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Sinopse
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!
Episódios
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Brothers in Arms (Capt. Storm 17/Our Fighting Forces 105)
28/08/2024 Duração: 43minCapt. Hunter finds his brother at last! Oh wait, no, that's Lu Lin's brothjer, and he's a dirty traitor to all that's decent! PLUS Capt. Storm dabbles in necromancy! It's Capt. Storm #17 and Our Fighting Forces #105!
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The Patriarchy Deserves to Die (Wonder Woman 167)
22/08/2024 Duração: 53minWonder Woman's Magic Lasso get's a whole issue to itself! What happens when Wonder Woman gets bound by her own magic rope? NOTHING GOOD, FRIEND. And speaking of nothing good, STEVE TREVOR is involved. PLUS the return of Irene Vartanoff and Time Machine Mailbag! It's Wonder Woman #167!
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O Cap'n, My Cap'n (Tomahawk 108)
15/08/2024 Duração: 50minTomahawk’s out! The Rangers get a new commanding officer just in time to make a daring raid on a British POW camp. Oh and they fight a sea monster! It's Tomahawk #108!
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Alas, Poor Lois (Superman 192 & 194)
07/08/2024 Duração: 01h05minIn what turns out to be a REALLY bad stroke of luck, Superman loses his powers and then forgets that he was ever Superman! Luckily plain old Clark Kent is up to the task of wearing down a mournful Lois until she consents to marry him. And that's just the tip of the iceberg! It's Superman 192 and 194, and don't panic, it's an imaginary story (BUT AREN'T THEY ALL?)
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Christmas in July (Sugar & Spike 68/Aquaman 31)
31/07/2024 Duração: 01h08minAquaman aka Agent Double-0 7 Seas (get it?) battles O.G.R.E. for the collective lives of the United Nations, while Sugar and Spike battle capitalism to save Christmas! (Not sure which is more important tbh). It's Aquaman #31 and Sugar & Spike #68!
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Love and Marriage (Our Army at War 175/Swing with Scooter 4)
17/07/2024 Duração: 49minSgt Rock - jilted! If only he could've gotten some love advice from Scooter and his juvenile delinquent friends! PLUS love advice for the mod girl! It's Swing with Scooter #4 and Our Army at War #175!
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Spellbound (Detective Comics 358)
11/07/2024 Duração: 57minHey remember that three weeks in the 1990s when Magic Eye Pictures were all the rage? Well Spellbinder is here to remind you, and hypnotize Batman in the process! And if THAT wasn't enough art to satisfy you, Sue Dibny's got a big exhibition that's right up your alley! It's Detective Comics #358!
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What Dreams May Come (Action Comics 344)
04/07/2024 Duração: 56minThis week's HOA drama pales in comparison to Superman's troubled nightmares, all tying in to a mystery which we, the reader, are expected to solve despite being given none of the clues. That won't stop the author from gaslighting us, though! PLUS: Dr. Bobb dives into his origin story! And...President SUPERGIRL?!? It's all right here in Action Comics #344!
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Enid Blyton is Rolling in Her Grave (Adventure Comics 352/353)
28/06/2024 Duração: 01h11minIt's our 250th Episode! That means a new theme song, more boring stories of our week, dog interruptions - oh yes and the death of a Legionnaire! Join us for Adventure Comics #s 352 and 353 and the death of [name redacted] !
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We Who Are About to Die (World's Finest 163/Lois Lane 71)
19/06/2024 Duração: 01h04minSuperman and Batman are kidnapped to another dimension and forced to battle to the death for the entertaiment of the masses! And poor Lois stuck on earth trying despertely to cover up for Superman's sins. It's World's Finest and Lois Lane, right here and right now!
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Ballad of the Green Beret (Justice League of America 50)
12/06/2024 Duração: 01h30sWe're back from vacation and ready to go-go! But first we have to deal with this Lord of Time nonsense. First order of business, find him a sensible yet attractive helmet! It's Jutice League of America #50, right here, right now!
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Checkered Past Presents: Nerd Orchestra!
27/05/2024 Duração: 57minWe're on vacation, what a perfect opportunity to check out the premiere episode of our sister podcast Nerd Orchestra! Uncle Chuck reviews the very best soundtracks from the very best nerd genre movies with a little help from us! Like, subscribe and review on your favorite platform! In our debut episode, we have a listen to the magnificent John Williams score to Superman: The Movie (1978)
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Timey-Whimey (Brave and the Bold 69)
17/05/2024 Duração: 46minWhirly-Bats! Medieval torture devices! Scientific gobbledegook! Gay Batman and hipster Green Lantern! What more could you ask for? It's The Brave and the Bold #69!!!
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Running Hot and Cold (Flash 166)
10/05/2024 Duração: 55minFlash has an uncontrollable urge to do something he should have done WAY before he walked down the aisle...and a bum ankle to boot! Plus Dr. Bobb's wilderness nightmare, the Silurian hypothesis, and more! It's Flash #166!
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Pee-King-Eeez (Doom Patrol 109/Fox and Crow 101)
02/05/2024 Duração: 01h04minDon't panic, the Doom Patrol isn't dead after all (yet) but they do have to put a beat down on a giant plastic barbarian. Plus Beast Boy's adorable boy-sized space suit, Miss Young America, and Thtanley's Monthter gets a real name at last! It's Doom Patrol 109 and Fox and Crow 101!
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Kids Ruin Everything (Doom Patrol 108)
25/04/2024 Duração: 50minMento gets small and rescues Elasti-Girl from a bizzare microscopic world - and that's just the first three pages! The Brotherhood of Evil reveal themselves at last, and Beast Boy cheats at sprinting! All this and more in Doom Patrol 108!
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Erasing the Past (Batman 188)
17/04/2024 Duração: 51minBatman faces a dappily-dressed menace from his past - apparently not dapper enough to be on Gotham's Ten Best-Dressed List, but that's another story! (Literally. It's another story right in this very same issue.) PLUS learning to shave, the return of Irene Vartanoff, and so much more!
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I'm Sure Secrets Die on Other Islands, Too (Strange Adventures 195/Star-Spangled War Stories 130)
11/04/2024 Duração: 48minAnimal-Man moves his super-hero career into high gear and gets the jump (pun intended) on a gang of nogoodniks! PLUS a little bit of WWII espionge plays out on Dinosaur Island! It's Strange Adventures and Star-Spangled War Stories all rolled into one!
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Sizzle Me This (Metal Men 23)
03/04/2024 Duração: 36minA short and sweet episode today, Dr. Husband has me on a VERY tight schedule. But not so tight that I can't wax eloquently about what an awful misogynistic pig Doc Magnius is! It's Metal Men #23! (continuing a story from Metal Men 22, covered on this podcast [checks notes] OVER A YEAR AGO: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/checkered-past/id1350233450?i=1000601970551)
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Take Your Stinking Paws Off Me, You Damned Dirty Jimmy! (Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen 98)
22/03/2024 Duração: 01h26sJimmy's got trouble AND HOW, betrothed to a lady gorilla and even his signal watch is no help! Luckily his inability to calculate time zones has saved the earth from an explosive destruction. Catch up with all the fun in Jimmy Olsen #98!