All-Star Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe dissect issue #3 of 52, covering Jaffe’s favorite villain, the Creeper-Freakazoid connection, and why characters have to die.
Chapters:

Let’s Talk About The Cover (09:14)
Let’s Talk Talent (11:47)
Let’s Talk 52 #3 (13:43)
The Backup (52:10)
Favorite Scenes (58:26)
The Blackboard (and Celebrity Gossip Corner) (01:05:33)
Asking The Questions (01:26:32)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


52


Geoff Johns


Grant Morrison


Greg Rucka


Mark Waid


Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner


Lost


Mike’s Mic


Vic Sage


Uatu


The Venture Bros.


The Sandman


Elongated Man


The Sopranos


Star Trek: Deep Space Nine


Homicide: Life on the Street


Buffy the Vampire Slayer


24


J. G. Jones


Alex Sinclair


Lex Luthor


Superman Red/Superman Blue


Superman (1978)


John Byrne


Jerry Siegel


Joe Bennett


Ruy José


Pat Brosseau


Pat’s logo design


Infinite Crisis


Alexander Luthor Jr.


Joker


Gotham Central


Josephine MacDonald


Marcus Driver


Crispus Allen


Power Girl


Terra-Man


StarCraft


Black Adam


Amanda Conner


Jimmy Palmiotti


Power Girl


JSA: Black Reign


Superman


Jack Bauer


Doctor Psycho


Deathstroke


Warren Ellis


The Authority


Civil War


John Henry Irons


Natasha Irons


Apokolips


The New Gods


Intergang


Darkseid


Superman: The Animated Series


Bruce Timm


Booster Gold


Ted Kord


Señor Gyro’s Gyro Recipe


Daniel Cassidy


Blue Devil


Hayao Miyazaki


Project Cadmus


Mister Terrific


Chris Conroy


S.T.A.R. Labs


Doctor Sivana


Lois Lane


Harley Quinn


Bludhaven


Dan Jurgens


Art Thibert


Earth-One


Earth-Two


Donna Troy


Superboy


Justice Society of America


Jay Garrick


Alan Scott


Justice League


Teen Titans


Legion of Super-Heroes


Legion of Super-Heroes (Mark Waid)


Brainiac 5


Matter-Eater Lad


Anti-Monitor


Steel (1997)


Marshawn Lynch


Ex Machina


The Chicks


Patriot Act


Master of None


Harris Wittels


Creeper


Steve Ditko


Spider-Man


Question


Blue Beetle


Batman: The Animated Series


Outsiders


Shade, the Changing Man


The New Batman Adventures


Freakazoid!


Friends


Singles (1992)


Paul Dini


Mr. Freeze


Mike Allred


Madman


Robin Williams


Olivia Rodrigo


Taylor Swift


Jack Antonoff


Paramore


Sabrina Carpenter


Tom King


Mitch Gerads


Adam Strange


All-Star Squadron


Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)


Arion


Leah Williams


General Zod


Jax-Ur


Batman: No Man’s Land


Black Lightning


Talia al Ghul


Jimmy Carter


Superman: Red Son


Superman: Red Son (film)


Blue Beetle (2023)


Trinity


Cassandra Cain


Robin


Kurt Busiek


Heroes


Final Fantasy 16 review


Cidolfus Telamon


Cosmo Kramer


Jerry Seinfeld


Renee Montoya


Obi-Wan Kenobi


52 Pickup is an Aftermath production, created by Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe, and edited by Esper Quinn, with original music by Jon Ehrens. If you’d like to follow along, you can check out 52 at your local comic book store or library, or the DC Universe Infinite subscription service. The views and opinions expressed on this show are solely those of the show’s personalities, and do not reflect those of DC Entertainment or Warner Bros. Please rate and review our show wherever you can, and send your questions and comments to 52mailbag@gmail.com. Never stop reading comics.