Capes And Japes

Today we talk about Anissa and Jennifer Pierce, also known as Thunder and Lightning, the two retconned-in daughters of Black Lightning who, despite their matching names, don't really team up very often. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Outsiders (2003) -Teen Titans/Outsiders Secret Files (2003) #1 -Justice Society of America (2006) #12 -Checkmate (2006) #13-15 -Outsiders: Five of a Kind - Thunder/Martian Manhunter (2007) -Batman and the Outsiders (2007) -Final Crisis: Submit (2008) #1 -Black Lightning: Year One (2009) -Blackest Night: JSA (2009) -Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands (2017) -The Other History of the DC Universe (2021) -DC Festival of Heroes: The Asian Superhero Celebration (2021) -DC Power: A Celebration (2023) -Batman: Failsafe -Green Arrow (2023) #1 -Spitball comics Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Jefferson Pierce, also known as Black Lightning, who teaches children by day, and fights crime with electricity powers by night, and sometimes he's on the Outsiders, and these all seem like full-time jobs to us. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Black Lightning (1977) -Detective Comics (1937) #490-491, 494-495 -World's Finest Comics (1941) #256-261 -Justice League of America (1960) #173 -DC Comics Presents (1978) #16 -Batman and the Outsiders (1983) -The Outsiders (1985) -Adventures of the Outsiders (1986) #33-45 -Black Lightning (1995) -Superman (1986) #166 -Green Arrow (2001) #52-59 -Justice League of America (2006) -Amazons Attack (2007) -Final Crisis (2008) reading order -Trinity (2008) -The Outsiders (2009) #15-39 -Black Lightning: Year One (2009) -DC Universe Presents (2011) #13-16 -Convergence: Batman and the Outsiders (2015) #1-2 -Black Lightning: Cold Dead Hands (2017) -Detective Comics (2016) #983-987 -Batman and the Outsiders (2019) -The Other History of the DC Univer

Today we talk about an alien man named Arnus who was turned into a baby and raised on Earth as Augustus Freeman, and a human woman named Raquel Ervin who saw his powers and convinced him to become the superhero called Icon, with her as his sidekick Rocket. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Icon (1993) -Steel (1994) #7 -Superboy (1993) #7 -Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #36 -(Worlds Collide (1994) reading order) -Justice League of America (2006) #27-28, 30, 33-34 -Milestone Forever (2010) #1-2 -Static Shock Special (2011) #1 -Milestone Returns (2021) -Icon & Rocket: Season One (2021) -Blood Syndicate (2022) #1, 3, 5-6 -Icon Vs. Hardware (2023) -Milestone 30th Anniversary Special (2023) #1 -Young Justice (cartoon) -Superboy: The Man of Tomorrow (2023) #1 -The Flash (2016) #797 -Nightwing (2016) #103 -2023 Hellfire Gala variant covers -Magneto (2023) announcement Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out m

Today we talk about Beatriz da Costa, best known as Fire, who has been a model, a spy, a Global Guardian, a Justice League Member, and a member of Checkmate, all while pretty much sticking to a whole green aesthetic. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Super Friends (1976) #25 -DC Comics Presents (1978) #46 -Justice League International (1987) reading order -Invasion! (1989) reading order -Death of Superman (1992) reading order -Showcase '93 #8 -Showcase '96 #7 -Formerly Known as the Justice League (2003) -I Can't Believe It's Not the Justice League (2004) -Checkmate (2006) vol 1 -Blackest Night (2009) reading order -Justice League: Generation Lost (2010) -Justice League International (2011) -Convergence: Justice League International (2015) -The Human Target (2021) -DC's Harley Quinn Romances (2023) #1 -Astonishing Iceman announcement -Dark X-Men announcement -Uncanny Spider-Man announcement Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to t

Today we talk about Tora Olafsdotter, who goes simply by Ice and is probably best known for being on the Justice League International. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Justice League International (1987) reading order -Invasion! (1989) reading order -Armageddon 2001 (1991) reading order -Eclipso: The Darkness Within (1992) reading order -Death of Superman (1992) reading order -Showcase '93 #8 -Guy Gardner: Warrior (1992) #17-20 -Showcase '96 #7 -JLA Classified (2004) #6-7 -Birds of Prey (1999) #104-108 -Checkmate (2006) #16 -Green Lantern Corps (2006) #19-20, 28-29, 45-46 -Booster Gold (2007) #8-10 -Blackest Night (2009) reading order -Justice League: Generation Lost (2010) -Justice League International (2011) -Red Lanterns (2011) #27-28, 35 -Convergence: Justice League International (2015) -The Human Target (2021) -Dark Crisis of Infinite Earths (2022) #5-6 -DC's Harley Quinn Romances (2023) #1 -Public Domain (2022) vol. 1 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Che

