515: BLOOR and the Amazons of Uranus!

About this episode

The episode features a dramatic reading of a golden-age comic involving Power Nelson battling a dictator from Uranus.

This week: BLOOR! We dig deep into the archives of absurd and infamous golden-age comics to bring you a Dramatic Read of PRIZE COMICS #4 from 1940, possibly created by legendary Batman artist Dick Sprang! Join Power Nelson, the Future Man from 1982, as he battles not only a job-cutting dictator on Earth, but also against BLOOR, the Dictator of Uranus, who has absconded with Earth’s workers! And he refuses to pay them — why, that’s forced labour! Thankfully, ol’ Power Nelson (aka Gene) has a NEW DEAL for Uranus, and he doesn’t care how many Amazons he has to surrender to or robots he has to smash to deliver it! It’ll all make sense in the episode. Probably! Content Warning: This comic contains some visually racist depictions of East Asian peoples, as was unfortunately common in that era. Direct Download: MP3

People in this episode

Hosts: Bry Kotyk, Kyle Lees, Merk

Topics covered

• golden-age comics
• absurd humor
• dramatic reading
• Power Nelson
• BLOOR
• dictatorship
• forced labor

Keywords

• BLOOR
• Power Nelson
• PRIZE COMICS
• Dick Sprang
• golden-age comics
• absurd humor
• dramatic reading

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: PRIZE COMICS #4

Places: Uranus, Earth

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