1987 was a transitional year in comic books. DC successfully relaunched Superman, Wonder Woman, Flash, and Justice League in their new post-Crisis universe. Marvel started a new universe too, which they called, uh, "New Universe." Also at Marvel, Spider-Man got married, an event so big that an actual wedding ceremony was held at a baseball stadium. Meanwhile, Alan Moore wrapped up his brilliant run on Swamp Thing, American Splendor's Harvey Pekar appeared on Late Night with David Letterman, Max Headroom made the cover of Mad Magazine... and Peter Porker the Spectacular Spider-Ham met the nefarious Dr. Chickenstein. And hey, our pal Kevin Cafferty (from Gleaming the Tube and The Best Stuff in the World) is here to help us figure it all out! Because it's been 38 years, and comic book nerds like us are still waiting for the next issue of Sonic Disruptors...

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This week's promo: Luke Ski's Animation & Stuff Podcast!

Returning to the Flopcast after a full decade away, it's our old pal (and comedy musician, podcaster, animator, storyboard artist, and voice actor) the great Luke Ski! Luke came up with the subject for this week's Top 4 1/2 List, and it's a long one: The Top 4 1/2 Songs Made For A Movie Where The Title Of The Song Is Also The Title Of The Movie And The Lyrics Of The Chorus Of The Song! Got that? And since this is our 1986 episode, all of Kevin's movies and songs are from 1986. Luke's choices are also mostly from the mid-80s, which seemed to be the peak of this very important cinematic trend that no one else has ever noticed. It's a wild list which just might involve aliens, nerds, and a certain duck. Enjoy! And watch for episode 5 of the new Luke Ski's Animation & Stuff Podcast, also out this week! Kevin is Luke's guest over there, and we do another Top 4 1/2 List that's even weirder than this one.

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This week's promo: BatChums!

It's the 40th anniversary of Live Aid, and we have a guy who was there. Our friend Rich Wilhelm takes us on a deep dive through his long day at JFK Stadium in Philadelphia for the biggest charity concert in history. Including: General admission tickets at the shocking price of thirty-five dollars! Rich's mom carefully recording the whole show on VHS! The unknown kid who talked his way into opening the concert! Philadelphia hometown heroes like Hall & Oates, Patti LaBelle, and The Hooters! The globe-trotting antics of Phil Collins (and Cher)! Led Zeppelin reunited! Our favorite loverboy, Billy Ocean! Tina's wardrobe malfunction (with a little help from Mick)! And the surprise Lionel Richie finale! Plus Madonna, the Cars, REO Speedwagon, Rick Springfield, Tom Petty, Run-D.M.C., Duran Duran, and pretty much everyone else! Hey, if you're gonna be trapped in an overcrowded stadium for sixteen hours on a hot summer day, you could do worse. These days, you can find Rich writing about music for PopMatters.com. But on July 13, 1985, Rich was at Live Aid. And the line to be super-jealous of Rich starts right here.

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This week's promo: The Watch-A-Thon of Rassilon!