WIZARDS The Podcast Guide To Comics | Episode 41

Born from a lab accident and raised in a plastic egg, Silly Putty became the stretchy, bouncy little miracle that soothed fidgety hands, lifted comic strips and earned a permanent place in America’s toy‑box history.

The 1990s comics boom erupted with speculation, superstar artists, and flashy new publishers, reshaping the industry before its sudden crash exposed how fragile the frenzy truly was.

PTL rose like a television empire, built on big dreams and bigger promises, but the scandals that followed brought Heritage USA crashing down and ended one of the most unforgettable chapters in televangelist history.