Today we talk about Gamora, who was adopted by Thanos to be an assassin, decided she didn't like his overarching plan, and eventually joined the Guardians of the Galaxy. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Strange Tales (1951) #180-181 -Warlock (1972) #9-11 -Avengers Annual (1967) #7 -Marvel Two-in-One Annual (1976) #2 -Silver Surfer (1987) #46-48 -Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #1 -Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #36 -Warlock and the Infinity Watch (1992 -Infinity War (1992) reading order -Silver Surfer/Warlock: Resurrection (1993) -Infinity Crusade (1993) -Warlock Chronicles (1993) #6-8 -Warlock (1998) -Infinity Abyss (2002) -Annihilation (2006) reading order -Nova (2007) #4-12 -Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 -The Thanos Imperative (2010) -Avengers Assemble (2012) #4-8 -Nova (2013) #1-3 -Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) -All-New X-Men (2012) #22-24 -Original Sin (2014) -All-New X-Men (2012) #38-39 -Guardians of the Galaxy (2015) -Contest of Champions (2015) -Gamora (2016) -All-New Guardians of the Gal

Today we talk about Drax the Destroyer, who technically was a guy named Arthur Douglas until he died and his soul was put into a new body with no memories and only the need to destroy Thanos. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Iron Man (1968) #55 -Captain Marvel (1968) #27-34, 41-44, 58-62 -Marvel Spotlight (1979) #1-2 -Thor (1966) #314 -Avengers (1963) #219-220 -Silver Surfer (1987) #35-52 (intermittent) -Infinity Gauntlet (1991) -Warlock and the Infinity Watch (1992) -Infinity War (1992) -Silver Surfer/Warlock: Resurrection (1993) -Infinity Crusade (1993) -Secret Defenders (1993) #22-25 -Warlock (1998) -Captain Marvel (2000) #3-7, 12-16 -Drax the Destroyer (2005) -Annihilation (2006) -Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) -The Thanos Imperative (2010) -Avengers Assemble (2012) #4-8 -Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) -All-New X-Men (2012) #22-24 -Guardians Team-Up (2015) -Guardians of Knowhere (2015) -Guardians of the Galaxy (2015) -Drax (2015) -Guardians of Infinity (2015) -All-New Guardians of the Galaxy (20

Today we talk about Mantis, who is (was?) a human martial artist who has some psychic powers, joined the avengers, married a tree, had a prophesized baby, joined the guardians of the galaxy, and has generally been very badass in space. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Avengers (1963) #112 -Captain Marvel (1968) #31-33 -Giant-Size Avengers (1974) -Silver Surfer (1987) #3-9 -West Coast Avengers Annual (1986) #3 -West Coast Avengers (1985) #37-39 -Fantastic Four (1961) #323-325 -Avengers: Celestial Quest (2001) -Annihilation: Conquest (2007) -Annihilation: Conquest - Starlord (2007) -Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) -The Thanos Imperative (2010) -Empyre (2020) -Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #15-18 -Marvel's Voices: Identity (2022) #1 -Dawn of DC announcements -Hellfire Gala 2023 preview -Hellfire Gala hosted at SDCC2023 -Marvel Voices Pride 2023 announcement Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the C

Today we talk about Peter Quill, best known as Star-Lord, who runs around space usually with cool weapons, a sentient ship, and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Marvel Preview (1975) #4, 11, 14-15, 18 -Marvel Comics Super Special (1977) #10 -Marvel Spotlight (1979) #6-7 -Marvel Premiere (1972) #61 -Starlord (1996) -Thanos (2003) #8-12 -Annihilation (2006) -Annihilation: Conquest (2007) -Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) -The Thanos Imperative (2010) -Avengers Assemble (2012) #4-8 -Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) -All-New X-Men (2012) #22-24 -Legendary Star-Lord (2014) -Guardians Team-Up (2015) -Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: Black Vortex (2015) -Secret Wars (2015) -Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde (2015) -Guardians of the Galaxy (2015) -Star-Lord (2015) -Star-Lord (2016) -All-New Guardians of the Galaxy (2017) -Guardians of the Galaxy: Mother Entropy (2017) -Infinity Wars (2018) -Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) -Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) -The Adventure Zone: The Elevent

