Superman and the TRS-80 Computer Whiz Kids: Victory by Computer - Atop the Fourth Wall

Welcome to Atop the Fourth Wall, where bad comics burn. In this episode, Linkara looks at another book starring the Tandy Computer Whiz Kids... but this time with Superman and Supergirl!
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Originally released August 29th, 2016.
ORIGINAL INFO: Reminding you that all problems, no matter how serious or deadly, can be solved with Tandy products.

[@LordQuadros]

Superman: "Hello, class. Before today's lesson begins, I want to talk a bit about Raid: Shadow Legends."

[@lukebaggins5004]

when will there be atop the 4th wall: the graphic novel?

[@CyberSurferXD]

Forget that, where is my Harvey Finevoice the Musical?!?!

[@TheSkully343]

Dude... Nimue the Anime

[@Nintendon85]

You're all forgetting "So You Think You Can Dance" hosted by the Ninja Style Dancer.

[@kalebsantos72]

A linksaino junior science kit

[@kalef2]

The name sounds like a reference to the Pink Palace, but that was just a home to various celebrities. I couldn't find anything about it being involved with crime or gambling.

[@charlesgorman4919]

BTW, Linkara who is your favorite superhero?

[@roaming_holden]

I'd love to see a Tandy computer wiz kids Dc rebirth series

[@tableslayer1]

( if anyone can see what I'm trying to do. your awesome and you can do the next bit. ^^ ) Lanterns. The brightest of lights. These are the corps of the color, Spectrum. ...

[@yugoxgc]

/sees the decoded message/ AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!! no no no no no no T_T

[@WolfDB]

I'd like to think that Superman is leaving on the first page because he just wants to get out of this comic as quickly as possible

[@blaineedwards2668]

I just noticed your Miss Wilson voice sounds exactly like your Granny Goodness voice and for some reason that utterly terrifies me

[@kingofthegundam7974]

OF COURSE! Granny Goodness is training these children to be servants for Darkseid using the Tandy Computers!

[@blaineedwards2668]

KingoftheGundam79 Beats sitting on an IKEA couch.

[@corydirk1512]

and every deep male voice sounds like zordon which never gets old

[@Tareltonlives]

COUNTDOWN?! This whole series of comics....is leading up to COUNTDOWN?! (cue Combine Harvester)

[@chuckleshelicopterwigwamjo7315]

The only math Ms. Wilson is teaching these kids is the Anti-Life Equation.

[@misterbubbles6389]

"Someone's trapped her inside a tiny circle! ....oh no, it's happened to us too!" I don't know why I find that so funny.

[@nathanthompson4613]

Mister Bubbles Because the Whiz Kids are stupid, evil, and sponsored by obsolescence

[@Djinsin]

Superman did bring something. His cousin to show all the boys what they'll be chasing after during puberty...There's something wrong with me.

[@mbriancohen]

How can Linkara exist in a world where Atop the Fourth Wall: The Movie exists? IT JUST RAISES TOO MANY QUESTIONS!

[@AT4W]

Comicron One has lots of cameras on it, as does Pollo. =)

[@kryl0b]

And of course, the government has no problem with you showing classified research and tech to the entire world. After all.. who will ever believe you?

[@SweetCaptain77]

...........HE'S BACK!! Get your magic gun into the sixth slot this time!!

[@sebastianchung5602]

+Linkara-AtopTheFourthWall Linkara please review the teen titans animated series

[@jfdrac]

@@kryl0b It is teh exact logic used in Stargate when they let a show about the program be created

[@HORRIOR1]

Alec and Shana later become lead executives in both AIM and HIVE respectively.

[@reptile1677]

AIM is from marvel

[@TheCrazyHedgehogLady]

Miss Wilson: Welcome back, children! Who wants to talk about what they did over the summer? Miss Wilson: Welcome back, children! Who wants to talk about what they did over the summer? Miss Wilson: Welcome back, children! Who wants to talk about what they did over the summer? Dr. Strange: Dormammu, I’ve come to bargain! Dormammu: ANYTHING! JUST MAKE THE TANDY HYPE AND ANTI-DRUG SPEECHES STOP! ::quietly sobs::

[@moonraven6145]

Im just waiting for the Batman meets the Tandy Computer Whiz kids "ehh, I don't have time to deal with this class, here this AI is called Brother Eye, he will educate you, bye"

[@ThePreciseClimber]

Does this mean two months filled with the storyline? Totally cleanex!

[@thomaslebel6922]

sewing machine!

[@iKillerZombie]

It's totally rodalicious!

[@tanukioh]

nachos all the way!

[@MegaAnimazing]

Wait a minute, it's not windex?

[@DarknessIsTheTruth]

"Sing a lie to misdirect fellowships." Is it possible that this was foreshadowing to how the former was a Red Herring?

[@jfdrac]

Yeah multiple of those lines seem like they could work

[@theMillieBun]

there is one quote that summaries the stroyline bit: "PANTS TO BE DARKENED"

[@InsanityProdutions]

More like "PANTS DARKENING AT ALARMING RATE"

[@Gusterson98]

I would it be one of the entitiy's cousins like the king of worms or something like maybe vyce was messing with him like he did WAY back in 2010.

[@KidSnivy69]

I can confirm the pants are already darkened.

[@Tareltonlives]

Remember the moment in Fellowship of the Ring when Gandalf realizes Bilbo's Ring is the One Ring of Sauron? Yeah, that was my reaction.

[@Sephiroth1204]

Oh my gosh, the teacher was TEACHING?!

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

only after a supergirl guest appearance and a field trip

[@ghareebcolt3954]

I blame missingno

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

Ghareeb Colt My god.... IT ALL MAKES SENSE

[@ShadowWolfRising]

HERESY!

[@jagarcia0705]

@Sephiroth1204 What new spore of madness is this?!

[@EscepticoHumanistaUU]

Hmmm.... I wonder if Zack Snyder will use the Tandy Computers Wiz Kids for Justice League....

[@akba666]

Hey Superman, you are suppose to disclose your sponsorship before the presentation.

[@ShadyKnight9]

I'm disappointed in this comic. Superman and Supergirl should have broken through the windows instead of having them be conveniently open all the time.

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

OH YEAH

[@ericcornett3417]

Well, maybe if this were based on Zack Snyder's DC Universe.

[@AwesomeAutismHC]

ShadyKnight9 The time loops would fix them anyway.

[@KidSnivy69]

Run for the hills! The Tandy Kids are still at large, oh and a piece of the world is still missing. Same old same old around here.

[@Malidictus]

Holy guacamole! A reference to 2048? I never thought this possible! :) Also, does the Shannah voice sound like Mickey Mouse to anyone else?

[@Jumpman2561]

That storyline bit: (I skipped forward and will watch the review later) My heart literally stopped for half a second. Bravo, Lewis. :)

[@Wanderingsage7]

"they're doing something besides computers or Drug abuse." I don't know why but this line is hilarious.

[@mogan4534]

Man, Supergirl is always so disrespected. It's so annoying, I just wish she could get her own show or something. Like, something really good with solid writing and great acting. Man, wouldn't that be awesome? It's too bad that there's nothing like that for Linkara to review an episode from. I just wish I had money to Patreon request that. Dammit...

[@Tareltonlives]

I don't know why, but the Miss Wilson voice is hilarious

[@altejoh]

Never underestimate the ability of porn to drive human technological advancement.

[@thewielderoftheblueflames4398]

Okay... that Cliffhanger... WOW! Just WOW! Now, I'm REALLY excited!

[@lottieparish1715]

I know

[@glowstickofdestiny1290]

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's SUPERFLUOUS- I mean SUPERMAN!

[@Merit2397]

I admit, the idea of Supergirl as Miss Wilson would actually be an interesting plot twist for this series. It was implied that she was a teacher after all. Heck, maybe Kara went undercover in her secret identity to find out the bizarre time loop that was going on in this school, only to discover it was all an evil plot by the Tandy Cult. Eventually she was captured and mind controlled into thinking that she was Miss Wilson to help spread their dark gospel.

[@Kirkklan]

"These whiz kids comics assimilate each other, until their the same being!" *phone rings behind me^ 0_o

[@psycher7]

11:26 It is January 30, 2021. The big story the last couple of days has been shitposters on Reddit destroying a billion dollar hedge fund.

[@adventarchivist5789]

Show of hands, who still thought the entity was still alive?

[@Webshooters1]

I had a hunch but nothing to hang my hat on. Sounds like this storyline is close to wrapping up, I have a feeling it's gonna take place over October.

[@adventarchivist5789]

Webshooters1 I personally thought The Entity dying would make him reborn as an enlightened entity, and he'd be a bright and glowing. You know what I mean?

[@juon91]

Well, compared to the hardship against the king of worm, admittedly it was too easy. Plus, the worm guy saw it in Linkara's head and died so it was imaginable.

