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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!
- 539 - 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!
Thu, 02 May 2024 - 1h 04min - 538 - 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!
Thu, 25 Apr 2024 - 50min - 537 - 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!
Wed, 17 Apr 2024 - 51min - 536 - 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!
Thu, 11 Apr 2024 - 48min - 535 - 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)
Wed, 03 Apr 2024 - 36min - 534 - 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!
Fri, 22 Mar 2024 - 1h 00min - 533 - 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!
Fri, 15 Mar 2024 - 45min - 532 - Give 'Em the Ole Razzle Dazzle (Green Lantern 49)
Green Lantern faces the Dazzler! (not that Dazzler). Carol Ferris marries the man of her dreams! (not that man). And Hal Jordan makes a fateful decision! All right here in Green Lantern #49!
Wed, 06 Mar 2024 - 46min - 531 - Dubya Dubya One, the BIG One! (GI Combat 121/Tales of the Unexpected 98)
Jeb and the Haunted Tank Crew (minus General Stuart, who I guess couldn't be bothered) travel through a time warp to World War I, where they meet none other than Sgt. Rock! (no, not THAT Sgt. Rock, but close!) PLUS the Green Glob spreads his gassy joy over the world once again! It's GI Combat #121 and Tales of the Unexpected #98, right here and right now!
Thu, 29 Feb 2024 - 56min - 530 - Don't Be So Negative (Blackhawk 227)
Sacre Bleu! The Blackhawks are up against it, not only fighting a mad scientist but also a form of matter that can (checks notes) DESTROY THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE. Don't worry, they've got a 'copter and flashy red jerkins, and also Chop-Chop who is apparently a Warlock! It's all here in Blackhawk #227!
Thu, 22 Feb 2024 - 51min - 529 - Throw Me a Bone (Superboy 134)
Superboy - or Super-Brat?!? Superboy launches a career as a super menace in a story that MIGHT have happened but DIDN'T unless it DID. PLUS Krypto's doomed love! Time Machine Mail Bag! And a new word of the day!
Wed, 14 Feb 2024 - 54min - 528 - Hashtag Twinning (House of Mystery 163)
Robby Reed's beside himself - literally AND figuratively! PLUS - the psychology of insect-themed villains! Mars vs. Mercury! And everything you ever wanted to know about heteropaternal superfecundation! Join us for House of Mystery #163!
Wed, 31 Jan 2024 - 45min - 527 - Never Never on a Sunday (Batman 187)
It's an 80-Page Giant! All about Batman! It's got a newspaper strip! An amusement park! AND a Batman from the future (spoiler alert: he's an idiot!) It's all here so dive right in, Batman #187 (did I mention it's an 80-Page Giant?!?)
Mon, 22 Jan 2024 - 1h 14min - 526 - The Gloves are Coming Off (Our Army at War 174/ Strange Adventures 194)
Sgt. Rock is crackin' up, man, he's headed straight for Section 8! But not before wiping out a squad of Ratzis! PLUS the sensational character find of 1966, Super-Glove! It's all here with Our Army at War 174 and Strange Adventures 194!
Thu, 11 Jan 2024 - 49min - 525 - Howzabout Challenging the KNOWN For a Change (Challengers of the Unknown 53)
The Challs face the sensational character finds of 1966, D-Man and the Iron Dictator who are (checks notes) never to be seen again! But that won't stop our stalwart writer from dumping every idea he's ever had into this slim volume. Join us for Challengers of the Unknown #53!
Thu, 04 Jan 2024 - 58min - 524 - Time, See What's Become of Me (Atom 28)
Chronos returns, and that CAN'T be good news for tenured professor of physics Ray Palmer, can it? Not when his fiancée, lovely lady lawyer Jean Loring, has become his own personal Barbie doll, along with the entire population of Ivy Town! Join us for The Atom #28!
Wed, 20 Dec 2023 - 56min - 523 - I Was a Teenage Beowulf (Bob Hope 102)
It's finally happened - Bob discoveres that Tadwallader and Super-Hip are one and the same! Too bad Tad has taken off with his teenage hooligan pals to wreak havoc across small-town America! Join us for all the "fun" in The Adventures of Bob Hope #102!
