Mickey Mantle #2
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September 21, 2009
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15:12
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The crack of the bat! The roar of the crowd! The boredom of the comic reader!
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Linkara: (wearing a backwards baseball cap instead of his normal fedora) Hello, and welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. (points to cap) Since I'm wearing this hat, you'd think I'm a big baseball fan, right? Well, I'm not, I really don't care about sports, (picks up fedora) and hell, (takes off cap and holds it up; it has the Southwest Transit logo on it) this cap is actually for a busing company. (tosses cap aside and puts on fedora) The only baseball-related thing I really care about is from 1991: the greatest World Series of all time!
(Cut to a shot of the cover of Sports Illustrated from November 4, 1991, which shows that the Minnesota Twins have won the World Series)
Linkara (v/o): And why is that? Because it was the Minnesota Twins winning the World Series! Hell, yeah, Minnesota!
Linkara: (holding coffee mug with Twins logo on it) Sure, I know virtually nothing about baseball, save for the occasional TV show that features it, but hey, when it's your own team, you want to root for them after all. What I do know is comics. And with that, I'm very rarely stumped for any kind of information.
(Cut to a shot of a baseball comic from Magnum Comics, featuring Lou Gehrig)
Linkara (v/o): But for the life of me, I can find nothing about Magnum Comics, the company that produced today's kindling. Google and Wikipedia scratched their heads when I tried looking up any information about it. What I can tell you is that this is one of the most boring comics I had ever read in my entire life, and not only because I don't know anything about baseball, but that it's just plain boring. It reads like a history book, and the dialogue is forced or overly melodramatic, and I wouldn't be surprised if this kind of "edutainment" was released in the early '80s or the '70s, but this thing was published in 1992!
(Cut to a shot of a Mickey Mantle trading card)
Linkara (v/o): Mickey Mantle was a baseball player in the 1950s and '60s. The death of Superman was still being experienced in comics, but who the hell was gonna buy a comic about a baseball player who hadn't played in twenty years?
(Cut to a shot of a comic involving Barack Obama)
Linkara (v/o): This sort of comic really confuses me. Who buys this sort of thing? It's really a comic book version of a sub-par biography. And you know what? This sort of thing is still made today! Some of you may have heard of the Obama or McCain comics that came out during the last election.
(Cut to a shot of a comic involving John McCain)
Linkara (v/o): Who buys these? They're not interesting, there's nothing new that's presented. You would go onto Wikipedia and get the same damn thing without paying three dollars for it.
Linkara: But let's get down to the nitty-gritty here and dig into (holds up comic of review for today) "Mickey Mantle #2".
(AT4W title sequence plays, followed by title card, with a version of "Mrs. Robinson" performed by the Lemonheads playing in the background; cut to a shot of the cover for the Mickey Mantle comic)
Linkara (v/o): Oh, dear Lord, it's another freaking photo cover!
(Cut to a shot of the cover for "The Marriage of Hercules and Xena")
Linkara (v/o): This one's even more half-assed than "The Marriage of Hercules and Xena"! At least they try to make it seem romantic with the kiss and the glow and the white clouds and crap.
(Cut back to the Mickey Mantle comic)
Linkara (v/o): But this?! He's just standing there, holding a bat! I know comic covers should represent the content inside of them, but do you want people to know what's inside is this bland? Even the stupid little tagline is dull! "Spectacular second issue!" Ooh, it's in slightly wavy lines! Clearly, we're in for a roller coaster of thrills!
Text: More exciting adventures of Mickey Mantle – young Yankee baseball star!
Linkara: "Exciting adventures" does not conjure up images of a major league sport. If he's running around, solving crimes with Abe Lincoln and a robot, that is an exciting adventure!
Text: Also in this issue... Josh Gibson – Negro League slugger!
Linkara: (looking at cover) Cuuuuh-raaaaaa-p.
Linkara (v/o): We open to– (he stops abruptly when he sees Mantle's grinning face) GAH!! THE FACE!!
Linkara: (holding comic away from him) It's staring into my soul! IT KNOWS MY NAME!!
Linkara (v/o): Um, er, anyway, we open to part two of the Mickey Mantle story.
Narrator: It is the top of the sixth inning of the 1951 World Series. Earlier in the game, Mickey Mantle had gotten his first World Series hit. He is ready to take his position in right field for the defending champion New York Yankees.
