All things spooky and creepy golden age Batman! Including a lengthy segment on Dracula, the origins of World’s Finest, and the first appearance of the Scarecrow

• The Darkest Knight By Thom Andrae (Essay)
• Dracula By Bram Stoker (Novel)
• Great Books: Dracula (Lecture)
• Young Indiana Jones: Masks Of Evil (Television Episode)
• Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Movie, 1992)
• Dracula (Movie, 1931)
• Bela Lugosi Dracula Stare (Video Clip)
• Dracula Movies Comparison (Video)
• Superman Day (Video Clip)
• World’s Finest #3 (Comic)

You can find an archive of all episodes at batlessons.com

Send your comments, questions and corrections to [email protected] or tweet at us @batlessons

Podcast Artwork by Sergio R. M. Duarte

Podcast Music by Renzo Calma

We discuss Gardner Fox, Shelly Moldoff, The Utility Belt, Batarang, Bat-Plane and more!

• Gardner Fox (Wikipedia)
• The Creators Of Batman (Book)
• Batman The Golden Age (Book)
• Sheldon Moldoff (Wikipedia)
• Fantasia (Blu-Ray)
• Ultimate Spider-Man (Book)

You can find an archive of all episodes at batlessons.com

Send your comments, questions and corrections to [email protected] or tweet at us @batlessons

Podcast Artwork by Sergio R. M. Duarte

Podcast Music by Renzo Calma

This month we’re talking to Marc Tyler Nobleman. Marc is the author of 86 books ranging from colorful and funny children's fiction about chupacabras to incredibly moving all ages non-fiction about reconciliation after World War 2. Marc dedicated years of his life to fighting for the legacy of Bill Finger, the now credited co-creator of Batman. In September 2015 due in no small part to Marc’s work, DC Comics agreed to include Bill as a creator of Batman wherever that credit is shown. We’re super honored to have him on the show.

• Where to Find Marc Online
• Bill The Boy Wonder
• Batman and Bill

You can find an archive of all episodes at batlessons.com

Send your comments, questions and corrections to [email protected] or tweet at us @batlessons

Podcast Artwork by Sergio R. M. Duarte

Podcast Music by Renzo Calma

Alex and Brian talk about inspirations for Batman, the creation of Batman, and credit for that creation. Then we read Detective Comics #27 together and talk about inspiration for that story specifically.

• Bill The Boy Wonder (Book)
• Batman and Me (Book)
• Zorro Theme Song (video)
• The Shadow Radio Catchphrase (video)
• DC Universe Infinite
• Batman The Golden Age (Book)
• Dial B For Blog (wayback machine)

You can find an archive of all episodes at batlessons.com

Send your comments, questions and corrections to [email protected] or tweet at us @batlessons

Podcast Artwork by Sergio R. M. Duarte

Podcast Music by Renzo Calma

This month we discuss all of the history that leads up to Batman’s creation. What’s a Comic? When was the first Comic created? Where did superheroes come from? Join us as we set the stage for Batman’s inception.

• Understanding Comics (Book)
• Papyrus Making Video
• Paper Making Video
• Woodcut
• Printing Press Documentary
• Literacy Data
• What is Historiography? (Video)
• Newspaper Printing (Video)
• Joseph Pulitzer
• The Yellow Kid
• William Randolph Hearst
• American Comics (Book)
• Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
• Why Does Superman Hate Cars? (Video)

You can find an archive of all episodes at batlessons.com

Send your comments, questions and corrections to [email protected] or tweet at us @batlessons

Podcast Artwork by Sergio R. M. Duarte

Podcast Music by Renzo Calma

Brian and Alex introduce themselves, and talk about what the show is going to be. Why bother talking about the history of Batman? And how much are we signing up for? Clearly the topic is big… but how big?

• Quillow
• Intelligent Lighting
• Richard Feynman
• Riverside
• Batman Live

You can find an archive of all episodes at batlessons.com. Send your comments, questions and corrections to [email protected] or tweet at us @batlessons

Podcast Artwork by Sergio R. M. Duarte

Podcast Music by Renzo Calma

Stay tuned for the first episode of Bat Lessons, The Batman History Podcast.

Trailer Voice Over by Rob Milton

Podcast Artwork by Sergio R. M. Duarte

Podcast Music by Renzo Calma