Thu, 14 Dec 2023 - 58min - 522 - A Giant Among Supermen (Action Comics 343)
Our favorite Christmas albums! Chucking mannequins through windows! Jimmy Olsen is an idiot! Plus Superman fights a creation of the Niphilim. All part of the fun here on Checkered Past, come on in!
Tue, 05 Dec 2023 - 1h 07min - 521 - I've Seen That Movie (Detective Comics 357)
Red and yellow, kill a fellow, but don't tell that to the golden-clad Elongated Man! PLUS - Batman and Robin, being impersonated by a couple of college pranksters? Say it ain't so! PLUS PLUS - The sensational character finds of 2023, Beefy and Boo-Boo! It's all here in Detective Comics #357!
Tue, 21 Nov 2023 - 1h 02min - 520 - Denver, James Denver (Our Fighting Forces 104)
Capt. Hunter and Lu Lin help out fallen flying ace Jimmy Denver who in turn helps them infiltrate a VC prison camp in search of Hunter's psychic twin, but the real story is that Lu Lin finally gets long pants and sensible shoes! It's Our Fighting Forces #104!
Thu, 16 Nov 2023 - 48min - 519 - The Devil, You Say (Superman 191)
Superman jumps on the acronymned criminal organization bandwagon when he pledges to protect a mysterious space jewel from the machinations of D.E.M.O.N. And when I tell you that you aren't prepared for what D.E.M.O.N. throws at the Man of Steel you must believe me! Billy D is here to break it all down with us, join the fun!
Fri, 10 Nov 2023 - 51min - 518 - Valley of Derision (Metamorpho 9)
What's to be done when you discover a hidden valley filled with ancient machinery? Toddle off with your idiot daughter, caveman secretary, and underling super-hero, of course! Metamorpho tangles with a deposed dictator, Java makes whoopee with the gentlewoman from Georgia and Sapphire goes for a midnight swim, all in Metamorpho #9!
Thu, 02 Nov 2023 - 58min - 517 - The Cat's Meow (Lois Lane 70/71)
Catwoman emerges after 12 years in retirement to (checks notes) announce her retirement...she just has a few odds and ends to take care of first, like killing the Penguin, hypnotizing Lois, and turning Lois into a cat! Join the fun, won't you, as we dive into Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (oh that sounded dirty, didn't it?)
Wed, 25 Oct 2023 - 1h 14min - 516 - Color Me Blue (Adventure 351)
Sir Prize and Miss Terious are finally unmasked and that's like the LEAST exciting thing that happens in this issue. It's Part 2 of our 2-part look at Adventure Comics 350-351 and as my grandmother would say, "it ain't fopr sissies!"
Thu, 12 Oct 2023 - 59min - 515 - Devil's Half Dozen (Adventure Comics 350)
Supergirl and Superboy...BANISHED from the Legion?!?! Say it ain't so! WHO can ever replace them? Sir Prize and Miss Terious, THAT'S who...but what is their startling secret? Sorry, you won't find out here cause it's part 1 of a 2-part episode! But tune in anyway!
Wed, 04 Oct 2023 - 53min - 514 - You Devil, You (Sea Devils 32)
The Sea Devils are not known for making good decisions, but this issue takes the cake - if cake as we know it even exists in the far-off future of (checks notes) TWO HUNDRED YEARS from now! Find out what makes even Dr. Bobb angry enough to toss a comic to the floor!
Thu, 28 Sep 2023 - 53min - 513 - Bless the Beast Boys and the Children (Teen Titans 6)
Beast Boy faces the existential dread of (checks notes) being a teenager. No one understands him! Where does he belong? Well, at the circus - at least until he's hypnotized into a life of crime. Can the Titans help him? Find out here! It's Teen Titans v1 #6, guest starring Beast Boy!
