Ep.96 – Black Goliath No. 1 (1976)

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01/20/20 • 38 min

This time on the Couch: Mike, James, and Shée are inspired to cut abdominal holes in their shirts after reading comic book/70s fashion magazine Black Goliath no. 1! That's right; Black Goliath, the size-altering character you might've heard of once although you were probably just thinking of Giant Man, finally has the solo series someone must've been clamoring for! What a lucky day it was for that guy! Hopefully BG's biggest fan wasn't hoping for anything socially relevant, though, because this book pretty much just features our hero flaunting his wealth and superpowers in the decaying urban neighborhood he grew up in and then retiring to his fabulous condo. Sounds like perfect Avengers material.

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Ep.95 – The Uncanny X-Men Vol. 1, No. 229 (1988)

This time on the Couch: Mike, James, and Shée head to the Outback for Uncanny X-Men no. 229! The year was 1988. The X-Men were on the run after being presumed dead and America was experiencing a brief yet bizarre obsession with Australian culture, so Marvel went ahead and smashed those things together with all the grace of a direct to VHS Crocodile Dundee sequel. Plus, meet the Reavers, a gang of meth-mouthed half-robots who still managed to figure out teleportation. So why can't you manage to get a car loan? It's starting to get embarrassing, bro.

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Ep.97 – Swordquest (1984)

This time on the Couch: Mike, James, and Shée jump into the deep end of bizarre cross-promotional comic books with Swordquest: Waterworld! In the mid-80s, Atari put out a series of video games and corresponding comic books that, together, created a puzzle-solving real world contest. It appealed to everyone from children to tech nerds to that kid in high school who drew swords on all of his folders. Unfortunately Atari folded before the series could be completed, leaving several jewel-encrusted prizes unclaimed and a comic about the misadventures of a couple of creepy teenage siblings unfinished. We'll just assume everyone died, as is the Darkseid's Couch tradition.