More power to you, Mark. This is going to be great.

Thanks for catching that, Tim!

BWH, I take your point about the offensiveness of Ghetto Man, including but not limited to the reasons you bring up here. But I think it's also important to take into account the terribly fine line that African American performers have had to walk when playing roles whites have written "for the...

That’s exactly the reprint set I’ve got!! Didn’t realize it was complete, which makes the news all the better.

gothosmansion: I've read a few of the Wein/Wrightson Swampi stories and own reprints of the Englehart/Rogers DETECTIVE run (the highlights, anyway), but we are moving into post-'66 BATMAN/DETECTIVE as a podcast topic right now, so I'll finally crack those reprints open! I know, I know, we're just a ...

Hawkman actually did have some dialogue, but it was delivered so un-memorably, chrisb, that surely there’s no shame in forgetting it...

:( Lord Death Man, you are right to call us on our non-discussion of Atsumi’s performance, as well as Lotus’s scientific prowess. She’s not even played stereotypically, beyond the association of “lotus” with “the Orient” and dangerous femininity (lotus flower as pretty poison). Discussing her would ...

Holy obscurity!!

...and then, Batman would tie himself to the hood of the Batmobile and compel Robin, his ears stuffed with Noiseproof Bat-Plugs, to drive him past Siren's apartment (or obvious, badly dressed soundstage?) as she sings her Emergency Broadcast System alarm. Quite the odyssey.

Animated suspension, High C? Yes. Yes he was.

But Keith, I had to tell her: My life, my love, and my lady is the Sea.

Doo doo doodoodoo.

Hello HelloLarry-- You're absolutely correct. I discovered my error a couple of days after Tim and I recorded that episode and made a correction in the next episode. Apparently optical soundtracks weren't used for 8mm, but magnetic soundtracks certainly were. I regret the error, and thanks for check...

Dozier missed his chance to assemble a supervillain team composed entirely of evil Vans. Van Williams! Van Johnson! Van Heflin! Van Morrison! And last but not least (he said anachronistically), the deadly doe-eyed stare of...James Van Der Beek! And who would appear as the guest band (for it would ha...

Andy: Thanks so much for sharing BATMANIA and for your contextual notes. Tim and I are recording not one but two shows about the 'zine this week and next. Outstanding historical resource. Makes me want to start cranking out my own 'zine on a mimeograph machine. To heck with the Internet!

Paul