Michael B. and Michael K. continue their coverage of Batman material released in October of 1940, this time taking a look at the first story from BATMAN #3, where the Caped Crusader finds his strings being pulled as he is manipulated and mind controlled in "The Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master!"

Episode 21: October 1940, Part 2

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This week, Michael Bradley and Michael Kaiser take a break from their normal monthly coverage format to look back at their first completed year, going over the pros and cons, the ups and downs, the lefts and rights of all the Batman material released in 1940. And at the end of the show, the two give their votes for the bests and worsts of the year!

Episode 28: Year in Review 1940

Michael Bradley and Michael Kaiser tackle part 2 of December 1940, and wrap up another year in the process!  This time Batman investigates "The Secret Cavern" when he takes on criminals with an overly convoluted scheme to rob a gold vault in Kentucky in Detective Comics #48.

Episode 27: December 1940, Part 2

The Batman's crusade on crime must be going pretty good because, this time out, he tackles a new problem: Family relations! Michael K. and Michael B. take a look at DETECTIVE COMICS #47 where the Dark Knight tries to teach parents the valuable lesson that money can't buy happiness!

Episode 26: December 1940, Part 1

The two Michaels move forward in their quest to cover all things Batman by taking a look at his adventures in November of 1940, which is back to one book, DETECTIVE COMICS #46, where Batman and Robin face the return of a thought-dead villain, Hugo Strange, who tries to infect their city with a deadly fear toxin in the case of "Professor Strange's Fear Dust."

Episode 25: November 1940

That felonious female fiend, the Cat, returns to vex the Dynamic Duo as Michael K. and Michael B. put the finishing touches on their look at BATMAN #3. A daring jewel heist gets the Batman on the trail of the Cat and a much larger conspiracy in "The Batman vs. the Cat-woman!" Plus, because you demanded it, this episode features a special return of Legends of the Batman Theatre with "The Batman Says!"

Episode 21: October 1940, Part 2

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