17 Apr Issue #113 – “Genius-Level Intellect”
In this week’s issue we discuss the geniuses of DC. From Luthor to Brainiac, we find out where each ranks and what true intelligence is!
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SHOW NOTES (courtesy of Josh Gill)
News and Notes
(4:26) Titans Cast Bruce Wayne
(8:00) Shazam Certified Fresh
Genius-Level Intellect
(15:12) Is Brainiac the smartest being?
(22:41) Where would Wonder Woman rank?
(25:13) If Mister Terrific is the 3rd smartest person, how do the rankings go?
(31:19) Why does DC have a specific list and where does Ozymandias rank?
(33:50) Which genius is the most egregious example of wasted potential?
(39:26) Are there any stories that chronicle Brainiac from inception to Brainiac-5?
(45:09) Zor-El compared to Jor-El.
(51:45) Darkseid’s intelligence.
(54:47) Ranking Live-Action Lex Luthors
(1:00:31) The link between genius and autism.
(1:05:48) Superman’s yellow-sun enhanced intellect.
(1:10:22) Heroic geniuses vs. villain geniuses.
(1:12:54) Luthor’s greatest scheme and Batman vs. Luthor.
(1:18:02) The complete list of geniuses?
(1:22:13) Favorite invention of a genius?
Dial Doc
(91:56) Double Back
(93:17) Squoosh
Characters, Places, Things
Amazo (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Batman (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Brain (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Brainiac (Future’s End) (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Darkseid (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Jor-El (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Lex Luthor (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Metal Men (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Metron (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Mister Terrific (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Professor Ivo (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Red Tornado (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Will Magnus (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Wonder Woman (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
Zor-El (PreFlashpoint) (Rebirth)
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