Forbidden Fruit pt. 2! Spider-Man & X-Men!

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Forbidden Fruit pt. 2! Spider-Man & X-Men!

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Mar 25, 2022

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Spider-Man! X-Men! Marvel’s popular heroes featured in classic tales by classic creators, chart topping achievements, long out of print, stories that you won’t find in a trade collection! Rob explains the complicated reasons these comic books stay buried deep in the vaults!

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Mar 25, 2022

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Robservations is the new podcast by Comic Book Legend Rob Liefeld which exists to explore and celebrate comic books as an art form and their tremendous impact on the culture.

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Forbidden Fruit pt. 2! Spider-Man & X-Men!

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