About this episode

This episode discusses various Batman graphic novels and the quest for The Shadow reprints.

Episode #578! Batman, Ra's al Ghul, The Shadow and The Avengers! Scott has been telling us about the Sanctum Books reprints of The Shadow. This week he has news about his quest to obtain all the volumes. Batman: Tales of the Demon features the earliest meetings of Batman and Ra's al Ghul. Batman: The Demon Trilogy combines three early Batman graphic novels into one volume. DL brings both to this episode. Also this week, DL brings the overly wordy Busiek and Perez Avengers omnibus vol.1 to the table. Check it out!

People in this episode

Host: D.L. Nelson

Topics covered

• Batman
• Ra's al Ghul
• The Shadow
• The Avengers
• graphic novels
• comic book adaptations

Keywords

• Batman
• Ra's al Ghul
• The Shadow
• Avengers
• graphic novels
• comic books
• D.L. Nelson

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Batman: Tales of the Demon, Ra's al Ghul, Batman: The Demon Trilogy, Busiek and Perez Avengers omnibus vol.1, The Shadow

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