The Batcave Podcast

The Wizard wants the neutralizer in order to continue his crime spree. Can Batman stop him?

John and writer Jim Beard discuss the 12th episode of the 1949 movie serial. In it, they discuss the problem with Barry Brown, the midleading chapter title, and the waste of location that should have been Wayne Manor.

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1949 - Chapter Eleven "Robin's Ruse"

Robin must trick the Wizard's men in order to free Bruce. Will he succeed?

​John and writer Jim Beard discuss the 11th episode of the 1949 movie serial. In it, they talk the fast paced content in this episode, their list of suspects, and the silliness of the Wizard extending the power of the nullifier.

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1949 - Chapter Ten "Batman's Last Chance!"

Batman infiltrates an office building, where the Wizard's men are hiding out, in a quest to find Vicki Vale. But Vicki's brother Jimmy is there. Is he friend or foe?

​John and writer Jim Beard discuss the 9th episode of the 1949 movie serial. In it, they talk about Jimmy Vale's final fate, the use of footage from 1943, and the buidling the Wizard's men hide out in..

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1949 - Chapter Nine "The Wizard Strikes Back!"

Jimmy Vale is in need of rescuing as he plans to spill the beans on the Wizard. But is it all too good to be true?

​John and writer Jim Beard discuss the 9th episode of the 1949 movie serial. In it, they talk about Jimmy Vale, Bruce Wayne - Gordon confidante, and Batman's car program.

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The Spider-Lady uses the ultimate disguise, that of Electra-Woman, to steal an idol.

This time around, John and Kevin Elddrige of The Flopcast discuss the creation of Spider-Woman and her relation to Spider-Lady, the special effects of the episode, and the effective use of henchmen in this episode. Take a listen and let us know what you think by writing us here or at [email protected].

1949 - Chapter Eight "Robin Meets the Wizard"

The Wizard threatens the railroad lines with his vehicle control device.

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John and writer Jim Beard discuss the 8th episode of the 1949 movie serial. In it, they talk about excessive padding in some of these episodes, the tiresome Batman trapped in a fire cliffhanger, and the dismissive nature of Batman towards Vicki Vale.

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Monster Squad was a one season NBC Saturday morning live action show for kids in 1976. In it, Walt, who worked in his uncle's wax museum, discovered that he could bring the figures of Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the Wolfman to life. Wanting to atone for the sins of their past, the trio, with Walt's crime computer set out on a mission to stop evil wherever they found it.

We move on to the seventh episode with the villain - The Astrologer, masterfully played by Jonathan Harris of Lost in Space. His plan is to make one of his predictions, an earthquake rocking the city, come true by using a thirty year old atomic bomb.

John and Joe Crowe of RevolutionSF and the Dragoncon American SciFi Classics Track discuss the performance of Jonathan Harris, the parallels of the clam trap with Batman 66's Joker/Penguin meetup, and how this is the best Drac episode to date.

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1949 - Episode Seven "The Fatal Blast"

Batman must protect the life of a developer of a device that can counter the Wizard's device.

John and writer Jim Beard discuss the 7th episode of the 1949 movie serial. They talk about the first ever great cliffhanger resolution, Alfred Beagle, and how fatal a blast we will see in this episode.

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Bruce goes undercover and is quickly found out so Robin has to come to the rescue. Can Bruce save his ruse by shooting Robin when he is captured?

John and writer Jim Beard discuss the 6th episode of the 1949 movie serial. They talk about the poor cliffhanger resolutions, the shooting of Robin and their hopes with the cliffhanger for this episode.

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Monster Squad was a one season NBC Saturday morning live action show for kids in 1976. In it, Walt, who worked in his uncle's wax museum, discovered that he could bring the figures of Dracula, Frankenstein's monster, and the Wolfman to life. Wanting to atone for the sins of their past, the trio, with Walt's crime computer set out on a mission to stop evil wherever they found it.

​We move on to the sixth episode with the villain - No-Face. Here we have the Batman 66 equivalent to False Face.

​John and Joe Crowe of RevolutionSF and the Dragoncon American SciFi Classics Track discuss the particularly scary look to No-Face, the perfect weapon against werewolves, and the upcoming Manimal podcast.

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