The Detective Phase - Episode 4: Prey of the Alien Hunters

About this episode

Mike Garvey discusses Batman and Robin's adventure in space as depicted in Detective Comics #299.

Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering Batman and Robin in SPAAAACE thanks to Detective Comics #299, released November 1961! Intro and Background: 2:45 - 7:32 Story Synopsis: 7:33- 12:51 Analysis: 14:11 - 25:51 Mailbag and Sign-off: 26:03 - 27:54 Sources: Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found here . Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found here

People in this episode

Host: Mike Garvey

Topics covered

• Batman
• Robin
• Detective Comics
• analysis
• comic book history

Keywords

• Batman
• Robin
• Detective Comics
• comic analysis
• 1961

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Batman and Robin in SPAAAACE, Detective Comics #299

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