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!
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 59 minutes
- Episodes
- 305
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Checkered Past Episode 25: Strange Adventures 186!
It's our 25th episode! The My Greatest Strange Mystery Tale Adventure Players drop by to share three cerebral tales of the weird and whimsical from Strange Adventures #186!
00:34:46 |
Sun 19 Aug 2018
Checkered Past Episode 24: Blackhawk 218!
Seven confirmed bachelors battling for the honor of a 97-pound weakling. It's like 'Queer Eye' but with planes! And don't forget the threat of PLANTIMAL!!
00:59:25 |
Tue 14 Aug 2018
Checkered Past Episode 23: Doom Patrol 102!
Grab a drink, you'll need it to get through all the cra-cra-CRAAAAAZY hi-jinks when the Doom Patrol teams up with the Challengers of the Unknown to argue and insult each other. Oh, and also, fight t…
00:56:49 |
Mon 06 Aug 2018
Checkered Past Episode 22: Showcase #61!
Dr. Husband is here to talk about our mutual love of Ice Cubes Gum, pot-bellied eldritch demons, and DC's Discarnate Detective, The Spectre!
00:49:57 |
Sun 22 Jul 2018
Checkered Past Episode 21: World's Finest #156!
Superman and Batman try to outsmart their Bizarro duplicates, while Tommy Tomorrow and his "buddy" Brent ignore every rational protocol while exploring a planetoid!
01:14:21 |
Mon 16 Jul 2018
Checkered Past Episode 20: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #91!
Doctors Bobb and Husband discuss juvenile delinquency, what the things inside bells are called, PLUS a new radio drama by the Girls' Young Romance True Love Story Players!
01:16:26 |
Fri 06 Jul 2018
Checkered Past Episode 19: House of Secrets 77!
Dr. Husband is back to talk about eyebrow shaving, evil pot-bellied bat-winged alcoholics, and everyone's favorite hero-and-villain-in-one, Eclipso!
01:19:39 |
Mon 02 Jul 2018
Checkered Past Episode 18: Superboy 127!
Work Friend Chuck and the Work Friend Chuck Family return to discuss what may be our trippiest comic yet, Superboy 127. A sort-of backdoor pilot for Lana Lang, Insect Queen, and the introduction and…
01:09:53 |
Sun 24 Jun 2018
Checkered Past Episode 17: Teen Titans #2!
Work Friend Chuck and the Work Friend Chuck Family - Work Friend Chuck Jr., Mary Work Friend Chuck, and Kid Work Friend Chuck - stop by to discuss Teen Titans (Volume 1) number 2!
01:01:49 |
Sun 17 Jun 2018
Checkered Past Episode 16: Heart Throbs #100!
Dammit stops by to talk about girls, Elvis Presley, and mansplaining!
01:10:32 |
Tue 12 Jun 2018
Checkered Past Episode 15: Mystery in Space 106!
This week, we discuss space landlines, BJ and the Bear, and arguably the strangest hero of the Silver Age, Ultra the Multi-Alien!
00:56:17 |
Mon 04 Jun 2018
Checkered Past Episode 14: Tomahawk 103!
This Memorial Day, we pause to remember all the Revolutionary War Heroes who defended our frontier from the Frankenstein Monster, Hessian scientists, and Mexican wrestlers. Heroes like Tomahawk and h…
00:35:23 |
Mon 28 May 2018
Checkered Past Episode 13: House of Mystery 157!
Dial D for Drs. Bobb and Husband to discuss muscular little people, Melania Trump, Dial H for Hero and Martian Manhunter!
00:58:55 |
Mon 21 May 2018
Checkered Past Episode 12: Under the Sea part 2!
Work Friend Chuck re-joins us to talk about Sea Devils #28, featuring Man-Fish, Captain X, and something called a "Manosaur".
00:51:05 |
Sat 05 May 2018
Checkered Past Episode 11: Under the Sea part 1!
Work Friend Chuck joins us to discuss Aquaman #26!
Cover date March/April 1966
Cover Price 12 cents
Cover Artist: Nick Cardy
Edited by George Kashdan
Featuring From O.G.R.E. With Hate! Writer Bob…
01:00:45 |
Sun 29 Apr 2018
Checkered Past Past Episode 10: Green Lantern 43!
Green Lantern 43
Cover date March 1966
Cover Price 12 cents
Cover Artists: Gil Kane and Murphy Anderson
Edited by Julius Schwartz
Featuring The Catastrophic Crimes of Major Disaster! Writer Gardner …
00:53:47 |
Sun 22 Apr 2018
Checkered Past Episode 9: Flash 159!
This week!
Flash 159
Cover date March 1966
Cover Price 12 cents
Cover Artist: Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella
Edited by Julius Schwartz
Featuring The Flash’s Final Fling! Writer Gardner Fox,…
00:49:24 |
Tue 17 Apr 2018
Checkered Past Episode 7: Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane!
This week! Special guest Jen George joins us to talk Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lois Lane!
Featuring “The Satanic Schemes of S.K.U.L.!” and “The Prisoner of S.K.U.L.” Writer Leo Dorfman, artist Ku…
01:31:07 |
Mon 02 Apr 2018
Checkered Past Episode 6: Metamorpho 5/ All-American Men of War 114!
This week!
Metamorpho 5
Cover date March/April 1966
Cover Price 12 cents
Cover Artist: Joe Orlando & Charles Paris
Edited by George Kashdan
Featuring “Will the Real Metamorpho Please Stand Up…
01:03:49 |
Mon 26 Mar 2018
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