Podcast
Checkered Past
Hosted by Dr. Bobb · EN
From February, 1966 through August, 1967, DC Comics branded all their publications with a checkerboard masthead, lovingly known as "Go-Go Checks". Because, you know, the 60s. With the help of his husband and intrepid friends, Dr. Bobb will examine each of these issues in depth and tell you what you need to know!
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The Blind Leading the Blind (Superboy 137)
4d ago01:14:03Tap to summarizeA gang of interstellar elites make it their business to elaborately prank the Boy of Steel, but nothing they do can top Superboy's own elaborate prank of (checks notes) flying 24 hours into the future to fake his entire family's death and also pretend to be blind. It's a laff riot, all right here in Superboy #137!
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Honey We Blew Up the Babies (Sugar & Spike 70/Fox and Crow 103)
2w ago00:53:25Tap to summarizeSugar and Spike get big (and small!) and thwart a nefarious spy ring, AND Stanley's Monster gets some bonding time with dad while Stanley deals with the school bully! All right here in Sugar and Spike #70 and The Fox and the Crow #103!
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Sockamagee! A Girl! (House of Mystery 166)
4w ago00:59:02Tap to summarizeZook returns! Robby enters puberty! And Dr. Bobb gets a dream cat! It's all right here in House of Mystery #166!
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The Play's the Thing (Scooter 6/ Star-Spangled War Stories 132)
May 300:55:02Tap to summarizeForsooth! Brave knights of the realm fight tremendous beasts most savage - but not nigh as savage as the idiot teens of Laurel High! It's all-out moronoc action in Swing with Scooter #6 and Star-Spangled War Stories #132!
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My Chemical Romance (Metal Men 25)
Apr 2200:42:42Tap to summarizeThe Metal Men, famously a team, inexplicable eschew teamwork in a battle with retruning foe Chemo! With Doc in a coma, can Gold get these rascally robots whipped into shape? Fine out in Metal Men #25!
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Indian Givers (Brave and Bold 71)
Apr 1500:55:27Tap to summarizeDr. Husband hosts high tea then drops some deep Love Boat lore! Dr. Bobb enthusiastically defends physical media! PLUS Bob Haney pens a story featuring Native Americans, WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? It's all right here in The Brave and the Bold #71!
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Fairy Tale Endings (Lois Lane 73)
Apr 801:14:25Tap to summarizeSpace exploration! Nuclear annihilation! And the greatest season of broadcast television in history! It's all right here in Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #73!
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You're the Top! (Flash 169)
Mar 3101:08:42Tap to summarizeIt's an 80-Page Giant! The Flash stars in a trio of mediocre stories facing his mildly annoying foes! Dr. Husband learns about Gorilla City AND Skartaris in a single sitting! PLUS for the first time, Cap'n Butler does NOT bark at the bouncy-hair neighbor lady! It's all right here in Flash #169!
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Where's That Coffee, Zinda? (Blackhawk 231)
Mar 2001:09:01Tap to summarizeThe "exciting" new Blackhawk era is in full swing! Chopping! Leaping! Liquid Gold! PLUS Time Machine Mailbag AND Irene Vartanoff! It's all right here in Blackhawk #231!
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Do Blondes Really Have More Fun? (G.I. Combat 123/Tales of the Unexpected 100)
Mar 1200:53:21Tap to summarizeMademoiselle Marie has a problem, and frankly General J.E.B. Stuart is being VERY stingy with the information she needs. PLUS Judy Bland gets a helping hand from the Green Glob, Dr. Bobb complains abouty the weather, Dr. Husband brings a bunch of visual props to this audio medium, and a whole lot more!
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