About this episode

In this landmark 100th episode, the hosts discuss three stories from Batman #47, including a Catwoman story and the origin of Batman.

The Road to Episode 100 ends with...EPISODE 100! (It's shocking. We know.) Anyway, Andy and Mike devote this landmark episode, which will no doubt go down in podcasting history as, "A show where two guys in their fifties talk about Batman!", to talking about the three stories from Batman #47 from 1948. First up is a Catwoman story titled, "Fashions in Crime!" Catwoman finds that her fashion is no longer in style after her most recent stay in prison, so she does what any rational person would do...start a fashion magazine! The guys talk about the giant props, the ludicrous plot, and how this one would have made a great episode of the Adam West series. This is followed by "The Chain Gang Crimes!" , where Batman goes undercover in chain gang to expose corruption! If that plot sounds like one that would be at home on an episode of a show produced by Stephen J. Cannell or an episode of the nineties animated series, well, Andy and Mike agree with you. Finally, they discuss "The Origin of Batman!" While this story might not exactly be "overlooked" the guys felt like this one would be a great story to celebrate the 100th episode. This one has been reprinted numerous times and even…

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew Leyland, Michael Bailey

Topics covered

• Batman
• comic stories
• Catwoman
• origin story
• podcasting history

Keywords

• Batman
• Catwoman
• Fashions in Crime
• The Chain Gang Crimes
• The Origin of Batman

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Batman #47, Fashions in Crime!, The Chain Gang Crimes!, The Origin of Batman!, Batman: The Brave and the Bold

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