Worst Collection Ever

Hell yeah, it is the return of FINAL ISSUE BLUES here under the Worst Collection Ever umbrella of media offerings. FINAL ISSUE BLUES is a segment were we talk about the last issue of a comic book series. This time out, we will discuss the end of Marvel’s BLAZE [vol 1] (1994-1995) ending with issue #12 in July 1995. Blaze — as in Johnny Blaze — is best known as (technically) the second Ghost Rider. He’s wrapping up his (to date) only solo series effort kicking it with the Punisher to fight off a north New Jersey vampire motorcycle club in a graveyard. Also, Wendigo shows up, an invisible man swings a mystical sword, there's some dork named Jesse Pinto hanging around and there is a bunch of fun stuff written on the tombstones. Promo: CHECKERED PAST (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/checkered-past/id1350233450) Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / BlueSky / Threads via @angryheroshawn and @JenStansfield and email the show at [email protected] Also, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYT Download the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend! Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend!

The Punisher [vol 2] #19 (1989) One of Frank’s drug busts goes sideways and he ends up in the Australian outback seeking vengeance for a slain woman that he JUST saved from choking. It’s complicated but Frank does get to eventually ride a camel and wear a fun hat so it’s not so bad. Highlights include:Frank Castle uses the Village Voice to sell drugsthe art of the “avalanche divorce”Eastman and Laird visit King’s CrossGary Oldman runs an Australian tourist officebrass-knuckled backhandsMarvel tries to fantasy cast the PUNISHER movie and sort of gets it righta lot of Australian slang that we trample overAlso, a first-hand account of what it is like to buy $1300 worth of comic books in a single sale. *** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:08:53 *** Promo: INFINITE EARTHS: A GUIDE TO THE DC MULTIVERSE (https://brickcrisis.com/show/ieg/) Continue the conversation with Shawn (@AngryHeroShawn) and Jen (@JenStansfield) on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at [email protected]  Also, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYT Download the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend!

DC Comics Presents #25 (1980) Our vacation in Stupid Town has reached its end as Superman teams up with the Phantom Stranger to rescue Pete Ross’s son from a future timeline. Somehow, this is all Superman’s fault (not wrong) and it has driven Pete Ross insane but most importantly, it has given Superman a stomach ache so it must be addressed at once! And as a bonus, we get 10 pages of Hourman fighting off bio-hippies and flying garbage cans! Highlights include:Superman’s O-face (not great)Phantom Stranger throws a punchStop giving Pete Ross all those posters to rip up!The Hall of FailuresCome see Superman’s fingernail clippingsHourman uses his head and probably gets a concussion Also, Shawn and Jen chat about some new comics including THE FURY OF FIRESTORM, WONDER MAN and GOTHAM CITY SIRENS! *** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:11:35 *** Promo: POP CULTURE BASEMENT (https://open.spotify.com/show/6v6QCWVQwlm9SIQ6OsrGbK) Continue the conversation with Shawn (@AngryHeroShawn) and Jen (@JenStansfield) on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at [email protected] Also, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYT Download the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend!

DC Comics Presents #24 (1980 Deadman wants to quit being Deadman but the higher powers decide he has business to tend to in Metropolis first such as stopping cardiac-induced earthquakes. Superman finds himself involved and has to burrow into the earth’s core to fix this mess. Also, the mafia! Highlights include:BEEF~!Harley Race: earth scientstSuperman enters the KumiteDeadman ruins MidsommarThe end of PEARL but with SupermanA special appearance by Abe VigodaAlso, Shawn and Jen buy A LOT of comics at the All C’s Collectibles Spring Showcase and even a nice little portfolio book. *** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:10:32 *** Promo: POP CULTURE BASEMENT (https://open.spotify.com/show/6v6QCWVQwlm9SIQ6OsrGbK) Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at [email protected] Also, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYT Download the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend!

DC Comics Presents #23 (1980) Superman contends with a suddenly appearing privateer vessel and it is most likely S.T.A.R. Labs’s fault. Thankfully Doctor Fate shows up to handle the mystic end of things, not because Superman can’t but because his wife Inza is cursed by this ship and turning into Swamp Thing.  Highlights include:Superman and the Flash crop-dust BatmanDoctor Fate’s salad fetishInza’s bad day at the witch spaVisit "T.A.R." Labs for your cigarette needsJimmy Olsen is saved by a giant foreheadYou should never go full NabuAlso, Shawn and Jen talk about the new SUPERMAN/SPIDER-MAN and risqué events happening in THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD between Batman and Black Canary! *** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:15:50 *** Promo: POP CULTURE BASEMENT (https://open.spotify.com/show/6v6QCWVQwlm9SIQ6OsrGbK) Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at [email protected] Also, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYT Download the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend!