Faith of Our Fathers (Our Army at War 172)
Hogan's Heroes trivia! Channeling my dead father! Fun with napping! PLUS Sgt Rock in a duel to the death with his Nazi opposite number! It's Our Army at War #172!
Sep 20, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 178
Checkered Past
From February, 1966 through August, 1967, DC Comics branded all their publications with a checkerboard masthead, lovingly known as "Go-Go Checks". Because, you know, the 60s. With the help of his husband and intrepid friends, Dr. Bobb will examine each of these issues in depth and tell you what you need to know!
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Tub Erehw Saw Eht Dopirt? (Detective 355)
Now THIS is my kind of comic - Batman getting Robin out of the way so that he can spend his nights grappling with a beefy shirtless man! PLUS The Elongated Man bumps into fellow fishnet-admirer Zatanna! It's Detective #355!
Sep 13, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 177
House of the Rising Sun Boy (Adventure Comics 348)
Dr. Regulus is comin' in HOT and the Legion ain't ready! PLUS true life nature adventures! Sleeping sickness! And and EXTRA-CAFFEINATED Dr. Husband! Join us for Adventure Comics #348!
Sep 06, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 176
When I Think About You, I Punch Myself (Action Comics #341)
Superman seeing double - double Clark Kents, that is! PLUS a revealing look at our dreams, Sueprgirl's Sweet 16, and the Infantino debate put to rest at last!
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 175
Is Your Capricorn Rising or Are You Just Happy To See Me? (World's Finest #160)
The moon may be in the seventh house but the World's Finest Friends are in a heap of trouble when Dr. Zodiac and his gun moll breeze into town! PLUS find out the TRUE astro-signs of our terrific trio!
Aug 16, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 174
It's pronounced Meht-uh-MOR-fo (Metamorpho #8)
The Mandela Effect! The great InfantEENo controversy! Tales from the Ohio State Fair! PLUS Metamorpho undercover! Join us for Metamorpho #8!
Aug 09, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 173
Man About Town (Flash #164)
It's a day of firsts for Dr. Husband - his first encounter with super-villain and future gay icon The Pied Piper, PLUS his first knowledge Wally West's hair dye! It's Flash #164, come on in, the water's fine!
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 172
Fly, Robin, Fly (Batman 184)
Dr. Husband applies his mad physics skillz to the problem of Batman's impossible "super" feats! Dr. Bobb takes his lumps for not remembering what Parkour is! Robin flies solo, and is revealed to be an idiot! PLUS Time Machine Mailbag!
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 171
Ants in Your Pants (Teen Titans #5)
Over the river and through the woods go the Titans to face the scourge of TEENAGE DELINQUENCY. But first you'll have to suffer through Dr. Bobb's VERY STRONG OPINIONS about Old Bay seasoning and cast iron cookware! Join us for Teen Titans #5!
Jul 19, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 170
A Whale of a Tale (Sea Devils #31)
You'll never believe all the crazy things the Sea Devils get up to this issue - unless, much like the writer must have, you drop a tab of acid and wait a half hour. We've got giant monsters, coral reef-destroying cannons, whales on Main Street, and THAT'S just the first 5 pages!
Jul 11, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 169
The Devil Made Me Do It (Showcase #64)
Jim Corrigan tries to help a fella out, and what does he get for his trouble? A new soul, for starters! Plus hear all about the naturally cold gas from Alaska! My father's bicycle horn and pet robot cat! A letter from a future Spectre scribe! All that and a Black Mass to boot!
Jul 05, 2022•58 min•Season 1Ep. 168
All Press is Good Press! (Blackhawk 224)
Blackhawk and the fellas are facing a mountain of gloomy headlines - and speaking of gloomy headlines, did you know that 57% of Blackhawks come from countries where women have more bodily autonomy that in the USA? HAWKAAAAAAAAA!!!!
Jun 27, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 167
But Didn't Mental Man Smell Like Fish? (Lois Lane #68)
It's an 80-Page Giant! Giving Lois Lane plenty of room to spread her wings and find new ways of tricking Superman into marrying her! In the immortal words of Dr. Husband, "I've never been so angry at a comic character in all my life."
Jun 22, 2022•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 166
Mediocre Minds Think Alike (Jimmy Olsen 96)
Jimmy Olsen is the dumbest man in two universes - not necessarily a bad thing, but it may explain why he remains a cub reporter despite traversing interstellar space! Join us for a fun-filled romp through Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsenb #96!
Jun 12, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 165
Cancelled Comic Cavalcade (All-American Men of War 117/ Mystery in Space 110)
Pity poor Ultra the Multi-Alien - no sooner has he found a way to change back to Ace Arn at will (all the better to woo sweet Bonnie Blake!) than he single-handedly gets Mystery in Space cancelled! Johnny Cloud doesn't fare much better on his road to Loser-dom, as the bell also tolls for All-American Men of War. Join us for this somber celebration!
