Checkered Past

Are you sitting down, dear listener? A Bob Hope comic that we actually LIKED, before we delve into a surprisingly serious discussion of generational racism. Fun! It's all right here in The Adventures of Bob Hope #104 and Our Army at War #179! Chapters (00:00:00) - Ready, Set, Go! (00:00:17) - Checkered Past (00:03:24) - Hello, How Are You? (00:06:32) - Napping on a Snow Day (00:07:30) - Drinking W...

The Earth, under threat! Don't worry, the Challengers are up to the task, despite their criminal fashion sense. Or ARE they?!? Find out in Challengers of the Unknown #55! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Checkered Past: Challengers of the Unknown ( (00:04:31) - Workaholic Diets (00:07:07) - Bob Hope in Challengers of the Unknown (00:09:38) - The Quilt With Three Musical Notes (00:12:09)...

Ray and Jean join their nature club (with special guests Sonny and Cher) for some innocent spelunking, when Ray runs into some old, tiny friends! Tiny friends with BATS! Can even the Atom save them from the fearsome SONIC BOOMER? Find out in The Atom #30! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - The Atom (00:04:00) - Dressing a Tapestry (00:04:17) - The Atom in the Elevator (00:06:40) - The Atom...

Batman and Robin face good ol' Cold War intrigue and Dr. Bobb lays out his crime-fighting requirements. PLUS Ralph Dibny returns to his roots! It's all right here in Detective Comics #361! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - The Circus Crook (00:04:18) - Tony Shalves in The Lion (00:06:51) - A Taste of Broadway: The Dress (00:09:36) - Detective Comics #361: Evil Ekdal (00:14:04) - The Butch...

SuperMAN visits his old pals in the Legion, now all grown up! Dr. Bobb tries to extemporaneously regurgitate Legion trivia from his tired old brain! Plus plenty of the pet minutiae you've come to depend on! It's all right here in Adventure Comics #354! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Checkered Past (00:04:46) - What Have I Been Up To? (00:06:54) - TRAVEL TO NEW YORK (00:10:05) - A Cat G...

The FBI needs help, and there's only one person in America who can provide it - Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper! PLUS Supergirl has roomate problems. BEEN THERE, GIRL. It's all right here in Action Comics #348! Chapters (00:00:00) - Checkered Past (00:01:34) - The 12 Days of Christmas (00:05:49) - Clark Kent Fightin Federal Agent (00:08:50) - The Night They St...

Batman and Superman, evil crime lords dividing the world between them? Immortal Man, fighting super-apes on the eve of his wedding? Dr. Bobb, still bitter over an imagined slight 40 years ago? It's all right here, in World's Finest #165 and Strange Adventures #198! Chapters (00:00:00) - Ready, Set, Go! (00:00:17) - Batman: The Crown of Crime (00:03:54) - How's your day been going? (00:04:36) - Win...

Without so much as a fare-thee-well, Capt. Hunter is shuffled off to (in our imaginations) a blissful retirement with his wife Lu Lin and barbecue parties with his twin brother, whiuloe we turn our focus to a brand-new feature, the hard-knuckled adventures of the good captain's father in WWII (the big one!) It's Our Fighting Forces #106 and the debut of Lt. Hunter's Hellcats! Chapters (00:00:00) -...

Element Girl - dead! Sapphire - jilted at the altar! And Earth - under attack by a fleet of UFOs! It's all right here in Metamorpho #11! Chapters (00:00:00) - Ready, Set, Go! (00:00:17) - Checkered Past: Metamorpho #11 (00:02:21) - Teachers talk about the challenges of teaching (00:05:25) - Were We Dating When We Met? (00:05:44) - There was a lot going on this week in our house. So I'm sorry, list...

5 Justice Leaguers - missing in action! The Superman-Legend of Zelda crossover you've been clamoring for! PLUS an exciting review of the JLA by-laws! It's all right here in JLA #52! Chapters (00:00:00) - Ready, Set, Go! (00:00:17) - Checkered Past (00:01:55) - It's the Justice League (00:04:55) - Getting It Out of My System (00:06:34) - Favorite Things You Watched While You Were Away (00:07:48) -...

I never imagined Plastic Man as the hero of the proletariat, but here we are. Catch all the excitement in Plastic Man #3! Chapters (00:00:00) - Plastic Man 3: A Checkered Past (00:04:14) - Shepherdston Choral Evensong (00:06:08) - How to Deal with Daylight Savings Time (00:07:40) - Plasticman (00:08:41) - The Basic Invention of Man (00:09:25) - Plastic Man Turns Gordon Gordon Into a Ski Plane (00:...

It's the triumphant return not only of US, but also of the Inferior Five, in their own title that no one demanded! Secret Agents! Pulp Heroes! Funny Russian names! All right here in The Inferior Five #1! Chapters (00:00:00) - Ready, Set, Go! (00:00:17) - We'll Be Five for All Forever (00:03:53) - A Week in the Life (00:05:52) - The Inferior 5 (00:09:29) - Inferior 5: The Inferior Five Comic (00:11...

