Checkered Past

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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!

  1. 6 days ago

    Cookies of Destruction (Doom Patrol 111)

    Zarox-13 has arrived to wreak havoc upon the Earth. The Doom Patrol is there to save the day, or course, but Garguax is having none of that! PLUS Negative Man tests whether his powers are mighty enough to beat the Girl Scouts at their own game! It's all right here in Doom Patrol #111! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Doom Patrol #111(00:02:15) - Teaching Contract Update(00:06:19) - Fig Newtons, the Old People Cookie(00:07:59) - The Doublemint Twins Get Married(00:11:45) - Junebug the Dog Has a Trainer(00:12:53) - Doom Patrol: Volume 1 Review(00:13:25) - Jon Stewart on The Lanterns Podcast(00:15:26) - Negative Man(00:20:28) - Robot Pilot 19B:(00:25:02) - An ape in the Brotherhood of Evil(00:26:51) - Doom Patrol #4(00:28:30) - Beast Boy vs Galtry(00:29:28) - Irene Varnhoff Letter(00:30:44) - No More Steve and the Boy(00:31:20) - Doom Patrol(00:34:10) - The Secret Agent vs. Xerox 13(00:38:21) - Xarox vs Gargwax(00:39:16) - The Brain in Brain vs. Xerox 13(00:41:09) - In the Elevator With a Housewife(00:44:15) - Doom Patrol vs Madame Rouge(00:46:22) - Robotman vs Monsieur Mala(00:47:21) - The Brain Offers a Truce To Negative Men(00:50:28) - The Secret Life of Larry Traynor(00:53:42) - What Gay People Wish They Knew About Marching Band(00:55:12) - A Pep Talk for the Old People(00:58:20) - Bionic Woman: Cleaning the Apartment(00:59:34) - Why Is He Going to an Old People Home Meeting?(01:00:13) - Best Cookie Ever Baked(01:01:29) - Negative Man vs Dr. Death(01:05:32) - Doom Patrol: The Origins Story

  2. 23 Aug

    Buy One Get One (Batman 191)

    EVERYTHING MUST GO! Has Batman gone crazy, auctioning off his elite crime-fighting equipment to the highest bidder? Sure seems so - what he needs is a good home-cooked meal - but with Alfred missing, who's going to do the cooking?!? Find out right here in Batman #191! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Checkered Past: Batman(00:01:00) - What They Don't Know About An Auction(00:05:21) - Firemen on a mattress fire(00:06:03) - Part-Time Faculty on School Activities(00:06:55) - Lanterns(00:07:23) - The Manhunters Episode 3(00:09:34) - No More Naps For Me(00:10:46) - The Auction of Batman's Uniform(00:11:46) - Batman to Auction Off Everything(00:12:39) - The Batman vs Criminal Ira Radon(00:17:18) - Batman's Retirement Announcement(00:18:35) - Robin the Batman's Secret Retirement(00:20:11) - The Auction of Batman's Costume(00:21:48) - No More Batman(00:22:46) - Batman vs Ira Radon(00:28:11) - Batman vs Clay Giant(00:31:06) - Batman Admits To Confessing To Robin(00:34:13) - Alfred the Butler in Batman & Robin(00:35:03) - Batman vs. Alfred in Ormond Beach(00:38:24) - Alfred the Butler vs Batman(00:42:08) - The Dark Knight's Private Food Storage(00:47:13) - Batman: The Anatomy of An Appetizer(00:47:56) - The clues to Alfred's whereabouts(00:52:13) - Doom Patrol: Oysters Duchess

  3. 14 Aug

    A Shilling for Your Thoughts (Tomahawk 110)

