Checkered Past

Jerry Lewis and his aggle of young charges spend the night in a haunted house. If only that brief synopsis could adequatelly describe what happens in the impropbable ONE HUNDREDTH issue of this comic. THEN! THe Superman and Batman of the 30th Century (or maybe the 25th) team up to strongly discourage evil! It's all right here in The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #100 and World's Finest #166! Chapters...

Monkey see, monkey do - no, wait, I'm getting my monkey metaphors mixed up! Flash suddenly loses the abilitiy to see, hear, or speak evil. We should all be so lucky! Will he be able to defeat Abra Kadabra's newest scheme? Not without the help of some SURPRISE guests stars he won't! It's all right here in Flash #170! Chapters (00:00:00) - Cold open and theme song (00:00:17) - Intro to Checkered Pas...

By POPULAR demand, with a grand total of (checks notes) TWO VOTES, we proudly present the conclusion to last episode's Doom Patrol story, and the very LAST go-go checked issue of same! Be sure to stick around for Dr. Bobb's RIVETING Wikipedia narration of the future fate of our heroes! It's all right here in Doom Patrol #112! Chapters (00:00:00) - Intro and Episode Setup (00:00:28) - Cover Info an...

Zarox-13 has arrived to wreak havoc upon the Earth. The Doom Patrol is there to save the day, or course, but Garguax is having none of that! PLUS Negative Man tests whether his powers are mighty enough to beat the Girl Scouts at their own game! It's all right here in Doom Patrol #111! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Doom Patrol #111 (00:02:15) - Teaching Contract Update (00:06:19) - Fig...

EVERYTHING MUST GO! Has Batman gone crazy, auctioning off his elite crime-fighting equipment to the highest bidder? Sure seems so - what he needs is a good home-cooked meal - but with Alfred missing, who's going to do the cooking?!? Find out right here in Batman #191! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Checkered Past: Batman (00:01:00) - What They Don't Know About An Auction (00:05:21) - F...

Tomahawk - TRAITOR?!? Say it ain't so! Colonial America had some pretty severe consequences for treason, but never fear, Miss Liberty is on the scene and is prepared to use her unrequited love for good! It's all right here in Tomahawk #110! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Tomahawk 110: A Checkered Past (00:05:29) - Brush Up Your French for Thanksgiving! (00:06:36) - Who Are The Rangers?...

Don't be dissuaded by our rather dour Sgt. Rock first half - the time travel and robots at the end make up for it! It's right here in Our Army at  War #180 and Strange Adventures #199! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Our Army at War (00:02:54) - When You Can't Get a Song Out of Your Head (00:04:14) - The Little Mermaid Guest Star Jen George (00:04:59) - A Taste of the New River Gorge Na...

Aqualad's feeling blue (and also a little horny) but don't worry, Aqua-Girl's here to save the day on both counts! Unfortuantely Dr. Dorsal has other plans! The most sensational new character find of 1967 is right here, in Aquaman #33! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Aquaman (00:02:51) - Are You Ready to Camp? (00:05:06) - The Little Mermaid (00:06:55) - Aquaman and Aquagirl Go Berserk...

Undaunted by the laws of physics, and after witnessing the highly unusual ways in which surviving Kryptonians commemorate the destruction of their homeworld, Jimmy takes it upon himself to travel back in time and avert the tragedy entirely, thus rendering his entire timeline obsolete! Confused? Us too! It's all right here in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #101! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17)...

Robin's in a pickle, the Riddler is targeting him and him alone with his crime clues? But why?!? (Don't worry, Dr. Husband spoils it early in the episode). THEN The Elongated Man meets a sensational new addition to the Legion of Super-Pets! It's all right here in Detective Comics #362! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Detective Comics 362 (00:04:04) - Butler the Vet's Birthday Bash (00:0...

Can you guess Dr. Bobb's very favorite Legion story ever? Well you won't have to guess if you just listen to this episode. Bonus points if you can hear Dr. Husband yawning through Dr. Bobb's extemporaneous spitting out of Legion lore! It's all right here in Adventure Comics #355! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Adventure Comics 355: And The Six Legged Legionnaire (00:03:03) - How to Dea...

Krypto reveals his heretofore unknown side gig as a PhD (Dog-ter of Philosophy). Superman werstles for charity! And Supergirl is caught (*gasp*) CHEATING! It's all right here in Action Comics #349! Chapters (00:00:00) - This Week in Action Comics: Superman vs Supergirl (00:03:05) - Wonders of the World: Sunday (00:04:29) - Casper The Ghost: Spooky The Ghost? (00:08:41) - Wendy Williams on Harvey C...

Two Green Lanterns are better than one, I always say...but are even two GLs enough to withstand the onslaught of a sentient Model T serviec vehicle? Find out in Green Lantern #52! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Green Lantern 52 (00:02:40) - Storms Coming In The Country (00:03:13) - What if A Tornado Came Through? (00:04:31) - Tree Falls Down In My Yard (00:07:53) - Sen. Obama Gets Comp...