Linkara: (as narrator) Yes, I know, there's no way I can make that seem exciting. Hunker down, folks, we're in for the long stretch.
Linkara (v/o): The Yankees manager, Casey Stengel, tells Mickey to help Joe DiMaggio with center field, since his heel's hurting him pretty bad.
Mickey: (thinking) Imagine that... Me keeping an eye out for the greatest player I ever saw!
Linkara: (looking up, as Mickey) Hmm, there goes the ball. (looks to camera again) Golly gee willikers, it's fun to be playing here with the New York Yankees, boy howdy!
Linkara (v/o): In his eagerness to aid Joltin' Joe, Mickey runs out to him.
Narrator: But fate plays a terrible trick on the young star.
Linkara: (as narrator) Fate just replaced his coffee with Folgers Crystals. Suddenly, his heart popped!
Linkara (v/o): No, actually, his shoe got caught in a drain hole, and his knee has been damaged. Joe DiMaggio runs out to his teammate.
Joe: Kid, are you all right?
Linkara: (as Mickey, covering his face) Leave me alone! I don't wanna talk about it!
Linkara (v/o): The Yankees do win the game, but as time goes on, Mickey notices that his injury is getting worse. As they take a trip to the hospital, Mickey steps out of the car and leans on his father's shoulder, who suddenly collapses!
Mickey: DAD!!
Linkara: (as Mickey) My God, Dad, I just crushed your shoulder! Clearly, the accident to my knee has given me superhuman strength!
Narrator: Mickey's father was very sick. The Mantles, father and son, shared a hospital room. There they watched the World Series on television.
Linkara: I wish I was watching television right now.
Linkara (v/o): Sadly, Mickey's dad is diagnosed with cancer, and they head home to try to move on with their lives as best that they can.
Narrator: His father's illness was always in Mickey's thoughts.
Linkara: (thinking) I wonder what pudding would feel like between my toes.
Linkara (v/o): Mickey gets married, and I don't care. We cut to Joe DiMaggio at a press conference, where he announces his retirement from baseball.
Linkara: Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Our nation turns its lonely eyes to you! (beat) Woo-woo-woo!
Linkara (v/o): Mickey is named as his replacement center fielder, but he's more worried about his dad.
Narrator: Mickey knew he had to try something, anything, to help his father. A trip to the Mayo Clinic seemed to be their last hope.
Linkara: (rolls eyes) Yes, nothing spells "desperation" like a trip to the advanced medical facilities of the Mayo Clinic! By the by, Minnesota once again here to save the day. (throws up his arms) MINNESOTA!!
(Cut to outer space, where the word "MINNESOTA!" appears, while a heavenly choir is heard saying it; cut back to the comic again)
Narrator: Mickey began to doubt his meaning in life.
Linkara: Yes, why would we want to see emotional turmoil when the narrator can just say it's happening?
Narrator: Mickey became very good friends with another young Yankee player. His given name was Alfred Manuel...but his teammates called him Billy...Billy Martin.
Linkara (v/o): Yeah, that makes sense.
Narrator: Mickey and Billy were to lifelong friends.
Linkara: Wow, Billy's so richly developed as a character.
Linkara (v/o): A few days later, Mickey gets a call from his manager. He's informed that his father has passed away.
Mickey: My father is dead. I should have been there for him. IT'S JUST NOT FAIR!!
(He punches the wall so hard that it shakes like an earthquake; Linkara feels the effect)
Linkara: Oh, God! Mickey Mantle is hitting the wall so hard it's shaking the foundation of the universe! It's just like Superboy-Prime punching the walls of reality!
(CONTINUITY ALARM!)
Linkara: This isn't the time for that! Who knows what horrible effects it will have on our universe and time and existence itself!
(Suddenly, there is a bright flash, and Linkara is now seen wearing a Star Trek uniform and holding a Nerf gun)
Linkara: Hazard team, form up on me! For I am Ensign Munrooooo!
(Suddenly, there is another bright flash, and Linkara is turned into a skeleton, reading a comic with a happy face on it)
Linkara: Comic good...
(Suddenly, there is one more bright flash, and Linkara is back to normal)
Linkara: Whew! Looks like everything is still the same.