Thu, 21 Sep 2023 - 51min - 512 - Don't Drop the Soap (Jerry Lewis 97)
A report from Baltimore Comic Con! A spirited albeit one-sided discussion of Wacky Packages! And speaking of wacky packages, have you heard about Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis' shower scene? All this and more with The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #97!
Wed, 13 Sep 2023 - 52min - 511 - Stretched Too Thin (Plastic Man 1)
At last! The DC Universe debut (almost) of the ORIGINAL (but not really) Plastic Man! Also the DC debut of Professor X (not that Professor X). But Professor Dr. Husband does give a RIVETING lecture on the history of napping! It's all right here, don't delay!
Thu, 07 Sep 2023 - 1h 00min - 510 - Absent Without Steve (Wonder Woman 166)
I think we can all agree on three things that we all hate: Misogyny, Racial Stereotypes, and Steve Trevor. Find out why in this double-barrelled look at Wonder Woman 166!
Wed, 30 Aug 2023 - 58min - 509 - On an Island With You (Blackhawk 226)
Blackhawk Island has a big secret - and no, it's not the fact that 7 grown men are sleeping in the same room! Witness the terrifying plans of The Planner! PLUS! Time Machine Mailbag! It's Blackhawk #226!
Wed, 23 Aug 2023 - 52min - 508 - Double Double Toil & Trouble (JLA #49)
The Justice League has double trouble when Felix Faust starts multiplying just like a renegade Carggite! Luckily it's the sixties when everyone knows that powerful magical creatures can be defeated by a mouse running loose. PLUS - think Flash Facts are neat? Wait til you hear all the FAUST FACTS we have for you! Let's go-go, it's Justice League of America #49!
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 - 44min - 507 - Monkey See, Monkey Do (Tomahawk 107)
A gorilla, 100 years before they were discovered by western science? Sure! Viking fortresses dotting the New England landscape? Absolutely! An electric-powered villain a century before electricity was fully understood? Bring it on! PLUS! Lots and lots of chest hair! It's Tomahawk #107!
Tue, 08 Aug 2023 - 44min - 506 - Grease, Ahoy! (Capt. Storm 16)
The Admiral's daughter has her sights set on Captain Storm and that can only mean GREAT things for his career. PLUS a lot of missed opportunities for "your mom" jokes! It's Capt. Storm #16!
Wed, 02 Aug 2023 - 51min - 505 - Brigadoom aka A Watery Grave (Aquaman 30)
Aquaman - dead?!? Say it ain't so! Never fear, our hydrated hero will soon deduce the mystery of the DIMENSIONAL TIME REFLEX (?) and put an end to Mongo and his ghostly black city. It's Aquaman #30!
Tue, 25 Jul 2023 - 49min - 504 - Blights of the Round Table (World's Finest 162)
King Arthur and his knights! Smoke blowing tigers! Balloons in space! It's not easy tying all those things together BUT WE DID IT. Join us for World's Finest Comics #162!
Tue, 18 Jul 2023 - 53min - 503 - Hard as a Rock! (Our Army at War 173)
So much war and sports talk we had to bring in a heterosexual consultant. Join us and Jake and Our Army at War #173!
Tue, 11 Jul 2023 - 45min - 502 - The What Ship of Where, Now? (JLA 48)
It's an 80-Page Giant! The JLA fight a foe from the far future who is suprisingly up to speed on WWII-era popular culture! PLUS you'll thrill in awe as our heroes navigate the spaceways in an open rowboat!
Wed, 14 Jun 2023 - 1h 14min - 501 - Goin' to the Chap-Hell (Flash 165)
The bells are ringing for Flash and his gal! But who will be fastest down the aisle - Flash, or Professor Zoom?!? It's Flash #165!
Tue, 06 Jun 2023 - 49min - 500 - Let's Get Small (Doom Patrol 107)
Ultimax, terrorizing the city! Mento, crashing the global economy! Elasti-Girl, under arrest for subatomic espionage! Beast Boy, suffering the cruel misfortune of drinking milk RIGHT FROM THE CARTON. I'm exhausted just reading about it! Join us for Doom Patrol #107!
