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  • 37: Batman 66

    37: Batman 66
    Dec 11 2025

    Brian watches Batman '66 for the first time starring Adam West and Burt Ward. Alex reads us in on what William Dozier, Bob Kane, Lorenzo Semple Jr., and more said about the debut of the show. We also chat about Pop Art, Camp Humor, and the social moment that led to the show.

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    Million Dollar Batman (https://a.co/d/gYJA7k3)

    Full Dozier Interview (https://youtu.be/rkvR4PGqBhA)

    Batman: The Complete Series (https://a.co/d/izk1QIB)

    Holy Batmania! (https://a.co/d/2ztJlCr)

    Harve Bennet (https://www.66batman.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9394)

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    00:00 Batman on Ice

    03:26 Serial Screenings

    06:56 Batman Falls Off

    08:00 Superman on TV

    10:00 Failed CBS Show

    12:25 Showrunning Batman 66

    16:09 The 1960s

    18:20 Pop Art

    19:33 Camp Humor

    27:37 After the Show

    51:25 Ratings and Reception

    53:31 Bat Fans

    54:42 Bob Kane
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    1 Std. und 4 Min.
  • 36: Bat-Mite

    36: Bat-Mite
    Aug 8 2025

    Who is Bat-Mite, and how did he come to be? What impact will he have on the DCU? All that and more, on this episode of Bat Lessons!

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    James Gunn (https://screenrant.com/james-gunn-dc-movie-character-green-light/)
    Superman 30 (https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/superman-1939-1986-30/c37a790d-36c3-4cd7-b8c2-91b229ada2ef/c )
    Three Stooges (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Stooges)
    Looney Tunes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looney_Tunes)
    Silly Symphony (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silly_Symphony)
    Felix the Cat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_the_Cat)
    Midsummer Night's Dream (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpLqTC2-HuA)
    Rumpelstiltskin (https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm055.html)

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    52 Min.
  • 35: Zur-En-Arrh

    35: Zur-En-Arrh
    May 11 2025

    This episode we're diving deep on the silver age iteration of the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh, as well as introducing Brian to some more modern-to-silver age connections.

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    Batman of Zur-En-Arrh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_of_Zur-En-Arrh)
    Francis Herron (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_Herron)
    Dick Sprang (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Sprang)
    Grant Morrison (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Morrison)
    Space Age (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Age)

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    00:00 The Batman Iceberg
    05:24 Grant Morrison
    10:28 Black Casebook
    15:12 Batman 113
    31:15 Modern Zur-En-Arrh
    35:00 Space Age
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    49 Min.
  • 34: Ace The Bat-Hound

    34: Ace The Bat-Hound
    Mar 22 2025

    Ace The Bat Hound, Krypto, Rex The Wonder Dog, and more. When DC dove into dog sidekicks.

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    Balto (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balto)
    Phantom's Devil (https://phantomwiki.org/index.php/Devil)
    Ace The Wonder Dog (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_the_Wonder_Dog)
    Rin Tin Tin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rin_Tin_Tin)
    American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1950s (https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1614)
    The Batcave Companion (https://www.amazon.com/Batcave-Companion-Michael-Eury/dp/1893905780)
    Rex The Wonder Dog (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_the_Wonder_Dog)
    Krypto (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krypto)
    Adventure Comics 210 (https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/superboy-a-celebration-of-75-years/)
    Ace The Bathound (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_the_Bat-Hound)
    Batman #92 (https://www.amazon.com/Batman-10-Golden-Age-Omnibus/dp/1779523092)

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    00:00 Super-Pets
    01:04 Silver Age Followup
    05:17 Pop Culture Dogs
    13:38 Rex The Wonder Dog
    19:07 Krypto
    25:14 Ace The Bathound
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    42 Min.
  • 33: Comics Code Authority

    33: Comics Code Authority
    Feb 9 2025

    This time we're talking about the Comics Code Authority, Crime Comics, Fredric Wertham, and what it all meant for Batman.