(Cut to someone called 60s Kid, while the Beatles' "Good Day Sunshine" plays in the background)
60s Kid: Hey, man, I just got the new Beatles album in a... (looks around, confused) Did something change?
(Cut back to the Mickey Mantle comic)
Linkara (v/o): So, Mickey goes back to playing baseball.
Narrator: Mickey enjoys being back with all the Yankee ball players in spring training.
Linkara (v/o): You know what this reminds me of?
(Cut to a clip of an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000, where Mike and the Bots are rummaging through various props, and Mike reads a script written by Crow)
Linkara (v/o): There is this skit in Mystery Science Theater 3000, where Crow writes a screenplay called Peter Graves at the University of Minnesota.
(Again, the word "MINNESOTA" is displayed in space, with a heavenly choir saying the name; cut back to the MST3K skit in question)
Linkara (v/o): ...which is basically Peter Graves repeatedly saying that he's at the University of Minnesota, and saying exactly what he's feeling and doing at the time.
Tom Servo: (reading script) "Act III: Peter Graves Enjoys Storm Life".
Mike: Okay. (takes out a ball and tosses it at Crow) Think fast.
(The ball hits Crow)
Crow: Aha! I'm Peter Graves, and I'm enjoying some good-natured ribbing with one of my many new pals here at the University of Minnesota.
Linkara (v/o): And that's what this feels like: like some amateur writer who doesn't understand how writing works, just saying the characters' emotions like it's the same thing as having characterization.
(Cut back to the Mickey Mantle comic)
Linkara (v/o): Okay, let's see if we can get through this as fast as we can. So, his injury virtually disappears over time as he starts kicking ass on the field.
Narrator: He was now smashing homers, hitting line drives between fielders and beating out bunts as well as anyone in major league baseball. Mickey was doing whatever it took to help the Yankees win.
Linkara: Considering that's his job, I'd be confused if he wasn't doing that.
Narrator: The Yankees were playing well, but so was Cleveland.
Linkara: (holding up his fist) Damn you, Cleveland! Your well-playing is nefarious!
Narrator: Joe Collins was one of many Yankees up to the Cleveland challenge. Joe Collins had a good-natured message for the young centerfield, who was on deck, ready to take his turn at bat.
Linkara: (bored, with his head resting on his head) You know, I'd pay good money right now to see Godzilla suddenly appear on the field, playing basketball with Charles Barkley, or maybe Neutro deciding to go on a rampage. Just sayin'.
Joe Collins: Go chase that, kid!
Linkara (v/o): Ah, Joe Collins, your good-natured ribbing is legendary.
Narrator: Mickey hits one out of the ballpark, even further than Collins' homer!
Mickey: What was that you just said, Joe?
Linkara: Choke on that, Collins!
Linkara (v/o): From here on, it only gets more boring, which is saying something. It just lists off the events of the World Series while continually showering Mickey Mantle with praise of how awesome he was. Where is the tension? Where is the drama? Hell, they actually have the gall to start talking about all the other ballplayers, because, clearly, Mickey Mantle alone was not enough to carry this.
Narrator: Battling Billy Martin's double homer and four RBI's help even the series for the Yanks. A rare passed ball by star catcher, Yogi Berra lets in two runs in the ninth. Game five featured another clutch performance by Dodger centerfielder Snider, as the Duke of Flatbush hit a home run and drove in the tying run...
(Linkara is lying his head down on Futon, asleep and snoring, with the comic over his face)
Linkara (v/o): So, in the seventh deciding game of the World Series, Mickey's up to bat again.
Mickey: (thinking) I hope that I can get some kind of hit to get something going.
Linkara: We're fifteen pages into the comic, Mickey; I doubt anything's going to get going now.
Yankee teammate: This is a battle, kid, come on, you can do it!'
Linkara: (as this teammate, his fists up) It's a battle, kid! You gotta work the body! Work the body! You're gonna eat lightning and crap thunder!
Linkara (v/o): (dramatic music is heard) Oh, my God. This is the moment. The game comes down to this: a pitch thrown into the air. The tension is held as the ball makes its way towards Mickey. Will he hit it? Will the game be won?! (in the comic, Mickey swings the bat and hits the ball) Will he– WAY TO HOME RUN!!
