Checkered Past

Dr. Bobb
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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. 1D AGO

    Fiends and Lovers (Wonder Woman 169)

    Wonder 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! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Checkered Past: Wonder Woman #169(00:01:37) - Crimson Centipede(00:03:08) - Lawns Are Green Again(00:06:04) - Who Would Play Wonder Woman in 1945?(00:09:06) - Talking To My Cat About Wonder Woman(00:09:55) - Wonder Woman Is Blitzed By The Villains(00:10:50) - Wonder Woman vs The Crimson Centipede(00:15:44) - Crimson Centipede Gets A Motorcycle(00:17:17) - Aphrodite vs Mars in Wonder Woman(00:18:57) - The Crimson Centipede vs Wonder Woman(00:21:20) - How to Pay Personal Property Taxes in West Virginia(00:26:34) - Coughing during a pulmonary scan(00:26:54) - The IRS audit of personal property taxes(00:28:43) - Oh My God, I'm So Angry Over Fees(00:29:43) - Wonderman vs the Crimson Centipede(00:32:34) - How Much Does Wonder Woman Hurt Me?(00:35:18) - Wonder Woman in The Dark Knight(00:36:12) - Wonder Woman vs The Crimson Centipede(00:40:15) - The Bracelets of Submission(00:45:41) - Mailbag(00:48:38) - Dr. Husband(00:51:49) - Wonder Woman is asked to make a choice between Steve Trevor and General Darnell(00:53:41) - Wonder Woman on a Date(00:57:01) - Wonder Woman vs The Gangsters(01:00:18) - The Lion vs Wonder Woman(01:02:07) - Wonder Woman vs General Darnell

    1h 6m

  2. FEB 23

    Krypto-killer (Superman 195)

    It'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! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Superman 195(00:01:49) - Parasite: The Japanese Manga(00:02:38) - Piano Lessons in the Elevator(00:04:52) - The Podcast's 8th Anniversary(00:05:38) - Punch the Monkey's First Game(00:08:40) - Back to the Comedy(00:10:12) - Meet the Kryptonian Killer(00:11:54) - How to Hide a Planet Krypton Monument(00:16:33) - Superman: Who Destroyed Monument to Krypton?(00:21:24) - Kryptonian relics stolen from Valley Mall(00:26:03) - Barrel Bodega(00:27:49) - Superman v. Superman: The Dark Knight(00:29:10) - Superman vs Supergirl(00:32:03) - Could This Be Amalek From Superman #(00:33:23) - The Dark Ages of Krypton(00:36:23) - Dark Phoenix vs Jean Grey ((00:38:57) - Supergirl vs Renald the Kryptonian(00:41:14) - Superman vs The Phantom(00:44:33) - Superman vs Amalek(00:48:06) - Superman Letters to the Army(00:49:10) - Mark Evanier: January Superman story is the finest Superman story ever published(00:52:32) - Checkered Past: The Podcast Review

    59 min

  3. JAN 29

    Those Who Can't Do, Teach (Bob Hope 104/ Our Army at War 179)

    Are 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! Chapters (00:00:00) - Ready, Set, Go!(00:00:17) - Checkered Past(00:03:24) - Hello, How Are You?(00:06:32) - Napping on a Snow Day(00:07:30) - Drinking While Driving in the Snow(00:09:21) - Bob Hope: The Adventures of Super Hip Hop #104(00:12:19) - The Secretary of the State Teachers Convention(00:15:22) - Petco Store Talk(00:17:34) - The Complaining About My Doctor's Schedule(00:21:45) - Osteopaths Are AWESOME!(00:22:12) - Postman rips up letter from mailbox(00:24:43) - The Teacher's Convention(00:28:49) - Teachers' Association Convention(00:30:52) - Oh, Big Bill(00:31:23) - Big Bill wants to kidnap all of the teachers(00:33:15) - The Worst Way To Ruin Your Birthday Party(00:35:14) - The Wolf in the Hotel(00:36:52) - Bob Hope And His Dog Harvard(00:41:16) - Oh, One List That Doesn't Like Sports(00:41:37) - Teachers kidnapped in Ohio(00:45:27) - Dr. Vampire Accosts Liza Minnelli and asks(00:50:52) - Punishment for Popping Underwear(00:51:33) - Bob Hope And Super Hip(00:53:02) - Easy Company in the Army(00:57:57) - Jackie Johnson(01:02:47) - Battle of the Bulge(01:07:23) - "There Was Racism in My Family"(01:11:34) - Bob Kanagar on '

    1h 14m

  4. JAN 13

    Red Rhymes with DEAD (Challengers of the Unknown 55)

    The Earth, under threat! Don't worry, the Challengers are up to the task, despite their criminal fashion sense. Or ARE they?!? Find out in Challengers of the Unknown #55! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Checkered Past: Challengers of the Unknown ((00:04:31) - Workaholic Diets(00:07:07) - Bob Hope in Challengers of the Unknown(00:09:38) - The Quilt With Three Musical Notes(00:12:09) - The Ufo vs. R2D2(00:15:13) - The Challengers of the Unknown(00:19:37) - Villo Thinks He Can Throw a Bottle At His Lover,(00:22:06) - Join the Challenger Haters!(00:23:44) - Multi Man(00:27:41) - Letter Column(00:29:27) - The Brain Haters(00:31:10) - Battle of the Teleporters(00:33:23) - Multi-Man: I'm gonna Destroy The Challengers(00:34:59) - Multi Man's Plan to Destroy Earth(00:39:16) - The Challenges of Identifying Alien Clothing(00:39:43) - Vineland Man: Playing With a Model of the Earth(00:40:59) - When You Were Scared Of Your Teacher(00:45:39) - The Secret to Destroying the World(00:48:00) - The Challengers vs Multi Man(00:52:27) - The Battle for Red(00:56:15) - Tino Minari Being Mobbed by Chicks(00:59:10) - Bodybuilding Training(01:02:32) - Goodbye, Jerry Lewis