Green Lantern - missing in action! (Well not action exactly...) Flash is called upon to find him - if only he can get past those pesky future bandits! It's all right here in Flash #168! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Checkered Past (00:02:18) - Bob Got Sick With COVID Vaccine (00:04:36) - Let's Go! (00:05:11) - Green Lantern: Flash #168 (00:06:53) - Green Lantern #1 The Flash (00:07:48...

No but seriously how does no one connect the green skinned boy that hangs out with the Doom Patrol to the green-faced animals that also hang out with the Doom Patrol? Find out in Doom Patrol #110!  Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Doom Patrol (00:01:28) - How to Make a Horse's Costume (00:06:09) - REMAIN the Jungle Girl (00:07:04) - Playing rhythm guitar for a few hours (00:11:19) - The...

Time keeps on slippin' slippin' slippin' into the future, and the Penguin's right there on the cutting edge! But can Batman stop his pinioned purloining in time? Find out in Batman #190! Chapters (00:00:00) - Batman 190 (00:02:03) - Umbrella Mail (00:03:32) - Back in the Voice Studio (00:04:04) - Mold on my motorcycle: what to Do? (00:06:27) - The Penguin 3D Printed Action Figure (00:10:39) - Jaws...

Giant robots! Beatlemania! Teen lingo! And some good ol' fashioned American xenophobia! It's all right here in Teen Titans #8! Chapters (00:00:00) - Checkered Past (00:02:05) - DC Comics The Silver Age Batwoman Figure (00:05:42) - A Farewell to a Friend (00:06:34) - Mold in the crawl space (00:10:34) - The Teen Titans: A Cult Classic (00:12:09) - Bob Haney on The Beatles (00:14:28) - The Teen Tita...

Kids these days! Always finding medeival sea creatures and hypnotising their gym teachers and whatnot. Find out all about it right here in The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #99 and Sea Devils #34! Chapters (00:00:00) - Ready, Set, Go! (00:00:17) - The Adventures of Jerry Lewis (00:03:22) - How do you like a classroom full of dullards? (00:04:49) - Jerry Lewis on The Adventures of Jerry Lewis (00:07:50...

NOT A HOAX! NOT A DREAM! NOT AN IMAGINARY STORY! (but we kinda wish it was.) Jimmy and Lucy tie the knot! But what terrible fate does their conubial happiness bring upon Jiimmy's pal Superman? Find out right here in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #100! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Superman: Jimmy Olsen's Weirdo Wedding (00:04:26) - The Craziest Jimmy Olsen Story (00:08:04) - Jimmy Olsen...

It's an 80-Page Giant! A Crossover with our super-friend! AND our gala 300th episode! It's got Super-Horses! Bizarros! And Chuck! Join us for Action Comics #347! Chapters (00:00:00) - Checkered Past: Supergirl vs Bizarro (00:04:29) - Nerd Orchestra: Pick Up People Off The Street (00:05:19) - John Williams: The Quiz (00:09:04) - Jerry Goldsmith Dead at 75 (00:11:14) - The Soundtrack of Supergirl (0...

Now that he's a homeless vagabond, Hal FINALLY follows up on the strange baubles he's found stuck to his uniform and *gasp* they're from 3800 years in the future! He travels to the 58th century only to find a clone of himself which HE CREATED. Confused? Join the club, sister! It's all right here in Green Lantern #51! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Checkered Past (00:01:24) - Green Lant...

Sugar and Spike get the best of Li'l Arthur AND a multi-national crime ring in one fell swoop! PLUS it's the *choke* LAST ISSUE *sob!* of everyone's favorite oeg-leg PT Boat Captain, Capt. Storm!  Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Captain Storm () (00:04:47) - When You Have to Mow a Woman's Grass (00:06:22) - Have You Got a Lawn Mower? (00:06:37) - Sugar and Spike: The Comics of Sheldon M...

The origin of Henry Winkler's signature Fonzie move! Dr. Bobb's heartwarming tales of the Ohio State Fair! And did we mention the HIP, NEW Blackhawk era? It's all right here in Blackhawk #230! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Blackhawk 230 (00:04:09) - Jumping the Shark (00:07:23) - The New Blackhawk: Digging Their New Secret Identities (00:11:13) - Henry Winkler On The Fonz (00:12:36) -...

Robby Reed, experiencing horrific body dysmorphia! Martian Manhunter, radioactive (and not in the Britney Spears way)! And Dr. Husband, in his full tangential glory! It's House of Mystery #165!

A special tale to celebrate Krypto's upcoming cinematic triumph! Featuring the Space Canine Patrol Agents! The Phanty-Cats! And the dastardly Tricky Tom! It's all right here in Superboy #136! Chapters (00:00:00) - Superboy 136 (00:03:58) - How's Your Day? (00:04:37) - Space Canine Patrol (00:09:34) - Santa Claus' Dog Games (00:11:53) - Legion of Super-Heroes Member Tryouts (00:13:55) - Prophetic P...

This episode is your one-stop destination to celebrate both our nation's founding AND the release of the new film in the Jurassic World franchise - it's like killing two pteranadons with one stone! It's Our Army at War #178 and Tomahawk #109! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My! (00:00:17) - Checkered Past (00:01:10) - Sergeant Rock (00:03:24) - Absorbed in a Task (00:05:30) - Nick Offerman's Letter To M...