Darren and Paul get into the final issue of Superboy and the Legion of Super Heroes. What will drive Superboy away from the Legion? How will Brande deal with his bankruptcy, and how soon will we see the Legion on Supergirl (there are some minor spoilers for Supergirl. We announce them, and tell you how far ahead to skip!)?
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Episode 481 – The Superboy Chronicles: The Heroic Failures of Superboy
Happy New Year! Paul kicks off the year with 2 back to back issues of The New Adventures of Superboy, issues 22 and 23. Superboy exiles himself from Smallville after he makes too many mistakes. Where will he go?!? Also, the origin of the signal lamp, and an adventure of the Dog Detective of Smallville! Lots happens in these issues, including the origin of one of Silver Age Superman’s more ridiculous villains!
Episode 480 – Double Christmas Part 2: Holiday Legion Tales
The Subs take a look at two Legion holiday tales. The first is from the 1980 DC Comics Super-Star Holiday Special, and the second from Teen Titans Go (2013 series) 49.
We wish our listeners a safe and happy holiday season!
Episode 479 – Double Christmas Part 1 – Gremlins
As the holiday decorations go up at Subs HQ, Darren, Travis and Paul give their commentary on the 80s holiday classic movie Gremlins! More Holiday fun will land next week as well! In the meantime, pop the movie on and join us as we experience it again!
Episode 478 – The Superboy Chronicles: The Day Superboy Sold Out
Paul takes a look at New Adventures of Superboy 21. Superboy meets his match with Super Salesman Huey B Mckay. Huey can sell anything to anyone, including a new super power!
Episode 477 – Who Stole the Legion?
Paul, Travis and Michael talk about Superboy and the Legion 257. Topics include: Legion speculation in the Crisis on Earth X crossover event on the CW, Gerry Conway’s run on the Legion, Steve Ditko’s fill-in stories and the paradox of fun-size candy bars.
Episode 476 – This is Your Life, and Death, Brainiac 5
The Legionnaires resort to desperate measures to restore Brainiac 5’s sanity, and it’s making the Subs crazy!
Episode 475- The Super Spectacles Swipe
The Subs go back in time to Smallville, and then back even further to Krypton on a fateful day, in order to save the world. It’s fill-in madness, along with the latest in Legion news and some character talk.
Episode 474 – A Madman Shall Lead Them
The Subs talk about part 2 of the League of Super Assassins story, but before that, they get into a discussion (thanks to James Purcell on the Facebook page) about Alan Moore and Curt Swan’s Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow. Was it a response to the darkening of comics, or was it a further salvo in that darkening? Listen to our thoughts, and share your own on the Facebook page, or by email!
Episode 473 – Night of the Super-Assassins
It’s new villain time, and Darren, Travis and Paul are going to tell you all about the first appearance of the League of Super-Assassins. Meanwhile, Paul attempts to restore a balance to the show, by bringing in contributions from other Canadians!