About this episode

The episode discusses The Spectre [vol 2] #5, featuring humorous elements and comic book insights.

The Spectre [vol 2] #5 (1987) It is exactly what you think it is…. The Spectre returns as he is once again tethered to his human host Jim Corrigan. Of course, Jim was dead but Madame Xanadu put his corporeal body in a really big vase and kept him fresh, so he’s doing good now. Highlights include: The Spectre is in a slump Batman’s Italian jean shorts designer An evil subway worker encounters a pirate The Spectre does clerical work Makeout sessions with red mist Domino’s pizza is soothing for child trauma Also, Shawn and Jen sell comics and action figures at a collectibles show and it goes ok! *** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:15:22 *** Promo: PLAY COMICS ( https://playcomics.com/ ) Continue the conversation with Shawn and Jen on Twitter / Instagram / Facebook / Threads / Bluesky or email the show at worstcollectionever@gmail.com Also, get hip to all of our episodes on YouTube in its own playlist! https://bit.ly/WorstCollectionEverYT Download the podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite shows. Please rate, review, subscribe and tell a friend!

People in this episode

Hosts: Shawn Marek, Jen Stansfield

Topics covered

• comic book discussion
• The Spectre
• collectibles show
• Batman
• action figures
• humor
• animation

Keywords

• The Spectre
• Jim Corrigan
• Madame Xanadu
• Batman
• comic books
• collectibles
• humor

Sponsors

PLAY COMICS

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Domino's

Books & works: The Spectre, The Spectre [vol 2] #5

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