DC Secret Files Podcast Vol. XVIII: Jack Kirby's Fourth World Gallery
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The eighteenth episode of our DC SECRET FILES podcast — the show that dares to tackle DC Comics’ greatest creations in encyclopedic form! Each episode, Frank will be joined by a special guest, in this case, Derek William Crabbe (https://x.com/HOCOF), of the Fanholes Podcast (https://fanholespodcast.blogspot.com/), to cover characters and concepts from across DC’s history. Our discussion of the given property will be married to a piece of original art commissioned by DC to spotlight the same. This time around, we chat about 1998’s New Gods Secret Files #1 (https://www.comics.org/issue/96258/cover/4/) & 1996’s The Fourth World Gallery (https://www.comics.org/issue/256317/cover/4/) by a host of talents. Plus we cover YOUR feedback!
D.E.O. Report [0:00:58]
DeSaad (Fourth World Gallery) (https://64.media.tumblr.com/01ae22f1500ccc91d08de6704b6a5510/6ef357609b7f282e-13/s640x960/3ec04e8592cea118bc9a25c01423daa2c078d979.jpg) art by Tom Mandrake [0:04:07]
Big Barda & Mister Miracle Profile Page (https://64.media.tumblr.com/9acb60b5ff99169912ffba2d99c84e99/6ef357609b7f282e-5d/s1280x1920/758e1f44a3b307e730d0374777fd2e70241ead20.jpg) art by Steve Rude [0:20:37]
“The Beginning of the End …” by Walter Simonson & Co. [0:36:38]
Metron (JLA-Z) (https://64.media.tumblr.com/2bd454fbf5e773732a5a7ed9fa070cac/6ef357609b7f282e-48/s1280x1920/641d632a4485b55f5bd6e9d61aa168f92e65ced1.jpg) art by Eric Wight [0:48:23]
Forever People (Fourth World Gallery) (https://64.media.tumblr.com/3fe5de4b051b388a3a6a02119319ebf9/6ef357609b7f282e-44/s1280x1920/4c37b5306b4f9a0faa2f57a7f3796448a00849a6.jpg) art by Dan Jurgens & Brett Breeding [0:55:42]
Darkseid’s Elite Profile Page (https://64.media.tumblr.com/0861fa4791ac7bee65418836eac41974/6ef357609b7f282e-56/s1280x1920/c387a3db337359b55a1a80cf87041143d22f0253.jpg) art by Keith Giffen & Bill Reinhold [1:13:16]
Lashina (Fourth World Gallery) (https://64.media.tumblr.com/7c245769edb5969e528c12e41fb5523a/6ef357609b7f282e-07/s640x960/33e889abff554a9531ba5f831274971855105c24.jpg) art by Dusty Abell & John Dell [1:32:41]
“Lost Pages: Orion and Big Barda Join the JLA” by Grant Morrison, N. Steven Harris & Co. [1:42:13]
New Gods Timeline by John Byrne & Co. [1:45:21]
Black Racer (DC Cosmic Cards) (https://64.media.tumblr.com/c5019f88224f6828a217f85cf09b68dc/6ef357609b7f282e-33/s640x960/2c461fd0b5757dade196393f45186cfd017eed6d.jpg) art by Rick Hoberg [1:47:14]
Yuga Kahn (DC Cosmic Cards) (https://64.media.tumblr.com/20707db39d455c7619287b3133af02de/6ef357609b7f282e-c7/s640x960/fb85e2e44c3b1279f86893a7f569dc1006219891.jpg) art by Rick Hoberg [1:59:45]
Confidential Communiqués [2:12:47]
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DC Secret Files, DC Comics, New Gods, Orion, Darkseid, Apokolips, Jack Kirby, Fourth World Saga, Big Barda, Mister Miracle, Mr. Miracle, Forever People, Female Furies
7 Oct 2026
DC Secret Files Podcast Vol. XVII: New Gods Secret Files & Origins #1
The seventeenth episode of our DC SECRET FILES podcast — the show that dares to tackle DC Comics’ greatest creations in encyclopedic form! Each episode, Frank will be joined by a special guest, in this case, Derek William Crabbe (https://x.com/HOCOF), of the Fanholes Podcast (https://fanholespodcast.blogspot.com/), to cover characters and concepts from across DC’s history. Our discussion of the given property will be married to a piece of original art commissioned by DC to spotlight the same. This time around, we chat about 1998’s New Gods Secret Files #1 (https://www.comics.org/issue/96258/cover/4/), by Karl Kesel, Sal Velluto, & Bob Layton, as well as a host of other talents. Plus we cover YOUR feedback!
