Checkered Past

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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  Episode #343

  Future Proof (Jerry Lewis 100/ World's Finest 166)

  Oct 5, 20261h 8mS1

  Jerry Lewis and his aggle of young charges spend the night in a haunted house. If only that brief synopsis could adequatelly describe what happens in the impropbable ONE HUNDREDTH issue of this comic. THEN! THe Superman and Batman of the 30th Century (or maybe the 25th) team up to strongly discourage evil! It's all right here in The Adventures of Jerry Lewis #100 and World's Finest #166! Chapters (00:00:00) - Cold Open and Issue Intro (00:03:18) - Personal Catch-up: Laundry, Schedules, and Busy Month (00:05:13) - Flute Lesson Detour and Missed Exit Story (00:07:27) - Robbie Dupree, Yacht Rock, and Michael McDonald (00:09:58) - Love Boat Season Two Gossip and Bob Cummings (00:13:49) - Adventures of Jerry Lewis 100 Intro (00:15:04) - Haunted Mansion Plot Begins (00:18:26) - Rival School and Clock Trickery (00:21:41) - Witchcraft, Magic Candle, and Giant Lizards (00:26:11) - Resolution and Renfrew's Revenge (00:28:23) - Jerry Lewis Wrap-up and Telethon Memories (00:31:59) - World's Finest Intro: Future Superman and Muto (00:36:13) - Muto's Robot Head Heist and Joker's Descendant (00:41:55) - Joker and Muto Team Up Against Superman (00:45:43) - Seawater Kryptonite Logic Rant (00:47:36) - Fortress of Solitude and All Star Superman Tangent (00:51:14) - Future Batman's Origin Story (00:55:14) - Carnival World Heist and Batman in Disguise (00:58:23) - Space Chase and Superman vs Muto Showdown (01:01:08) - Joker's Death and Story Finale (01:04:04) - Super Sons Tangent and Letters Page (01:06:21) - Sign-off and Next Week Preview

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  Episode #342

  Now You See Evil, Now You Don't (Flash 170)

  Sep 23, 202639 minS1

  Monkey see, monkey do - no, wait, I'm getting my monkey metaphors mixed up! Flash suddenly loses the abilitiy to see, hear, or speak evil. We should all be so lucky! Will he be able to defeat Abra Kadabra's newest scheme? Not without the help of some SURPRISE guests stars he won't! It's all right here in Flash #170!

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  Episode #341

  Strange Bedfellas (Doom Patrol 112)

  Sep 15, 202649 minS1

  By POPULAR demand, with a grand total of (checks notes) TWO VOTES, we proudly present the conclusion to last episode's Doom Patrol story, and the very LAST go-go checked issue of same! Be sure to stick around for Dr. Bobb's RIVETING Wikipedia narration of the future fate of our heroes! It's all right here in Doom Patrol #112! Chapters (00:00:00) - Intro and Episode Setup (00:00:28) - Cover Info and Recap Preview (00:01:57) - Personal Life: Lawn Mowing Banter (00:03:20) - Travel Plans: France and Switzerland (00:03:54) - Soccer Talk: Columbus Trip and Fandom (00:05:48) - Current Comic Reading List (00:07:34) - Music and Upcoming Performances (00:08:17) - Final Doom Patrol Go Go Check Issue Intro (00:09:33) - Brotherhood of Evil Alliance Begins (00:12:02) - Madame Rouge as Hostage (00:13:09) - Chief and Madame Rouge Scene (00:14:38) - Spying on Xerox 13 and Gargwax (00:16:33) - Robotman's Fake Raid (00:18:31) - Madame Rouge's Origin Story Revealed (00:21:27) - The Brain's Twisted Experiment (00:22:42) - Plan to Destroy Earth Uncovered (00:23:27) - Battle in the Uranium Mine (00:25:59) - Bomb Defused and Xerox Escapes (00:27:22) - Alliance Ends and Letters Page (00:29:11) - Beast Boy Origin Story Note (00:29:56) - Doom Patrol's Original Cancellation and Deaths (00:32:35) - 1977 Revival with New Team (00:34:44) - Guest Appearances and Team Changes (00:36:33) - Kupperberg's New Series and Grant Morrison Era (00:39:30) - Crazy Jane and Morrison's Wild Villains (00:40:18) - Chief's Betrayal Revealed (00:41:01) - Post-Morrison Series and Reboots (00:43:58) - New 52 and Modern Doom Patrol Series (00:46:07) - Wrap Up and Outro

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  Episode #340

  Cookies of Destruction (Doom Patrol 111)

  Sep 3, 20261h 9mS1

  Zarox-13 has arrived to wreak havoc upon the Earth. The Doom Patrol is there to save the day, or course, but Garguax is having none of that! PLUS Negative Man tests whether his powers are mighty enough to beat the Girl Scouts at their own game! It's all right here in Doom Patrol #111!

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  Episode #339

  Buy One Get One (Batman 191)

  Aug 23, 202656 minS1

  EVERYTHING MUST GO! Has Batman gone crazy, auctioning off his elite crime-fighting equipment to the highest bidder? Sure seems so - what he needs is a good home-cooked meal - but with Alfred missing, who's going to do the cooking?!? Find out right here in Batman #191!

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