Morituri Mondays, Episode 1 - Strikeforce: Morituri #1 (12/86)

You, who are about to listen... We Salute You!

Welcome friends to the first title-centric series here at the Chris and Reggie Channel as Chris (@acecomics) and... Chris (@Charlton_Hero) take you on a guided tour of Marvel's Earth-1287, a world with an alien invasion situation, and unfortunately for them, a world without super-heroes... that is, until Dr. Kimmo Tuolema devised the Morituri Process.  A process, under which superpowers could be granted to certain "lucky" folks... but at rather a high-cost.  The individual getting those powers is doomed to burn-out and perish within the next 12 months.

Chris is on Infinite Earths, Episode #29: Lois Lane : When it Rains, God is Crying (1986)

It's "Tales from the Undergrad" when Chris (@acecomics) shares some stories regarding a couple of the cornerstones of his earlier studies... social media addiction and forensic psychology (with a focus on missing children), the latter of which parlays into a discussion about the sorta-kinda obscure Lois Lane mini-series from 1986... a pre-Crisis story in a post-Crisis world (or something)!

It's a sobering and sad tale, wonderfully crafted by Mindy Newell and Gray Morrow... the comic that is.  The rest of the show is still a babbling idiot... and you can listen to him babble on about his love/hate relationship with the "media of social" for the better part of an hour!

Chris is on Infinite Earths, Episode 15: The Man of Steel #1 (1986)

Hello Heroes!

This time out we discuss The Man of Steel #1... the first, The Man of Steel #1, that is... written and drawn by John Byrne.  Before getting into the book itself, we take a quick peek into that strange time where Superman, and many of DC's top books, were very nearly published by... Marvel Comics?!

From there, we jump into the book... and compare the finished product (of the first issue) to what's known about John Byrne's original "Marvel Comics' Superman" pitch.  Is what we wound up getting: better, worse, or exactly the same?  Gonna have to listen to find out!

Sticking with the Byrne-Superman theme, this week's HOT TAKE Segment will feature a USENET post from October, 1985... right around the time that Byrne's pending arrival at DC Comics was no longer a rumor!  It's a fun time as always, if ya got a minute (or 40), give it a listen!

Chris is on Infinite Earths, Episode 1: Secret Origins #1 (1986)

Welcome everyone to the first episode of Chris is on Infinite Earths!

Today we are looking at Secret Origins #1 from 1986... which was originally discussed over at chrisisoninfiniteearths.com on January 31, 2017 (the site's first "bloggiversary").

This is a bit of a self-indulgent episode wherein not only will we look at the "Secret Origin" of the Golden-Age Superman... but of the Chris is on Infinite Earths blog!

The original post can be found right here.

We hope you enjoy this "side series".  If you do, please don't hesitate to reach out and let us know!

Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 50: Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part One

Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 50
Crisis on Infinite Earths, Part 1

For the landmark 50th episode of Cosmic Treadmill, Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) celebrate with the 50th anniversary celebration of DC Comics, and read issue #2 of Crisis on Infinite Earths by Marv Wolfman and George Pérez! After some creator bios and an exhaustive look at the conditions that created the DC Multiverse, our intrepid comics enthusiasts sift through every appearance of a central figure to Crisis--before the event ever happened! After a break, our Treadmillers summarize issue #1 and detail issue #2 of Crisis on Infinite Earths! And that's all we have time for this week--tune in next Sunday for part two of this series!

 
Pre-Crisis Monitor Appearances
To our knowledge this is every pre-Crisis appearance of the Monitor.  Did we miss any out?  Please let us know as we will endeavor to make this as complete a resource as possible.

From New Teen Titans #21 (July, 1982)
Marv Wolfman / George Perez

From New Teen Titans Annual #2 (August, 1983)
Marv Wolfman / George Perez

From Green Lantern (vol.2) #173 (February, 1984)
Len Wein / Dave Gibbons

From Green Lantern (vol.2) #176 (May, 1984)
Len Wein / Dave Gibbons

From Green Lantern (vol.2) #178 (July, 1984)
Len Wein / Dave Gibbons

From Flash #338 (October, 1984)
Cary Bates / Carmine Infantino

From Flash #339 (November, 1984)
Cary Bates / Carmine Infantino

From Tales of the Teen Titans #47 (October, 1984)
Marv Wolfman / George Perez 

From Blue Devil #5 (October, 1984)
Dan Mishkin / Gary Cohn / Paris Cullins

From Fury of Firestorm #28 (October, 1984)
Gerry Conway / Rafael Kayanan

From Action Comics #560 (October, 1984)
Paul Kupperberg / Alex Saviuk

From Batman and the Outsiders #14 (October, 1984)
Mike W. Barr / Bill Willingham

From Batman and the Outsiders #15 (November, 1984)
Mike W. Barr / Trevor Von Eeden

From Justice League of America #232 (November, 1984)
Kurt Busiek / Alan Kupperberg

From Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #317 (November, 1984)
Paul Levitz / Mindy Newell / Terry Shoemaker

From Saga of the Swamp Thing #30 (November, 1984)
Alan Moore / Steve Bissette

From Wonder Woman #321 (November, 1984)
Dan Mishkin / Don Heck

From Infinity, Inc. #8 (November, 1984)
Roy Thomas / Dann Thomas / Jerry Ordway

From All-Star Squadron #40 (December, 1984)
Roy Thomas / Richard Howell

From DC Comics Presents #76 (December, 1984)
Dan Mishkin / Gary Cohn / Eduardo Barreto

From Superman #402 (December, 1984)
Cary Bates / Curt Swan

From Swamp Thing #31 (December, 1984)
Alan Moore / Rick Veitch

 From Justice League of America #234 (January, 1985)

Gerry Conway / Chuck Patton

From Superman #403 (January, 1985)
Paul Kupperberg / Curt Swan

From World's Finest Comics #311 (January, 1985)
Joey Cavalieri / Stan Woch

From Wonder Woman #323 (January, 1985)
Dan Mishkin / Don Heck

From Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #319 (January, 1985)
Paul Levitz / Terry Shoemaker

From Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes #320 (February, 1985)
Paul Levitz / Terry Shoemaker

From Amethyst #2 (February, 1985)
Dan Mishkin / Gary Cohn / Ric Estrada

From Action Comics #564 (February, 1985)
Paul Kupperberg / Alex Saviuk 

From DC Comics Presents #78 (February, 1985)
Marv Wolfman / Curt Swan

From G.I. Combat #274 (February, 1985)
Robert Kanigher / Sam Glanzman

From G.I. Combat #275 (March, 1985)
Robert Kanigher / Sam Glanzman

From Warlord #91 (March, 1985)
Cary Burkett / Dan Jurgens

From Jonah Hex #90 (April, 1985)
Michael Fleisher / Gray Morrow

From Batman #384 (June, 1985)
Doug Moench / Rick Hoberg

From Tales of the Teen Titans #58 (October, 1985)
Marv Wolfman / Chuck Patton