Checkered Past

By Dr. Bobb

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 husb... more

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The podcast currently has 376 episodes available.

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June 23, 2020 Earth-X Marks the Spot (not THAT Earth-X) (Jimmy Olsen #93)
Jimmy stumbles upon Professor Potter's dangeraously unattended dimensional transporter - literally stumbles, as in trips and activates it - and finds himself in a crazy mixed up world where Perry White loves Jimmy as a son! Clark Kent is the Joker! Matadors wear blue capes instead of red! Oh, and Jimmy has super powers and a costume that inexplicably has bat-ears. Perhaps on THIS Earth, you'll listen in!
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56min
June 13, 2020 Hard Travelin' Heroes (and hard-drinkin' hosts) (Green Lantern #76)
We interrupt our regularly-scheduled show to pay tribute to the late Denny O'Neil (1939-2020) wherein I give Dr. Husband his first taste of Denny, Neil Adams, and the glories of DC's Bronze Age. A balm for our troubled times.
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53min
June 13, 2020 Hard Travelin' Heroes (and hard-drinkin' hosts) (Green Lantern #76)
We interrupt our regularly-scheduled show to pay tribute to the late Denny O'Neil (1939-2020) wherein I give Dr. Husband his first taste of Denny, Neil Adams, and the glories of DC's Bronze Age. A balm for our troubled times.
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53min
June 04, 2020 She Gets a Husband and I Can't Even Get a Cab (Green Lantern #45)
Princess Ramia has a problem, but being queen ain't one of them. Like all well-bred young women of the 1960s, she's nothing til she gets herself a man! Never fear, it's working man stereotype Doiby Dickles to the rescue, along with a Green Lantern or two!
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55min
May 27, 2020 Vile Is As Vile Does (Challengers of the Unknown #50)
Say, who's that big green fella wreaking havoc throughout the city? Whoever it is, he's got a sporty sleeveless jumpsuit that fits to a tee! Too bad his dress sense didn't filter out to the rest of the criminal marauding community...catch all the action with Challengers of the Unknown #50!
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50min
May 10, 2020 A Method To My Moon-Madness (Blackhawk 221)
Hendrickson isn't the only one with a secret life...today we disclose not only our least favorite Looney Tunes characters but also my fetishization of people with planets for heads. Not masks, mind you, but actual planets. It's a very specific fetish. Jpoin us for Blackhawk #221!
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53min
April 27, 2020 Up and Atom! (The Atom #25)
The Atom's in a pickle, a Playboy Bunny on one arm and an ionized super-villain on the other! Not to mention his important work against the adversaries of America who are planning to use the very foundation of our capitalist system of government against us! What's a little fella to do? All you have to do is tune in to find out!
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1h 1min
April 18, 2020 The Unbearable Hipness of Being (The Adventures of Bob Hope 99)
If you're here for a thorough exploration of Bob Hope's comic persona, or perhaps the stifling conformity of mid-century America as represented by the uptight Tadwallader Frutejuce, I'm sorry to disappoint. What I do have on offer, however, is a Zoom conference with my sisters, discussing the new normal, embarrassing parents, avocado tuna toast, and so much more! (Plus a little bit about Bob Hope and Super-Hip)
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55min
April 05, 2020 The Prince and the Paw-Purr (Superboy #130)
Superbaby am look for him a pet like him had on Krypton! Am Superbaby from Bizarro World? Nope, Superbaby am just a mewling idiot and him get too much freedom to fly around space and cause trouble! PLUS Superboy teams up a foreign Prince to overcome the toxic masculinity endemic to the developing world! Sound exciting? YOU BET IT IS
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1h 16min
March 27, 2020 Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye (Our Army At War 168/Heart Throbs 102)
Hey there, you battle-weary Joes, didja ever wonder who's buried in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier? Well wonder no longer cause Big Daddy Rock has the answer. Just steal yourself for some good ol' fashioned mid-century bigotry. PLUS a new radio drama!
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45min

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