[@InsanityProdutions]

I figured he was dead, but that death meant something different for the Elder Gods. I never figured he'd actually come back.

[@Fanatic_Foremem]

Been thinking it ever since 90's kid teamed up with vyce, pretty much knew it for a face when the king of worms looked into linkaras mind.

[@CrazyBuffyFan1]

Goofy Tandy comic aside... Curse you, Lewis, and your intriguing storylines! I did NOT expect that at all. Now I want more. lol

[@aarengabriel8106]

Wait, is 90s Kid last name actually Kid? His full name is Evelyn Kid?

[@ShanaReviews]

The storyline segment was neat but for anyone interested there's a little bit of a clue about what the message spelled out SPOILERS AHEAD DO NOT READ IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED THE SLEEPWALKER STORYLINE VIDEO YET LAST CHANCE Underneath the phrase "A piece of the world is still missing" reads "Sing a lie to misdirect fellowships" this line hints at the revelations of what was to come during the sleepwalker arc the lie sung refers to the Linkara believing Vyce was going to become the new entity, that lie leads to Linkara misdirect his friends and eventually shaking up his friendships with them I think that was a clever addition

[@GanonGhidorah]

I KNEW IT! course I thought the message was going to be, "Human."

[@spookyrosev6467]

Come to think of it your interpretation of the Whiz Kids sounds like an episode of Welcome to Night Vale

[@mariic2]

I'd _love_ to see that crossover!

[@spookyrosev6467]

Oh my god, maybe I should write that

[@ericcornett3417]

I've been curious about that series. I wonder if someone has been kind enough to put it on KZbin.

[@Broadwaychica]

Yes! Last I checked there's an official WTNV channel where you can listen to all the episodes. You can also find it on Google Play for free.

[@jamiekamihachi3135]

Wow. We're almost caught up. This is dated last month.

[@FillmGeekOfDoom]

OH SHIT. IT LIVES.

[@AndrewBullXandrew]

To see that fear in your eyes, man you are a good Actor!

[@tannerprice2018]

Question about these comics.....why would Superman, or any other DC Hero teach kids how computers work? Wouldn’t it make more sense if they came to tell stories of their heroics, or teaching them how to do the right thing? Why computers?

[@sageofearth5250]

I hate to ask this, but why would anyone invite superman and supergirl to talk about computers? Especially when Batman is uses one to help investigate crime.

[@PolarPhantom]

Is it weird that I think Supergirl's hot on the title card? Is it just me who finds MTC's version of her holding stuff attractive?

[@AndrewBullXandrew]

!!! This is how your gonna move to your new home, brilliant!!!

[@KidSnivy69]

I'll be see saying goodbye to the apartment of AT4W, but times are a changing and you got to move with the times.

[@julianysaguirre5319]

When did that happen

[@Gojiragon]

+Julian Ysaguirre he's in the middle of preparing for moving with his fiancé. I think they picked a house. Or am I wrong linkara?

[@julianysaguirre5319]

+Miguel Mercado oh I see it

[@theotherknight8381]

Huh, didn't know he was engaged.

[@Djinsin]

Do you think Alec and Shanna survived the 2011 reboot? Or are they in the same limbo as Empress of Young Justice, whichever Teen Titans Tom King /hasn’t/ killed yet, and Linda Danvers?

[@jfdrac]

Who do you think CAUSED the reboot...Dr Manhattan?? Hah its really Mrs Wilson who stole the 5 years

[@CaptainJZH]

Well that ending went from 0 to 60.

[@shadowlinkbds]

A Green lantern and star trek crossover comic next time? That sounds like fun.

[@eugenideddis]

It is fun

[@Mask0fFate]

I personally just think that it's just okay. Again, personally. My opinion is not everyone's.

[@smjaiteh]

I find irony in the fact despite Allison Pregler leaving the site, she's probably the second most popular cameo maker in Channel Awesome reviewers' videos now. #1 is Lewis, of course.

[@jackmonaghan8477]

I agree. If you were a kid on a giant keyboard, you wouldn't pass up the opportunity to write rude words on the giant screen. Then again, this comic is too much of a Reaganite, Comics Code prude to be realistic in any way.

[@JaelinBezel]

One of these comics needed to have Mr. Terrific or Steel or Cyborg just someone that would be completely unimpressed with the TRS-80 Computer. ...Or Dr. Fate. xD

[@shadowlinkbds]

That ending. ............oh hhhhhhhhhh shit........

[@TevyaSmolka]

I can't t wait to see that Star Trek and green lantern crossover

[@KidSnivy69]

That sounds fun!

