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Podcast: Word Balloon Comics Podcast
Episode: Word Balloon #3000 – Part 1: A Classic 2015 Conversation with Martin Pasko
Description: For this landmark 3000th episode, we’re opening the vault for a special two-part conversation from 2015 with the late Martin Pasko — writer, editor, historian, and one of the sharpest, funniest minds ever to shape modern comics and genre television. In Part 1, Marty walks us through the foundations of his career, beginning with his time writing Superman in the Bronze Age. We get into the pressures and freedoms of handling the Man of Steel at a moment when DC was redefining itself, and Marty doesn’t shy away from talking about the artists, editors, and behind-the-scenes personalities who shaped that era.<...