Green Lantern Does Some Improvised Plumbing

21 Aug 2026 · 50 min

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Green Lantern [vol 2] #183 (1984)John Stewart is a newly-minted Green Lantern and Hal is not happy about it. Regardless, John is quickly put to the test by a conflicted Major Disaster, who is threatening to flood Los Angeles. Also, we learn about a potentially problematic GL ring feature.Highlights include:John hits it off with a newscasterEclipso makes a prank callMajor Disaster can think it but won’t say itCan you drown a Terminator?Tom Kalmaku throws out his Green Lantern journalM. Emmet Walsh becomes a Green Lantern!Also, Jen and Shawn hit up the Rocky Mountain Comic Collectors Showcase…

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Shawn Marek & Jen Stansfield · Arts & Books · English

WORST COLLECTION EVER is a comic book podcast where Jen and Shawn poke fun at their own collection of random comic books with loads of crass sincerity and scattershot nostalgia. None of the books in the collection offer anything close to quality or financial worth but our love for all of it is as re

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