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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Hard as a Rock! (Our Army at War 173)
11/07/2023 Duration: 45minSo 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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The What Ship of Where, Now? (JLA 48)
14/06/2023 Duration: 01h14minIt'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!
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Goin' to the Chap-Hell (Flash 165)
06/06/2023 Duration: 49minThe bells are ringing for Flash and his gal! But who will be fastest down the aisle - Flash, or Professor Zoom?!? It's Flash #165!
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Let's Get Small (Doom Patrol 107)
18/05/2023 Duration: 40minUltimax, 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!
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Faceless in the Crowd (Batman 186/Swing with Scooter 3)
09/05/2023 Duration: 01h08minChildhood 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!
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Big Top-Less (Strange Adventures 193/ Fox and Crow 100)
02/05/2023 Duration: 49minWhat'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!
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Da Bomb Dot Com (Action Comics 342)
25/04/2023 Duration: 53minSuperman, 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!
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Fathers, M'Iright? (Adventure Comics 349)
18/04/2023 Duration: 58minNapoleon! 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!
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The Summer Knows (Jimmy Olsen 97)
12/04/2023 Duration: 01h22minBritish 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!
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With a Wink and a Nod (Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?)
28/03/2023 Duration: 01h13minIf 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!
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All That Glitters (Green Lantern 48)
22/03/2023 Duration: 44minKnow 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!
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The Brave and the Billy (Brave and Bold 68)
13/03/2023 Duration: 59minBilly 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!
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C is for Cookie (Rhymes with KOOKY) (World's Finest 161)
07/03/2023 Duration: 01h22minThis 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!
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I'm Only Human (Metal Men 22)
28/02/2023 Duration: 49minWHO 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!
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On the Outside Looking In (Detective Comics #356)
21/02/2023 Duration: 01h23minAlfred 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!
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Superboy Sunday! (Superboy #133)
12/02/2023 Duration: 01h02minAn 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!
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A Singular Smog (House of Mystery 162)
08/02/2023 Duration: 47minGramps 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!
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Me No Like! (Tales of the Unexpected 97)
01/02/2023 Duration: 44minRoger 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!
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Eye of the Tiger (G.I. Combat 120)
23/01/2023 Duration: 39minYou 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!
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Winging It (Hawkman 16)
17/01/2023 Duration: 51minYou 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!