Waiting for Doom

Join Mike Garvey for an all new episode of The Detective Phase, covering the penultimate chapter of the Batwoman ‘Elegy’ story in Detective Comics #856, released August 2009!

Historical Background: 0:00 - 2:32

Intro and Background: 3:25 - 8:56

Synopsis: 8:57 - 17:44

Promo Break: Magazines and Monsters

Analysis: 19:31 - 32:09

What Else Was In the Book: 32:20 - 38:25

Mailbag and Sign-off: 38:37 - 44:52

Related story links from DCOCD: 52 

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Join Mike Garvey for an all new episode of The Detective Phase, continuing the Batwoman ‘Elegy’ story in Detective Comics #855, released July 2009!

Historical Background: 0:00 - 2:46

Intro and Background: 3:39 - 7:49

Synopsis: 7:50 - 12:16

Promo Break: Coffee and Comics Podcast

Analysis: 13:47 - 19:40

What Else Was In the Book: 19:52 - 24:48

Mailbag and Sign-off: 24:59 - 33:45

Related story links from DCOCD: Blackest Night

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Join Mike Garvey for an all new episode of The Detective Phase, covering the introduction of Batwoman as the lead for the series in Detective Comics #854, released June 2009!

Historical Background: 0:00 - 2:03

Intro and Background: 2:51 - 9:14

Story Synopsis: 9:15 - 13:27

Promo Break: Infinite Earths: A Guide to the DC Multiverse

Analysis: 14:50 - 26:56

What Else Was In the Book: 27:09 - 31:05

Mailbag and Sign-off: 31:17 - 37:06

Related story links from DCOCD: 52 and Final Crisis

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Join Mike Garvey for an all new episode of The Detective Phase. This episode we’re entering a new millennium and a new era for Gotham, as we look at Detective Comics #742, released January 2000!

Historical Background: 0:00 - 3:15

Intro and Background: 4:09 - 8:01

Synopsis: 8:02 - 13:15

Promo Break: Campus Comics Cast

Analysis: 14:36 - 24:52

What Else Was In The Book? 25:04 - 31:05

Mailbag and Sign-off: 31:17 - 38:47

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Join Mike Garvey for an all new episode of The Detective Phase, covering the finale of the ‘Snow and Ice' story in Detective Comics #611, released December 1989!

Historical Background: 0:00 - 3:16

Intro and Background: 4:04 - 8:56

Story Synopsis: 8:57 - 15:19

Promo Break: Marvel Star Wars - From Empire to Jedi

Analysis: 16:53 - 30:39

Mailbag and Sign-off: 30:51 - 35:38

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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