Checkered Past
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 244:37:22
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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
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Checkered Past Episode 29: Action Comics 335!
16/09/2018 Duration: 01h19minThe Action-Packed (pun intended) sequel to our very first episode! We talk about Charlie's Angels! Grease 2! Mego Dolls! And a little bit about Superman and Supergirl! Plus for your listening enjoyment...chewing sounds and dog noises throughout!
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Checkered Past Episode 28: Capt. Storm 12!
09/09/2018 Duration: 47minWhat do you get when you cross a peg-leg PT Captain with America's sweetheart Miss Cherry Pie? Zany hi-jinks in the coastal waterways of the WWII-era South Pacific, that's what! Join me and Dr. Husband for our very first look at Captain Storm, PLUS a radio drama by the Our All-American Men of War, at War, Players!
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Checkered Past Episode 27: Justice League of America 43!
02/09/2018 Duration: 01h06minAmerica's Sweethearts, Charlie and Kelly, return to discuss Justice League of America #43, featuring the debut of the Royal Flush Gang!
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Checkered Past Episode 26: Batman 179!
26/08/2018 Duration: 01h18minAmerica's sweethearts, Charlie and Kelly, join us to riddle out department stores, the orgins of soda pop, Bubba the Redneck Werewolf, and also a little Batman!
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Checkered Past Episode 25: Strange Adventures 186!
19/08/2018 Duration: 34minIt's our 25th episode! The My Greatest Strange Mystery Tale Adventure Players drop by to share three cerebral tales of the weird and whimsical from Strange Adventures #186!
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Checkered Past Episode 24: Blackhawk 218!
14/08/2018 Duration: 59minSeven confirmed bachelors battling for the honor of a 97-pound weakling. It's like 'Queer Eye' but with planes! And don't forget the threat of PLANTIMAL!!
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Checkered Past Episode 23: Doom Patrol 102!
06/08/2018 Duration: 56minGrab a drink, you'll need it to get through all the cra-cra-CRAAAAAZY hi-jinks when the Doom Patrol teams up with the Challengers of the Unknown to argue and insult each other. Oh, and also, fight the League of Challenger-Haters!
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Checkered Past Episode 22: Showcase #61!
22/07/2018 Duration: 49minDr. Husband is here to talk about our mutual love of Ice Cubes Gum, pot-bellied eldritch demons, and DC's Discarnate Detective, The Spectre!
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Checkered Past Episode 21: World's Finest #156!
16/07/2018 Duration: 01h14minSuperman and Batman try to outsmart their Bizarro duplicates, while Tommy Tomorrow and his "buddy" Brent ignore every rational protocol while exploring a planetoid!
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Checkered Past Episode 20: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #91!
06/07/2018 Duration: 01h16minDoctors Bobb and Husband discuss juvenile delinquency, what the things inside bells are called, PLUS a new radio drama by the Girls' Young Romance True Love Story Players!
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Checkered Past Episode 19: House of Secrets 77!
02/07/2018 Duration: 01h19minDr. Husband is back to talk about eyebrow shaving, evil pot-bellied bat-winged alcoholics, and everyone's favorite hero-and-villain-in-one, Eclipso!
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Checkered Past Episode 18: Superboy 127!
24/06/2018 Duration: 01h09minWork Friend Chuck and the Work Friend Chuck Family return to discuss what may be our trippiest comic yet, Superboy 127. A sort-of backdoor pilot for Lana Lang, Insect Queen, and the introduction and last appearance of sullen teen Bee-Boy!
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Checkered Past Episode 17: Teen Titans #2!
17/06/2018 Duration: 01h01minWork Friend Chuck and the Work Friend Chuck Family - Work Friend Chuck Jr., Mary Work Friend Chuck, and Kid Work Friend Chuck - stop by to discuss Teen Titans (Volume 1) number 2!
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Checkered Past Episode 16: Heart Throbs #100!
12/06/2018 Duration: 01h10minDammit stops by to talk about girls, Elvis Presley, and mansplaining!
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Checkered Past Episode 15: Mystery in Space 106!
04/06/2018 Duration: 56minThis week, we discuss space landlines, BJ and the Bear, and arguably the strangest hero of the Silver Age, Ultra the Multi-Alien!
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Checkered Past Episode 14: Tomahawk 103!
28/05/2018 Duration: 35minThis Memorial Day, we pause to remember all the Revolutionary War Heroes who defended our frontier from the Frankenstein Monster, Hessian scientists, and Mexican wrestlers. Heroes like Tomahawk and his Rip-Roarin' Rangers!
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Checkered Past Episode 13: House of Mystery 157!
21/05/2018 Duration: 58minDial D for Drs. Bobb and Husband to discuss muscular little people, Melania Trump, Dial H for Hero and Martian Manhunter!
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Checkered Past Episode 12: Under the Sea part 2!
05/05/2018 Duration: 51minWork Friend Chuck re-joins us to talk about Sea Devils #28, featuring Man-Fish, Captain X, and something called a "Manosaur".
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Checkered Past Episode 11: Under the Sea part 1!
29/04/2018 Duration: 01h45sWork Friend Chuck joins us to discuss Aquaman #26! Cover date March/April 1966 Cover Price 12 cents Cover Artist: Nick Cardy Edited by George Kashdan Featuring From O.G.R.E. With Hate! Writer Bob Haney, Art Nick Cardy
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Checkered Past Past Episode 10: Green Lantern 43!
22/04/2018 Duration: 53minGreen Lantern 43 Cover date March 1966 Cover Price 12 cents Cover Artists: Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson Edited by Julius Schwartz Featuring The Catastrophic Crimes of Major Disaster! Writer Gardner Fox, Artists Gil Kane and Sid Greene