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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.

Oct 26, 2020

PUBLISHING DATE: January 1972
CREDITS: Denny O’Neil (story), Irv Novick & Dick Giordano (art)

A body is found at the bottom of the Gotham East River. It was weighted down by several golden statues of the Batman. Is it a frame-up, or a warning?

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Oct 19, 2020

PUBLISHING DATE: December 1971
CREDITS: Denny O’Neil (story), Irv Novick & Dick Giordano (art)

Batman investigates why a weird costumed hero known as “The Creeper” has been destroying drug manufacturing factories in Gotham City.

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Oct 12, 2020

PUBLISHING DATE: December 1971
CREDITS: Denny O’Neil (story), Neal Adams & Dick Giordano (art)

Batman is on the hunt for a Nazi war criminal, but will the Reaper catch up with him first?

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Oct 6, 2020

PUBLISHING DATE: November 1971
CREDITS: Frank Robbins (story), Bob Brown & Dick Giordano (art)

A journalist wishes to experience what it’s like to be Batman, but is he ready to learn the true lesson of what it takes to be an avenger of justice?

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