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Worst Collection Ever

Shawn Marek & Jen Stansfield

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 real as it gets.If you want to follow along, we like to read the books in sequential order as to track the lunacy in real time!Email the podcast and talk to the hosts at

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00:42:24

Wonder Woman vs. The Cult of Ladies

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2026/10/02

Convergence: Wonder Woman #1 (2015)Spooky season has arrived so let’s see what’s what with this duo of books from DC’s Convergence event where versions of Gotham from different universes have to fight one another at the behest of some entity (and also Brainiac). This one is perfect for the season as Earth-One Wonder Woman squares off against an all-female doomsday cult and the Elseworlds Red Rain vampires!Highlights include:Wonder Woman cuts a promo on some street youthsEtta Candy joins a cultSteve

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00:36:31

Spawn's Flesh Could Save Us ALL!

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2026/09/25

Spawn #41 (1996) Continuing on with our mid-90s SPAWN coverage, we pick up with the Spawn man about to be dissected by the goatee-having villain Curse up his precariously balanced castle. Curse, you see, wants to be come “Satan Two” and believes he can use Spawn’s necroplasm to get there. Sure, why not.Highlights include:Hell had some solid prospects back in 1996Cy-Gor snuffs out some potential SAStephen Hawking gets a package on that damned islandSpawn’s hand goes full ADDAMS FAMILYCurse opts to do

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00:45:23

Spawn Endures a Cheap Wine Hangover

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2026/09/18

Spawn #40 (1996) Hey check this out — we are covering a Spawn book (quite possibly) for the first time! It has been a big year of first for us over here at WCE. We’re jumping in here with Spawn being abducted and dissected by Curse, a tech savvy religious zealot. We also have Cy-Gor the cybernetic gorilla running rampant somewhere in upstate New York.Highlights include:Spawn’s Bone ThroneChristopher Meloni for the Fat Clown in the SPAWN rebootThe Lurkers from PHANTASM set a booby trapReading books

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00:40:36

The Justice League...But As Famous Musicians!

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2026/09/11

Elseworlds 80-Page Giant #1 (1999)Something slightly different this week as we chat about a specific story from an Elseworlds anthology called “Rockumentary.” This is a silly take on BEHIND THE MUSIC with Lex Luthor as a bigger-than-life record company executive. It’s a fun trip so let’s check it out!Highlights include:Martian Manhunter…with hair!Darkseid wears a nice suitTie me down, tell the truthBruce Wayne saves Ian Curtis’s lifeGuy Gardner would’ve made a great EminemColor Me Badd but with

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00:49:39

Shot Thru the Heart (and Ghost Rider's to Blame)

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2026/09/04

Ghost Rider [vol 3] #35 (1993)One more ride with Ghost Rider before we move on! Here, GR is not only contending with a Death Ninja, but also the super-armored Heart Attack, the death-obsessed Suicide and the always furious Lt. Badilino aka the future Vengeance.Highlights include:An extended conversation about Bon JoviTom Cruise’s apartment from WAR OF THE WORLDSWhat is Vengeance reading?Stupid acronymsTactical fanny packs for superheroesDissecting Ghost Rider’s still-flaming corpseAlso, Jen and

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00:41:05

Ghost Rider Skips Breakfast

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2026/08/28

Ghost Rider [vol 3] #34 (1993) It has been too long since we’ve talked about Ghost Rider and with the latest Ryan Gosling news, now is a great time to revisit our favorite Spirit of Vengeance. This time out, a Death Ninja seeks finality and must hunt GR down in order to achieve it.Highlights include:Ghost Rider actually HELPS a victim receive medical care!Corpses on the news in the 1990sQuestionable motivations for graveyard vandalismAll of Brooklyn is a cemeteryShawn considers taking up

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00:50:22

Green Lantern Does Some Improvised Plumbing

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2026/08/21

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

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00:48:25

Green Lantern is a Frugal Bar Patron

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2026/08/14

Green Lantern [vol 2] #182 (1984)LANTERNS, an honest-to-goodness live action TV show with Green Lanterns in it, is coming our way so let’s see what the Emerald Knight was up to back in the mid-80s. Turns out quite a bit as Hal Jordan bails on the gig and the formidable John Stewart is next in line. Also, Major Disaster is walking the streets and Eclipso is rightfully lurking in the shadows!Highlights include:Hal pours one out for Abin SurWonder Woman no-sells a political assassinationLeather

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00:44:37

Spider-Man is an Elite Combat Strategist

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2026/08/07

Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #14 (1978)Spider-Man, Flash Thompson and new friend Razorback are on a race against time to get to Yonkers to stop an evil cult from going nationwide. As it turned out, we didn’t allot for covering the conclusion to this arc but I can assure that it all works out for Spider-Man. Nonetheless, this book does have a surprise reveal and Spider-Man punching Razorback in the face repeatedly.Highlights include:Spider-Man carries Flash Thompson like a

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01:03:12

Spider-Man Gets Real Mad at an Arkansas Man

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2026/07/31

Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #13 (1977)Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man has a new movie coming out this week so let’s see what he was up to in the late-70s! Somehow it involves cults, big rig trucks and a large man dressed as a pig.Highlights include:Spider-Man does some window peepingMeet Razorback, Marvel’s 2nd most famous big-rig truckerPraise for Johnny CashWhen an alien lands, you must eat itRazorback and Professor Pyg wreak havoc as the PIG BOYS~!!Old-timey dynamite

