The Debut of FINAL ISSUE BLUES!

The Debut of FINAL ISSUE BLUES!

From Worst Collection Ever by Shawn Marek & Jen Stansfield

March 13, 2026 · 36 min · Episode 466

About this episode

The episode explores comic book series that have ended, focusing on the final issue of BLUE BEETLE [vol 6].

Jen is out sick this week so let’s pilot something called LAST ISSUE BLUES… Comic books ending their runs, whether on purpose or due to cancellation, interests me so let’s get a little deeper. And by deeper, I mean we will look at the last issue of a series, talk about the character, the run, go thru the final issue and its effectiveness as an ending and maybe hypothesize why it went away. This being a pilot and what not means we might be a bit clunky but hopefully the point will get across. This time out, we will discuss the end of: BLUE BEETLE [vol 6] (1986 to 1988) Ted Kord’s having a bad day at the office, getting pushed out the company he helped save when his father fell off and, on top of that, a vengeful suit of armor has walked the floor of the Atlantic Ocean to come give him grief. Could be fun! Promo: MOVING KRYPTONIAN IMAGES ( https://podcasts.apple.com/eg/podcast/it-all-comes-back-to-superman/id1720158262 ) Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / BlueSky / Threads via @angryheroshawn and @JenStansfield and email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.com Also, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist!&nbsp…

People in this episode

Host: Shawn Marek

Guest: Jen Stansfield

Topics covered

  • comic book endings
  • cancellation
  • character analysis
  • final issues
  • pilot episode

Keywords

  • comic books
  • final issue
  • BLUE BEETLE
  • Ted Kord
  • cancellation
  • character run
  • comic analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MOVING KRYPTONIAN IMAGES

Books & works: BLUE BEETLE [vol 6]

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