Episode 150 – Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?

<p>In 1986, after decades of sneering supervillains, mad scientists and interplanetary despots, the Man of Steel was finally confronted with a foe even he couldn’t defeat—an editorially mandated reboot!</p> <p>But before he could fly off into the post-Crisis on Infinite Earths sunset, he’d have to deal with deadly new versions of some of his classic foes in the two-part farewell Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?, courtesy of superstar writer Alan Moore, quintessential Superman artist Curt Swan and legendary editor Julius Schwartz! (Content warning: Things get a bit dark.)</p> <p>And as if that weren’t enough story for our landmark 150th episode, we also crack open The Superman Super-Spectacular from 1963’s Action Comics #309, featuring a guest appearance by none other than President John F. Kennedy!</p> <p>Can 60s Superman protect his secret identity from Lois Lane and Lana Lang for the umpteenth time? Can 80s Superman protect his friends—and himself—when his rogues gallery gets a lethal upgrade? And can these stories survive a trip to that Bottle City of Comic-Book Candor known as ... The Comics Canon?</p> <p><strong>Discussed in This Episode!</strong></p> <ul> <li>The unfortunate timing of Action Comics #309</li> <li>The bottle city of Kandor’s greatest foe!</li> <li>Let’s just say we briefly mention the website <a href= "https://www.doesthedogdie.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Does the Dog Die?</a>, if you catch our drift</li> <li>Lloyd Llewellyn</li> <li>Don Rickles and Goody Rickels in Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen</li> <li>Superman Breaks Loose from Superman (Vol. 1) #233</li> </ul> <p>Join us in two weeks, when we hope to welcome a very special guest!</p> <p>Until then:<br /> <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-comics-canon" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise</a>!<br /> <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comics-canon/id1074541605" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rate us on Apple Podcasts</a>!<br /> <a href="mailto:lette