Linkara: (cheering) WOW! HE DID IT! HE HIT THE BALL! THEY HELD THE TENSION FOR ALL OF ONE SPLASH PAGE! THEY DID IT! AND I STILL DON'T CARE! (his expression sours)
Linkara (v/o): So, more gushing over how awesome Mickey Mantle is; Jackie Robinson makes a cameo for no other reason than to once again think about how awesome Mickey Mantle is; more statistics that would make more sense if you were reading Wikipedia. And so, our comic ends with Mickey visiting his father's grave.
Narrator: As he leaves to go back home, Mickey gets a special feeling that he is not alone...in his thoughts and his dreams. (the panel shows Mickey's father's ghost putting his hand on Mickey's shoulder)
Linkara: (imitating the ghost's pose) Ah, son, I'll come back as a giant ghost and crush your shoulder, huh? How does it feel? How does it feel?!
Linkara (v/o): But of course, we're not done yet, since we have a backup story of Josh Gibson, referred to as "the black Babe Ruth". Why, here's that god among men, Mickey Mantle, to tell us all about it!
Mickey: Did you know that there were many baseball stars that never played in the major leagues? He* had all the talents and skills necessary, but they played in an era when "organized baseball" had not yet accepted black players.
- NOTE: It's actually read as "They certainly had", not "He had".
(Cut briefly to the More You Know title from NBC, before cutting back to the comic)
Linkara (v/o): It's really just some more of the same, only with a different person. Everyone talks about how awesome they are, and in this case, Josh Gibson was an even better hitter than Babe Ruth or Lou Gehrig apparently. If this is true or not, I don't know, and frankly, I don't care. Let's just skip to the end. Tragically, Josh Gibson died of a stroke when he was only 35 years old. Three months after his death, the first black player joined the major leagues: JACKIE ROBINSON!
(Suddenly, the screen shakes to the sound of shattering glass. Linkara is ducking as the screen starts breaking in places)
Linkara: Oh, God, Jackie Robinson's using his baseball to shatter the walls of reality! Who knows what's going to happen now! (suddenly, the ground stops shaking and the glass somehow repairs itself) Whew, everything seems to have settled down again. No changes.
(Cut to Harvey Finevoice holding a cigarette, as Frank Sinatra's "Nice 'n Easy" plays in the background)
Harvey: Hey there, guys and dolls, this is Harvey Finevoice, and I... Huh. This is weird. Ah, enough to it. It's not like Linkara's getting my show any faster, so anyway...
(Cut back to Linkara)
Linkara: (angrily holding up the Mickey Mantle comic) This comic sucks! Look, if you're fans of these players, good for you, more power to you. But boringly calling out their batting averages and reading their life history does not sequential art make! (throws down comic book, gets up and leaves)
(Credits roll, to "Nice 'n Easy")
I'm Peter Graves and this has been a very boring comic.
(Stinger: 60s Kid is seen again)
60s Kid: If the Beatles do not play at Woodstock, they be forever a square! Hey, I'm 60s Kid, and (makes a peace sign) peace out, man!
(end)
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2017:
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Digimon: Digital Monsters 1 · Phonogram: The Immaterial Girl 1-6 · Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1 · Trouble 3 · The Star Wars 4 · Spectacular Spider-Man Episode 1x10 - "Persona" · Youngblood 9 · The A-Team 2 · The Batman/Superman Movie: World's Finest · See You Next Mirror: Exiles Retrospective, Part 1 · See You Next Mirror: Exiles Retrospective, Part 2 · Reagan's Raiders 1 · Fist of the North Star, Ch. 1 · Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters 4 · Iron Man: The Animated Series - The Wedding of Iron Man · Athena 3 · Batman: The Dark Knight 1-3 · The New Teen Titans Anti-Drug Giveaway 2 · Crisis on Infinite Earths · Secret Wars (1984) · The Infinity Gauntlet · Flashpoint · Babylon 5 1 · The Star Wars 5 · All-New Ghost Rider, Volume 2 · Robocop vs. the Terminator 2 · Superman vs. the Terminator 2 · Tandy Computer Whiz Kids: News By Computer Foils Kidnappers · Ultimate Power 4 · Delicious in Dungeon, Vol. 1 · Batman: Odyssey 1 · Asterix: The Legionary · Comic Book Quickies 7 · JoJo's Bizarre Adventures Episodes 1-4 (2012-2013 series) · Thunderbirds Are Go · Batman: The Official Movie Adaptation · Ultimate Iron Man Vol. 1 1-2 · My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic 11-12 · Stormwatch 0 · A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Beginning 1-2 · A Nightmare on Elm Street: Fearbook · New Line Cinema's Tales of Horror 1 · The Sensational Spider-Man 0 · Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash · Marvel Comics 1 · Brave and the Bold 28 · Kamen Rider Fourze Episodes 1-4 · Clive Barker's Hellraiser Dark Holiday Special · Sensation Comics 14: The Story of Fir Balsam · Steam Wars Holiday Special · Christmas with the Superheroes 2
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2018:
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My Top 15 Favorite Episodes of AT4W · Legion of Superheroes: The Great Darkness Saga · James Bond, Jr. 1 · JLA/Avengers · Homestuck, Act 2 · Isaac Asimov's I-Bots 1 · Thunderstrike 1 · Youngblood 10 · Badrock 1A · Event Comics Month II: Infinite Crisis · Event Comics Month II: Infinity War · Event Comics Month II: World War Hulk · Event Comics Month II: Final Crisis · Power Rangers Turbo vs. Beetleborgs Metallix 1 · Diesel 1 · Teen Titans: "Betrayal" and "Aftershock, Parts 1 and 2" · The Punisher: Purgatory · Comic Book Quickies 8 · 500th Episode · Dark Knight III: The Master Race 1-2 · Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating Green Lantern · The New Guardians 3 · US-1 7 · Nova Girls: Space 34-24-34 · Batman: Odyssey 2 · Star Wars 3-D 2 · Pokémon - The Electric Tale of Pikachu 3 · PSA Hell: Captain America Meets the Asthma Monster · Superman and Spider-Man · Amazing Cow Heroes 4: Cold Cuts · Ravage 2099 2 · Adventures of the Kool-Aid Man 2 · Tandy Computer Whiz Kids: Safeguarding the Environment · Mr. T and the T-Force 4 · Star Trek 2 (DC) · Star Trek (2009): The Official Motion Picture Adaptation · Star Trek: The Next Generation 4 · Star Trek 1 (Gold Key) · Silent Hill: Hunger · The Thing: The Northern Nightmare · Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: The Nightmare Warriors · Spider-Man: Smoke and Mirrors · Hellraiser: Hell on Earth · Fantastic Four 52 · Marvel Comics 1 (The Human Torch) · The Incredible Hulk 181 · The New Mutants 98 · Batman Returns: The Official Comic Adaptation · The Punisher: Red X-Mas · Star Wars: The Force Awakens Comic Adaptation · Luke Cage, Hero for Hire 7
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2019:
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Yet Another 15 Missed Opportunities of AT4W · Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters 5 · Batman/Aliens 1 · Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel · Pokémon 15x19-20 "Cilan Takes Flight" and "An Amazing Aerial Battle" · Tomb Raider Vol. 3: Queen of Serpents · Little Victory: Chimera 1 · Youngblood 0 · Kickers, Inc. 1 · The Savage Dragon 1 · Darkwing Duck 1-4 · The California Raisins 3-D 5 · Hellstar Remina, Ch. 1-3 · Gallery of Horrors · Batman: The Dark Knight 16-17 · Tremors · Ultimate Power 5-6 · Batman Forever: The Official Comic Adaptation · Street Fighter: The Official Comic Adaptation · Catwoman: The Official Comic Adaptation · Dune: The Official Comic Adaptation · Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Movie Special · Justice is Silent: Cassandra Caintrospective, Part 1 · Justice is Silent: Cassandra Caintrospective, Part 2 · Justice is Silent: Cassandra Caintrospective, Part 3 · US-1 8 · Tandy Computer Whiz Kids: Community Action Program · Captain America Goes to War Against Drugs · Comic Book Swimsuit Issues · Batman 45-47: The Gift · Star Trek: The Next Generation 5 · The A-Team 3 · JoJo's Bizarre Adventures Episodes 5-9 · Trouble 4 · Franken Fran, Ch. 1 and 4 · Youngblood: Judgment Day · Teen Titans 27-28 · Clive Barker's Hellraiser 1 · Clive Barker's Hellraiser Summer Special · Clive Barker's Hellraiser Spring Slaughter · Spider-Man: The Exile Returns · Detective Comics 225 (Martian Manhunter) · Batman: Harley Quinn 1 · DC Comics Presents 26 · The Flash 123 · Evil Dead 2: A Merry Deadmite X-Mas · Transformers (UK) 145 · The All-New Batman: The Brave and the Bold 14 · Star Wars: The Last Jedi Comic Adaptation