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00:40:06

Batman Has a Serious Gas Problem

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2026/07/24

Detective Comics #32 (1939)Our journey back to early (EARLY!) Batman stories continues - and concludes - as Batman faces off against the Mad Monk inside his wolf-filled castle.Highlights include:Are they vampires or werewolves?Screw it — it’s the Bat-Plane nowBatman and his growing collection of womenThis bag of vampire money will protect you!Batman casually uses a firearmSlam Bradley!Also, Jen and Shawn share some thoughts on BATMAN/GREEN ARROW/THE QUESTION Black Label book as well as the recent

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00:56:30

Batman Endures Multiple Gorilla Surprises

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2026/07/17

Detective Comics #31 (1939)We go way back in time this week as we talk about DETECTIVE COMICS mere months after the debut of the Batman! It is classic Golden Age goodness as (the) Batman squares off against Mad Monk and his menagerie of mammals and reptiles.Highlights include:The debut of the Batarang!Wilfred Brimley, medical professionalBatman is hoarding the cure to rabiesMultiple gorilla encountersBruce Wayne loves his pipeWhat really happened to Bat-HorseAlso, Jen and Shawn talk about some new

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00:50:20

Storm Got to Be Happy for About 5 Minutes

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2026/07/10

Uncanny X-Men #290 (1992)The immense drama that is the UNCANNY X-MEN continues as Storm takes her time contemplating Forge’s marriage proposal, Iceman’s date continues to go sideways and Colossus has a day on the town with his newly-resurfaced brother Mikhail.Highlights include:Storm and Bishop go full Natasha BedingfieldJean Grey literally throws in the towelKrang’s bodyMystique gets crazy eyesArchangel just went out for croissantsForge needs to cool the heck outAlso, if you’re in the Loveland, CO

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01:17:39

The X-Men Are Life-RUINERS!

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2026/07/03

Uncanny X-Men #289 (1992) It is X-MEN TIME as X-MEN ’97 returns for a second season and we return to some proper X-books! This time out, Bishop and his massive arms have just joined X-Men Gold, causing unintended friction between Forge and Storm. Also, Iceman introduces his girlfriend to his lame-ass parents and Archangel has a fit when Mystique dresses up in one of his old costumes.Highlights include:Awkward team photosMagneto is a zaddyMystique is here for the dramaCybernetic samuraiMeet the HR

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00:56:25

Supergirl Declares Diplomatic Immunity

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2026/06/26

Supergirl [vol 2] #18 (1984)Join us this week as Supergirl continues to wreak havoc in Chicago as she shows off her new headband whilst foiling a jewel heist and recklessly heaving planes to their certain doom. Also, there is an alien terrorizing the seas AND the skies asking for human monies. Maybe. He forgets pretty quickly.Highlights include:The Penguin’s Southern cousin, Boss Cobb!Beware of the Were-KrakenThe ugliest sweater in historyMetal underwear might be comfortable for an alienArgo F

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01:08:01

Supergirl's Thighs Ruin a Buick

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2026/06/19

Supergirl [vol 2] #17 (1984)Supergirl has a new movie coming out so let’s talk about her!It is the early 80s and she’s living in Chicago doing scholarly things and the like. Everything is going swimmingly until some 1950s mobsters rough up her Tom Baker-ass looking professor and now Supergirl has to fly to French Polynesia to save him.Highlights include:Chicago hot dogs vs. Metropolis hot dogs — who wins?Supergirl listens to all heartbeats at onceEarly morning retail therapyThat robot has a great

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01:02:17

Power Man & Iron Fist Face the Hammer of Judgment

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2026/06/12

Power Man & Iron Fist #107 (1984)Let’s wrap up this trip into freelance superhero services as we follow Power Man and Iron Fist as they serve as bodyguards to an eccentric rock star. There’s also a BARBARIAN meets SMALL WONDER deal going on with the rock star’s father so it is guaranteed to get wild.Highlights include:Luke Cage earns 25 centsAre the Heroes for Hire insured??Resentful grandmothersWhere’d that giant cake come from?Iron Fist literally kicks a criminal’s assFeyd Harkonnen celebrates

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00:52:07

Iron Fist Attends a Supervillain's High School Reunion

Worst Collection Ever ·

2026/06/05

Power Man & Iron Fist #106 (1984)We are keeping the Power Man and Iron Fist party alive as we check in with Iron Fist getting hired to escort a posh woman to her high school reunion. Not really the spicy kind of “escort” but more of a “weird guy from high school is freaking me out" kind of vibe. Especially when said creep is Whirlwind, an Avengers foe that wears a weird helmet and has an obsession with dressing like Robert Stack. Highlights include:the world’s fastest showerLuke Cage offers

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00:56:31

Luke Cage & Iron Fist Save All the Sports!

Worst Collection Ever ·

2026/05/29

Power Man & Iron Fist #105 (1984)What’s a comic book podcast without one of the most ubiquitous 80s comics you’ll find in a dollar bin? Talking about some POWER MAN & IRON FIST here, the book that was read by everybody and nobody. In this issue, Luke and Danny are feeling the freelance superhero squeeze from Crimebuster, an escaped con posing as a “hero” who got his hands on some pistols that shoot massive white loads and sometimes, nets. Highlights include:Luke Cage fights to save

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01:00:02

Our FIRST-EVER Star Wars Comic Book!!!

Worst Collection Ever ·

2026/05/22

Star Wars #9 (1978) It took twelve years but we we FINALLY tackle a STAR WARS comic on this podcast and this one is a blast as we check out an early issue in the initial Marvel run. We got Han Solo and Chewbacca on an Outer Rim planet teaming up with a green bunny and a porcupine man to defend folks from lecherous bandits. Also, Luke Skywalker and the droids are adrift in the cosmos looking for Rebel real estate while Princess Leia has anxiety. Highlights include:George Lucas wants to add more

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