Bruce Timm’s animated Batverse is for many people the defining adaptation of the character, and this week we’re here to tell you why.

We’re going deep on THE ANIMATED SERIES over on our Patreon show (link below!) but here on the main feed it’s all about the original villain, The Phantasm, and how she helped inspire a tormented Bruce Wayne to leave his personal life behind for a life in vigilantism.

Also…Abe Vigoda? A young, creepy Joker?! The Phantasm’s return in JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED: EPILOGUE? We are in Batman heaven this week.

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References:

• Empire Production History
• The Making of Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
• DC Animated Alan Burnett Interview
• The Hollywood Reporter Production History
• The Hollywood Reporter Batman: The Animated Series Production History
• UCSB Script to Screen: Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
• SDCC Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Panel
• Back Issue Batman: The Animated Series Oral History
• Wild Cartoon Kingdom Issue #2 Production History
• Comics Scene V.2 #40
• Comics Scene #43, June 1994
• Hans Zimmer Helps Shirley Walker
• Alan Burnett Takes Credit For Andrea
• Batman: The Animated Series Podcast Alan Burnett Interview

Credits:

Eye of the Duck is created, hosted, and produced by Dom Nero and Adam Volerich.

This episode was edited by Michael Gaspari.

This episode was researched by Parth Marathe.

Our logo was designed by Francesca Volerich. You can purchase her work at francescavolerich.com/shop

The "Adam's Blu-Ray Corner" theme was produced by Chase Sterling.

This miniseries was programmed with the help of Nik Long.

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