Patron Matt wanted it, so we give it to you - VANDAL SAVAGE! Just as Supergirl returns, Anthony & Doc Issues cover DC's immortal powermonger. They also sing Hamilton and talk about their upcoming crossover episode with Popcorn Psychology! Listen now!
SHOW NOTES:
- Introduction
- Background (11:25)
- Created by Alfred Bester & Martin Nodell in Green Lantern #10 (December 1943)
- Originally a Cro-Magnon named Vandar Adg who lived in approximately 50,000 BC, he was bathed in the radiation of a meteorite, which gave him intelligence and immortality
- Claims to have been several people throughout the ages: Khafre, Cheops, Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan, Blackbeard, Vlad the Impaler, Jack the Ripper
- Served as adviser to Erik the Red, William the Conqueror, Napoleon, Otto von Bismarck, and Adolf Hitler
- Once tried to capture the Justice Society and place them in suspended animation, but was stopped by Jay Garrick and Barry Allen working together
- Formed a villainous group called Tartarus to battle the Teen Titans - included Gorilla Grodd, Siren, Lady Vic, and others
- Captured by authorities and sent to Salvation, a hellish planet that was a training ground for parademons of Apokolips - managed to survive long enough to escape back to Earth
- Final Crisis - followers of Cain attack Savage with the Spear of Destiny, branding him with the Mark of Cain - battles the Spectre, and allies with Ra's al Ghul to defeat group trying to track down the meteor that made Savage immortal
- New 52 - used a meteorite to kill his chieftain in 47,000 BC
- Fought alongside Knights Templar
- Met Copernicus and killed him because he would not help him search for more asteroids
- Allied with Nazis to use their technology to drive into a meteorite
- Rebirth - rescued from prison by Secret Society and became their leader
- Manages to take away Superman's powers, and nearly defeats him, but his attempt to kill Superman backfires and rejuvenates him, and Superman wins
- Issues (20:10)
- Matt - You have all the money in the world, why conquer? Why not just sit back and let the money work for you?
- Exclusivity & proximity to power (28:29)
- All the patience in the world, yet frustrating on his scale/timeline (37:35)
- Treatment (42:42)
- In-universe
- Out of universe (46:51)
- Skit (55:06)
- Ending
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