[@TevyaSmolka]

KidSnivy69 i can imagine it be really cool and i am not really a star trek fan i am more of a casual fan of star trek specifically i more into the movies then the actual show but that's just my opinion

[@creativerealms]

It's one of those crossovers that makes perfect sense. Not like the random X-men crossovers Star Trek had

[@TevyaSmolka]

***** indeed

[@blaineedwards2668]

Spoilers for this episode Linkara, you must have resurrected the Entity when you encountered it in Pokemon Omicron Other than that, really damn good episode. I felt chills when I saw the message. You scared the crap out of me.

[@kingedgelord4726]

linkara... I named my charizard after you... also you should learn by now... THESE COMICS WERE MADE TO BREAK US SO WE CAN BECOME ONE OF THE STUDENTS INSIDE THE COMIC TO LISTEN TO THEIR SUMMER VACATION STORIES

[@ProfessM]

Your theory of the man of steel and the teacher of comas dating makes so much sense. Not just in why he keeps showing up but in the fact that unless he's being a dick or hanging out with Batman old supes bores me as much as remembering elementary school. They where made for each other, well more then Superman and Wonder Woman as a pairing.

[@InsanityProdutions]

He's..... HE'S STILL ALIVE?!!!!

[@Gojiragon]

Well an outer God died, so now the entity is coming back.

[@ThePreciseClimber]

All The Entity did was find out what happens when a god dies.

[@Dinoman-ff1wc]

I didn't know that Superman and Supergirl had pockets in their capes.

[@Gojiragon]

To quote Jeff goldblum, "oohh, SHIT! Um... Hide."

[@barbiquearea]

Wait a minute how could Miss Wilson organize a 'surprise' field trip? Wouldn't she need to get permission forms signed by the kid's parents before being allowed to take them off school premises? Permission forms which the kids would have to present to their parents prior to the field trip taking place with detailed information of where they will visit, what date and time.

[@alucardyoici]

no she wouldn't need it, supeman as hero of all chidren can give his permissions that overwrite any adults say in the matter.

[@kamenridernephilim]

The villains and super heroes are completely wasted superfluous in this.

[@mimkyodar]

Doing another rewatch, and important questions are raised. Why doesn't Eliza have a coat?

[@MicrowavedAlastair5390]

I see Nebraska got squished on the computer map. Now it looks even more like a meat cleaver. :3

[@lynngreen7978]

"Imagine having the stock market at your finger tips" Yeah, but then terrorists could move my entire fortune into a spoo ranch and no one would question the validity of the sale, and immediately foreclose on my ancestral home.

[@Robin0928]

A Piece of the World is Still Missing.... Oh Shit....

[@nathanthompson4613]

So Supergirl is here to be the damsel in distress? That’s low

[@TheSkully343]

17:44 Calling it now that at some point a New Story Arc in Atop the Fourth Wall is going to reveal that one of the most powerful Outer Gods in the multiverse is Alec.

[@TheClayCrab]

Wow. I can't believe we're all caught up...

[@Tricob1974]

Good, solid upload, Linkara. It's odd that I take so much pleasure in seeing you bash a comic about my all-time favorite home computer, but you've done it more than once. :-)

[@Shadethewolfy]

jesus... That ending man... fucking chilling...

[@joshuapackbier7798]

Is it just me who thinks linkara is avgn's comic-obsessed twin brother?

[@nathanhuerta4445]

It's just you.

[@chuckleshelicopterwigwamjo7315]

And less sweary

[@jordanreed3675]

I told you all, back when the King of worms died I prophesied that he would return. I was right but let us see how right I was

[@mikevltg3]

"A piece of the world is still missing" doesn't illicit KoW. It's more of a Missingno/Entity vibe. Given the last thing the King saw was the Entity as the 90's Kid? Yeah, this makes all the sense.

[@alexcook9817]

I was really surprised that the Entity died so easily, the KoW's death also made me think something was up.

[@OurKindofEntertainment]

How the hell has this become my favorite series on your channel? Yes, even more than the History of Power Rangers haha your impressions of the Whiz Kids is hilarious!

[@roguebanshee]

Next week, The ZX Spectrum War!

[@Gojiragon]

The truth. 90s kid was worried about Them finding the truth. Which could mean one of the crew members might be the entity! It can't be 90s kid, he's working with vice. Who's changed? Who is acting the most different? What hints could there be of anybody being Missingno?

