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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…

Bobb Robinson


    • Apr 18, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 59m AVG DURATION
    • 496 EPISODES
    • 2 SEASONS

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    Fathers, M'Iright? (Adventure Comics 349)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 58:33


    Napoleon! Kublai Khan! kd lang! That's only a FEW of the significant historical figures you'll meet this episode! Join us for Adventure Comics #349!

    The Summer Knows (Jimmy Olsen 97)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 82:50


    British television! Invaders from other dimensions! Eastern European royalty! Our pal Martin Gray joins us to discuss Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, and we didn't even have to use our signal watches!

    With a Wink and a Nod (Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2023 73:33


    If I'm being honest, I didn't think we'd make it to 2 episode, much less TWO HUNDRED, but here we are! A new theme song! A new(er) comic to read! And lots of heavy emotions as Dr. Husbands reads, for the first time, "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow"! Come on in, the water's fine!

    All That Glitters (Green Lantern 48)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2023 44:40


    Know who's got a birthday? Johann Sebastian Bach, that's who! Also Dr. Husband, but let's get right to business - how's Green Lantern going to fight a foe made entirely of the color yellow? WITH HIS FISTS, THAT'S HOW! Tune in now for Green Lantern #48!

    The Brave and the Billy (Brave and Bold 68)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2023 59:13


    Billy from The Brave and the Bob Pod joins us to discuss the curious case of the Bat-Hulk! PLUS other nonsense, as usual. It's Batman, Metamorpho, and The Brave and the Bold #68!

    C is for Cookie (Rhymes with KOOKY) (World's Finest 161)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 82:22


    This episode brought to you by the letter C, and the words Caveman, Colonoscopy, Car Lighter, Classical Music, and Crabs! It's World's Finest #161, an 80-Page Giant!

    I'm Only Human (Metal Men 22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 49:51


    WHO is the Sizzler? WHY did G.I. Joe defect to the VietCong? WHAT is the secret of Dr. Bobb's meatball soup? ALL WILL BE REVEALED ON THIS EPISODE! It's Metal Men #22!

    On the Outside Looking In (Detective Comics #356)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 83:38


    Alfred is dead, and I don't feel so good myself. But don't worry, turns out Alfred's not REALLY dead, he's just an all-powerful super-villain! Author Jim Beard joins us to explore the craftiest television-dictated character revival since Steve Trevor! PLUS the Elongated Man waxes poetic!

    Superboy Sunday! (Superboy #133)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2023 62:23


    An untold tale of Superbaby's arrival on Earth, and his first ADORABLE but-up of a crime syndicate! PLUS Robin mucks around and creates a new timeline! It's Superboy #133!

    A Singular Smog (House of Mystery 162)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 47:13


    Gramps gets his moment to shine, but what benefit is civic pride when one is transformed into a monster? PLUS Marco Xavier gets his chance to meet Mr. V, AND the saga of Dr. Husband's missing wedding ring! It's House of Mystery #162!

    Me No Like! (Tales of the Unexpected 97)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 44:49


    Roger Boyd has one month to live – unless the Green Glob can set things right! PLUS Auto-Man runs afoul of a super-advanced mutant genius who somehow skipped English class! It's the Green Glob and Auto-man in Tales of the Unexpected #97!

    Eye of the Tiger (G.I. Combat 120)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 39:11


    You can lead a Haunted Tank to the Patisserie but you cannot make him eat! Jeb Stuart's gotta capture a Nazi tank crew and he's gotta do it fast, good thing his pals Sgt. Rock and Johnny Cloud are around to offer some handy tips! PLUS the eprils of Sunday afternoon grocery shopping in the suburbs!

    Winging It (Hawkman 16)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2023 51:07


    You know it's a ghreat story when flying gorillas don't even make the top five list of - pardon my French - ape-sh*t things! Hidden civilizations! Evil priest-kings! Mosaic analogues! Lady scheintists! PLUS the exciting saga of our new neighbor and her full septic tank! We're back, baby!

    Robin Whines at Dawn (Batman 185)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2022 83:35


    It wouldn't be Christmas without an 80-Page Giant! Robin flies solo (when he can shake himself out of his teenage pity party) PLUS Dr. Husband discovers that there's a such thing as Bat-Hound!

    Last Chance Lois (Lois Lane 69)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 60:06


    Not one, not two, but THREE Insect Queens for the price of one! PLUS a roomful of Lois Lane mannequins, kitten problems, and my mother's irrational fear of gypsies!

    I Was a Pteenage Pterodactyl (Star Spangled War Stories 129/Our Fighting Forces 103)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 50:07


    Tommy Miller has no wings but wait til you see him fly and hear his mournful SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEE! PLUS Captain Hunter and Lu Lin in another mildly entertaining adventure! AND - Kitten flirts with death at the jaws of Capt. Butler!

    Red Dead Redemption (Challengers of the Unknown 52)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022 55:55


    Red Ryan - DEAD! Ace Morgan - DEAD! And I don't feel so great myself! PLUS is meanness really a villainous raison d'être? Join us for Challengers of the Unknown #52 and find out!