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2020:
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Top 15 Dumbest Evil Plans of AT4W · Batman/Aliens 2 · Star vs. the Forces of Evil: Deep Trouble 1-4 · Megamind · Revolution · Superman vs. Muhammad Ali · Hellstar Remina, Ch. 4-6 · Youngblood: Strikefile 1 · Comic Book Quickies 9 · Black Panther, Vol. 4 1-6 · Batman: Odyssey 3 · Justice League/Mighty Morphin Power Rangers · The Champions, Vol. 3 1-4: Beat the Devil · Star Trek vs. Transformers · Athena 4 · Daredevil: Born Again · Action Comics 775 · Comic Book Quickies 10 · 600th Episode · Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Comic Adaptation · Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Comic Adaptation · Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Comic Adaptation · Star Wars: Rogue One Comic Adaptation · DC Challenge! 1 · Kyoryu Sentai Zyurangers Episodes 40-43 · Trouble 5 · Dan Dare: Voyage to Venus · Superman 358 · Zero Hour: Crisis in Time · House of M · Secret Empire · Heroes in Crisis · Animax 1 · Ninjutsu 1-2 · Green Goblin 1-2, 4, 8, 12-13 · US-1 9 · Emergency! 1 · Mr. T and the T-Force 5 · Pinhead 1-3 · Pinhead 4-6 · Pinhead vs. Marshal Law · Spider-Man: Web of Life · Marvel Super-Heroes 12 (Captain Marvel) · The Flash 110 · The Amazing Spider-Man 129 · Awesome Comics Holiday Special · Transformers (UK) 41 · Solo: A Star Wars Story Comic Adaptation
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2021:
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Yet Another 15 Screw-Ups of AT4W · Star Trek Book and Record Set: Dinosaur Planet · DC Challenge! 2 · The Mighty Heroes 1 · Justice League 1x01-3: Secret Origins · The Star Wars 6 · The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Ep. 1-4 · Youngblood: Strikefile 2 · Pokémon 15×01-02: "Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader" & "Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym" · Stanley and his Monster 1-4 · Marvel Than Meets the Eye: The Transformers 1-40 · Marvel Than Meets the Eye: Transformers 41-80 · Marvel Than Meets the Eye: Generation 2 and Regeneration One · Star Trek 9 (Gold Key) · Star Trek/Legion of Superheroes · Mystery Science Theater 3000 1 · Batman: The Dark Knight Returns · Ultimate Power 7-8 · Batman: The Dark Knight 23.4 · Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating Aquaman · Sword Interval: Flashback Arc · PSA Hell: The Amazing Spider-Man: Riot at Robotworld · Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition) · Transformers/Ghostbusters: Ghosts of Cybertron · The New Guardians 4 · Codename: Ninja 1 · Batman: Hush · Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Ep. 15-16 · Mr. T and the T-Force 6 · Doom’s IV 1 · Batman and Elmer Fudd & Catwoman and Sylvester and Tweety · Batman: Odyssey 4 · The Dresden Files: Storm Front, Vol. 1 · US-1 10 · Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters 6 · DC Challenge! 3 · Marvel Super Special 1: KISS · The Ring, Vol. 1 · The Ring, Vol. 2 · Spider-Man: Web of Death · Detective Comics 359 · The X-Men 4 · Batman 1 · Spider-Man Holiday Special 1995 · The Adventures of Chrissie Claus 1 · Christmas Quickies 1 · Still Another 15 Missed Opportunities of AT4W
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2022:
