the ninth storyline from the Superman radio serial. Forging ahead despite rumors of lost...
View ArticleEpisode 62: Sundays Strips #19-30
Finally! It's back to the Sunday newspaper strip as Michael looks at the fourth storyline. Unfortunately, it's a sub-par story overall. But, the good news is, there's plenty of the action, intrigue and...
View ArticleEpisode 61: Radio Episodes 40-45 (with special co-host Charlie Niemeyer)
A visit from an eccentric friend of Perry White and a dying man's last words leads Clark Kent westward (again) to investigate a mystery! And that mystery leads Clark -- and Superman -- into trying to...
View ArticleEpisode 60: Action Comics #26
Professor Clarence Cobalt cooks up copious chicanery at his crooked clinic of quackery as Michael looks at the Superman story from ACTION COMICS #26. Superman makes a two-fold return to his social...
View ArticleEpisode 59: Daily Strips 397-414
It's back to the newspapers this time as Michael looks at the 14th storyline from the Superman daily newspaper strip, which finds a fallen crime boss trying to reclaim his glory. Will he make it back...
View ArticleEpisode 58: New York World's Fair Comics (1940)
The Man of Tomorrow returns to the once-called "World of Tomorrow" as Michael looks at the Superman story from the 1940 issue of NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR COMICS. It's a quintessential story of the Golden...
View ArticleEpisode 57: Fifth Week 5 - Jor-L and the Federal Men of 3000 A.D.!
Michael pauses for another Fifth Week installment this episode and rewinds the clock for a look at a story featuring Jor-L. But not the Jor-L we know! This is the story of Jor-L as seen in the pages of...
View ArticleEpisode 56: Radio Episodes 34-39 (with special co-host Charlie Niemeyer)
Charlie Niemeyer is back as he and Michael look at the seventh storyline from the Superman radio serial. Clark Kent is enlisted to aid in solving the mystery of some airplane disasters -- and when...
View ArticleEpisode 55: Superman #5 (with special guest co-host J. David Weter)
Michael is joined by J. David Weter for a look at four thrilling Superman tales from SUPERMAN #5. Follow along as Superman smashes and trashes a variety threats from slot machine rackets, crooked...
View ArticleEpisode 54: Radio Episodes 28-33 (with special co-host Charlie Niemeyer)
Michael is joined for the first time in 2012 by Charlie Niemeyer as the guys return to the thrilling days of yesteryear for another adventure from the Superman radio serial. And what an episode it is...
View ArticlePromo 2
In order to celebrate the beginning of the show's second year, Michael has put together a brand, spanking new promo for the podcast. If you host a podcast, please feel free to use it in your show. If...
View ArticleEpisode 53: Action Comics #25
We kick off 2012 with a trip back to the pages of ACTION COMICS, for a look at the Superman story from issue #25. Strange occurrences across town send Clark Kent after his latest scoop. But Lois Lane...
View ArticleEpisode 52: Radio Audition Episodes (with special co-host Charlie Niemeyer)
Before closing out the year, Michael is joined by Charlie Niemeyer for a look at the four Superman radio serial auditions or "pilot" episodes. Originally put together in 1939, these recordings offer a...
View ArticleEpisode 51: Christmas Spectacular
Cozy up by the fireplace and celebrate the season with the first-ever Thrilling Adventures of Superman Christmas Spectacular! In this episode, Michael shares two holiday-themed stories, a selection of...
View ArticleEpisode 50: The Reign of the Superman! (with special guest co-host Jon M....
It's a titanic team-up of Golden Age Superman podcasters for this anniversary episode as Michael is joined by Jon M. Wilson to discuss "The Reign of the Superman" from 1933! Originally self-published...
View ArticleEpisode 49: Daily Strips 355-396
Hide the women and children! As Michael looks at the 13th storyline from the Superman daily newspaper strip, the Man of Steel is heading back to the tenements to deal with the poor living conditions...
View ArticleEpisode 48: Radio Episodes 22-27 (with special co-host Charlie Niemeyer)
A missing man and a mysterious house are the catalyst for this adventure as Michael is rejoined by Charlie Niemeyer for a look at the fifth storyline from the Superman radio serial. What follows is...
View ArticleEpisode 47: Fifth Week 4 - Thank you
We're a week early for the quarterly fifth week installment. However, as Thanksgiving is drawing near here in the United States, Michael takes this special episode to pause and say thanks.
View ArticleEpisode 46: Radio Episodes 16-21 (with special co-host Charlie Niemeyer)
Charlie Niemeyer is back in the house as he and Michael look at the fourth storyline from the Superman radio serial, and it's a good thing he is, because this storyline is jam-packed! It's starts off...
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