BAT 77 - The 70's Batman Podcast

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.

Take-over of Paradise (Batman #230)

May 26, 2020

PUBLISHING DATE - March 1971

CREDITS - Frank Robbins (story), Irv Novick & Dick Giordano (story)

Batman is called to intervene when the youth organization he founded unlawfully occupy a luxury hi-rise to protest living conditions in “Slum City”.

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Man in the Eternal Mask (Detective #409)

May 19, 2020

PUBLISHING DATE - March 1971
CREDITS - Frank Robbins (story), Bob Brown and Frank Giacoia (art)

A madman is slashing paintings of Gotham most noted citizens, and the Caped Crusader is his next target.

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Asylum of the Futurians (Batman #229)

May 11, 2020

PUBLISHING DATE - February 1971
CREDITS - Robert Kanigher (story), Irv Novick & Dick Giordano (art)

Mysterious forces draw the Batman to an old house where an ESP cult make their plans for world domination.

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The House That Haunted Batman (Detective #408) w/Ken Holtzhouser

May 5, 2020

PUBLISHING DATE: February 1971
CREDITS: Len Wein & Marv Wolfman (story), Neal Adams & Dick Giordano (art)

While on the search for Robin, the Batman’s nightmares come to life inside an old abandoned mansion.

Joining JB in this episode is Ken Holtzhouser, a lifelong Bat fan, artist & writer of the indie comic The Quick...