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Superhero Smash Season III—Audio Issue # : Template

Original Air Date

  • July 17, 2025

Part 1 Begins

Super Show ID 1: Superhero Smash (0:10)

  • You’re listening to Superhero Smash on WIUP FM 90.1
    • Featuring “The Best in Superhero Music and Comic Book Lore”
  • I’m your host, Dr. Gian Pagnucci, a.k.a. The New Professor X

Heroic Audio Episode Theme: Aquaman (1:00)

Hero Opening Song (3:42)

  • “Aquaman” by Grandpa Griffith from the Electric Scooter Holiday Blowout album
  • Superhero Smash and WIUP FM 90.1 feature all kinds of music!

Super Show ID 2: Superhero Smash (0:20)

Heroic Instrumental Theme Music (1:59)

  • “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” movie theme song by Rupert Gregson-Williams

The Superhero Smash Comic Book Vault (2:00): First Appearance of Aquaman

  • The Comic Book Vault Sound Effect (0:12)
  • Aquaman First Appearance: More Fun Comics #73
  • ComicConnect - MORE FUN COMICS #73 - CGC FN+: 6.5
  • Aquaman didn’t even make the cover
  • Instead it featured the smashing, two-fisted exploits of Dr. Fate!
  • The Green Arrow also was introduced in that comic book
  • Publication Date: November 1941
  • Publisher: National Comics Publications which later became DC Comics
  • Creators: Paul Norris and Mort Weisinger
  • Value: $70 on eBay (CGC graded 9.2 on a 10-point scale), but you can easily get a copy for $20 bucks if you just want to read the issue
  • More Fun Comics #73 is worth a lot, so check your parents’ attic in case they have an old copy of that comic lying around; but you better wait until this episode of Superhero Smash is done, because there is a bunch of cool stuff coming up in the rest of today’s episode

Super Song #1 (4:00)

  • “Aquaman” from Walk the Moon

Part 1 Ends (@15 minutes)

Part 2 Begins (@15 minutes)

Super Show ID 3: Superhero Smash (0:30)

Super Secret Origin Story: The Origin of Aquaman (5:00)

  • Aquaman

Super Song #2 (2:47)

  • “(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding

Part 1 Ends (@30 minutes)

Part 2 Begins (@30 minutes)

Super Show ID 4: Superhero Smash (0:30)

Long-Lost Hero: Aqualad! (5:00)

  • At the beginning of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, we learn that Aquaman is now a father

Super Song #4 (1:38)

  • “Go!” from Teen Titans Go to the Movies!

Black Manta (2:00)

  • The character of Aqualad was later updated by well known comic book writer Geoff Johns

Super Song #5 (2:25)

  • “Ocean to Ocean” by Pitbull and featuring Rhea

Save the Planet from Global Warming (2:00)

  • As I always say, Superhero Smash is a no spoilers show
  • So I’m not going to tell you what happens in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, but I will say that part of the plot involves Black Manta trying to heat up the world and cause a global warming catastrophe

Super Song #6 (3:01)

  • “Deep End” by X Ambassadors

Part 3 Ends (@46 minutes)

Part 4 Begins (@46 minutes)

Super Show ID 5: Superhero Smash (0:30)

Super Romantic Interlude: Aquaman & Mera (2:00)

  • Aquaman and his wife Mera have a long romantic history in the comics

Super Song #7 (3:45)

  • “Gulf Coast Girl” by Caroline Jones and the Pelicanaiers and featuring Jimmy Buffett, Kenny Chesney, Lukas Nelson, and Mac McAnally

Aquaman Songs

  • I want to thank the (unlisted) author of “Aquaman in Popular Music”
    • This website helped me discover a bunch of good Aquaman songs I had never heard before

R.I.P. Brian Wilson, Lead Singer for The Beach Boys (1:00)

Super Song #8 (2:28)

  • “Surfin’ U.S.A.” by The Beach Boys

Superhero Smash Super Shoutout to Jordan (2:00)

  • Before I finish today’s episode, I want to give one more Superhero Smash Super Shoutout to lifeguard Jordan

Super Show ID 6: Superhero Smash To Be Continued Next Issue! (2:00)

  • Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel: The Fantastic Four
    • If you are enjoying today’s show, you can catch more Superhero Smash on Thursday mornings at 11:00 a.m. all summer long on WIUP FM 90.1
    • The new Marvel film, Fantastic Four: The First Steps, comes out July 24, 2025
  • Listen to Superhero Smash on WIUP FM 90.1
    • Featuring “The Best Superhero Music and Comic Book Lore” in the DCU, the MCU, and our U too!
  • Check out pagnucci.org and click the big Superhero Smash button
  • Or email the New Professor X using the address SuperheroSmash3000@gmail.com
    • I love to hear from the Legion of Superhero Smash Fans
      • Since I’m talking about Aquaman and swimming, I want to give a Superhero Smash Super Shout-out to Jordan
  • And remember, while Superhero Smash is about the adventures of amazing individuals,
    • “You don’t need superpowers to be a hero. The only thing it takes to be a hero is the courage to do what’s right when someone needs your help.”–Gian Pagnucci

Heroic End Credits Song (3:15)

  • “Under the Sea” by Samuel E. Wright from The Little Mermaid

Part 4 Ends (@60 minutes)