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History of Comic Books Podcast

History of Comic Books Podcast

JT Wheatley

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Show overview

History of Comic Books Podcast has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 105 episodes. That works out to roughly 40 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.

Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 14 min and 31 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 20 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 52 episodes published. Published by JT Wheatley.

Episodes
105
Running
2024–2026 · 2y
Median length
23 min
Cadence
Weekly

From the publisher

A rambling and too brief history podcast on the people, companies and events that make up the great comic book medium.

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The Classics - "Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow" by Tom King & Bilquis Evely

May 15, 20265 min

Archives - The Life of Matt Baker

May 8, 202617 min

Archives - The Life of Kurt Schaffenberger

May 1, 202623 min

Archives - The Life of Arthur Adams

Apr 23, 202627 min

Archives - "John Romita Sr., The Quintessential Marvel Artist

Apr 17, 202629 min

Archivies - George Tuska, A True Professional

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of George Tuska, one of the great professionals of the comic book medium.

Apr 10, 202620 min

Archives - "The Controversial Inks of Vinnie Colletta

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Vinnie Colletta, one of the most controversial inkers in comic book history.

Apr 3, 202623 min

Archives - The Brilliant Inks of Joe Sinott

And now a resposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Joe Sinott, one of comic books greatest inkers.

Mar 27, 202619 min

Archives - The Incredible Life of Herb Trimpe

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief biography of Herb Trimpe, one of Marvel's great artists of the 70's and 80's, along with giving one of the best runs on the Incredible Hulk ever.

Mar 20, 202628 min

Archives - History of Fiction House, Part Two

And a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief history of Fiction House, one of the classic publishing houses of the Golden Age of American Comic Books.

Mar 12, 202617 min

Archives - The History of Fiction House, Part One

And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief history of Fiction House, a forgotten but pivotal publisher of comic books Golden Age.

Mar 6, 202625 min

Archives - Pulps, The Precursor to the American Comic Book, Part Two

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of pulp magazines, the precursor to American comic books, as we get into the introduction of the superhero genre.

Feb 27, 202625 min

Archives - Pulps the Precursor to the American Comic Book, Part One

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of pulp magazines, the precursor to the American comic book.

Feb 20, 202630 min

Archives - Marvel vs. DC, Part Three

And now a reposting of the final part of this too brief and rambling history of Marvel vs. DC, which catches up with comic books classic rivalry into modern day.

Feb 13, 202612 min

Archives - Marvel Vs. DC, Part Two

And now a reposting of this second part of the history of Marvel vs. DC, as their rivalry would actually find themselves working together at times.

Feb 6, 202631 min

Archives - Marvel Vs. DC, Part One

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of the famous rivarly between Marvel and DC Comics.

Jan 30, 202629 min

Archives - The Speculation Crash of the 1990s

And now a reposting of this rambling and too brief history of the Speculation Crash of the 1990's, one of the darkest times in comic book history.

Jan 23, 202613 min

The Classics - "All You Need Is Kill" by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, Ryesuke Takeuchi & Takeshi Obata

And now a rambling and too brief review of "All You Need Is Kill", a superb manga adaptation of the now science fiction classic by Hiroshi Sakurazaka.

Jan 16, 20265 min

Archives - The Life of Frank Miller, Part Two

And a reposting of the second part of this rambling and too brief biography of Frank Miller, as he ventures into his most popular creator owned work before his career starts to deminish.

Jan 9, 202625 min

Archives - The Life of Frank Miller, Part One

And now a reposting of the first part of this rambling and too brief biography of Frank Miller, one of the most important writer/artists of the 1980's and 90's.

Jan 2, 202626 min
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