Jun 07, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 164
Krypto-Currency (Superboy 132)
Krypto returns to the Space Canine Patrol Agents and the exciting world of charitable donations! PLUS: Attend the tale of Allan Vale, you'll never hear a sadder tale. Join us for Superboy #132!
May 30, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 163
Walk Like the Egyptian Deity of Your Choice! (House of Mystery 161)
Robby Reed can't make heads or tails of this new villain who has plenty of heads to go around! PLUS MArtian Manhunter is about to get some action, if you know what I mean (wink wink!) Join us for House of Mystery #161!
May 23, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 162
Eye for an Eye...errr, I mean, Arm for a Leg (Capt. Storm 15)
Capt. (not actually a Captain) Storm meets his opposite number, a brave Lt. of the Japanese Navy! Will he find a way to save this prideful fool's life or nah? Join us for Capt. Storm #15!
May 18, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 161
God Bless Anachro-merica! (Tomahawk 106)
Tomahawk – dead! Say it ain’t so! But Miss Liberty’s here to communicate with his ghost, model several anachronistic fascinators, and beat back the redcoats!
May 09, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 160
The Red Beard of Courage (Our Army at War 171)
Nearly-shirtless Sgt Rock and fully shirtless Barbarosa mix it up atop Kyffhäuser Castle while Easy Co. and an army of sullen teens await the outcome! From September 1966 it's Our Army at War #171!
May 01, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 159
The End of the Road (House of Secrets 80)
The end has come for House of (shhh!) Secrets - for now, at least - but don't worry, Eclipso and Prince Ra-Man have some fight left in them yet! Plus Dr. Husband learns all about backup stories before launching into a fascinating discussion of sales figures and fiscal years!
Apr 26, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 158
O Brother Where Art Thou? (Aquaman 29)
Aquaman's got a secret, but he has to get through a pod of whales, an iceberg, and me making up a story about his teenage years first! Join us for the first appearance of THE OCEAN MASTER!
Apr 11, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 157
Spring Break Special! (Sugar and Spike 66/ Scooter 2/ Strange Adventures 191)
Just in time for spring, it's Beach Week! Sugar and Spike head to the sand and sun for some ET disclosure! Scooter et al compose hip love songs for the local monster! And the Switcheroo Witcheroo saves Cape Canaveral! Join in for this and more!
Mar 22, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 156
Like Tarzan, but not! (Detective Comics 354)
Dr. Bobb's twerking injury! Cap'n Butler's fart attack! Dr. Husband's love of Infantino inking himself! PLIUS a sub-par Batman story and an above-average Elongated Man story equaling one okay issue of Detective Comics!
Mar 02, 2022•45 min•Season 1Ep. 155
Gnome-Body Knows The Trouble I Seen (Star-Spangled War Stories 128/Fox and Crow 99)
Hey have you heard there's an uncharted island in the Pacific where dinosaurs still live? Everyone seems to know about it, yet no one has CHARTED IT. PLUS what about the little boy down the lane who consorts with ghosts of dictators and ancient demons and whatnot? I wonder what the HOA would say about THAT!
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 154
Queens for a Day! (Lois Lane 67)
Poor Lois, she's so consumed with fending off her blackmailer that she misses Clark changing to Superman right in front of her! PLUS - The Queen of Sheba's hairy demon legs AND the craziest hitchhiking story you'll ever hear!
Feb 14, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 153
Green Berets and Green Globs (Our Fighting Forces 102/ Tales of the Unexpected 96)
In an exciting twist, Green Beret Capt. Hunter becomaes a Kindergarten teacher! And speaking of Green, have you heard about the Green Glob?
Feb 08, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 152
The Big Lie (Adventures of Bob Hope 100)
Mayor-for-a-day Super-Hip, elevated to the highest office in the land through the machinations of BIG TADWALLADER! Bob Hope, America's most beloved comedian, helpless to intervene! It might be our most RELEVANT episode TO DATE! (Not really but you'll listen anyway, right?)
Feb 04, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Sesqui-sensational! (Action Comics 340)
It's our gala 150th episode! (Well, not really GALA per se...mostly just a regular episode with extra crap thrown in). We look at Action Comics 340, plus bits and bobs from Heart Throbs 103, Falling in Love 85 and Falling in Love 143 - PLUS! The triumphant return of The Girls' Young Romance True Love Story iPhone Voice Memo Players!
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 150
I Can Bring Home the Bacon AND Fight Off Sharks (Wonder Woman 164)
Wonder Woman faces harrassment in the workplace, but never fear, she's got plenty of non-consensual behavior of her own to dish out! Hop on board for our last episode of 2021!
Dec 21, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 149
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