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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

He's the boss. He's the king. He's above everything. He's the most tip-top: Top Cat. tinyurl.com/5227hayt

A look at Hanna-Barbera's second animated sitcom: The ever-wily Top Cat. www.universesbeckon.com

Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

New #tokusatsu acquisitions. Got some super robots. Got some Kamen Rider. Got some Metal Heroes. All purchased within the last few weeks. What? I don't have a spending problem! You have a spending problem!

Tokusatsu on physical media. Left to right: Kamen Rider Black RX, Super Robot Red Baron, Iron King, and Special Rescue Exceedraft.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I said I liked it. I didn't say it was good. (Sure hope this applies to TV shows too). Post yours.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Got a favorite C-Lister? I think most of my favorites are C-list or below. But for one, how about Metamorpho? Would he work?

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Okay, this joke about the X-Babies is a perfect inclusion in The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe. For those who don't get it, Mojo's X-Babies were likely created by Chris Claremont as a joke on the Muppet Babies, which was produced by Marvel Productions back when that was a thing.

Panel from The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Just finished reading the infamous "Detroit Justice League" and enjoying itmore than I expected. And once again I fi d myself puzzled by the Justice League and how it never seems to become more than the sum of its parts. [Cont]

DC Finest: Justice League of America, The Return.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

You know, I think I know why I like Star Trek: SNW so much. It reminds me of Young Justice. The comic book, not the cartoon. Both embrace the absurd aspects of the world they exist in without making the main characters the butt of the joke. [CONT]

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

There! Guy Gardner's off the list for explainer posts! I should really do Hawkman/Hawkgirl next, but I kind of want to do Deadman for Halloween.

A list of C-list comic book characters that I plan on writing blog posts about.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

An introduction to DC's one and only Guy Gardner: tinyurl.com/mwssh2yv

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Before they get around to movies, I just hope the comics establish a link between Death and Secret. Because Geoff Johns bothered to bring back Secret, so why not at this point.

Secret, formerly of Young Justice. Brought backin Stargirl: The Lost Children.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Honestly, it'll probably happen at some point. The things that Gaiman set up are already being "desanctified" at DC. I mean, Element Girl got brought back tolife off panel in the Al Ewing Metamorpho series. [Cont]

Element Girl from the recent Metamorpho series.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Yabba-Dabba-Doo!: tinyurl.com/ensscksf

Stepping back in time to look at Hanna-Barbera's first hit sitcom: The Flintstones.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Did you guys know that The Atom from DC Comics used to ride around on a mynah bird named Major Mynah? There. Now you know. (Also, why doesn't he ever appear when DC does "Super-Pets" stuff?)

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

So, Gosling's second project to involve the strongest man in the world.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Watching the '88 Ruby-Spears Superman cartoon. I haven't seen much of this show. But it won me over just by having the Prankster in it (and yes, I know I pick the weirdest classic villains to like).

The Prankster from the Ruby-Spears Superman cartoon.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

The stuff from the comics I wish had made it into the movies: tinyurl.com/df99mwav

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I started getting into DC Comics in the days when the Justice League WERE B and C listers. And the one I latched onto was Blue Beetle, Ted Kord version. I also liked Hawk & Dove a lot (I was buying a lot of back issues from a used book store). The trading cards were also an influence.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Not quite the expected "Cinderella": tinyurl.com/srankptj

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Listen to the computer, Ray! LISTEN TO THE COMPUTER! #dccomics #comics

Panels from a 1965 issue of The Atom, in which a computer tells Atom not to marry Jean Loring.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Pictured: Ira West asks his own personal Chat GPT how the Flash does his super-speed feats.

A comic page in which a holographic AI tells scientust Ira West that the Flash can't possibly have super-speed and must be a fraud.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I used to love the annual 3-D issues (Yeah, 3-D is a gimmick. But no one ever said you can't like a gimmick).

November 1993 Disney Adventures 3-D issue. Cover features Wednesday and Puggsley Addams from the Addams Family movies with Cruella DeVil.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Another look at the lesser lights of the DCUniverse. Next up: Metamorpho: The Element Man. tinyurl.com/244kepe9

Image of DC Comics character Metamorpho, with text that reads "Unsung Superheroes: The Elemental Appeal of Metamorpho" and "www.universesbeckon.com".

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Television Oddities: Fluppy Dogs. Even Disney doesn't bat a thousand. tinyurl.com/s6ymp2tr

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Unleashing the power of the Atom!: tinyurl.com/4xsy9skt

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Come on, all you happy people, let's take a look at MGM's other cartoon star: Droopy tinyurl.com/tswyd7xf

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Help me out here, #comics fans. I have a question. Do you consider the Prankster a deep-cut #Superman villain. Someone else online said he was. I really don't. I mean, he's one of only four Golden Age Superman villains to make it out of the era in a notable way.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Surprisingly, that's actually Gojirin from Godzilland. She was never quite the same after those aliens experimented on her.

