The Cape Gauntlet
Across decades of Marvel and DC history, there are way too many issues for any normal person to read everything. So this show focuses on the stories, arcs, and events that shaped the characters, timelines, retcons, alternate worlds, and big industry shifts comic fans still talk about today.
Recent Episodes
May 15, 2026
Action Comics #1 and Marvel Comics #1
Before superhero comics became sprawling universes full of timelines, reboots, legacy heroes, and multiverse-shaking events, they started with a few strange, bold ideas printed on cheap paper.
In this episode of The Cape Gauntlet, Dave goes back to the late 1930s to look at two landmark issues: Action Comics #1 and Marvel Comics #1. One introduced the world to Superman, a hero who could leap tall buildings but had not yet become the nearly mythic figure we know today. The other gave readers Tim
In this episode of The Cape Gauntlet, Dave goes back to the late 1930s to look at two landmark issues: Action Comics #1 and Marvel Comics #1. One introduced the world to Superman, a hero who could leap tall buildings but had not yet become the nearly mythic figure we know today. The other gave readers Tim
May 15, 2026
Dawn of the Golden Age of Comics
Episode: Dawn of the Golden Age of Comics Host: Dave Clements Summary: The episode opens with the famous Action Comics #1 text about a distant planet destroyed by old age and a scientist launching his infant son toward Earth, noting that Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster had created Superman and begun the Golden Age of comics. Dave Clements introduces himself as host of The Cape Gauntlet and explains the episode is a brief introduction to the Golden Age, which most historians date from 1938 throug
May 15, 2026
Welcome to the Cape Gauntlet
Dave Clements introduces "The Gape Gauntlet" which shares the most iconic and impactful stories in the history of comics.