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The Short Box Podcast celebrates its 500th episode with a discussion on iconic 500th issue comics and nostalgic stories from the hosts' experiences in the comic shop.

This is a King-size episode 14 yrs in the making! Badr, Drew, and Walt are reunited again to celebrate the podcast's 500th episode. Starting with a roundtable discussion about the most famous 500th issue comics books of all time, including: Archie #500, Amazing Spider-Man #500, Detective Comics #500, Iron Man #500, and X-Men #500, followed by a trip down memory lanes featuring stories about working at the comic shop together, becoming friends, comics then vs now, and recording for the first t...

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