Jungle Fever (Showcase 66)
It's the sensational character find of early 1967 - B'wana Beast! Champion of animal rights, loincloths, and colonialism! Join us for Showcasde #66!
Nov 21, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 267
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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Smallville Blues (Superboy 135)
The ungrateful citizens of Smallville take to kicking Superboy when he's down, and that's just the start of his troubles! What if Lana discovers his closet full of toothless robots? It's Superboy #135!
Nov 12, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 266
Will the Real Plastic Man Please Stand Up (Plastic Man 2)
Think you know the real story of Plastic Man? Well, you don't! (Not to worry, no one else does either.) It's Plastic Man #2!
Oct 24, 2024•52 min•Season 1Ep. 265
Sea No Evil (Sea Devils 33)
Look out, Sea Devils! It's a wolf in...err, well in wolf's clothing. Literally. It's the Sea Devils vs. the Sea Wolf in Sea Devils #33!
Oct 20, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 264
My, What Big Eyes...err, EYE You Have (House of Mystery 164)
Robby dials H for "hoo-boy" when he goes up against Dr. Cyclops! PLUS Martian Manhunter takes a hand in his own doom! It's House of Mystery #164!
Oct 11, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 263
Bosom Buddies (Jerry Lewis 98)
Renfrew’s got a rock band! Jerry’s got a girlfriend! And me and Dr. Husband have more tangents than a 1997 DC Comics publishing event! PLUS the triumphant return of Public Service Announcement Theatre! It's The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #98!
Oct 02, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 262
The Small Faces (Teen Titans 7)
Come with us to swingin' London-town for a mixed-up melee with the Mad Mod! It's Teen Titans #7!
Sep 27, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 261
Superman is Dead and I Don't Feel So Great Myself (Superman 193)
Not just ANY 80-Page Giant, this is the GOAT 80-Page Giant. A perfect silver age comic! It's Superman #193!
Sep 18, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 260
Out to Pasture (Blackhawk 228)
The Justice League teams up to help the Blackhawks, distinguished war veterans and members of the greatest generation, transition their skills and fighting techniques into the swingin' sixties! Oh, no, wait.....sorry, I had that wrong. They actually gang up to bully the old fellas out of the game entirely! It's the start of the fabled NEW Blackhawk , right here in Blackhawk #228!
Sep 06, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 259
Brothers in Arms (Capt. Storm 17/Our Fighting Forces 105)
Capt. Hunter finds his brother at last! Oh wait, no, that's Lu Lin's brothjer, and he's a dirty traitor to all that's decent! PLUS Capt. Storm dabbles in necromancy! It's Capt. Storm #17 and Our Fighting Forces #105!
Aug 28, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 258
The Patriarchy Deserves to Die (Wonder Woman 167)
Wonder Woman's Magic Lasso get's a whole issue to itself! What happens when Wonder Woman gets bound by her own magic rope? NOTHING GOOD, FRIEND. And speaking of nothing good, STEVE TREVOR is involved. PLUS the return of Irene Vartanoff and Time Machine Mailbag! It's Wonder Woman #167!
Aug 22, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 257
O Cap'n, My Cap'n (Tomahawk 108)
Tomahawk’s out! The Rangers get a new commanding officer just in time to make a daring raid on a British POW camp. Oh and they fight a sea monster! It's Tomahawk #108!
Aug 15, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 256
Alas, Poor Lois (Superman 192 & 194)
In what turns out to be a REALLY bad stroke of luck, Superman loses his powers and then forgets that he was ever Superman! Luckily plain old Clark Kent is up to the task of wearing down a mournful Lois until she consents to marry him. And that's just the tip of the iceberg! It's Superman 192 and 194, and don't panic, it's an imaginary story (BUT AREN'T THEY ALL?)
Aug 07, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 255
Christmas in July (Sugar & Spike 68/Aquaman 31)
Aquaman aka Agent Double-0 7 Seas (get it?) battles O.G.R.E. for the collective lives of the United Nations, while Sugar and Spike battle capitalism to save Christmas! (Not sure which is more important tbh). It's Aquaman #31 and Sugar & Spike #68!
Jul 31, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 254
Love and Marriage (Our Army at War 175/Swing with Scooter 4)
Sgt Rock - jilted! If only he could've gotten some love advice from Scooter and his juvenile delinquent friends! PLUS love advice for the mod girl! It's Swing with Scooter #4 and Our Army at War #175!
Jul 17, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 253
Spellbound (Detective Comics 358)
Hey remember that three weeks in the 1990s when Magic Eye Pictures were all the rage? Well Spellbinder is here to remind you, and hypnotize Batman in the process! And if THAT wasn't enough art to satisfy you, Sue Dibny's got a big exhibition that's right up your alley! It's Detective Comics #358!
