Waiting for Doom

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Waiting for Doom episodes:

June 28, 2026 The Detective Phase - Episode 7: Snow and Ice 1 - Ode to a Penguin
Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time looking at Detective Comics #610, released November 1989! It’s part 1 of the Snow and Ice story, focusing on Oswald Cobblepot, the Penguin!
Historical Context: 0:00 - 3:04
Intro and Background: 3:55 - 14:35
Story Synopsis: 9:12 - 14:34
Promo Break - Peace Bound and Down
Analysis: 15:57 - 25:52
Mailbag and Sign-off: 26:01 - 30:24

Sources:
Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found here
Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found here

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31min
May 24, 2026 The Detective Phase - Episode 6: Creatures of the Night
Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time looking at Detective Comics #489, released January 1980!
Intro and Background: 3:20 - 7:55
Story Synopsis: 7:56 - 10:36
Analysis: 12:20 - 27:33
Mailbag and Sign-off: 27:45 - 30:18

Sources:
Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found here .
Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found here
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31min
April 16, 2026 The Detective Phase - Episode 5: Challenge of the Man-Bat
Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering the debut of Man-Bat in Detective Comics #400, released January 1970!
Intro and Background: 3:10 - 6:05
Story Synopsis: 6:06- 11:40
Analysis: 13:05 - 24:11
Mailbag and Sign-off: 24:19 - 32:15

Sources:
Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found here .
Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found here
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33min
March 02, 2026 The Detective Phase - Episode 4: Prey of the Alien Hunters
Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering Batman and Robin in SPAAAACE thanks to Detective Comics #299, released November 1961!
Intro and Background: 2:45 - 7:32
Story Synopsis: 7:33- 12:51
Analysis: 14:11 - 25:51
Mailbag and Sign-off: 26:03 - 27:54

Sources:
Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found here .
Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found here
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28min
February 18, 2026 The Detective Phase - Episode 3: Batman's Super-Enemy
Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering the uncelebrated 250th issue of Detective Comics, released October 1957!
Intro and Background: 3:29 - 7:14
Story Synopsis: 7:15 - 13:51
Analysis: 15:24 - 28:00
Mailbag and Sign-off: 28:11 - 29:55

Sources:
Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found here
Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found here
Information sourced from Wikipedia on Sheldon Moldoff can be found here
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30min
January 28, 2026 The Detective Phase - Episode 2: The Riddler
Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering the debut of The Riddler in Detective Comics #140, released August 1948!
Intro and Background: 2:16 - 4:22
Story Synopsis: 4:23 - 12:43
Analysis: 13:38 - 26:46
Mailbag and Sign-off: 26:57 - 28:45

Sources:
* Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found here.
* Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found here.
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29min
January 18, 2026 The Detective Phase - Episode 1: The Case of the Chemical Syndicate
Join Mike Garvey for the very first official episode of The Detective Phase, covering the debut of The Bat-Man in Detective Comics #27, released March 1939!
Intro and Background: 2:24 - 5:12
Story Synopsis: 5:13 - 9:10
Analysis: 11:04 - 20:23
Mailbag and Sign-off: 20:32 - 22:37

Sources:
* U.S. Library of Congress Publication details for Detective Comics 27 can be found here
* Discussion on CGC Comics Boards regarding connections between Batman and The Shadow can be found here
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23min
December 31, 2025 The Detective Phase - Episode 0
New year, new show!
Join Mike for the zero episode of his new show - The Detective Phase - as he explains what it's all about (there's a good chance you'll have already guessed...!).
The first proper episode will be dropping in January 2026, so stay tuned for more!
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9min
June 12, 2025 DCOCD 65 - The Final 4 Event Finale
DCOCD is the DC Comics events podcast, where we look at every DC event in chronological order from Crisis on Infinite Earths to... we're not quite sure yet.
But we are sure now, because this is the final ever episode of DCOCD and we are going all out by covering 4 events in one epic finale. Mike and Paul have some very special guests along for one last ride…
Lazarus Planet - 00:00
We welcome first-time guest Mike Atchison from Mike’s Comic Shop Roadshow is our guest to discuss this story that literally spills out of the pages of Batman/Superman: World’s Finest and Robin’s Lazarus Island Tournament.
Knight Terrors - 38:57
Doctor Anj from Supergirl Comic box Commentary blog returns to help us investigate the sleep-depriving attack on the DC Universe by the unblinking fiend Insomnia.
Titans: Beast World - 01:10:33
Fire & Water Podcast Network founder The Irredeemable Shag returns one more time to go wild on our coverage of this Titans-centric crisis.
Absolute Power - 1:59:15
And last but not least we sit down with Dr Jennifer Schwartz-Levine to discuss the hero-shattering events of Amanda Waller’s ruthless powerplay to replace the Justice League.
Farewells and thank yous 2:29:00
If you have any farewell thoughts, opinions, encouragement or issues, please feel free to contact us via the comments section at WaitingforDoom.com on this post or via [email protected]
Check out the Superman statue appeal that Dr Jenny recommended at SupermanStatueCleveland

KEEP ON EVENTING (without us)!
Featured music:
After The Rain - The Angels
Dreams - The Cranberries
The Animal Song - Savage Garden
Great Wall - Boom Crash Opera
Gloriana - Steve Kilbey
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2h 38min
December 17, 2024 DCOCD 64 - Dark Crisis
DCOCD is the DC Comics events podcast, where we look at every DC event in chronological order from Crisis on Infinite Earths to... we're not quite sure yet.
Every Crisis has been building to this new Crisis, and what’s different about this one? It’s Darker than the others!!!
The Justice League are dead and the Great Darkness is finally making it’s move on the DC Universe through it’s possessed pawn Deathstroke. And what’s up with Pariah? He’s stopped crying and it looks like the worst news for our heroes.
Paul is joined by first-time guest DOUG ADAMSON and Podcasting’s MICHAEL BAILEY to find a path through the darkness to discuss, critique, praise and ultimately rate and rank this event.
This event is led by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON and DANIEL SAMPERE.
You can read along on DC UNIVERSE INFINITE on: https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com
If you have thoughts, opinions, encouragement or issues, please feel free to contact us at [email protected]
KEEP ON EVENTING!
If you'd like to support the show, please visit our Buy Me A Coffee page to donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waitingfor6 - thank you!
Intro/Outro music: Black Balloon - The Rubens
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56min

FAQs about Waiting for Doom:

How many episodes does Waiting for Doom have?

The podcast currently has 291 episodes available.