All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe head off in pursuit of 52 issue #9, dealing with psychosexual eugenics factories, the LGBTQ+ nightlife scene in Gotham, and Big Mad Meltzer.

Chapters:

1. Let’s Talk Talent (03:32)
2. Let’s Talk About the Cover (07:14)
3. Let’s Talk About 52 #9 (11:24)
4. The Backup (41:22)
5. What’s your favorite part of the issue? (49:47)
6. The Blackboard (51:41)
7. Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:02:46)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

• 52
• Geoff Johns
• Grant Morrison
• Greg Rucka
• Mark Waid
• Keith Giffen
• Blastoise
• Scoliosis
• Shawn Moll
• Team Zero
• She-Hulk
• NO SIGNAL
• Tom Nguyen
• Major Bummer
• Doug Mahnke
• The Switch
• Alex Sinclair
• David Baron
• Mark Millar
• Frank Quitely
• The Authority
• Wonder Woman
• Old Man Logan
• Hulk
• Suicide Squad
• Jared K Fletcher
• Lost
• Polar bears
• Devilance
• Eternals (2021)
• Jack Kirby
• New Gods
• Galactus
• Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
• Celestial
• Lex Luthor
• Elon Musk
• Neuralink
• Jesse Eisenberg
• Henry Cavill
• Superman
• John Henry Irons
• Natasha Irons
• Emma Frost
• Superman Red/Superman Blue
• Barbara Gordon
• Punchline
• Gwenpool
• Kewpie
• Herakles
• Booster Gold
• This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t
• Animal Man
• Starfire
• Adam Strange
• Animal Man (1988)
• Spider-Man
• Sonic the Hedgehog
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
• George Pérez
• The New Teen Titans
• Green Arrow
• Victor Sage
• James Tynion IV
• Alysia Yeoh
• Batman
• Renee Montoya
• The Question (1986)
• Steve Ditko
• Ted Kord
• Huntress
• Batman/Huntress: Cry For Blood
• Intergang
• Darkseid
• Batwoman
• Identity Crisis
• Brad Meltzer
• Jean Loring
• Sue Dibny
• Donna Troy
• Doctor Light
• Watchmen
• Alan Moore
• Atom
• I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
• Star Trek
• Entourage
• The Wire
• David Simon
• The DC Book of Pride
• Jadzia Axelrod
• Magneto
• Guy Gardner
• Jason Todd
• Scott Lobdell
• Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
• Jensen Ackles
• Mister Miracle
• Big Barda
• Orion
• Lightray
• Hermes
• Kalibak
• Roy family
• Succession
• Granny Goodness
• Tom King
• Stompa
• Glorious Godfrey
• Virman Vundabar
• Arrowverse
• Kevin Smith
• Legends of Tomorrow
• John Constantine
• The Shadow
• Stephanie Brown
• Bill Willingham
• Joker
• Victor Zsasz
• Cassandra Cain
• Birds of Prey (2020)
• DC Challenge
• Kamandi

52 Pickup is an Aftermath production, created by Gita Jackson and Alex Jaffe, and edited by Esper Quinn, with original music by Jon Ehrens. If you’d like to follow along, you can check out 52 at your local comic book store or library, or the DC Universe Infinite subscription service. The views and opinions expressed on this show are solely those of the show’s personalities, and do not reflect those of DC Entertainment or Warner Bros. Please rate and review our show wherever you can, and send your questions and comments to 52mailbag@gmail.com. Never stop reading comics.