Issue #42 - "Bottom of the Barrel"

In this week's issue we talk all about obscure, useless, or joke characters from the DC pantheon! Whether it's their sucky powers, their limited comic book appearances, or their horrible track record - we are literally scraping the bottom of the barrel this week! First we break down the latest in DC news, and what's in the Doctor's pulls!?

Intro music by Aaron Barry

Sponsored by Great Lakes Grooming Co.

 

Prescribed Reading from Issue #42:

Invasion #1 – Snapper Carr is one of six humans abducted by the Dominators who manage to survive a gauntlet of death when their metagene activates, in his case, allowing him to teleport by snapping.

Fate vol. 1 #0 – Jared Stevens is hired to retrieve the artifacts of Doctor Fate, and is forced to take them and use their magic following the death of Kent and Inza Nelson.

Detective Comics vol. 1 #267 – The 1st appearance of Bat-Mite, a 5th-Dimensional imp like Mr. Mxyzptlk.

New Titans vol. 1 #85 – The birth of Baby Wildebeest, fusing mysticism and genetic science.

Hit Comics vol. 1 #1 – The 1st appearance of Richard Raleigh, the first Red Bee, as well as the debut of his pet bee Michael.

Adventure Comics vol. 1 #342 – Ulu Vakk, otherwise known as Color Kid, auditions for the Legion of Super-Heroes and is rejected due to the uselessness of his power.

Flash vol. 2 #174 – After getting his astral self trapped in tar-form, Tar-Pit attempts to steal the Stanley Cup from a hockey game in Keystone City.

Superboy vol. 1 #201 – Infectious Lass tries out for the Legion of Super-Heroes, causing severe illness in a Legionnaire and subsequently being rejected.

Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes vol. 1 #251 – Matter-Eater Lad consumes the Miracle Machine to save the day, but its energies render him insane.

Secret Origins vol. 2 #46 – Arm-Fall-Off-Boy is retconned in as the first ever rejected applicant to the Legion of Super-Heroes

Sixpack and Dogwelder: Hard-Travellin’ Heroz vol. 1 #6 – Dogwelder harnesses his full power to weld together two stars in the Sirius star system.

 