    Julie Taymor Called (Adventures of Jerry Lewis 96)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022 51:48


    Large-scale puppetry! Shakespearean romance! And a booze-loving kitten! All this PLUS Jerry Lewis battles a mad scientist, a giant monster, and overbearing parents! It's The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #96!

    Surf and the World Surfs With You (Bob Hope 101)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 51:40


    Nubile young things in bathing suits! Politically incorrect stereotypes! Universal monster dopplegangers! PLUS Creepy old Hollywood stars! Who says the Beach movie is dead, not us!! Join us for all this PLUS Super-Hip in The Adventures of Bob Hope #101!

    Happy Hallo-wheen! (Sugar and Spike 67)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 48:31


    Sugar and Spike doing their first Trick or Treating unlocks a torrent of childhood Halloween memories, PLUS, what will we name our new kitten?

    She's a Killah QUEEEEEN (Blackhawk 225)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2022 45:26


    Today we learn that Dr. Husband was doing drag queen makeup before he even knew what a drag queen was! Plus a thorough discussion of Eartha Kitt, COVID Boosters, and fun facts about Lady Blackhawk!

    A Sheep, A Duck, and a Rooster Walk Into a Bar (Atom 27)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2022 69:16


    The Atom takes on the ferocious Panther Gang, while condoning some HIGHLY unethical photographic behavior. Then he travels through time to meet the heroic sheep, Montauciel, AND American founding father Ben Franklin! Plus hear ALL about Dr. Bobb's first grown-up job!

    Will Wonders Never Crease (Wonder Woman 165)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 46:27


    Wonder Woman has her own pet paper doll, too bad he's such an annoying creep! PLUS all about worm composting, childhood paper routes, and suburban speakeasies! It's Wonder Woman #165!

    Teenage Angst (Superman 190)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 50:45


    Barking dogs! A swing and a miss from young Master Shooter! Unnecessarily hyphenated words! And the drag-iest super-villain outfit you'll ever see! (both acceptable uses of a hyphen) It's Superman #190!

    Faith of Our Fathers (Our Army at War 172)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 41:00


    Hogan's Heroes trivia! Channeling my dead father! Fun with napping! PLUS Sgt Rock in a duel to the death with his Nazi opposite number! It's Our Army at War #172!

    Tub Erehw Saw Eht Dopirt? (Detective 355)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2022 57:09


    Now THIS is my kind of comic - Batman getting Robin out of the way so that he can spend his nights grappling with a beefy shirtless man! PLUS The Elongated Man bumps into fellow fishnet-admirer Zatanna! It's Detective #355!

    House of the Rising Sun Boy (Adventure Comics 348)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2022 57:20


    Dr. Regulus is comin' in HOT and the Legion ain't ready! PLUS true life nature adventures! Sleeping sickness! And and EXTRA-CAFFEINATED Dr. Husband! Join us for Adventure Comics #348!

    When I Think About You, I Punch Myself (Action Comics #341)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2022 68:36


    Superman seeing double - double Clark Kents, that is! PLUS a revealing look at our dreams, Sueprgirl's Sweet 16, and the Infantino debate put to rest at last!

    Is Your Capricorn Rising or Are You Just Happy To See Me? (World's Finest #160)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2022 55:15


    The moon may be in the seventh house but the World's Finest Friends are in a heap of trouble when Dr. Zodiac and his gun moll breeze into town! PLUS find out the TRUE astro-signs of our terrific trio!

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    It's pronounced Meht-uh-MOR-fo (Metamorpho #8)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2022 55:18


    The Mandela Effect! The great InfantEENo controversy! Tales from the Ohio State Fair! PLUS Metamorpho undercover! Join us for Metamorpho #8!

    Man About Town (Flash #164)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2022 67:53


    It's a day of firsts for Dr. Husband - his first encounter with super-villain and future gay icon The Pied Piper, PLUS his first knowledge Wally West's hair dye! It's Flash #164, come on in, the water's fine!

    Fly, Robin, Fly (Batman 184)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2022 64:44


    Dr. Husband applies his mad physics skillz to the problem of Batman's impossible "super" feats! Dr. Bobb takes his lumps for not remembering what Parkour is! Robin flies solo, and is revealed to be an idiot! PLUS Time Machine Mailbag!

    Ants in Your Pants (Teen Titans #5)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2022 55:48


    Over the river and through the woods go the Titans to face the scourge of TEENAGE DELINQUENCY. But first you'll have to suffer through Dr. Bobb's VERY STRONG OPINIONS about Old Bay seasoning and cast iron cookware! Join us for Teen Titans #5!

    A Whale of a Tale (Sea Devils #31)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2022 53:52


    You'll never believe all the crazy things the Sea Devils get up to this issue - unless, much like the writer must have, you drop a tab of acid and wait a half hour. We've got giant monsters, coral reef-destroying cannons, whales on Main Street, and THAT'S just the first 5 pages!

    The Devil Made Me Do It (Showcase #64)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2022 58:03


    Jim Corrigan tries to help a fella out, and what does he get for his trouble? A new soul, for starters! Plus hear all about the naturally cold gas from Alaska! My father's bicycle horn and pet robot cat! A letter from a future Spectre scribe! All that and a Black Mass to boot!

