Previews
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Episode 7 preview
In 1975, after his lawsuit failed and a financial settlement failed to materialize, Jerry Siegel wrote the greatest press release of all time... putting a curse on the Superman film
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Episode 6 preview
Siegel and Shuster's next act after Superman was supposed to be Funnyman, which was released in late 1947 with a great deal of hype and a newspaper syndication deal in place... Only, Spoiler Alert: Funnyman wasn't very good.
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Episode 5 preview
When Jerry Siegel was drafted into World War II, he didn't bargain on Superman's owners taking his pitch for a character called Superboy and making it without him... and getting Joe to draw it.
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Episode 4 preview
By 1939, Superman becomes hugely popular-- taking over comics, radio and even making his live-action debut at the New York's World's Fair. But Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster get repeatedly shouted down when they ask for more.
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Episode 3 preview
In early 1938, Superman gets greenlighted for publication and it’s a mad rush for Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster to cut and paste their newspaper strip pitch of Superman into […]
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Episode 2 preview
When was Superman created? To hear Jerry Siegel tell it, sometimes it was in 1932. Sometimes it was in 1933. Sometimes it was in 1934. However it was always a […]
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Episode 1 preview
We have sound and vision! And an exclusive preview of episode one of The Comics Code! In 1933, 18-year-old Jerry Siegel wrote the story “The Reign of the Super-Man” for […]
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The Comics Code trailer (video version!)
Watch our new trailer with sound and vision, courtesy of our co-producer Andy Hicks.
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Coming Soon: The Comics Code
From author and podcaster Graeme Burk comes a podcast that dives deep into the stories behind the stories of the first hundred years of comics — the creators, the controversies, and the cultural impact of a medium that shaped modern mythology.