Gojirin from Godzilland (or "Godzilla Land").

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Today, we look at the odd failed attempt to revive Doctor Who in 1996: tinyurl.com/4mmkxhy4

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Today, we look at the odd failed attempt to revive Doctor Who in 1996: tinyurl.com/4mmkxhy4

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Not all, but a lot of, my introduction to comic book superheroes back in tge day was through trading cards. I didn't have a comics shop, but you could pick these up at the mall toy store easily.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Oh, my request from the library came in! And it's one of those little compact comics with the tiny print. Great. And before you ask, no I don't need bifocals! Clearly the book is the problem!

Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow Compact Comic.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Rewatching Silver Surfer on Disney+. Though I do not begrudge the modern Marvel movies for their more tongue-in-cheek (read as: "quippy") tone, it is oddly refreshing to revisit the days when Marvel and especially their cosmic stuff was terribly operatic and melodramatic.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

You binge Friends and Seinfeld, I binge Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008, Cartoon Network). We are not the same.

Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Batman running forward with images of superhero guest stars in the background.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Huh. So, the Spectre is the one who convinced Ted Grant to take up coaching. Anyone else think that between this and talking Michael Holt down from suicide, tge "Wrath of God" is surprisingly good at counseling. #comics

The Spectre counseling Wildcat about a career change.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Events typically throw me. Even if I read some of an event, I can rarely read all of it. But that said, probably Phalanx Covenant. At least the part that introduced Generation X. I remember being very invested in meeting this new group of kids. I especially liked the sarcstic gray guy.

Cover of Uncanny X-Men #317, part of Phalanx Covenant.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Actually, come to think of it, Mordant from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers the movie would be a better match for the Japanese image of an orc. (Some day I should look up why this character even existed).

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Which is a different take for this character. Though, I guess cuteness may be in the eye of the beholder.

Danger's much less cute comic book design.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Busiek, I blame you for this purchase.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

This is surprisingly progressive thinking for a group of square-jawed, white, male adventurers in 1960. I bet 10 to 1 the British Museum showed up five minutes after the Challengers left.

Panel from Challengers of the Unknown. Multi-Man and another villain in the foreground with treasure around them. Challengers are busting in with a native chief. Ace Morgan is saying: "Yes, a treasure rightfully belonging to the natives--who had lost track of its location as time passed! Grab 'em, men!"

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Here's the updated list. I just keep adding names to it. I probably won't do all the ones on there. Because some I don't know super well. For example, I stopped reading Doom Patrol because I thought it was depressing. And, I really only know the early Wein Swamp Thing. #comics #dccomics [Cont]

Blackboard with names added: Spectre, Zatanna, Dr. Fate, Swamp Thing, Doom Patrol, Metal Men, Hawk and Dove, Black Canary.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

True. But still . . . fond memories of her being playable in the Sega Spider-Man arcade game at my local bowling alley.

Spider-Man arcade game screen. Let to Right: Hawkeye, Black Cat, Sub-Mariner, Spider-Man.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Started a series of "explainer" posts on my blog abput C-list DC heroes. Here's who I've got so far (and yes I use a blackboard for planning). Hoping to get them out there before they end up a supporting character in a movie. Any fellow #comics fans know of any others that should go on the list.

Blackboard reads: Mister Terrific, Metamorpho, Guy Gardner, Hawkman/Hawkgirl, Elongated Man, Deadman, OMAC, Kamandi, The Demon, Challengers of the Unknown, Orion, Mister Miracle, Forever People, Plastic Man, Shazam, Blue Beetle, Starman, Wildcat, Atom, Vixen, Firestorm, Fire/Ice, Black Lightning, Booster Gold, The Spectre.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

He stole the show in 2025's Superman movie, but what's Mister Terrific's story anyway? tinyurl.com/5n88nhax

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

She appears like that through most of the episode. It's her origin episode. She doesn't get her costume until the very end of the show.

1997 Justice League pilot team. Left to right: Atom, Fire, Flash, Green Lantern, Ice

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Another thing about Galactic Guardians is it reminds us just how long DC has been raiding the Fourth World for villains. And that actually started in 1984 with the Legendary Super Powers Show. I almost feel bad for the New Gods for being left out.

The Gods of Apokolips as they appear on Super Powers Team: Galctic Guardians. From left to right: Darkseid, Desaad, and Kalibak.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

I'm watching Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians. It's one of the better seasons of Super Friends. But it's still funny how they basically turned Darkseid and Wonder Woman into a more dramatic version of Bowser and Princess Peach.

Title card of Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians. Featuring, from left to right: Flash, Hawkman, Aquaman, Robin, Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Cyborg, Firestorm, Green Lantern, and Samurai.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Not unheard of. He just usually did projects with his own characters while there.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Plus, there's also the option for more creative thought balloons like in Impulse.

Impulse panel with a thought balloon depicting the Flash as a crying baby.

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Adam Hoffman @adamhoffman.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Only one person should Doom-anything. FOOLS!

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