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    Seducing The Innocent (Tiley) https://muse.jhu.edu/article/490073

    The Ten-Cent Plague (Hajdu) https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312428235/thetencentplague/

    Seal Of Approval (Nyberg) https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/S/Seal-of-Approval

    Seduction Of The Innocent (Wertham) https://www.amazon.com/Seduction-Innocent-Frederic-Wertham/dp/159683000X

    Comics Code of 1954 https://cbldf.org/the-comics-code-of-1954/

    CRIME Does Not Pay (Digital) https://digital.darkhorse.com/series/219/crime-does-not-pay

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    00:00:00 Start 00:07:39 Parents & Mothers 00:13:06 Juvenile Delenquincy 00:17:20 Fredric Wertham 00:28:35 All Comics Are Crime Comics 00:33:37 Children's Quotes 00:37:21 Batman 00:48:43 It's All Made Up 00:55:09 The Comics Code 00:57:37 General Standards 01:03:38 No Horror! 01:05:43 No !@#$ 01:08:26 Costume 01:10:00 Marriage 01:11:48 Advertising Matter 01:16:39 Code Thoughts 01:18:12 What We Lost 01:25:55 Crime Does Not Pay 01:33:10 Closing Thoughts
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    1 Std. und 35 Min.
  • 32: Caped Crusader

    32: Caped Crusader
    Dec 10 2024

    Diving deep on the recent Amazon Prime Cartoon!

    Like we said in the episode, check out @SerumLake for way more tons of thoughtful analysis on the show.

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    00:00:00 Opening Thoughts
    00:02:13 Amazon Prime
    00:06:11 Creation of the Show
    00:11:05 Recording
    00:11:58 Time Setting
    00:15:59 Tone
    00:22:59 Gordon, Babs, Montoya
    00:27:19 Bullock & Flass
    00:29:47 Rupert Thorne
    00:32:08 Penguin
    00:34:47 Clayface
    00:37:27 Catwoman
    00:39:56 Alfred
    00:43:01 Firebug
    00:45:05 BAT-MAN
    00:46:09 Harley Quinn
    00:52:05 Gentleman Ghost
    00:55:37 Onomatopoeia
    01:03:19 Nocturna
    01:10:05 Two-Face
    01:17:07 Art, Animation, Closing Thoughts
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    1 Std. und 20 Min.
  • 31: Scarecrow

    31: Scarecrow
    Oct 28 2024

    Finally giving Scarecrow the justice he deserves!

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    Awesome essay on Scarecrow As Toxin Delivery (https://youtu.be/5dLC8BkkyXA)

    Awesome essay on Scarecrow As Henchman (https://youtu.be/cz2Ck17KLQk)

    Japanese Scarecrows (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxiOdrVreSQ)

    Political Cartoons (https://theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Blog/Item/The%20Power%20Behind%20the%20Scarecrow)

    The Wizard of Oz Was A Disaster (https://youtu.be/k-U9h-hePtw)

    Buster Keaton's Scarecrow (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odITvgwssJA)

    The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow)

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    00:00 Haven't we done this?

    02:02 Favorite Scarecrow

    06:23 Inspirations

    10:18 Political Cartoons

    11:48 Wizard of Oz

    18:28 Buster Keaton

    22:50 Legend of Sleepy Hollow

    27:13 Jonathan Crane

    34:58 Golden Age Scarecrow
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    41 Min.
  • 30: Solomon Grundy

    30: Solomon Grundy
    Sep 22 2024

    Idea on a Monday,

    Researched on Tuesday,

    Scheduled @capedjoel to guest on Wednesday,

    Recorded on Thursday,

    Edited on Friday,

    Uploaded on Saturday,

    Released on Sunday:

    This is our episode

    On Solomon Grundy

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    CapedJoel! (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRp-mJRQBZyA_1w7D-UiqZg)

    Nursery Rhyme (https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32415/32415-h/32415-h.htm)

    Blog On Inspirations (http://outofthequicksand.blogspot.com/2011/10/born-on-monday-exploring-solomon-grundy.html)

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    00:00 Welcome Caped Joel!

    01:29 Solomon Grundy

    03:27 Nursery Rhyme

    06:22 Batman Villain?

    13:13 Green Lantern

    18:18 First Appearance

    31:07 Story Thoughts

    32:35 Inspirations

    37:50 Caped Joel!

    40:55 Batman Memories

    41:25 Batman Hot Takes
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    48 Min.