Bat Lessons: Batman History

37: Batman 66

Brian watches Batman '66 for the first time starring Adam West and Burt Ward. Alex reads us in on what William Dozier, Bob Kane, Lorenzo Semple Jr., and more said about the debut of the show. We also chat about Pop Art, Camp Humor, and the social moment that led to the show.   Stickers! https://py.pl/14GJNy Our Website! https://batlessons.com   Threads (https://www.threads.net/@batlessons) TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@batlessons)   Million Dollar Batman (https://a.co/d/gYJA7k3) Full Dozier Interview (https://youtu.be/rkvR4PGqBhA) Batman: The Complete Series (https://a.co/d/izk1QIB) Holy Batmania! (https://a.co/d/2ztJlCr) Harve Bennet (https://www.66batman.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9394)   Bat Lessons (https://www.youtube.com/@batlessons) Bat Lessons Clips (https://www.youtube.com/@BatLessonsClips)   Podcast Artwork by Sergio R. M. Duarte (https://www.instagram.com/sergiormduarte/) Podcast Music by Renzo Calma (https://www.instagram.com/renzocalm) Motion Graphics by r2ktalha (https://www.fiverr.com/share/AEpWpY)   00:00 Batman on Ice 03:26 Serial Screenings 06:56 Batman Falls Off 08:00 Superman on TV 10:00 Failed CBS Show 12:25 Showrunning Batman 66 16:09 The 1960s 18:20 Pop Art 19:33 Camp Humor 27:37 After the Show 51:25 Ratings and Reception 53:31 Bat Fans 54:42 Bob Kane

36: Bat-Mite

Who is Bat-Mite, and how did he come to be? What impact will he have on the DCU? All that and more, on this episode of Bat Lessons!  Stickers! https://py.pl/14GJNy Our Website! https://batlessons.com  Threads (https://www.threads.net/@batlessons)  TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@batlessons) James Gunn (https://screenrant.com/james-gunn-dc-movie-character-green-light/) Superman 30 (https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/superman-1939-1986-30/c37a790d-36c3-4cd7-b8c2-91b229ada2ef/c ) Three Stooges (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Stooges) Looney Tunes (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Looney_Tunes) Silly Symphony (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silly_Symphony) Felix the Cat (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_the_Cat) Midsummer Night's Dream (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpLqTC2-HuA) Rumpelstiltskin (https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm055.html)   Bat Lessons (https://www.youtube.com/@batlessons) Bat Lessons Clips (https://www.youtube.com/@BatLessonsClips) Podcast Artwork by Sergio R. M. Duarte (https://www.instagram.com/sergiormduarte/) Podcast Music by Renzo Calma (https://www.instagram.com/renzocalm) Motion Graphics by r2ktalha (https://www.fiverr.com/share/AEpWpY)

35: Zur-En-Arrh

This episode we're diving deep on the silver age iteration of the Batman of Zur-En-Arrh, as well as introducing Brian to some more modern-to-silver age connections. Stickers! https://py.pl/14GJNy Our Website! https://batlessons.com  Threads (https://www.threads.net/@batlessons)  TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@batlessons) Batman of Zur-En-Arrh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_of_Zur-En-Arrh) Francis Herron (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_Herron) Dick Sprang (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Sprang) Grant Morrison (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Morrison) Space Age (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Age) Bat Lessons (https://www.youtube.com/@batlessons) Bat Lessons Clips (https://www.youtube.com/@BatLessonsClips) Podcast Artwork by Sergio R. M. Duarte (https://www.instagram.com/sergiormduarte/) Podcast Music by Renzo Calma (https://www.instagram.com/renzocalm) Motion Graphics by r2ktalha (https://www.fiverr.com/share/AEpWpY) 00:00 The Batman Iceberg 05:24 Grant Morrison 10:28 Black Casebook 15:12 Batman 113 31:15 Modern Zur-En-Arrh 35:00 Space Age

34: Ace The Bat-Hound

Ace The Bat Hound, Krypto, Rex The Wonder Dog, and more. When DC dove into dog sidekicks. Stickers!! https://py.pl/5lkIFsSutdO Our Website! https://batlessons.com Threads (https://www.threads.net/@batlessons)  TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@batlessons) Balto (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balto) Phantom's Devil (https://phantomwiki.org/index.php/Devil) Ace The Wonder Dog (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_the_Wonder_Dog) Rin Tin Tin (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rin_Tin_Tin) American Comic Book Chronicles: The 1950s (https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1614) The Batcave Companion (https://www.amazon.com/Batcave-Companion-Michael-Eury/dp/1893905780) Rex The Wonder Dog (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rex_the_Wonder_Dog) Krypto (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krypto) Adventure Comics 210 (https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/superboy-a-celebration-of-75-years/) Ace The Bathound (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ace_the_Bat-Hound) Batman #92 (https://www.amazon.com/Batman-10-Golden-Age-Omnibus/dp/1779523092) Bat Lessons (https://www.youtube.com/@batlessons) Bat Lessons Clips (https://www.youtube.com/@BatLessonsClips) Podcast Artwork by Sergio R. M. Duarte (https://www.instagram.com/sergiormduarte/) Podcast Music by Renzo Calma (https://www.instagram.com/renzocalm) Motion Graphics by r2ktalha (https://www.fiverr.com/share/AEpWpY) 00:00 Super-Pets 01:04 Silver Age Followup 05:17 Pop Culture Dogs 13:38 Rex The Wonder Dog 19:07 Krypto 25:14 Ace The Bathound

33: Comics Code Authority

This time we're talking about the Comics Code Authority, Crime Comics, Fredric Wertham, and what it all meant for Batman.   Stickers!! https://py.pl/5lkIFsSutdO Our Website! https://batlessons.com Threads (https://www.threads.net/@batlessons) TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@batlessons)   Seducing The Innocent (Tiley) https://muse.jhu.edu/article/490073 The Ten-Cent Plague (Hajdu) https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312428235/thetencentplague/ Seal Of Approval (Nyberg) https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Books/S/Seal-of-Approval Seduction Of The Innocent (Wertham) https://www.amazon.com/Seduction-Innocent-Frederic-Wertham/dp/159683000X Comics Code of 1954 https://cbldf.org/the-comics-code-of-1954/ CRIME Does Not Pay (Digital) https://digital.darkhorse.com/series/219/crime-does-not-pay    Bat Lessons (https://www.youtube.com/@batlessons) Bat Lessons Clips (https://www.youtube.com/@BatLessonsClips)  Podcast Artwork by Sergio R. M. Duarte (https://www.instagram.com/sergiormduarte/) Podcast Music by Renzo Calma (https://www.instagram.com/renzocalm) Motion Graphics by r2ktalha (https://www.fiverr.com/share/AEpWpY)   00:00:00 Start 00:07:39 Parents & Mothers 00:13:06 Juvenile Delenquincy 00:17:20 Fredric Wertham 00:28:35 All Comics Are Crime Comics 00:33:37 Children's Quotes 00:37:21 Batman 00:48:43 It's All Made Up 00:55:09 The Comics Code 00:57:37 General Standards 01:03:38 No Horror! 01:05:43 No !@#$ 01:08:26 Costume 01:10:00 Marriage 01:11:48 Advertising Matter 01:16:39 Code Thoughts 01:18:12 What We Lost 01:25:55 Crime Does Not Pay 01:33:10 Closing Thoughts