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Just in time for the Supergirl premiere, President-level Patron Brian selected HANK HENSHAW! Learn how this pastiche of Reed Richards became a fully fleshed out character AFTER he lost all his flesh! SHOW NOTES:  Introduction Background  Created by Dan Jurgens in Adventures of Superman #465 (May 1990) Originally a parody of the Fantastic Four, he, his wife, and two other members of a space shuttle encounter cosmic radiation - Hank suffers no effects initially other than white hair, but his body eventually decays - he transfers his consciousness to a computer He appears to his wife in a robot body, and she jumps out a window He then transfers his body to Superman's birthing matrix to journey into space Comes to believe that Superman was responsible for the shuttle accident, and vows vengeance After Superman's death, Hank creates a cyborg body and claims to be Superman reborn, in order to destroy his reputation - manages to convince Lois he really is Clark due to vague memories from the birthing matrix Defeats the Eradicator, another Superman claimant, and Coast City is destroyed in the aftermath - Cyborg claims Eradicator was responsible Plans to destroy Metropolis with a warhead, but is stopped by Steel, Supergirl, and the resurrected Superman - attacks Eradicator with a blast of kryptonite radiation, which passes through Eradicator to Superman, and restores his powers Superman punches a hole through Cyborg's body and kills him Later on, we discover Hank had transferred his consciousness to a device on Doomsday, who is floating in space - Hank's mind takes over an Apokolips fighter and creates a new body to take over the planet - is defeated by Darkseid's Omega Beams He gets captured into a small orb, which Darkseid releases him from if he promises to never return to Apokolips Helps a Tribunal capture several Kryptonians, including Superman - he turns on the Tribunal, and is punished by being sent to an event horizon Later is revealed to be in charge of Manhunters, which he has upgraded with Kryptonian technology His head is taken to Sinestro, and serves the Anti-Monitor so he can later die and rest in peace Most of his body is destroyed by the Green Lanterns, but he is resurrected by the Manhunters and is not happy about it Helps Ganthet save the Green Lanterns, because he wants to use the information to make himself mortal again His consciousness ends up merged with Boodikka until she fights a resurrected Doomsday, and he creates another body - his nanotech merges with the damaged Doomsday to become Cyborg Doomsday - Doomsday removes Henshaw from his body, and his consciousness is captured by STAR Labs New 52 - soft reboot of character - Hank is only survivor of a 10 year journey on board a space shuttle, but has no memory of the trip - thanks to Mxyzptlk, he remembers the pre-New 52 mindset of Cyborg Superman, and begins recruiting Superman villains to battle the Man of Steel   Issues (18:44)  Brian - "Why does Hank hate Superman so much?" Has a death wish that cannot be fulfilled because he's an inorganic consciousness (25:05)   Treatment (30:33)  In-universe Out-of-universe   Skit Ending  References:  Max Landis' "Death and Return of Superman" video - Anthony - 9:00 Steel - Anthony - 11:23 Justice League - Superman's "World of Cardboard" speech - Dr. Issues - 24:09 Office Space - "Today is the worst part of my life" - Anthony - 27:28  iTunes: here  Google Play: here  Stitcher: here  TuneIn: here  iHeartRadio: here Twitter FacebookE-mailPatreon

