116 episodes
BAT 77 - The 70's Batman Podcast JB Anderton
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4.6 • 7 Ratings
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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.
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There’ll Be A Cold Time In The Old Town Tonight (Batman #308)
PUBLISHING DATE: February 1979
CREDITS: Len Wein (story), John Calnan & Dick Giordano (art)
Mr. Freeze conducts his freezing experiments on wealthy Gothamites in order to perfect the process and grant his female assistant the gift of immortality. Meanwhile, a reformed Selena Kyle wishes to form a business partnership with Bruce Wayne.
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Killer's Roulette (Detective Comics #426)
PUBLISHING DATE: August 1972
CREDITS: Frank Robbins (story & art)
Batman investigates a series of apparent suicides of affluent men in Gotham’s society, however he soon puts his own life at stake in order to bring the real killer to justice.
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Saga of the Super Sons (World’s Finest #215)
PUBLISHING DATE: January 1973
CREDITS: Bob Haney (story) Dick Dillon & Henry Scarpelli (art)
In this “imaginary story”, the teenage sons of Batman and Superman take on an extortion racket at a nearby city, however their adventure is secretly a test of their skills and abilities that has been set up by their fathers.
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The Curious Case of the Catwoman’s Coincidences (Batman #266)
PUBLISHING DATE: August 1975
CREDITS: Denny O’Neil (story) Irv Novick & Dick Giordano (art)
Catwoman escapes from a prison transport and returns to Gotham in her classic attire to commit a heist of valuable jewels.
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The Impossible Escape (Brave & Bold #112) w/Jim Beard
PUBLISHING DATE: May 1974
CREDITS: Bob Haney (story), Jim Aparo (art)
After an attack at the Gotham Museum, Batman travels to Egypt to investigate the secret of a hidden tomb, where the secret of immortality is to be found. Meanwhile, the escape artist known as Mr. Miracle accompanies a German doctor on an expedition to find the hidden tomb.
Joining JB is returning guest Jim Beard, author and editor of “Gotham City 14 Miles: 14 Essays on Why the 1960s Batman TV Series Matters” and the three volume collection, “The Subterranean Blue Grotto Essays on Batman ’66”. He currently co-hosts “The Doctor’s Beard” Podcast where he watches all of Classic Doctor Who from the beginning with co-host John S. Drew (“The Batcave Podcast”)
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Riddler on the Rampage (Batman #279)
PUBLISHING DATE: September 1976
CREDITS: David V Reed (story), Ernie Chan and Tex Blaisdell (art)
The Riddler escapes from prison and attempts to out-riddle Batman and Robin once again. Also in this episode, JB shares his recent adventures in viral video-making and Adam West Batman cosplaying.
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Customer Reviews
A fun analysis of a neglected era
The 1970s era of BATMAN tends to fall between two stools . It’s neither the Campy Crusader of the 1960s, nor the Frank Miller inspired Dark Knight of the 80s ( and beyond)...
But it’s my childhood era of BATMAN.
Mego Toys,Superfriends , Colorforms & Power Records kept the torch lit for Bat fans and is a worthy subject of this excellent podcast! Be nice to Bat Mite, though. He’s only trying to help!
Ken Holtzhouser
Really great
Great podcast very interesting. I will say the theme music intro goes on for wayyyy too long and when having guest stars in the podcast the mics are pretty bad and loud so I usually skip though although I’d be interested to hear them especially since they are long more in-depth discussions
Love it!
A total delight to listen to. Host JB knows his stuff, and it’s really cool to dive into a kind of forgotten era of Batman.