Quarter-Bin Podcast #148
Original air date: February 21, 2020
Detective Comics 465, DC Comics, cover-dated November 1976.
What happens when a bad guy figures out Batman's secret identity and uses it to kidnap Commissioner Gordon? And what if it's not really his secret identity? And what exactly is the Calculator's power set?
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Quarter-Bin Podcast #147
Original air date: January 16, 2020
Batman 266, DC Comics, cover-dated August 1975.
What happens when Professor Alan visits Batman in the 1970s? Does the Caped Crusader let his feelings for Catwoman cloud his crime-fighting prowess? Is relying on coincidence a solid narrative technique? And is it a good idea to rely on a cat to not betray you?
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Quarter-Bin Podcast #146
Original air date: December 23, 2019
Night Glider #1 & Captain Glory #1, both Topps Comics, both cover-dated April 1993.
This is the second half of a two-part exploration of Topps Comics "Kirbyverse" comics, based on character designs and story concepts that "The King" still had in his files of preliminary sketches and unrealized ideas, at this point late in his life. What happens when Professor Alan tackles a few more stories in this line?
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Quarter-Bin Podcast #145
Original air date: November 20, 2019
Jack Kirby's Secret City Saga #0 & Bombast #1, both Topps Comics, both cover-dated April 1993.
This is the first half of a two-part exploration of Topps Comics "Kirbyverse" comics, based on character designs and story concepts that "The King" still had in his files of preliminary sketches and unrealized ideas, at this point late in his life. What happens when Professor Alan tackles a few stories in this line?
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