ABOUT THIS EPISODE
The Atomic Age marked not just a turning point in geopolitics, but a sea change in the American imagination. In popular culture throughout the age, mystery gave way to wonder, and eventually to the stark reality of potential nuclear annihilation. In this episode, we explore the atomic origins of comic book characters beginning in the Silver Age, and see how evolving understanding of radiation and nuclear capability was reflected in the characters that owed their origin to that powerful phenomenon.
Show image: Bagel Boy Arts -- https://bsky.app/profile/bagelboyy.bsky.social
Music sourced:
Track: The Last Fight by MelancholicBird
Track: Feeling of the End by Anton Kramar
Track: Timelapse by Abstract_Solar
Track: Last Warrior by VensAdams
Media sourced:
The Incredible Hulk (1978) -- television series
Them! (1954)
Spider-Man (1967) -- cartoon
Spider-Man the Animated Series (1994)
Cosmos (1980) -- television series
Watchmen (2009) -- film
Dredd (2012) -- film
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