[@blaineedwards2668]

The lies are being "sung" Harvey is a singer Harvey is the Entity Illuminati confirmed

[@bloodrunsclear]

Even Miller doesn't make Linkara as snarky as this series XD

[@Tareltonlives]

I feel like Michael Palin in that Deja Vu Monty Python skit

[@Tareltonlives]

In real life, Supergirl would have been killed while those idiots blather on about about passwords and programming language, and Tandy crap And wouldn't Supergirl, as a crime fighter who was raised by a police chief, KNOW about the gang?!

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

11:06 to 11:50 my fav part of the vid

[@Wanderingsage7]

...years of yellow sun absorption gets negated by two and a half seconds of red sun radiation. also, why does Supergirl swear by Krypton?

[@alucardyoici]

she takes after superman who swears by krypton

[@Wanderingsage7]

okay, why does Superman swear by Krypton, a planet he would barely remember by himself?

[@alucardyoici]

Wanderingsage7 Same way people swear by Jesus, I mean it's not like they remember him by themselves

[@maakujiten3812]

@@alucardyoici Back in my day, we met Jesus and hated him

[@zoepaulastrassfield2664]

Even if she can’t prove she’s Supergirl over the phone, couldn’t she just say “My name is Kara, I’ve been kidnapped and I’m being held prisoner!”?

[@g1prime931]

He's baaaaccck

[@mattwo7]

Didn't Sony later go on to apply the design of the minidisc to optical disks and call them UMDs only for those to never catch on, especially because they only worked on PlayStation Portable handhelds? Good to know they learn nothing from their past failures! Well then again, I guess their move towards digital distribution after that failure does show they can learn. Now it's just a matter of time before Blu-Ray dies.

[@IamWalkingDead1]

8:53 to quote climate of fear "You're being too logical!"

[@ericcornett3417]

Um... Wtf, comic?! Red sun radiation does NOT work that way on Kryptonians. It takes, like, thirty minutes AT LEAST for it to depower them! I'm surprised Kara can even keep her powers with those red shorts on, since it seems more like she has a horrible allergy to the color red, rather than she's being affected by red sun radiation! Christ, it's even more effective than Kryptonite.

[@Gaia_BentosZX5]

Of course, only the entity would be CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWWWLLLLLLING IIIIINNN HIIISSS SKKKKKIIIINNNN!!!

[@ITelefonmanI]

Any chance you are going to do the Super-Duck/Paperinik,/Avenger Duck/Phantomias/Duck Avenger comics from the 90s and 2000s? (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PKNA)

[@johnhutchinson7343]

I'll take sides. I like the TRS-80 kids better with DC Heroes around than when they are solo.

[@Adamgontierfan19]

SUPERMAN... was completely unnecessary to this story!

[@potatobombkyle]

THAT ENDING THOUGH! Bravo sir, bravo.

[@lottieparish1715]

Yes

[@alexthekiddo10]

GREAT KRYPTON! I don't know why, but that line just makes me laugh. XD

[@papabearlives9995]

Radio Shack is no more.. I guess it's a bad business model to give away free comics

[@marcherwitch9811]

you know... batman would havd been a better hero, wouldn't he... he uses info to track his villains and now has a massive computer...

[@theotherknight8381]

Hey Linkara, You should add 2099 episodes(or at least the last one) to story line playlist. I'm almost done re-watching(am currently at Spider-man: Virtual mortality) it and when I stopped to watch this I completely forgot about that(The puzzle 90s kid brought back).

[@ericcornett3417]

"Videotex". Hmm... I didn't know they could just beam Subutex into you with a video. Cool!

[@youstic]

Speaking of rehashing, you forgot to mention how Supergirl coming across a telephone and not calling the police .... blah, blah, blah, ..... was also in the Superman / Wonder Woman comic. The fact that both these comics were just one year apart from one another (which this comic actually points out) just made the rehashing even more annoyingly repetitive. I remember reading this comic back in grade school (Yes, I'm that old) and saying to my friends, who agreed with me, that it was just the same thing as the previous one. They should have bookended these two comics instead, like you just did. At least I think that's the end of the Tandy Computer Whiz Kids. But who knows, Frank Miller's Batman keeps coming back. Someday Alec and Shanna may return as well.

[@AGoodBrentDogs]

She'll be very disappointed in that Atari 2600. The only game available is Superman!

[@TheArceusftw]

I'M 99% Positive that Tandy is a subsidiary of the Haltmann works Company.

[@jdzencelowcz]

OH YEAH, NOW WE'RE COOKIN' WITH C4!!!!!!!!! I really hope we don't have to wait too long to see the next plot segment.