{"id":4049,"date":"2014-02-08T04:34:45","date_gmt":"2014-02-08T09:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/mikes-amazing-world-of-dc-history-episode-8\/"},"modified":"2020-05-05T10:59:14","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T15:59:14","slug":"mikes-amazing-world-of-dc-history-episode-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/mikes-amazing-world-of-dc-history-episode-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike&#8217;s Amazing World of DC History &#8211; Episode 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p><strong>1936 Part 1 of 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this episode, Mike follows the progression of early DC comics and features from 1936. Siegel and Shuster launch another new feature called Federal Men and Doctor Occult gets a costume. Several creators get their start: Hal Sherman, Homer Fleming, Russell Cole, and Creig Flessel. Learn about the first comic creator romance, an odd production error, and some fan art that leads to a career in comics.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some sample pages of stories covered in this episode.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcindexes.com\/images\/podcasts\/episode8\/captainjim.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Captain Jim of the Texas Rangers<\/a> by Homer Fleming<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcindexes.com\/images\/podcasts\/episode8\/sandor.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sandor and the Lost Civilization<\/a> by Homer Fleming<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcindexes.com\/images\/podcasts\/episode8\/chubby.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chubby<\/a> by Harold Sherman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcindexes.com\/images\/podcasts\/episode8\/sam.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sam the Porter<\/a> by Russell Cole<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcindexes.com\/images\/podcasts\/episode8\/woozy.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Woozy Watts<\/a> by Russell Cole<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcindexes.com\/images\/podcasts\/episode8\/taletwocities.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A Tale of Two Cities<\/a> by Merna Gamble<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcindexes.com\/images\/podcasts\/episode8\/hubert.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hubert<\/a> by Bill Patrick<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcindexes.com\/images\/podcasts\/episode8\/occult1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Occult<\/a> by Siegel and Shuster (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcindexes.com\/images\/podcasts\/episode8\/occult2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Page 2<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcindexes.com\/images\/podcasts\/episode8\/flessel.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Swimming Hole<\/a> by Creig Flessel<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcindexes.com\/images\/podcasts\/episode8\/steveconrad1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steve Conrad<\/a> by Creig Flessel (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcindexes.com\/images\/podcasts\/episode8\/steveconrad2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Page 2<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Plus some additional discussion about release dates.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcindexes.com\/features\/fanboy.php?site=dc&amp;article=36\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;DC Release Dates&#8221;<\/a> published in 2006<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcindexes.com\/features\/fanboy.php?site=dc&amp;article=34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Secrets to DC Cover Dates&#8221;<\/a> published in 2004<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1936 Part 1 of 2 In this episode, Mike follows the progression of early DC comics and features from 1936. 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