    Tomahawk - TRAITOR?!? Say it ain't so! Colonial America had some pretty severe consequences for treason, but never fear, Miss Liberty is on the scene and is prepared to use her unrequited love for good! It's all right here in Tomahawk #110! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Tomahawk 110: A Checkered Past(00:05:29) - Brush Up Your French for Thanksgiving!(00:06:36) - Who Are The Rangers?(00:12:04) - The New Justice League #110(00:15:48) - The Battle of Fort Tomahawk(00:20:44) - Irish people talk about Guinness(00:21:20) - The True Story of Tomahawk(00:26:14) - How To Read A Woman's Mind(00:26:52) - The President's Secret Life(00:28:01) - In the Woods: The Ranger Ram(00:31:39) - The Hoods Attack The British Army(00:36:19) - Battle of the Dam(00:39:22) - Giant Shilling(00:42:44) - The Maid of Liberty(00:45:23) - The End of Tomahawk(00:48:38) - Big Anvil Helps The Rangers Catch An Indian(00:52:26) - The Hood vs. Ms. Liberty(00:53:37) - Batman With No Pupils(00:54:03) - Tomahawk #4(00:55:52) - Kicking Out The Hands of Christ

  4. 6 Aug

    Billy (and Steve..an Al) I Hardly Knew Ye! (Our Army at War 180/Strange Adventures 199)

    Don't be dissuaded by our rather dour Sgt. Rock first half - the time travel and robots at the end make up for it! It's right here in Our Army at  War #180 and Strange Adventures #199! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Our Army at War(00:02:54) - When You Can't Get a Song Out of Your Head(00:04:14) - The Little Mermaid Guest Star Jen George(00:04:59) - A Taste of the New River Gorge National Park(00:06:04) - Sergeant Rock on His Dog's Aging(00:11:12) - Sergeant Rock(00:14:23) - Sergeant Rock vs. General in the Desert(00:18:49) - Sergeant Rock vs a Nazi General(00:22:44) - We Can't Do This Any More(00:23:54) - Strange Adventures: Vacation Planning(00:26:06) - Knights of the Round Table(00:28:49) - When You're in a Time Machine(00:29:13) - Time Switch: The Story of King Arthur(00:32:59) - Sir Lancelot(00:37:30) - Giant Robot Colossus At King Arthur's Court(00:39:04) - The Robots in King Arthur's Castle(00:43:10) - The Return of King Arthur to DC Comics(00:48:18) - The Semi-Quicentennial of America

  5. 27 Jul

    Aqua-riffic! (Aquaman 33)

    Aqualad's feeling blue (and also a little horny) but don't worry, Aqua-Girl's here to save the day on both counts! Unfortuantely Dr. Dorsal has other plans! The most sensational new character find of 1967 is right here, in Aquaman #33! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Aquaman(00:02:51) - Are You Ready to Camp?(00:05:06) - The Little Mermaid(00:06:55) - Aquaman and Aquagirl Go Berserk(00:09:33) - Aquaman The Little Mermaid(00:13:13) - Freddie in Street We Live(00:14:22) - Aquaman and Aqualid: The Movie(00:18:03) - Mermaids in the Ocean(00:21:42) - The Secret to Dancing Under the Sea(00:24:06) - Dr. Dorsal(00:28:57) - Heist Kids: Aqualid the Diving Horse(00:34:17) - Aquaman rescues frightened kids from the ocean(00:36:41) - The Scarecrow and the Shaggy Man(00:40:31) - Spy in the Sea: Writing on waterproof paper(00:42:10) - Amino vs Aquaman(00:46:43) - The Case of the Aqua Kids(00:47:59) - Dear Editor, I Think Aquagirl Should Be the Girlfriend(00:50:52) - Little House in the Prairie Reboot

  6. 21 Jul

    Join the JO Club! (Jimmy Olsen 101)

    Undaunted by the laws of physics, and after witnessing the highly unusual ways in which surviving Kryptonians commemorate the destruction of their homeworld, Jimmy takes it upon himself to travel back in time and avert the tragedy entirely, thus rendering his entire timeline obsolete! Confused? Us too! It's all right here in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #101! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Jimmy Olsen 101(00:05:09) - Food Line: Carry Your Gun Everywhere(00:05:48) - Will Butler's Surgery Is Complete(00:07:15) - Wonders of the World(00:09:18) - Jimmy Olsen In The Superman Story(00:11:13) - Jimmy Olsen on a Mission to Save Krypton(00:18:27) - Superman and Supergirl: The Duplicate Planet(00:19:46) - Superman On The Bottled City Of Kandor(00:24:33) - If You Could Go Back in Time and Prevent Krypton's Destruction(00:27:56) - What's the Scariest Movie You Saw at the Drive-(00:29:15) - Superman in the Phantom Zone(00:32:11) - Superboy vs Jaxer in the Phantom Zone(00:33:52) - Time Traveling With Jimmy(00:34:58) - Superman Returns to Kandor(00:38:01) - Jimmy on Krypton: The True Story(00:42:16) - The Phantom Zone villains in the present day(00:43:01) - Superman Returns to Krypton(00:47:52) - The Kryptonian Story(00:54:06) - Jimmy Olsen: Letter to the JO Club

