What is the scariest part of the human body? The pelvis of justice? No... it's The Hand!
Welcome back to Bros, Foes, and Heroes! Join Zach and Mike as they take a hilarious deep dive into the Golden Age comic archives to explore one of the weirdest vigilantes ever created: The Hand (from Harvey Publishing's Speed Comics Issue 12).
In this episode, the guys break down how a literal, disembodied floating hand with superhuman strength, the power of teleportation, and a penchant for stopping Floridian card sharks dispenses swift, sure justice.
Watch as the Big Hand taps people on the shoulder, leaves sternly-worded calling cards, writes messages on walls in red ink, and brands criminals with sticky-hand-looking forehead stamps! Plus, we dive into his second appearance in Speed Comics issue 13, featuring FBI agents Nick and Randy (who looks suspiciously like Judge Reinhold in a red suit) taking on gangsters at a political forum.
And because no episode is complete without absolute chaos, the guys pepper in some vintage Honeycomb cereal commercials and deeply confusing 1980s anti-drug public safety announcements!
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro & The Pelvis of Justice
1:35 - Speed Comics #12: Introducing "The Hand"
4:00 - Honeycomb Cereal Commercial & Sponsor Chaos
6:45 - The Floating Florida Gambling Palace & Card Sharks
11:20 - The Hand Writes on Walls & Unarms Crooks
15:10 - Red Forehead Brands & Scarlet Letter Logic
18:30 - Speed Comics #13: Enter FBI Agents Nick and Randy
24:00 - Bare-Knuckle Free-for-Alls & Wrap-Up
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