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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.

Sep 26, 2021

PUBLISHING DATE: June 1977
CREDITS: Steve Englelhart (story), Walt Simonson (pencils), Al Milgrom (inks)

While Batman hunts for Dr. Phosphorus, the Gotham City Council, led by crime boss Rupert Thorne, votes to outlaw the masked vigilante’s activities.

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Sep 20, 2021

PUBLISHING DATE: May 1977
CREDITS: Steve Englehart (story), Walt Simonson (pencils), Al Milgrom (inker), Jerry Serpe (Colorist)

A new foe, Dr. Phosphorus, has poisoned the Gotham Reservoir to enact revenge on the city.

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Sep 13, 2021

PUBLISHING DATE: March 1976
CREDITS: Denny O’Neil (story) Dick Giordano (art)

On the anniversary of his parents’ murder, the Batman returns to the scene of the crime for his annual visit to a woman who took him in that fateful night. But will she become the latest victim of violence in Crime Alley?

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Sep 6, 2021

PUBLISHING DATE: June 1975
CREDITS: Len Wein (story), Ernie Chan and Dick Giordano (art)

Still wanted by the law for first-degree murder, the Batman finds a scant lead which brings him to a traveling circus where he hopes to find the evidence he needs to prove his innocence.

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