SHOW NOTES (courtesy of Josh Gill)   Scott Snyder to take over JL in June http://dccomicsnews.com/2018/01/29/scott-snyder-to-take-over-justice-league-in-june/ No Justice coming May 2018 http://dccomicsnews.com/2018/01/27/justice-league-no-justice-coming-may-2018-thanks-to-snyder-tynion-iv-and-williamson/ Brainiac http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Vril_Dox_(Prime_Earth) New JL rosters https://www.cbr.com/justice-league-no-justice-teams-analysis/ Dark Nights Metal http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Nights:_Metal Scott Snyder reveals evil Batmen cut from Metal http://comicbook.com/dc/2018/01/21/dark-nights-metal-evil-batmen-scott-snyder/ Dark Knights http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Knights_(Dark_Multiverse) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(Earth_-22) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bryce_Wayne_(Earth_-11) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(Earth_-32) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(Earth_-12) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(Earth_-1) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(Earth_-44) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(Earth_-52) Casting Call at Titans hints at Solstice https://screenrant.com/titans-tv-series-solstice-casting-call/ Solstice http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Kiran_Singh_(New_Earth) Cassie Sandsmark http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Cassandra_Sandsmark_(New_Earth) Morrison and Snyder to feature Detective Chimp http://dccomicsnews.com/2018/01/26/morrison-and-snyders-wild-hunt/ The Wild Hunt https://www.newsarama.com/36924-dark-knights-rising-the-wild-hunt-1.html Detective Chimp http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bobo_T._Chimpanzee_(Prime_Earth) Shadowpact http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Shadowpact_(New_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bobo_T._Chimpanzee_(New_Earth) DC to publish a lost Superman story https://nerdist.com/lost-superman-story-dc-siegel-shuster/ Action Comics 1000 http://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/action-comics-2016/action-comics-1000-80-years-of-superman Jerry Siegel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Siegel Joe Shuster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Shuster Superman (1940’s cartoon) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(1940s_cartoons) Japoteurs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japoteurs Pink Kryptonite http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Kryptonite http://superman.wikia.com/wiki/Pink_Kryptonite http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Supergirl_Vol_4_79 Does the Deathstroke vs Batman storyline hint at the DCEU future? https://nerdist.com/deathstroke-vs-batman-comic-dceu/ Episode 2 of BL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lightning_(TV_series)#Episodes James Remar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Remar The Quest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quest_(film)   The Doctor’s Pulls   Aquaman http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Aquaman_Vol_8_32 Mera: Queen of Atlantis http://www.dccomics.com/comics/mera-queen-of-atlantis-2018/mera-queen-of-atlantis-1 Justice League http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Justice_League_Vol_3_37   Bottom of the Barrel   Snapper Carr http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Lucas_Carr_(New_Earth) Snapper Carr gets powers http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Invasion! Jimmy Olsen http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/James_Olsen_(New_Earth) Batman V Superman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_v_Superman:_Dawn_of_Justice Countdown to Final Crisis http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Countdown_to_Final_Crisis Mister Action   Fate Jared Stevens http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Jared_Stevens_(New_Earth) Casey Jones https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Jones_(Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles) Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles Lords of Order http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Lords_of_Order Earth 13 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Earth_13 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Jared_Stevens_(Earth_13) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Etrigan_(Earth_13)   Bat-Mite http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bat-Mite_(New_Earth) Mr. Mxypltzk http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Mister_Mxyzptlk_(New_Earth) Bat-Mite Vol. 1 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bat-Mite_Vol_1   Baby Wildebeest http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Baby_Wildebeest_(New_Earth) Pantha http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Rosabelle_Mendez_(New_Earth) New Titans http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Teen_Titans_(New_Earth) Superboy Prime http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Kal-El_(Earth-Prime) Infinite Crisis http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Infinite_Crisis   Red Bee http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Richard_Raleigh_(Quality_Universe) Jenna Raleigh http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Jenna_Raleigh_(New_Earth)   Color Kid http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Ulu_Vakk_(Pre-Zero_Hour) Legion of Substitute Heroes http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Legion_of_Substitute_Heroes_(Pre-Zero_Hour) Legion of Superheroes http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Legion_of_Super-Heroes_(Pre-Zero_Hour)   Tarpit http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Joseph_Monteleone_(New_Earth) Clayface http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Basil_Karlo_(New_Earth)   The Legion Bouncing Boy http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Charles_Taine_(Pre-Zero_Hour) Duo Damsel/Duplicate Girl/Triplicate Girl http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Luornu_Durgo_(Pre-Zero_Hour) Infectious Lass http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Drura_Sehpt_(Pre-Zero_Hour) Stone Boy http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Dag_Wentim_(Pre-Zero_Hour) Matter-Eater Lad http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Tenzil_Kem_(Pre-Zero_Hour) Miracle Machine http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Miracle_Machine   Most Useless Superpower? Flight Super Speed w/o stamina Invisibility Wealth   Arm-Fall-Off-Boy http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Arm-Fall-Off-Boy_(Pre-Zero_Hour)   Dog Welder http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Dogwelder_(New_Earth) Section Eight http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Section_8 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Bueno_Excellente_(New_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Defenestrator_(New_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Sidney_Speck_(New_Earth) Section 8 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_8_(military) Six-Pack and Dogwelder: Hard-Travelin Heroez http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Sixpack_and_Dogwelder:_Hard-Travelin%27_Heroz_Vol_1   Doomsday http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Doomsday_(New_Earth)   Black Spider http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Eric_Needham_(New_Earth)   Terry Long http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Terrence_Long_(New_Earth) Marv Wolfman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marv_Wolfman Donna Troy http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Donna_Troy_(New_Earth) Robert Long http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Robert_Hinckley_Long_(New_Earth) Sugar and Spike http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Sugar_Plumm_(Prime_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Spike_Wilson_(Prime_Earth) http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Legends_of_Tomorrow_Vol_1 http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Legends_of_Tomorrow_Vol_1_3 Wonder Woman http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Diana_of_Themyscira_(Prime_Earth)   Hemo-Goblin http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Hemo-Goblin_(New_Earth)   Friendly Fire http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Friendly_Fire_(New_Earth) Havok http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Alexander_Summers_(Earth-616)