S4E81 - Issue 81 - Superboy Prime

We punch a wall through Superboy-Prime! How is Prime like 2Pac? And which DuckTales character is Alex Luthor Jr. like? Listen in to find out! SHOW NOTES: Intro Shoutout to Seequels - every week three hosts review direct-to-video sequels of childhood favorites, and compare/contrast with the originals - seequels.com Background (04:38) Superboy-Prime created by Elliot S! Magin & Curt Swan in DC Comics Presents #87 (Nov. 1985) Earth-Prime is "our" world in the multiverse - no superheroes exist Clark Kent is the adopted son of Jerry & Naomi - turns out he's actually got latent superpowers, which manifest when he turns 15 and Halley's Comet passes overhead Joins the Crisis on Infinite Earths - ends up in a paradise dimension alongside Superman & Lois of Earth-2, and Alexander Luthor Jr. of Earth-3 Longs to return to his world, even though it was destroyed, and becomes angsty - punches the wall of reality, creating numerous changes in reality and retconning several character changes Destroys the JLA Watchtower, and proceeds to attack Conner Kent, who he believes stole his life - kills several heroes who come to defend Conner Banished to the Speed Force for several years, before escaping with a suit of armor that boosts his power levels Ends up killing Conner after they destroy Alex's vibrational tuning fork that would impact the multiverse - this also results in the merging of the several Earths Heads to Oa, where he wipes out dozens of Green Lanterns - attacked by Superman of Earths 1 & 2, and kills Earth-2 Superman - taken into custody by Guardians of the Universe During the Sinestro Corps War, he is freed and joins the Sinestro Corps - one of the Guardians sacrifices themselves to destroy him, but all it does is infuse him with Oan energy Gets sent to the 31st Century, where he discovers that history has largely forgotten him - he is revealed to be the Time Trapper, a villain of the Legion of Super-Heroes, and ends up attacking himself - this sends him back to Earth-Prime, which was not destroyed - everyone there has read all of the comics, and they fear him - he ends up in his parents' basement, a parody of toxic fanboys Transported back to Earth-1, where he gathers other villains and attacks the Teen Titans - they overpower him and imprison him in the Source Wall Recently revealed to be trapped in the Monsterlands, where he broke out and is seeking revenge on Shazam Issues (18:00) Given no time to process his powers, never really learned to control them or how to use them Angst over being taken away from his entire family & support system (24:10) Extremist - unsure if he can ever be praised for doing anything, he just dives into villainy (31:25) Break (39:03) Plugs for Varmints & Petri Dish, plus Meredith Finch Treatment (40:22) In-universe - Kitchen sink - bring everyone & everything Out of universe - Peer support group (43:35) Skit (55:43) Ending (61:50) Recommended reading: Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds Next episodes: Azrael, Northstar (not Guardian), Raphael Plugs for social References: 2Pac - Doc (20:30) DuckTales - Anthony (25:34) The Maker episode - Anthony (37:25) The Dark Knight - Anthony (37:47) Dr. Phil - Doc (42:40) The Rose That Grew from Concrete - Doc (45:24) "Express Yourself" by NWA - Anthony (67:20) Apple Podcasts: here Google Play: here Stitcher: here TuneIn: here iHeartRadio: here Spotify: here Twitter Facebook Patreon TeePublic Discord