Checkered Past

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Synopsis

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!

Episodes

  • A Giant Among Supermen (Action Comics 343)

    05/12/2023 Duration: 01h07min

    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!

  • I've Seen That Movie (Detective Comics 357)

    21/11/2023 Duration: 01h02min

    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!

  • Denver, James Denver (Our Fighting Forces 104)

    16/11/2023 Duration: 48min

    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!

  • The Devil, You Say (Superman 191)

    10/11/2023 Duration: 51min

    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!

  • Valley of Derision (Metamorpho 9)

    02/11/2023 Duration: 58min

    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!

  • The Cat's Meow (Lois Lane 70/71)

    25/10/2023 Duration: 01h14min

    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?)

  • Color Me Blue (Adventure 351)

    12/10/2023 Duration: 59min

    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!"

  • Devil's Half Dozen (Adventure Comics 350)

    04/10/2023 Duration: 53min

    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!

  • You Devil, You (Sea Devils 32)

    28/09/2023 Duration: 53min

    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!

  • Bless the Beast Boys and the Children (Teen Titans 6)

    21/09/2023 Duration: 51min

    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!

  • Don't Drop the Soap (Jerry Lewis 97)

    13/09/2023 Duration: 52min

    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!

  • Stretched Too Thin (Plastic Man 1)

    07/09/2023 Duration: 01h23s

    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!

  • Absent Without Steve (Wonder Woman 166)

    30/08/2023 Duration: 58min

    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!

  • On an Island With You (Blackhawk 226)

    23/08/2023 Duration: 52min

    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!

  • Double Double Toil & Trouble (JLA #49)

    15/08/2023 Duration: 44min

    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!

  • Monkey See, Monkey Do (Tomahawk 107)

    08/08/2023 Duration: 44min

    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!

  • Grease, Ahoy! (Capt. Storm 16)

    02/08/2023 Duration: 51min

    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!

  • Brigadoom aka A Watery Grave (Aquaman 30)

    25/07/2023 Duration: 49min

    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!

  • Blights of the Round Table (World's Finest 162)

    18/07/2023 Duration: 53min

    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!

  • Hard as a Rock! (Our Army at War 173)

    11/07/2023 Duration: 45min

    So much war and sports talk we had to bring in a heterosexual consultant. Join us and Jake and Our Army at War #173!

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