Today we talk about Groot, who is a tree alien who typically can only pronounce a sound transcribed as I Am Groot, he's part of the Guardians of the Galaxy, and he's died and come back several times thanks to Rocket Raccoon's gardening skills. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Tales to Astonish (1959) #13 -Incredible Hulk Annual (1976) #5 -Nick Fury's Howling Commandos (2005) -Annihilation: Conquest (2007) -Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) -The Thanos Imperative (2010) -Annihilators (2010) & Annihilators: Earthfall (2011) -Avengers Assemble (2012) #4-8 -Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) -All-New X-Men (2012) #23 -Rocket Raccoon (2014) -Groot (2015) -Guardians of the Galaxy (2015) -Guardians of Infinity (2015) -Secret Wars (2015) #8 -Rocket Raccoon & Groot (2016) -All-New Guardians of the Galaxy (2017) -I Am Groot (2017) -Infinity Wars (2018) -Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) -Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) -New Avengers (2015) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by:

Today we talk about Rocket Raccoon, who was a regular raccoon until some experiments gave him sentience and a job, and then he forgot about his job, gained many guns, a criminal reputation, a friend who is a tree, and a space-faring team. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Marvel Preview (1975) #7 -Incredible Hulk (1962) #271 -Rocket Raccoon (1985) -Quasar (1989) #15 -Sensational She-Hulk (1989) #44-46 -Annihilation: Conquest (2007) -Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) -The Thanos Imperative (2010) -Annihilators (2010) & Annihilators: Earthfall (2011) -Avengers Assemble (2012) #4-8 -Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) -Rocket Raccoon (2014) -Guardians of the Galaxy (2015) -Rocket Raccoon & Groot (2016) -Rocket Raccoon (2016) -All-New Guardians of the Galaxy (2017) -Infinity Wars (2018) -Avengers No Road Home (2019) -Guardians of the Galaxy (2019) -Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) -New Mutants by Zeb Wells -New Avengers (2015) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checkin

Today we talk about Tyrone Johnson and Tandy Bowen, best known as Cloak and Dagger, two teen runaways who were linked together by friendship, trauma, and the superpowers brought on by terrible experiments. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #64 -Cloak and Dagger (1983) -Cloak and Dagger (1985) -Power Pack (1984) #7 -New Mutants (1983) #23 -Strange Tales (1987) -The Mutant Misadventures of Cloak and Dagger (1988) -Marvel Knights (2000) -Runaways (2003) #11 -Runaways (2005) #9 -Uncanny X-Men (1963) #514 -Cloak and Dagger (2010) #1 -Spider-Island: Cloak & Dagger (2011) -The Amazing Spider-Man (2017) #6 -Cloak and Dagger: Marvel Digital Original - Shades of Gray (2018) -Cloak and Dagger: Marvel Digital Original - Negative Exposure (2018) -Lazarus Planet spinoff titles: Spirit World, The Vigil, City Boy & Circuit Breaker Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find ou

Today we talk about Jennifer-Lynn Hayden, who has many nicknames but is most often called her superhero name Jade. Using her inherited Green Lantern powers, she's been part of Infinity, Inc., the JSA, the Outsiders, and the Justice League. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -All-Star Squadron (1981) #25-27 -Infinity, Inc. (1984) -Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) -Millennium (1988) -Eclipso (1992) #16-18 -Green Lantern (1990) #86-177 (intermittent) -JSA (1999) #7-9, 50-54 -Outsiders (2003) -Infinite Crisis (2005) #2-4 -Green Lantern Corps (2006) #39-42 -Blackest Night (2009) #1-2, 8 -Brightest Day (2010) -Justice League of America (2006) #44-60 -Justice Society of America (2006) #41-42 -Convergence: Infinity Inc (2015) -Doomsday Clock (2018) #12 -Infinite Frontier (2021) -Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (2022) -New Mutants (2009) by Zeb Wells -Guardians of the Galaxy 3 trailer -The Flash trailer Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating

