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COMICS A-Z is the podcast that showcases the history of sequential art: comic books, comic strips, the characters, their creators, one letter at a time. Like an encyclopedia but it's a podcast. Each episode highlights an interesting aspect of the long history of comics, as a creative medium and a growing industry.
Hosted by Kevin Cleary, a former executive with First Comics, Classics Illustrated, and TV Comics. Kevin was an advisor to the Overstreet Price Guide, The Overstreet Premium Ring Guide and a columnist/feature writer for the Comic's Buyers Guide, Overstreet Monthly, and Wizard Magazine. Kevin was also the Purchasing Director for Heroes World Distribution, the 3rd largest comic, card, and toy distributor in the country, and the founder of Quantum Licensing, a company that produced pins, rings, and other licensed comic merchandise. Kevin currently works in Hollywood as a literary manager and occasional producer.
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© Kevin Cleary 2025
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Z is for Zines -The Origins of Comic Book Fandom
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May 19, 2026 |
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Y is for The Yellow Kid - The Birth of The American Comic Strip
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May 13, 2026 |
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X is for X-Men - A Tale of Two Super Teams
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May 07, 2026 |
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W is for Wonder Woman - The Amazonian Goddess Next Door
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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V is for Vampirella - Pin-up to Superhero
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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U is for Understanding Comics - Scott McCloud Explains It All!
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Apr 14, 2026 |
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T is for Teen Titans - Sidekicks Unite!
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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S is for Spider-Man - With Great Power...you probably know the rest
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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R is for The Rocketeer - Jet Packs, Nazis, & Betty
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Mar 24, 2026 |
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Q is for The Question - From Ditko to DC Comics
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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P is for Peanuts - A Boy and his Dog who are all of us
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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O is for the Outlaw Kid - Marvel Comic's Western Titles
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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N is for Namor, the Sub-Mariner - Prince of Atlantis and the 1st Anti-Hero
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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M is for MAD Magazine - What, Me, Worry?
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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L is for Little Orphan Annie - From Strip to Stage to Screen
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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K is for Kal-El aka Superman, the Last Son of Krypton
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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J is for Justice Society & Justice League - The First Super Team
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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I is for Invincible - Real Heroes Don’t Reset
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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H is for Hägar the Horrible - A Very Modern Viking
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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G is for Green Lantern - No Evil Shall Escape His Sight
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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F is for Fantastic Four - The First Family of Marvel Comics
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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E is for Eisner - The Father of the Graphic Novel
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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D is for Daredevil - The Man Without Fear
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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C is for Carl Barks - "The Good Duck Artist"
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Dec 13, 2025 |
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B is for Batman - The Dark Knight
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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A is for Archie - America's Favorite Teenager
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Dec 06, 2025 |