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!
29episodes
Episodes
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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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Fiends and Lovers (Wonder Woman 169)
Mar 301:06:03Tap to summarizeWonder Woman thought Steve being all hands was bad enough, but wait til she gets a load of the CRimson Centipede! PLUS, casting an imaginary 1945 Wonder Woman movie, Time Machine Mailbag, Dr. Husband learns about the Amazons' bracelets of submission, and lots of exciting discourse about West Virginia's personal property tax! It's all right here in Wonder Woman #169!
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Krypto-killer (Superman 195)
Feb 2300:59:15Tap to summarizeIt's one thing to destroy Superman, Supergirl, the bottle city of Kandor, and all Kryptonian intellectual property, but KRYPTO MUST BE PROTECTED AT ALL COSTS! Find out all about it right here with Superman #195!
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Those Who Can't Do, Teach (Bob Hope 104/ Our Army at War 179)
Jan 2901:13:42Tap to summarizeAre you sitting down, dear listener? A Bob Hope comic that we actually LIKED, before we delve into a surprisingly serious discussion of generational racism. Fun! It's all right here in The Adventures of Bob Hope #104 and Our Army at War #179!
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