D.E.O. Report [0:01:00]
Cover Story [0:03:06]
New Genesis Profile Page (https://64.media.tumblr.com/57de4e12aad274c765062a6e7633ba6d/cc3a96daadc76e65-d0/s640x960/fd1529c95b0516f516335fc8b80692c6cbe0c438.jpg) art by John Byrne [0:21:54]
Apokolips Profile Page (https://64.media.tumblr.com/dacab8d54fd19bb1e602e543294f5908/cc3a96daadc76e65-bb/s640x960/8744bdab309d4387f7f826bd3e8879ab18943eb7.jpg) art by John Byrne [0:43:24]
Anti-Life Equation (VS. System) (https://64.media.tumblr.com/baaa54a24c7d52bfcac430e91cf48abb/cc3a96daadc76e65-08/s640x960/5375661522afe07c03065c596c75d87f261836b7.jpg) art by John Van Fleet [1:04:59]
Darkseid (JLA-Z) (https://64.media.tumblr.com/ecdbcf740808464d548caa25ca5fbbb8/cc3a96daadc76e65-bd/s640x960/a9d3b65017f5d43225b9212bee3a1b7bfcba82c8.jpg) art by Walter Simonson [1:09:32]
Highfather Profile Page (https://64.media.tumblr.com/9f137e79190d0c13182ca83347e1ad19/cc3a96daadc76e65-86/s1280x1920/d56a1c8b4303fd0b69cf37340e71f6a2155a3c6e.jpg) art by Randy DuBurke [1:30:58]
“Learn… and Live!” by Kesel, Velluto, Layton & Co. [1:44:05]
Orion Profile Page (https://64.media.tumblr.com/dbd7dabeaec23e178166751264b66334/cc3a96daadc76e65-51/s1280x1920/317375c759ec3e76dd74d5780e0feda667673728.jpg) art by John Byrne [2:02:30]
Bekka (https://64.media.tumblr.com/ba97dfa5716871b9e8c0b43bc06cd9bd/cc3a96daadc76e65-6a/s640x960/0639024d64ba11d8e53420ef853620b106e60bf1.jpg) art by Noah Salonga [2:25:44]
Lightray (Fourth World Gallery) (https://64.media.tumblr.com/c03af4fe23612253a9a283169eef2c8c/cc3a96daadc76e65-d3/s1280x1920/ed38d9cd66ca76dc0b8a36949e884d4bfe2dccfe.jpg) art by Dan Jurgens [2:28:21]
Confidential Communiqués [2:37:20]
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DC Secret Files, DC Comics, New Gods, Orion, Darkseid, Apokolips, Jack Kirby, Fourth World Saga
14 Sept 2026
DC Secret Files Podcast Vol. XVI: DC Comics Presents Superman
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The sixteenth episode of our DC SECRET FILES podcast — the show that dares to tackle DC Comics’ greatest creations in encyclopedic form! Each episode, Frank will be joined by a special guest, in this case, veteran blogger & podcrasher Professor Alan Middleton (https://x.com/ProfessorAlan), of the Relatively Geeky Network (https://relativelygeekypodcast.blogspot.com/), to cover characters and concepts from across DC’s history. Our discussion of the given property will be married to a piece of original art commissioned by DC to spotlight the same. This time around, we chat about 2004’s DC Comics Presents: Superman #1 (https://www.comics.org/issue/215549/cover/4/), by Stan Lee, Darwyn Cooke, & J. Bone and Paul Levitz, Keith Giffen, & Al Milgrom, as well as a host of other talents. Plus we cover YOUR feedback!
D.E.O. Report [0:00:58]
Cover Story / “For Julie Schwartz” by Alan Moore [0:06:01]
Lori Lemaris (Cryptozoic Superman) (https://64.media.tumblr.com/aa80f62ed5426293ecce7b244ad56a81/403977250c6162ec-7f/s640x960/370cbbb6eb09f2c7d1a7dac37ea94e4263df6b76.jpg) art by Mike Maihack [0:10:59]
Supergirl (SkyBox DC Master Series) (https://64.media.tumblr.com/29e953a742efd9556d4afa6a562cec10/403977250c6162ec-d1/s1280x1920/0a8b7090f1907ad51d31e45eabdc937acb33b600.jpg) painted by John Estes [0:17:01]
Project 7734: Metallo & Reactron Profile Page (https://64.media.tumblr.com/8980371b25a6279b102d3f12262f6ffb/403977250c6162ec-ff/s1280x1920/50ebca9ef5bf5c7c55989ad2ae208ce4130b9e38.jpg) art by Fernando Dagnino & Raúl Fernández [0:42:51]
“The Phantom Quarterback” by Lee, Cooke & Co. [0:54:20]
General Zod (Cryptozoic Superman) (https://64.media.tumblr.com/0370e1ef34ce32070cf97e1c30298d68/403977250c6162ec-bb/s640x960/1365dad30c45a02c0324d896dee5560646e02a87.jpg) [1:00:09]
Parasite (SkyBox Cosmic Teams) (https://64.media.tumblr.com/ca4c4ba740d2c54821e9b4ee48e0cb98/403977250c6162ec-30/s640x960/3f33724edf1d980f08de7dc483ae3b7150a294e9.jpg) art by Tom Grummett & Doug Hazlewood [1:17:08]
“Secret of the Phantom Quarterback” by Levitz, Giffen & Co. [1:29:25]
Confidential Communiqués [1:36:10]
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