All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe investigate the fourth issue of 52, and cover neoliberal black capitalism, Superboy’s greaser rival, and the prevalence of cults in comics.
Chapters:

Let’s Talk Talent (02:40)
Let’s Talk About The Cover (03:49)
Let’s Talk About 52 #4
The Backup (45:10)
The Blackboard (56:30)
Asking The Questions (01:10:47)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:


52


Geoff Johns


Grant Morrison


Greg Rucka


Mark Waid


Keith Giffen


Santana - Smooth ft. Rob Thomas


Spider-Man (2002)


Superman Returns (2006)


X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)


My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)


300 (2006)


Zack Snyder


Jack Jadson


Joe Bennett


Ruy José


Rob Leigh


Crime Bible: The Five Lessons of Blood


Renee Montoya


J. G. Jones


Alex Sinclair


24


Raymond Chandler


Douglas Adams


The Simple Art of Murder


Vic Sage


Dances with Wolves


Pocahontas


Halo


Outsiders


Suicide Squad


Katana


Black Lightning


Metamorpho


Mike W. Barr


Delirium


The Sandman


Lex Luthor


Barack Obama


George W. Bush


Gonzo the Mechanical Bastard


“I WISH EVERYONE ELSE WAS DEAD.” PRETTY GOOD, EPISODE 7.


Pete Ross


Lana Lang


John Henry Irons


Booster Gold


Fire


Big Belly Burger


Blue Beetle (2023)


Justice League International


Ice


Checkmate


Rip Hunter


Natasha Irons


Superman


Steelworks


Michael Dorn


Superman: The Animated Series


Jay-Z


Louise Simonson


Jon Bogdanove


Power Pack


Priest


Superman: Lost


Milestone Media


Ralph Dibny


Cassie Sansmark


Black Adam


The Prestige


Dev-Em


General Zod


Stephen King


Superboy


James Gunn


Krypton


Caprica


Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith


Adam Strange


Gauntlet series


Richard Dragon


The Bizarre World of Fake Martial Arts


Steven Seagal


Count Dante


Shai-Hulud


Mutagen


Shadowrun


Jack Kirby


Mal Duncan


Bumblebee


Firestorm


Cyborg


Hawkgirl


Alan Scott


The Fly (1986)


Dan DiDio


Dan Jurgens


Art Thibert


Steven Universe


Crisis on Infinite Earths


Earth-Three


Alexander Luthor Jr.


Anti-Monitor


Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)


Supergirl (Linda Danvers)


Donna Troy


Roy Lichtenstein


Phil Jimenez


Harbinger


Monitor


Pietà


Batman


Dick Grayson


Bob Kane


Ragnarök


Marv Wolfman


Hal Jordan


Green Lantern Corps


Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)


Captain Comet


X-Men


Spider-Man


The Flash (2023)


Wonder Woman


Infinite Crisis


Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths (2010)


Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)


Ted Kord


Countdown to Infinite Crisis


Identity Crisis


OMAC


Maxwell Lord


The OMAC Project


Jaime Reyes


Kendall Roy


Dennis O’Neil


Sam Spade


Dirk Gently


Zeta-Beam


Rann


Thanagarians


Oans


Young Justice


Darkseid


Sardath


True Detective


NXIVM


Smallville


Superman & Lois


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.