  7. 13 Jul

    A Horse is a Horse of Course (Detective Comics 362)

    Robin's in a pickle, the Riddler is targeting him and him alone with his crime clues? But why?!? (Don't worry, Dr. Husband spoils it early in the episode). THEN The Elongated Man meets a sensational new addition to the Legion of Super-Pets! It's all right here in Detective Comics #362! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Detective Comics 362(00:04:04) - Butler the Vet's Birthday Bash(00:08:17) - Richard Gere in Pacific Princes(00:09:48) - The Little Mermaid(00:10:35) - The Batman Story in Detective Comics(00:11:51) - The Riddler's Conundrum Challenge(00:13:36) - Batmobiles Race for Free tuition(00:15:37) - The Riddler Returns to Gotham(00:18:28) - The Riddler: A Crossword Puzzle(00:20:21) - Batman and Robin: The Gotham City Map(00:23:17) - "It's none of our business"(00:24:08) - Dauphin's Ship(00:24:55) - Batman and Robin in The Dark Knight Returns(00:27:08) - The Home Used for the Batman's Wayne Manor(00:28:26) - Batman and Robin: The Riddle(00:31:48) - How to Sell a Baja Lounge(00:32:13) - Pebble Beach Amusement Park(00:33:30) - The Dark Knight vs The Riddler(00:37:58) - The Batman vs The Riddler(00:40:42) - What city can always feed its people? Well, the answer is(00:43:10) - The Dark Knight vs The Riddler(00:46:09) - The Riddler Discloses That Trap That Batman and Robin Esc(00:48:43) - The Stupid Part of The Batman Story(00:51:24) - Super Elongated Man(00:53:19) - In the Elevator With Rich Women(00:54:01) - Police Horse Detective(00:58:32) - Horse Detective(01:02:49) - Horse vs. Policeman(01:05:58) - Jimmy Olsen Travels Through Time To Krypton

  8. 2 Jul

    A Bug in the System (Adventure Comics 355)

    Can you guess Dr. Bobb's very favorite Legion story ever? Well you won't have to guess if you just listen to this episode. Bonus points if you can hear Dr. Husband yawning through Dr. Bobb's extemporaneous spitting out of Legion lore! It's all right here in Adventure Comics #355! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Adventure Comics 355: And The Six Legged Legionnaire(00:03:03) - How to Deal With A Heat Wave in the US(00:05:33) - A stray dog runs through the streets(00:08:06) - The War of the Legions(00:12:19) - Legion of Supervillains: Kidnapping Brainiac(00:14:58) - Cosmic Man: The Master of Sound(00:16:33) - Saturn Woman vs Hypnosee(00:20:29) - What To Do If Your Leg Falls Off On The Rollercoaster(00:21:03) - Lightning Man vs. Lightning Lord(00:21:54) - Polar Man vs. Beauty Blaze(00:24:05) - Legion of Supervillains vs The supervillains(00:29:21) - Lex Luthor vs The Legion of Supermen(00:32:39) - The New Members of the Legion of Superheroes(00:36:31) - The Forgotten Legion of Superheroes(00:40:05) - Supergirl Movie Review(00:41:44) - Are Green Suns Bad For Superman?(00:44:56) - Smallville(00:48:15) - In the Dark: Lana Lang Turns Into a Legionnaire(00:51:09) - Superboy and the Legionnaires(00:56:05) - Shrinking Violet vs Augur Khan(01:00:11) - The Legion of Superboy(01:03:36) - The Legion of Superheroes Story

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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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  • Creator
    Dr. Bobb
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    341
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    Copyright © Bobb Robinson
  • Show Website
    Checkered Past

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