Few know about the first appearance of the Dark Knight in cinema. Fewer still know just how much of an impact it had on the batman universe. The Batman 1943 Serial is the genesis of the Batcave and of Alfred. Join us as we dive deep on the history and story of this important moment in the story of Batman.

 

https://www.amazon.com/Continued-Next-Week-History-Picture/dp/0806106336/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozawa_v._United_States

https://blogs.iu.edu/establishingshot/2017/04/27/saturday-kiddie-matinees-in-the-20th-century/

https://archive.org/details/batman-1943-chapters-1-7

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035665/

https://www.polygon.com/22981669/batman-movie-1943-serial-war-propaganda

https://batman-on-film.com/batman-films/batman-batman-robin-1940s-serials/

https://videofileblog.com/2022/09/19/batman-1943-movie-serial/

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Podcast Artwork by Sergio R. M. Duarte (https://www.instagram.com/sergiormduarte/)

Podcast Music by Renzo Calma (https://www.instagram.com/renzocalm)

Motion Graphics by r2ktalha (https://www.fiverr.com/share/AEpWpY)

 

00:00 Intro

01:52 Serials

16:56 WW2

17:38 Internment

23:31 Batman (1943)

43:43 The Radium Age

55:26 Dr Daka

58:38 Batman

01:00:00 Robin

01:01:22 Linda Page

01:02:19 Alfred Beagle

01:03:11 Closing Thoughts