Thu, 18 May 2023 - 40min - 499 - Faceless in the Crowd (Batman 186/Swing with Scooter 3)
Childhood local television! John Byrne's creepy children! Political commentary on the Supreme Court! 500 teenagers that all look the same (except for the fat one). OH YES, and The Joker gets a kicky new sidekick! It's Batman #186 and Swing with Scooter #3!
Tue, 09 May 2023 - 1h 08min - 498 - Big Top-Less (Strange Adventures 193/ Fox and Crow 100)
What's more fun - a trip to the circus or an hour of talk therapy? Only Stanley and his Monster know for sure! PLUS a mad scientist finally does something useful for humanity - collects shirtless men in cages! It's Strange Adventures #193 and The Fox and the Crow #100!
Tue, 02 May 2023 - 49min - 497 - Da Bomb Dot Com (Action Comics 342)
Superman, a living bomb! Supergirl, a mighty Amazon! Dr. Bobb and Dr. Husband, delirious from pet-interrupted sleep! Never fear, that just makes us EXTRA chatty! It's Action Comics #342!
Tue, 25 Apr 2023 - 53min - 496 - Fathers, M'Iright? (Adventure Comics 349)
Napoleon! Kublai Khan! kd lang! That's only a FEW of the significant historical figures you'll meet this episode! Join us for Adventure Comics #349!
Tue, 18 Apr 2023 - 58min - 495 - The Summer Knows (Jimmy Olsen 97)
British television! Invaders from other dimensions! Eastern European royalty! Our pal Martin Gray joins us to discuss Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, and we didn't even have to use our signal watches!
Wed, 12 Apr 2023 - 1h 22min - 494 - With a Wink and a Nod (Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?)
If I'm being honest, I didn't think we'd make it to 2 episode, much less TWO HUNDRED, but here we are! A new theme song! A new(er) comic to read! And lots of heavy emotions as Dr. Husbands reads, for the first time, "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow"! Come on in, the water's fine!
Tue, 28 Mar 2023 - 1h 13min - 493 - All That Glitters (Green Lantern 48)
Know who's got a birthday? Johann Sebastian Bach, that's who! Also Dr. Husband, but let's get right to business - how's Green Lantern going to fight a foe made entirely of the color yellow? WITH HIS FISTS, THAT'S HOW! Tune in now for Green Lantern #48!
Wed, 22 Mar 2023 - 44min - 492 - The Brave and the Billy (Brave and Bold 68)
Billy from The Brave and the Bob Pod joins us to discuss the curious case of the Bat-Hulk! PLUS other nonsense, as usual. It's Batman, Metamorpho, and The Brave and the Bold #68!
Mon, 13 Mar 2023 - 59min - 491 - C is for Cookie (Rhymes with KOOKY) (World's Finest 161)
This episode brought to you by the letter C, and the words Caveman, Colonoscopy, Car Lighter, Classical Music, and Crabs! It's World's Finest #161, an 80-Page Giant!
Tue, 07 Mar 2023 - 1h 22min - 490 - I'm Only Human (Metal Men 22)
WHO is the Sizzler? WHY did G.I. Joe defect to the VietCong? WHAT is the secret of Dr. Bobb's meatball soup? ALL WILL BE REVEALED ON THIS EPISODE! It's Metal Men #22!
Tue, 28 Feb 2023 - 49min - 489 - On the Outside Looking In (Detective Comics #356)
Alfred is dead, and I don't feel so good myself. But don't worry, turns out Alfred's not REALLY dead, he's just an all-powerful super-villain! Author Jim Beard joins us to explore the craftiest television-dictated character revival since Steve Trevor! PLUS the Elongated Man waxes poetic!
Tue, 21 Feb 2023 - 1h 23min - 488 - Superboy Sunday! (Superboy #133)
An untold tale of Superbaby's arrival on Earth, and his first ADORABLE but-up of a crime syndicate! PLUS Robin mucks around and creates a new timeline! It's Superboy #133!
