#155 – Jim Gordon

Today we talk about James W. Gordon, the Police Commissioner for Gotham PD. He's the father of Barbara Gordon (Batgirl) and the friend of Batman, who then became Police-Sponsored Batman for a little bit but he needed a mecha-suit to do it.

Media specifically mentioned in today's episode:

-Batman: The Golden Age vol 1

-Detective Comics 1937-2011 Special Issue (reprints Detective Comics #27!)

-our episode on Crisis on Infinite Earths

-Batman: Year One (1987)

-Batman: The Black Mirror

-Batman: The Killing Joke

-Batman (2011) #41

-DC Infinite Frontier lineup

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