    All Press is Good Press! (Blackhawk 224)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 45:26


    Blackhawk and the fellas are facing a mountain of gloomy headlines - and speaking of gloomy headlines, did you know that 57% of Blackhawks come from countries where women have more bodily autonomy that in the USA? HAWKAAAAAAAAA!!!!

    But Didn't Mental Man Smell Like Fish? (Lois Lane #68)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2022 92:30


    It's an 80-Page Giant! Giving Lois Lane plenty of room to spread her wings and find new ways of tricking Superman into marrying her! In the immortal words of Dr. Husband, "I've never been so angry at a comic character in all my life."

    Mediocre Minds Think Alike (Jimmy Olsen 96)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022 62:27


    Jimmy Olsen is the dumbest man in two universes - not necessarily a bad thing, but it may explain why he remains a cub reporter despite traversing interstellar space! Join us for a fun-filled romp through Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsenb #96!

    Cancelled Comic Cavalcade (All-American Men of War 117/ Mystery in Space 110)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 81:33


    Pity poor Ultra the Multi-Alien - no sooner has he found a way to change back to Ace Arn at will (all the better to woo sweet Bonnie Blake!) than he single-handedly gets Mystery in Space cancelled! Johnny Cloud doesn't fare much better on his road to Loser-dom, as the bell also tolls for All-American Men of War. Join us for this somber celebration!

    Krypto-Currency (Superboy 132)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2022 62:26


    Krypto returns to the Space Canine Patrol Agents and the exciting world of charitable donations! PLUS: Attend the tale of Allan Vale, you'll never hear a sadder tale. Join us for Superboy #132!

    Walk Like the Egyptian Deity of Your Choice! (House of Mystery 161)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2022 69:04


    Robby Reed can't make heads or tails of this new villain who has plenty of heads to go around! PLUS MArtian Manhunter is about to get some action, if you know what I mean (wink wink!) Join us for House of Mystery #161!

    Eye for an Eye...errr, I mean, Arm for a Leg (Capt. Storm 15)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2022 49:58


    Capt. (not actually a Captain) Storm meets his opposite number, a brave Lt. of the Japanese Navy! Will he find a way to save this prideful fool's life or nah? Join us for Capt. Storm #15!

    God Bless Anachro-merica! (Tomahawk 106)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2022 56:55


    Tomahawk – dead! Say it ain’t so! But Miss Liberty’s here to communicate with his ghost, model several anachronistic fascinators, and beat back the redcoats!

    The Red Beard of Courage (Our Army at War 171)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2022 44:49


    Nearly-shirtless Sgt Rock and fully shirtless Barbarosa mix it up atop Kyffhäuser Castle while Easy Co. and an army of sullen teens await the outcome! From September 1966 it's Our Army at War #171!

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    The End of the Road (House of Secrets 80)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2022 55:31


    The end has come for House of (shhh!) Secrets - for now, at least - but don't worry, Eclipso and Prince Ra-Man have some fight left in them yet! Plus Dr. Husband learns all about backup stories before launching into a fascinating discussion of sales figures and fiscal years!

    O Brother Where Art Thou? (Aquaman 29)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2022 65:14


    Aquaman's got a secret, but he has to get through a pod of whales, an iceberg, and me making up a story about his teenage years first! Join us for the first appearance of THE OCEAN MASTER!

    Spring Break Special! (Sugar and Spike 66/ Scooter 2/ Strange Adventures 191)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2022 70:26


    Just in time for spring, it's Beach Week! Sugar and Spike head to the sand and sun for some ET disclosure! Scooter et al compose hip love songs for the local monster! And the Switcheroo Witcheroo saves Cape Canaveral! Join in for this and more!

    Like Tarzan, but not! (Detective Comics 354)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 45:24


    Dr. Bobb's twerking injury! Cap'n Butler's fart attack! Dr. Husband's love of Infantino inking himself! PLIUS a sub-par Batman story and an above-average Elongated Man story equaling one okay issue of Detective Comics!

    Gnome-Body Knows The Trouble I Seen (Star-Spangled War Stories 128/Fox and Crow 99)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2022 64:10


    Hey have you heard there's an uncharted island in the Pacific where dinosaurs still live? Everyone seems to know about it, yet no one has CHARTED IT. PLUS what about the little boy down the lane who consorts with ghosts of dictators and ancient demons and whatnot? I wonder what the HOA would say about THAT!

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    Queens for a Day! (Lois Lane 67)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2022 55:14


    Poor Lois, she's so consumed with fending off her blackmailer that she misses Clark changing to Superman right in front of her! PLUS - The Queen of Sheba's hairy demon legs AND the craziest hitchhiking story you'll ever hear!

    Green Berets and Green Globs (Our Fighting Forces 102/ Tales of the Unexpected 96)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2022 57:11


    In an exciting twist, Green Beret Capt. Hunter becomaes a Kindergarten teacher! And speaking of Green, have you heard about the Green Glob?

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