Superman's Most Iconic Stories MEGA EPISODE (Superman Blue, Death of Superman, Superman's Ideal Version of Krypton)

Geek History Lesson

Jason Inman

Film History, Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Arts

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 157 minutes

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Summary

Today, we podcast tall buildings in a in search of The Man of Steel's most unique and singular stories! From alternate versions of Clark Kent to explorations of Krypton to the Death and the Return we break down some of the most iconic tales of The Big Blue Boy Scout in these Superman-themed episodes from the archives for this MEGA EPISODE:

GHL 452: Superman Blue – Remember that time Superman turned ELECTRIC!?
GHL 439: Death of Superman with Charlie Stickney – Study up on the biggest event in comic book history with White Ash creator, Charlie Stickney
GHL 382: Superman's Ideal Version of Krypton with Jeremy Skinner – Discover what the hosts of Jason and Jeremy Jawing About Justice League believe Superman's perfect vision of his homeworld is

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0:00.0	Hey, super friends, and welcome to geek history lesson.
0:03.9	You have found the podcast where a Canadian comic book writer, that's me, and a television writer from Kansas.
0:09.9	That is Jason Inman.
0:11.9	Teach you everything you need to know about a character in about an hour.
0:15.6	I am Ashley Victoria Robinson, and you may have noticed there's been a lot of discourse recently about what is a
0:21.8	Superman story, what makes a great Superman story, particularly with a movie called Superman out in
0:27.8	cinemas right now. And as a podcast that has a Kansan writer of our very own and a lot of
0:34.4	opinions about Superman, we thought we would open up the annals of geek history
0:37.9	lessons to explore Superman's most iconic stories. So I welcome you, along with some of our
0:43.9	past guests, to this mega episode examining just this hot button topic. Take it away. Past
0:50.7	Jason and past Ashley.
1:01.6	We're going to dive into the whole conversation about the time that Superman turned blue in just a second.
1:10.3	But Ashley, I need to ask you a very important question, probably the most important question I've ever asked you in the entirety of geek history lesson history.
1:11.0	You ready?
1:11.6	Sure.
1:15.0	Should Superman always have a cape?
1:15.9	Yes.
1:16.9	Why?
1:19.0	I just like the aesthetic of a cape.
1:20.5	I'm very pro cape.
1:23.4	Incredibles can say whatever they want.
1:26.6	And Edna Mode is right about most things, but she's wrong.
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