    1h 4m

  5. JAN 7

    Going Batty (The Atom 30)

    Ray and Jean join their nature club (with special guests Sonny and Cher) for some innocent spelunking, when Ray runs into some old, tiny friends! Tiny friends with BATS! Can even the Atom save them from the fearsome SONIC BOOMER? Find out in The Atom #30! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - The Atom(00:04:00) - Dressing a Tapestry(00:04:17) - The Atom in the Elevator(00:06:40) - The Atom(00:10:47) - The Secret to Hiking Through a Cave(00:13:36) - The Bat Mites(00:16:06) - The Bat Knights of Elvara ((00:21:15) - Luke Preston(00:23:05) - The Bat Knights(00:26:03) - Adam Gets Sentenced to the Pit of Desolation(00:30:15) - Guacharo vs Dr. Shrinker(00:34:02) - Adam Against A Salamander(00:39:14) - The Boomer(00:42:20) - The Disappearance of a Guitar(00:44:23) - Adam Letter to the Editor(00:48:54) - You Gotta Turn On the Sunshine

    50 min

  6. 12/28/2025

    Beware the Hot-Box! (Detective 361)

    Batman and Robin face good ol' Cold War intrigue and Dr. Bobb lays out his crime-fighting requirements. PLUS Ralph Dibny returns to his roots! It's all right here in Detective Comics #361! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - The Circus Crook(00:04:18) - Tony Shalves in The Lion(00:06:51) - A Taste of Broadway: The Dress(00:09:36) - Detective Comics #361: Evil Ekdal(00:14:04) - The Butcher's Inescapable Doom Trap(00:15:13) - A Double Death Trap for Batman(00:17:20) - Batman on Recalling Phone Numbers(00:20:12) - Batman and Robin in the Batmobile(00:23:37) - The Dark Knight vs Robin(00:27:09) - The Clue that eluded Robin(00:31:23) - Batman and Robin(00:33:49) - Batman and Robin Melakov(00:37:08) - Elongated Man(00:39:48) - The Last Circus in the World(00:43:27) - The Elongated Man(00:48:26) - Elongated Man(00:51:59) - Neurodunk: The Circus Robber(00:53:25) - April 1, 1967

    55 min

  7. 12/23/2025

    Future Shock (Adventure Comics 354)

    SuperMAN visits his old pals in the Legion, now all grown up! Dr. Bobb tries to extemporaneously regurgitate Legion trivia from his tired old brain! Plus plenty of the pet minutiae you've come to depend on! It's all right here in Adventure Comics #354! Chapters (00:00:00) - Oh, My!(00:00:17) - Checkered Past(00:04:46) - What Have I Been Up To?(00:06:54) - TRAVEL TO NEW YORK(00:10:05) - A Cat Gets Out of His Home(00:13:04) - Legionnaires: The Future of Superman ((00:14:44) - Tales of the Legion of Superheroes(00:15:31) - Superman visits the Legion Headquarters in the Dark(00:17:08) - Superman Runs into Brainiac 5(00:20:41) - In the Elevator With Ultraman and Phantom Woman(00:22:23) - Mon El(00:24:38) - The Legion of Superboy(00:28:31) - Legionnaires Still in the Legion(00:32:07) - Superman and the Legion of Superman(00:35:49) - The Legion of Superheroes: Exploring the Cosmic Directorate(00:38:25) - The New Legion of Superman(00:41:47) - The Secret to Superman's Secret(00:43:24) - Superman vs. Element Man(00:46:07) - Legion of Supermen #4(00:49:58) - Superman Solves the Mystery of the Legion of Supermen(00:52:52) - Superman vs Brainiac 5 in The New 52(00:55:02) - Superman vs. The Saboteur(00:56:17) - The Superman vs The Saboteur(00:59:13) - Superman vs Brainiac 5(01:01:43) - Legion of Super Villains Secret Identity Revealed(01:05:56) - The Future of The Legion of Superheroes(01:12:23) - Robber vs. Night Girl(01:12:40) - Adventure Comics

    1h 16m

  8. 12/14/2025

    Secret Agent Man (Action Comics 348)

    The FBI needs help, and there's only one person in America who can provide it - Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper! PLUS Supergirl has roomate problems. BEEN THERE, GIRL. It's all right here in Action Comics #348! Chapters (00:00:00) - Checkered Past(00:01:34) - The 12 Days of Christmas(00:05:49) - Clark Kent Fightin Federal Agent(00:08:50) - The Night They Stole a Missile From Kennedy(00:11:04) - Acid Master(00:15:13) - The Original Movie Cut of Star Wars(00:17:27) - Superman's Secret SSAINT(00:20:49) - Clark Kent: The FBI's Superman(00:22:24) - Undercover Agent Clark(00:23:23) - Clark Kent's Kryptonian Defense(00:28:08) - Superman on Acid Master's Case(00:34:14) - Superman vs Acid Master In The Dark(00:36:59) - Have you seen the Supergirl teaser trailer? It's good(00:41:07) - The Secret Life of Supergirl(00:44:25) - Linda switches to the Girl of Steel to go do her patrol(00:45:35) - When You Can't Identify Your Supergirl(00:47:26) - Supergirl takes robot through time barrier to test her superpowers(00:51:55) - Supergirl Donates Blood

    54 min
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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
    321
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    Copyright © Bobb Robinson
  • Show Website
    Checkered Past

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