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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.

Nov 30, 2020

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

Batman races against time to save a woman being held hostage by a murderous spymaster.

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Nov 23, 2020

PUBLISHING DATE: April 1972
CREDITS: Denny O’Neil (story), Bob Brown & Dick Giordano (art)

Batman investigates the disappearances of big-rig trucks along a west coast highway.

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Nov 16, 2020

PUBLISHING DATE: March 1972
CREDITS Frank Robbins (story & art)

A prison riot endangers the life of an inmate due to be released on parole. The Batman breaks in to the prison to diffuse the situation.

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Nov 9, 2020

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

A body without a brain is discovered, and the Batman believes that the mysterious Ra’s Al Ghul is somehow involved in the murder.

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Nov 2, 2020

PUBLISHING DATE: February 1972
CREDITS: Frank Robbins (story and art)

A diamond merchant is marked for death by his business partner - who’s come back from the dead! Can the Dark Knight stop this mysterious nemesis?

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