Jul 11, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 252
What Dreams May Come (Action Comics 344)
This week's HOA drama pales in comparison to Superman's troubled nightmares, all tying in to a mystery which we, the reader, are expected to solve despite being given none of the clues. That won't stop the author from gaslighting us, though! PLUS: Dr. Bobb dives into his origin story! And...President SUPERGIRL?!? It's all right here in Action Comics #344!
Jul 04, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 251
Enid Blyton is Rolling in Her Grave (Adventure Comics 352/353)
It's our 250th Episode! That means a new theme song, more boring stories of our week, dog interruptions - oh yes and the death of a Legionnaire! Join us for Adventure Comics #s 352 and 353 and the death of [name redacted] !
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 250
We Who Are About to Die (World's Finest 163/Lois Lane 71)
Superman and Batman are kidnapped to another dimension and forced to battle to the death for the entertaiment of the masses! And poor Lois stuck on earth trying despertely to cover up for Superman's sins. It's World's Finest and Lois Lane, right here and right now!
Jun 19, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 249
Ballad of the Green Beret (Justice League of America 50)
We're back from vacation and ready to go-go! But first we have to deal with this Lord of Time nonsense. First order of business, find him a sensible yet attractive helmet! It's Jutice League of America #50, right here, right now!
Jun 12, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 248
Checkered Past Presents: Nerd Orchestra!
We're on vacation, what a perfect opportunity to check out the premiere episode of our sister podcast Nerd Orchestra! Uncle Chuck reviews the very best soundtracks from the very best nerd genre movies with a little help from us! Like, subscribe and review on your favorite platform! In our debut episode, we have a listen to the magnificent John Williams score to Superman: The Movie (1978)
May 27, 2024•57 min
Timey-Whimey (Brave and the Bold 69)
Whirly-Bats! Medieval torture devices! Scientific gobbledegook! Gay Batman and hipster Green Lantern! What more could you ask for? It's The Brave and the Bold #69!!!
May 17, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 247
Running Hot and Cold (Flash 166)
Flash has an uncontrollable urge to do something he should have done WAY before he walked down the aisle...and a bum ankle to boot! Plus Dr. Bobb's wilderness nightmare, the Silurian hypothesis, and more! It's Flash #166!
May 10, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 246
Pee-King-Eeez (Doom Patrol 109/Fox and Crow 101)
Don't panic, the Doom Patrol isn't dead after all (yet) but they do have to put a beat down on a giant plastic barbarian. Plus Beast Boy's adorable boy-sized space suit, Miss Young America, and Thtanley's Monthter gets a real name at last! It's Doom Patrol 109 and Fox and Crow 101!
May 02, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 245
Kids Ruin Everything (Doom Patrol 108)
Mento gets small and rescues Elasti-Girl from a bizzare microscopic world - and that's just the first three pages! The Brotherhood of Evil reveal themselves at last, and Beast Boy cheats at sprinting! All this and more in Doom Patrol 108!
Apr 25, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 244
Erasing the Past (Batman 188)
Batman faces a dappily-dressed menace from his past - apparently not dapper enough to be on Gotham's Ten Best-Dressed List, but that's another story! (Literally. It's another story right in this very same issue.) PLUS learning to shave, the return of Irene Vartanoff, and so much more!
Apr 17, 2024•51 min•Season 1Ep. 243
I'm Sure Secrets Die on Other Islands, Too (Strange Adventures 195/Star-Spangled War Stories 130)
Animal-Man moves his super-hero career into high gear and gets the jump (pun intended) on a gang of nogoodniks! PLUS a little bit of WWII espionge plays out on Dinosaur Island! It's Strange Adventures and Star-Spangled War Stories all rolled into one!
Apr 11, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 238
Sizzle Me This (Metal Men 23)
A short and sweet episode today, Dr. Husband has me on a VERY tight schedule. But not so tight that I can't wax eloquently about what an awful misogynistic pig Doc Magnius is! It's Metal Men #23! (continuing a story from Metal Men 22, covered on this podcast [checks notes] OVER A YEAR AGO: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/checkered-past/id1350233450?i=1000601970551 )
Apr 03, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 238
Take Your Stinking Paws Off Me, You Damned Dirty Jimmy! (Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen 98)
Jimmy's got trouble AND HOW, betrothed to a lady gorilla and even his signal watch is no help! Luckily his inability to calculate time zones has saved the earth from an explosive destruction. Catch up with all the fun in Jimmy Olsen #98!
Mar 22, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 237
Knocking on My Chamber Door (Hawkman 17)
Hawkman goes opinion to pinion with The Raven, a nogoodnik from the back alleys of Midway City! Plus the Hawks reveal their dirty secret, that they're just out here destroying ancient relics and replacing them with high0-tech forgeries. PLUS Quoth Irene Vartanoff - nevermore!
Mar 15, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 239
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