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When It Was Cool Retro Pop Culture

Jan 31, 2022

Today we travel back in time to 1979 and take a look at the first of two Captain America TV specials. Building off the popularity of The Incredible Hulk series, while not exactly true to the comics, the Captain America TV special was not too bad. Actually, it's probably way better than you remember. While it did fail to...


Jan 17, 2022

There were two Superman movie serials produced, one in 1948 and another in 1950.  This week we look at the first where Superman faces an original masked crime lord called The Spider Lady.  The serial is actually pretty decent aside from the low budget and animated flight sequences.  Most of the actors are fine and while...


Jan 3, 2022

Today we take a look back at the first of the famous Fleischer film animated shorts from 1941 - Superman: Mad Scientist. These animated films were known for being very advanced for their time and still hold up quite well today.  With an epic cinematic score, tremendous voice acting, and exciting plots, it's no...