Sun, 12 Feb 2023 - 1h 02min - 487 - A Singular Smog (House of Mystery 162)
Gramps gets his moment to shine, but what benefit is civic pride when one is transformed into a monster? PLUS Marco Xavier gets his chance to meet Mr. V, AND the saga of Dr. Husband's missing wedding ring! It's House of Mystery #162!
Wed, 08 Feb 2023 - 47min - 486 - Me No Like! (Tales of the Unexpected 97)
Roger Boyd has one month to live – unless the Green Glob can set things right! PLUS Auto-Man runs afoul of a super-advanced mutant genius who somehow skipped English class! It's the Green Glob and Auto-man in Tales of the Unexpected #97!
Wed, 01 Feb 2023 - 44min - 485 - Eye of the Tiger (G.I. Combat 120)
You can lead a Haunted Tank to the Patisserie but you cannot make him eat! Jeb Stuart's gotta capture a Nazi tank crew and he's gotta do it fast, good thing his pals Sgt. Rock and Johnny Cloud are around to offer some handy tips! PLUS the eprils of Sunday afternoon grocery shopping in the suburbs!
Mon, 23 Jan 2023 - 39min - 484 - Winging It (Hawkman 16)
You know it's a ghreat story when flying gorillas don't even make the top five list of - pardon my French - ape-sh*t things! Hidden civilizations! Evil priest-kings! Mosaic analogues! Lady scheintists! PLUS the exciting saga of our new neighbor and her full septic tank! We're back, baby!
Tue, 17 Jan 2023 - 51min - 483 - Robin Whines at Dawn (Batman 185)
It wouldn't be Christmas without an 80-Page Giant! Robin flies solo (when he can shake himself out of his teenage pity party) PLUS Dr. Husband discovers that there's a such thing as Bat-Hound!
Sat, 24 Dec 2022 - 1h 23min - 482 - Last Chance Lois (Lois Lane 69)
Not one, not two, but THREE Insect Queens for the price of one! PLUS a roomful of Lois Lane mannequins, kitten problems, and my mother's irrational fear of gypsies!
Wed, 14 Dec 2022 - 1h 00min - 481 - I Was a Pteenage Pterodactyl (Star Spangled War Stories 129/Our Fighting Forces 103)
Tommy Miller has no wings but wait til you see him fly and hear his mournful SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEE! PLUS Captain Hunter and Lu Lin in another mildly entertaining adventure! AND - Kitten flirts with death at the jaws of Capt. Butler!
Thu, 08 Dec 2022 - 50min - 480 - Red Dead Redemption (Challengers of the Unknown 52)
Red Ryan - DEAD! Ace Morgan - DEAD! And I don't feel so great myself! PLUS is meanness really a villainous raison d'être? Join us for Challengers of the Unknown #52 and find out!
Tue, 29 Nov 2022 - 55min - 479 - Julie Taymor Called (Adventures of Jerry Lewis 96)
Large-scale puppetry! Shakespearean romance! And a booze-loving kitten! All this PLUS Jerry Lewis battles a mad scientist, a giant monster, and overbearing parents! It's The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #96!
Tue, 22 Nov 2022 - 51min - 478 - Surf and the World Surfs With You (Bob Hope 101)
Nubile young things in bathing suits! Politically incorrect stereotypes! Universal monster dopplegangers! PLUS Creepy old Hollywood stars! Who says the Beach movie is dead, not us!! Join us for all this PLUS Super-Hip in The Adventures of Bob Hope #101!
Tue, 15 Nov 2022 - 51min - 477 - Happy Hallo-wheen! (Sugar and Spike 67)
Sugar and Spike doing their first Trick or Treating unlocks a torrent of childhood Halloween memories, PLUS, what will we name our new kitten?
Thu, 27 Oct 2022 - 48min - 476 - She's a Killah QUEEEEEN (Blackhawk 225)
Today we learn that Dr. Husband was doing drag queen makeup before he even knew what a drag queen was! Plus a thorough discussion of Eartha Kitt, COVID Boosters, and fun facts about Lady Blackhawk!
