It’s a two-turkey dinner! All-Star Comics Journalist Gita Jackson and World’s Finest Comics Expert Alex Jaffe reach the halfway point of 52, where they encounter Crockamurderer, draft an all-new teen superhero team, and reveal whether or not drug-sniffing dogs react to vacuum-sealed smoked turkey legs.

Chapters:

Is it pronounced Raahs al Ghul, or Raysh al Ghul? (01:18)
Let’s Talk About The Cover, and hear some commentary from the creators of 52! (08:38)
Let’s Talk Talent (18:50)
Let’s Talk About 52 #26 (25:25)
The Backup (53:57)
What’s your favorite part of the issue? (57:14)
The Blackboard (58:54)
Asking The Questions at 52mailbag@gmail.com (01:05:13)

A SMALL SELECTION OF THINGS REFERENCED:

52
Geoff Johns
Grant Morrison
Greg Rucka
Mark Waid
Keith Giffen
Ra’s al Ghul
Batman Begins (2005)
Batman: The Animated Series
Arrow
Lazarus Pit
Neal Adams
Dennis O’Neil
Batman
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Fu Manchu
Mandarin
Batman: Birth of the Demon
Norm Breyfogle
Vine
Lana Lang
Interview with the Vampire
Lestat de Lioncourt
Jack Ryder
Martian Manhunter
Black Adam
Tom King
Strange Adventures (2019 series)
Jenny Sparks
Pat Olliffe
Drew Geraci
Skeets
Pete Pantazis
Image Comics
WildStorm
Final Crisis
Darkseid
DC One Million
Beautia Sivana
From
Lost
Harold Perrineau
Victor Sage
Renee Montoya
Isis
Congorilla
Starman
Detective Chimp
Deadman
Superman
Richard Dragon
Aristotle Rodor
Richard Dragon, Kung Fu Fighter
David Carradine
Bronze Tiger
Lady Shiva
Liam Neeson
Huntress
Batman/Huntress: Cry For Blood
Bill O’Reilly
Jon Stewart
Steve Ditko
Spider-Man
Livewire
Lex Luthor
Wonder Woman
John Henry Irons
Natasha Irons
Doctor Sivana
Fawcett Comics
Venus Sivana
Thaddeus Sivana, Jr.
Georgia Sivana
Revenge of the Nerds (1984)
Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018)
Frieza
Tony Tulathimutte
Rejection
Vincent Valentine
Final Fantasy VII
Auron
Final Fantasy X
Waverider
Kris Kardashian
Osiris
Oolong Island
T. O. Morrow
Veronica Cale
Marisa Tomei
Killer Croc
Tawky Tawny
Captain Marvel
Hawkman
Hawkgirl
Hawkgirl (2023 series)
Joe Bennett
Jimmy Palmiotti
Hawkman (2002 series)
Thanagar
Doom Patrol (2009 series)