A gang of interstellar elites make it their business to elaborately prank the Boy of Steel, but nothing they do can top Superboy's own elaborate prank of (checks notes) flying 24 hours into the future to fake his entire family's death and also pretend to be blind. It's a laff riot, all right here in Superboy #137! Chapters (00:00:00) - Superboy 137 (00:02:52) - Spring cleaning in the house (00:04:...

Sugar and Spike get big (and small!) and thwart a nefarious spy ring, AND Stanley's Monster gets some bonding time with dad while Stanley deals with the school bully! All right here in Sugar and Spike #70 and The Fox and the Crow #103! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Sugar and Spike (00:04:09) - The Little Mermaid Music Director's Birthday (00:04:48) - The Best Day of My Life... (00:08:...

Zook returns! Robby enters puberty! And Dr. Bobb gets a dream cat! It's all right here in House of Mystery #166! Chapters (00:00:00) - House of Mystery 166 (00:01:30) - The Cougar Man (00:02:28) - Ghost Sakama G (00:03:48) - Continuation Commencement (00:05:34) - Julie Walters on Her Dream About Cats (00:06:58) - Celebrations of Commencement Day (00:09:04) - I'm Going Camping Tomorrow (00:10:41) -...

Forsooth! Brave knights of the realm fight tremendous beasts most savage - but not nigh as savage as the idiot teens of Laurel High! It's all-out moronoc action in Swing with Scooter #6 and Star-Spangled War Stories #132! Chapters (00:00:00) - Checkered Past (00:03:34) - Teens walking around in the cold (00:06:45) - The Secret to Traveling (00:07:01) - The Grades Are In (00:09:27) - The Real Life...

The Metal Men, famously a team, inexplicable eschew teamwork in a battle with retruning foe Chemo! With Doc in a coma, can Gold get these rascally robots whipped into shape? Fine out in Metal Men #25! Chapters (00:00:00) - Checkered Past (00:00:56) - Metal Men (00:02:06) - The whole building smells like holly berry spray (00:05:53) - Lay People in the Summer (00:07:41) - Metal Men (00:10:12) - The...

Dr. Husband hosts high tea then drops some deep Love Boat lore! Dr. Bobb enthusiastically defends physical media! PLUS Bob Haney pens a story featuring Native Americans, WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? It's all right here in The Brave and the Bold #71! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - The Brave and The Bold (00:02:06) - Teachers' high tea (00:05:32) - DVD box sets (00:06:08) - The History...

Space exploration! Nuclear annihilation! And the greatest season of broadcast television in history! It's all right here in Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #73! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane's Fairy Godmother (00:02:37) - Allergic to the weather (00:04:25) - Releasing another episode of Recovery Drinking (00:07:39) - Lois Lane Whipping a Wooden Dummy o...

It's an 80-Page Giant! The Flash stars in a trio of mediocre stories facing his mildly annoying foes! Dr. Husband learns about Gorilla City AND Skartaris in a single sitting! PLUS for the first time, Cap'n Butler does NOT bark at the bouncy-hair neighbor lady! It's all right here in Flash #169! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - The Flash 169 (00:02:36) - In the Elevator With Tom Cruise (0...

The "exciting" new Blackhawk era is in full swing! Chopping! Leaping! Liquid Gold! PLUS Time Machine Mailbag AND Irene Vartanoff! It's all right here in Blackhawk #231! Chapters (00:00:00) - Black Hawk #231 (00:02:22) - How to Clean a Dog's Home (00:04:17) - Spring Break Sports Interview (00:07:17) - The Martian and Hail Mary (00:09:48) - The New Blackhawk #1 (00:13:21) - The Magnificent Seven (00...

Mademoiselle Marie has a problem, and frankly General J.E.B. Stuart is being VERY stingy with the information she needs. PLUS Judy Bland gets a helping hand from the Green Glob, Dr. Bobb complains abouty the weather, Dr. Husband brings a bunch of visual props to this audio medium, and a whole lot more! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - GGI Combat 123 (00:01:43) - Spring and Summer: Daylig...

Wonder Woman thought Steve being all hands was bad enough, but wait til she gets a load of the CRimson Centipede! PLUS, casting an imaginary 1945 Wonder Woman movie, Time Machine Mailbag, Dr. Husband learns about the Amazons' bracelets of submission, and lots of exciting discourse about West Virginia's personal property tax! It's all right here in Wonder Woman #169! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (...

It's one thing to destroy Superman, Supergirl, the bottle city of Kandor, and all Kryptonian intellectual property, but KRYPTO MUST BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS! Find out all about it right here with Superman #195! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Superman 195 (00:01:49) - Parasite: The Japanese Manga (00:02:38) - Piano Lessons in the Elevator (00:04:52) - The Podcast's 8th Anniversary (00:...