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Ultimate Power 9 · The Adventures of Superboy 3x05-06 and 4x07-08 · Batman: The Killing Joke Adaptation · Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating the JLA · Chew: Poyo Character Focus · Youngblood: Strikefile 3 · Doctor Who: Logopolis · Armageddon 2001 · Secret Invasion · Civil War II · Dark Nights: Metal · The Star Wars 7 · Sonic the Hedgehog: Tangle and Whisper · Star Trek: The Next Generation/X-Men: Planet X · Stargate SG-1: P.O.W. · Man of Steel · Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters 7 · Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Episodes 17-21 · US-1 11 · X-Men Green · Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage · DC Challenge! 4 · Comic Book Quickies 11 · 700th Episode · Ken Penders' The Lost Ones 1 · Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope · Transformers: Deviations · Legion of Superheroes 0 and Legionnaires 0 · Mr. T and the T-Force 7 · The Ring, Vol. 3: Spiral · The Ring, Vol. 4: Birthday · Spider-Man: Funeral for an Octopus · Christmas Quickies 2 · Batman 27: A Christmas Peril · Mr. T and Emmanuel Lewis in A Christmas Dream · Top 15 Goofiest Superheroes of Atop the Fourth Wall
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2023:
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Star Wars: A New Hope Comic Adaptation · Marvelman Family's Finest 1 · Superman vs. Aliens 1 · Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney · Hellblazer: Dangerous Habits · Youngblood: Strikefile 4 · What Dreams May Come, Part 1: The Sandman 1-20 · What Dreams May Come, Part 2: The Sandman 21-40 · What Dreams May Come, Part 3: The Sandman 41-60 · What Dreams May Come, Part 4: The Sandman 61-75 · Animax 2 · The Dome: Ground Zero · Action Comics 1 (Non-Superman Stories) · Transformers (UK) 132-134 · Just Imagine Stan Lee Creating Robin · Mr. T and the T-Force 8 · The Dresden Files: Storm Front, Vol. 2: Maelstrom · Captain Marvel: The Last Avenger · E-Robot, Ch. 1 · Overwatch: Legacy and Old Soldiers · Green Lantern: Emerald Twilight · Back to the Future: Who is Marty McFly? · Super Soldier 1 · Legends of the Dark Claw 1 · Spider-Boy 1 · Assassins 1 · DC Challenge! 5 · US-1 12 · The Star Wars 8 · Godzilla: Kingdom of Monsters 8 · The Ring, Vol 0: Birthday · Sadako at the End of the World · Spider-Man: The Mark of Kaine · Sadako-San and Sadako-Chan · Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks · Doctor Who: The Klepton Parasites · Doctor Who: The Chimes of Midnight · Yu-Gi-Oh: Capsule Monsters Ep. 1-3 · Klaus 1-7
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2024:
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Still Another 15 Mistakes of AT4W · Batman vs. the Predator 1 · Ben 10 Ep. 1×01, 09, 13 · Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Ep. 14, 22-24 · Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Comic Adaptation · Sonic/Mega Man: Worlds Collide, Act 1
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Specials:
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AT4W 2009 Trailer · Linkara's Take on Watchmen · Watchmen Review · Theme Song Contest · The Spoony Experiment: Warrior #1 · Theme Song Contest Winner! · Blackest Night · Silent Hill: Dying Inside Trailer · Silent Hill Alternate Endings · AT4W & Spoony: Experiment Warrior 2-3 · October 2010 Trailer · Silent Hill: Dead/Alive Review Alternate Endings · The Live Show! · AT4W Story Recap · October 2011 Trailer · Return of AT4W Live! · Revenge of the AT4W Live! · Southland Tales · Curse of AT4W Live · House of AT4W Live! · Ghost of AT4W LIVE! · October 2012 Trailers · Bride of AT4W Live! · Son of AT4W Live! · Night of AT4W Live! · Day of AT4W Live! · Dawn of AT4W Live! · Land of AT4W Live! · Diary and Survival of AT4W Live! · Power of AT4W Live! · Midnight of AT4W Live! · Planet of AT4W LIVE! · Genesis of AT4W LIVE! · 300th Episode Livestream Recordings · Destiny of AT4W LIVE! · Resurrection of AT4W LIVE! · Revelation of AT4W Live! · Remembrance of AT4W LIVE! · The New 52 · Atop the Fourth Wall: The Movie, Part 1 · Atop the Fourth Wall: The Movie, Part 2 · Atop the Fourth Wall: The Movie, Part 3 · Atop the Fourth Wall: The Movie, Part 4 · Atop the Fourth Wall: The Movie, Part 5
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