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Hosted by JB Anderton, a child of the 1970s and life-long Batfan. This podcast looks back at the many incarnations of the Batman in the 1970s, including an in-depth look at DC's Batman and Detective Comics as well as his adventures on Saturday morning cartoons and Power Records stories, in order to discover what aspects of the character we know and love originated during the Bronze Age.

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Marriage: Impossible (Detective #407)

Apr 28, 2020

PUBLISHING DATE: January 1971

CREDITS: Frank Robbins (writer), Neal Adams & Dick Giordano (art)

It can be truly said that there are bats in the belfry of Gotham Cathedral as the Dark Knight is determined to stop a young woman from marrying the monstrous Man-Bat.

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Your Servant of Death - Dr. Darrk (Detective #406)

Apr 21, 2020

PUBLISHING DATE: December 1970

CREDITS: Denny O'Neil (story), Bob Brown & Frank Giacoia (art)

The League of Assassins strike again, and the Caped Crusader is forced into a deathtrap where he will die by his own hand.

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The Demon of Gothos Mansion (Batman #227)

Apr 14, 2020

In a decrepit mansion miles from civilization, the Batman attempts to rescue Alfred’s niece, Daphne, who is about to be sacrificed in a satanic ceremony to summon a demon.

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The First of the Assassins (Detective #405)

Apr 7, 2020

PUBLISHING DATE: November 1970

CREDITS: Denny O'Neil (story), Bob Brown & Frank Giacoia (art)

Shipwrecked on a deserted island, Batman must protect a shipping magnate and his fiancee from a deadly assassin trained in the martial arts. 

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