Posts Tagged ‘Silver Age’

October 6th, 2015  Posted at   Superman & Batman

Superman & BatmanWelcome to episode 36 of SUPERMAN & BATMAN, featuring your two favorite heroes in one podcast together!

The show’s premise is simple: Each episode, host Michael Bradley celebrates seven decades of the World’s Finest heroes by looking at stories featuring the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight, chosen at random mostly from the pages of World’s Finest Comics.

This episode

“The Alien Who Doomed Robin”

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION: World’s Finest Comics #110 (cover date June 1960)

WHAT TO EXPECT: Superman and Batman not-fighting to fight for Robin’s life!

ALSO FEATURING: Robin, a goofy looking alien and proof that Gotham City has way to many chemical factories.

PLUS: A look at the book’s other content and what else was on the stands!

DOWNLOAD: Directly or via iTunes

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August 4th, 2015  Posted at   Superman & Batman

Superman & BatmanWelcome to episode 33 of SUPERMAN & BATMAN, featuring your two favorite heroes in one podcast together!

The show’s premise is simple: Each episode, host Michael Bradley celebrates seven decades of the World’s Finest heroes by looking at stories featuring the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight, chosen at random mostly from the pages of World’s Finest Comics.

This episode

“The Super-Batwoman”

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION: World’s Finest Comics #90 (cover date Sept./Oct. 1957)

WHAT TO EXPECT: Superman and Batman got girl trouble! Trouble with a capital “T,” and that rhymes with “P,” and that stands for plenty of misogyny!

ALSO FEATURING: Batwoman, a returning mort and a whoooooooolllle lot of male chauvinism.

PLUS: A look at the book’s other content and what else was on the stands!

DOWNLOAD: Directly or via iTunes

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September 23rd, 2014  Posted at   Superman & Batman

Superman & BatmanWelcome to episode 28 of SUPERMAN & BATMAN, featuring your two favorite heroes in one podcast together!

The show’s premise is simple: Each episode, host Michael Bradley celebrates seven decades of the World’s Finest heroes by looking at stories featuring the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight, chosen at random mostly from the pages of World’s Finest Comics.

This episode

“The Bewitched Batman”

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION: World’s Finest Comics #109 (cover date April 1960)

WHAT TO EXPECT: Superman and Batman bewitched, bothered and bewildered!

ALSO FEATURING: Robin, the Ashton Kutcher of 1100 A.D. and an alien space dragon (I know, right?)!

PLUS: A rundown of the book’s other contents and a look at what else was on the stands!

DOWNLOAD: Directly or via iTunes

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August 26th, 2014  Posted at   Superman & Batman

Superman & BatmanWelcome to episode 26 of SUPERMAN & BATMAN, featuring your two favorite heroes in one podcast together!

The show’s premise is simple: Each episode, host Michael Bradley celebrates seven decades of the World’s Finest heroes by looking at stories featuring the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight, chosen at random mostly from the pages of World’s Finest Comics.

This episode

“The Caveman From Krypton”

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION: World’s Finest Comics #102 (cover date June 1959)

WHAT TO EXPECT: Superman and Batman climb the mountain, bro, and wheez a little ju-uice!

ALSO FEATURING: Robin, a prehistoric alien and kind of a downer ending (sorry)!

PLUS: A rundown of the book’s other contents and a look at what else was on the stands!

DOWNLOAD: Directly or via iTunes

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August 19th, 2014  Posted at   Superman & Batman

Superman & BatmanWelcome to part 2 of episode 25 of SUPERMAN & BATMAN, featuring your two favorite heroes in one podcast together!

The show’s premise is simple: Each episode, host Michael Bradley celebrates seven decades of the World’s Finest heroes by looking at stories featuring the Man of Steel and the Dark Knight, chosen at random mostly from the pages of World’s Finest Comics.

This episode

“The Composite Superman!”

GUEST HOST: Bob Fisher of Superman Forever Radio!

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION: World’s Finest Comics #142 (cover date June 1964)

WHAT TO EXPECT: Superman and Batman continue their fight against the Composite Superman!

ALSO FEATURING: Obligatory Lois Lane cameos, Robin and giant statues!

PLUS: A rundown of the book’s other contents and a look at what else was on the stands!

DOWNLOAD: Directly or via iTunes

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Superman & Batman is a proud member of the Superman Podcast Network. And don’t forget to visit the Superman Homepage!