Just in time for the Supergirl premiere, President-level Patron Brian selected HANK HENSHAW! Learn how this pastiche of Reed Richards became a fully fleshed out character AFTER he lost all his flesh! SHOW NOTES: <ul> <li>Introduction</li> <li>Background <ul> <li>Created by Dan Jurgens in Adventures of Superman #465 (May 1990)</li> <li>Originally a parody of the Fantastic Four, he, his wife, and two other members of a space shuttle encounter cosmic radiation - Hank suffers no effects initially other than white hair, but his body eventually decays - he transfers his consciousness to a computer</li> <li>He appears to his wife in a robot body, and she jumps out a window</li> <li>He then transfers his body to Superman's birthing matrix to journey into space</li> <li>Comes to believe that Superman was responsible for the shuttle accident, and vows vengeance</li> <li>After Superman's death, Hank creates a cyborg body and claims to be Superman reborn, in order to destroy his reputation - manages to convince Lois he really is Clark due to vague memories from the birthing matrix</li> <li>Defeats the Eradicator, another Superman claimant, and Coast City is destroyed in the aftermath - Cyborg claims Eradicator was responsible</li> <li>Plans to destroy Metropolis with a warhead, but is stopped by Steel, Supergirl, and the resurrected Superman - attacks Eradicator with a blast of kryptonite radiation, which passes through Eradicator to Superman, and restores his powers</li> <li>Superman punches a hole through Cyborg's body and kills him</li> <li>Later on, we discover Hank had transferred his consciousness to a device on Doomsday, who is floating in space - Hank's mind takes over an Apokolips fighter and creates a new body to take over the planet - is defeated by Darkseid's Omega Beams</li> <li>He gets captured into a small orb, which Darkseid releases him from if he promises to never return to Apokolips</li> <li>Helps a Tribunal capture several Kryptonians, including Superman - he turns on the Tribunal, and is punished by being sent to an event horizon</li> <li>Later is revealed to be in charge of Manhunters, which he has upgraded with Kryptonian technology</li> <li>His head is taken to Sinestro, and serves the Anti-Monitor so he can later die and rest in peace</li> <li>Most of his body is destroyed by the Green Lanterns, but he is resurrected by the Manhunters and is not happy about it</li> <li>Helps Ganthet save the Green Lanterns, because he wants to use the information to make himself mortal again</li> <li>His consciousness ends up merged with Boodikka until she fights a resurrected Doomsday, and he creates another body - his nanotech merges with the damaged Doomsday to become Cyborg Doomsday - Doomsday removes Henshaw from his body, and his consciousness is captured by STAR Labs</li> <li>New 52 - soft reboot of character - Hank is only survivor of a 10 year journey on board a space shuttle, but has no memory of the trip - thanks to Mxyzptlk, he remembers the pre-New 52 mindset of Cyborg Superman, and begins recruiting Superman villains to battle the Man of Steel</li> </ul> </li> <li>Issues (18:44) <ul> <li>Brian - "Why does Hank hate Superman so much?"</li> <li>Has a death wish that cannot be fulfilled because he's an inorganic consciousness (25:05)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Treatment (30:33) <ul> <li>In-universe</li> <li>Out-of-universe</li> </ul> </li> <li>Skit</li> <li>Ending</li> </ul> References: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PlwDbSYicM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Max Landis' "Death and Return of Superman" video</a> - Anthony - 9:00</li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_(1997_film" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steel</a> - Anthony - 11:23</li> <li>Justice League - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cl_5UwS57X8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Superman's "World of Cardboard" speech</a> - Dr. Issues - 24:09</li> <li>Office Space - "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-81WdyD-8Ro" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Today is the worst part of my life</a>" - Anthony - 27:28</li> </ul> iTunes: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/capes-on-the-couch-where-comics-need-counseling/id1361988879" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> Google Play: <a href="https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&amp;isi=691797987&amp;ius=googleplaymusic&amp;apn=com.google.android.music&amp;link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Irim3kmhwzdjnpst5obz5hvdj2e?t%3DCapes_On_the_Couch%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> Stitcher: <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/capes-on-the-couch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> TuneIn: <a href="https://tunein.com/radio/Capes-on-the-Couch-p1105308" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> iHeartRadio: <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/263-Capes-On-the-Couch-29365009" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> <a href="https://www.twitter.com/capesonthecouch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/capesonthecouch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a><a href="mailto:capesonthecouch@gmail.com" rel="noopener">E-mail</a><a href="http://www.patreon.com/capesonthecouch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>

Issue 25 - Hank Henshaw

On this week's Supergirl Radio, your hosts Teresa Jusino and Rebecca Johnson are shining a spotlight on Hank Henshaw and the Department of Extra-Normal Operations while covering news and breaking down never-before-seen Supergirl footage from CBS. Join in on the fun as the gang at Supergirl Radio prepare for the premiere on October 26!

On this week's Supergirl Radio, your hosts Teresa Jusino and Rebecca Johnson are shining a spotlight on Hank Henshaw and the Department of Extra-Normal Operations while covering news and breaking down never-before-seen Supergirl footage from CBS. Join in on the fun as the gang at Supergirl Radio prepare for the premiere on October 26!

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