Wed, 19 Oct 2022 - 45min - 475 - A Sheep, A Duck, and a Rooster Walk Into a Bar (Atom 27)
The Atom takes on the ferocious Panther Gang, while condoning some HIGHLY unethical photographic behavior. Then he travels through time to meet the heroic sheep, Montauciel, AND American founding father Ben Franklin! Plus hear ALL about Dr. Bobb's first grown-up job!
Mon, 10 Oct 2022 - 1h 09min - 474 - Will Wonders Never Crease (Wonder Woman 165)
Wonder Woman has her own pet paper doll, too bad he's such an annoying creep! PLUS all about worm composting, childhood paper routes, and suburban speakeasies! It's Wonder Woman #165!
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 - 46min - 473 - Teenage Angst (Superman 190)
Barking dogs! A swing and a miss from young Master Shooter! Unnecessarily hyphenated words! And the drag-iest super-villain outfit you'll ever see! (both acceptable uses of a hyphen) It's Superman #190!
Tue, 27 Sep 2022 - 50min - 472 - 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!
Tue, 20 Sep 2022 - 41min - 471 - 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!
Tue, 13 Sep 2022 - 57min - 470 - 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!
Tue, 06 Sep 2022 - 57min - 469 - 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!
Tue, 30 Aug 2022 - 1h 08min - 468 - 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!
Tue, 16 Aug 2022 - 55min - 467 - 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!
Tue, 09 Aug 2022 - 55min - 466 - 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!
Mon, 01 Aug 2022 - 1h 07min - 465 - 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!
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 - 1h 04min - 464 - 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!
Tue, 19 Jul 2022 - 55min - 463 - 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!
Mon, 11 Jul 2022 - 53min - 462 - 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!
Tue, 05 Jul 2022 - 58min - 461 - 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!!!!
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 - 45min - 460 - 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."
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 - 1h 32min - 459 - 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!
Sun, 12 Jun 2022 - 1h 02min - 458 - 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!
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 - 1h 21min - 457 - 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!
Mon, 30 May 2022 - 1h 02min - 456 - 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!
Mon, 23 May 2022 - 1h 09min - 455 - 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!
Wed, 18 May 2022 - 49min - 454 - 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!
Mon, 09 May 2022 - 56min - 453 - 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!
Sun, 01 May 2022 - 44min - 452 - 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!
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 - 55min - 451 - 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!
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 - 1h 05min - 450 - 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!
Tue, 22 Mar 2022 - 1h 10min - 449 - 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!
Wed, 02 Mar 2022 - 45min - 448 - 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!
Tue, 22 Feb 2022 - 1h 04min - 447 - 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!
Mon, 14 Feb 2022 - 55min - 446 - 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?
Tue, 08 Feb 2022 - 57min - 445 - 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?)
Fri, 04 Feb 2022 - 53min - 444 - 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!
Wed, 26 Jan 2022 - 1h 26min - 443 - 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!
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 - 49min - 442 - Run, Davey, Run! (Teen Titans 4)
Can Davey live up to the expectations of his stage father? Can Wonder Girl escape from the clutches of the hobo jungle? CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN WHY SPEEDY IS CALLED SPEEDY WHEN HIS POWERS HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH SPEED? Speedy meets up with the other kid heroes to vsit the 1964 summer Olympics, and while they're at it, maybe bust up an international hate group to boot!
Sun, 12 Dec 2021 - 56min - 441 - Nobody Likes a Fast Boy (Brave and the Bold 67)
Flash is dead and Batman don't feel so great himself! Who would, what with a gang of super-fast troublmakers gallavanting around Gotham City? My recommendation, Bats, is to do as I did and break up your day with a nice, long nap!
Wed, 01 Dec 2021 - 1h 11min - 440 - Do Androids Dream of Eclectic Creeps? (Superman 189)
Faced with a choice between an idyllic life on a restored Krypton, and the certain destruction of Earth, the noble Superman chooses (checks notes) THE LATTER. Join us, won't you, for a read-through of one of the most bonkers Superman stories of 1966!
Mon, 22 Nov 2021 - 1h 03min
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