Today we talk about Todd Rice, best known as Obsidian, who after discovering he had a twin who ALSO had super powers, became a member of Infinity, Inc. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -All-Star Squadron (1981) #25-27 -Infinity, Inc. (1984) -Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) -Millennium (1988) -JSA (1999) #7-9 -JSA (1999) #46-54 -Manhunter (2004) #18-20 -Justice League of America (2006) #43-48; 56-59 -Justice Society of America (2007) -Brightest Day (2010) #7 -Convergence: Infinity Inc (2015) -DC Pride (2021) -Infinite Frontier (2021) -Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (2022) -James Gunn's DCEU slate announcement Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Artemis Crock, who initially was a villain who simply went by Artemis, before she decided to take up her mom's moniker of Tigress. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Infinity, Inc. (1984) #34-36; 51-53 -Young Justice (1998) #23-25 -JSA (1999) #10; #16-17 -Hawkman (2002) #1-4 -JSA: Classified (2005) #5-7 -JSA All-Stars (2010) -Young Justice cartoon -Teen Titans Annual (2012) #1 -Robin (2021) -Thunderbolts (2022) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Albert Rothstein, a very tall boy who can get even taller, who used to go by Nuklon (on account of the radiation) but later called himself Atom Smasher (on account of... smashing? atoms?) Today's mentioned & relevant media: -All-Star Squadron (1981) #25 -Infinity, Inc. (1984) -Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) reading order -Millennium (1987) reading order -Kingdom Come (1996) -JSA (1999) -52 (2006) -Black Adam: The Dark Age (2007) #5 -The Justice Society of America (2007) -JSA All-Stars (2009) -Blackest Night: JSA (2009) -Doomsday Clock (2017) #12) -Nightwing (2016) #100 -Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (2022) #7 -Legion of X (2022) #9 Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about several characters who have gone by Wildcat: Ted Grant, Tom Bronson, and Yolanda Montez. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Sensation Comics (1942) -All-Star Comics (1941) #71 -Infinity Inc. (1984) #12 -Crisis on Infinite Earths (1985) reading order -Millennium (1987) reading order -Catwoman (1988) -Eclipso (1992) -Batman/Wildcat (1997) -JSA Returns (1999) -JSA (1999) -JSA: Classified (2005) -Birds of Prey (1998) #81 -Justice Society of America (2006) -52 (2006) #23 -JSA: All-Stars (2009) -Blackest Night: JSA (2009) -Catwoman/Tweety and Sylvester Special (2017) #1 -Doomsday Clock (2017) -DC's Crimes of Passion (2020) #1 -Dark Nights: Death Metal (2020) #2 -Infinite Frontier (2021) -Dark Crisis on Infinite Earths (2022) -Karma gets a new name Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about Betsy Braddock, who has been both Psylocke and Captain Britain. We also talk about Kwannon because, well, how could we not. Note: Around the 30 minute mark Briar's microphone started having some... issues. Sorry. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -Captain Britain (1976) #8 -Captain Britain (1985) -New Mutants Annual (1984) #2 -Uncanny X-Men (1963) #213 -X-Men (1991) -Excalibur (1988) #55 -56 -X-Men Annual (1991) #2 -X-Treme X-Men (2001) #2 -Uncanny X-Men (1963) #455 -New Excalibur (2005) -Exiles (2001) #90 -New Exiles (2008) -X-Men: Sword of the Braddocks (2009) -Psylocke (2009) -X-Men: Second Coming (2010) -Uncanny X-Force (2010) -Uncanny X-Force (2013) -X-Men (2013) -X-Force (2014) -Uncanny X-Men (2016) -Astonishing X-Men (2017) -Hunt for Wolverine: Mystery in Madripoor (2018) -Uncanny X-Men (2018) -Excalibur (2019) -Fallen Angels (2019) -X of Swords (2020) -Knights of X (2022) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or d

Today we talk about Warren Worthington III, also known as Angel (and several variations thereof). He's one of the original X-Men and also a very rich white man with wings. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -X-Men (1963) -Champions (1975) -X-Factor (1986) -X-Men (1991) #29 -Archangel (1996) -X-Men: The Hidden Years (1999) -Hulk (1999) #106-107 -Angel: Revelations (2008) -X-Force (2008) #3-7 -X-Men: Second Coming (2010) -Uncanny X-Force (2010) -All-New X-Men (2012) -All-New X-Men (2015) -Uncanny X-Men (2016) -Astonishing X-Men (2017) #1-7 -House of X (2019) -X-Corp (2021) -Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (2019) Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.

Today we talk about David Haller, also known as Legion, who is a very powerful psychic with what would currently be diagnosed as Dissociative Identity Disorder, but since he's a comics character created in the 1980's it's... not handled great. Today's mentioned & relevant media: -New Mutants (1983) #25-28, 44 -Uncanny X-Men (1963) #278-280 -X-Factor (1986) #69-70 -X-Men: Age of Apocalypse (1995) -New Mutants (2009) -X-Men Legacy (2008) #244-253 -X-Men Legacy (2012) -Legion (2018) -Age of X-Man (2018) -Way of X (2021) -Legion of X (2022) -Legion on Hulu Thanks to Victoria Watkins for our icon! Support Capes and Japes by: Checking out our Patreon or donating to the Tip jar Find out more on the Capes and Japes website.