The Road to Episode 100 Part 1 – That Time Andy & Mike Talked About Batman #400

Episode 100 of The Overlooked Dark Knight three weeks away! To celebrate this milestone, Andy and Mike thought it might be fun to re-present some older audio that is, sadly, no longer available. It seemed like a fun idea that kills two birds with one stone. Older conversations that can’t be found anywhere else can find a new home and you get some extra content.

It’s a win-win. For everyone.

For this first Bat Flashback Mike dusted off an episode of Bailey’s Batman Podcast that was originally released in October of 2012. This episode was the first time Andy and Mike got together to talk about Batman and they chose a big issue to talk about. Batman #400, which came out in July of 1986, was not only an anniversary issue that had Batman fighting a bunch of his villains with an all-star roster of artists, it was also the final issue before Denny O’Neil took over as editor. The guys go over the book from cover to cover…literally. They talk about the era and the story and how the idea of a villain breaking out all of Batman’s foes from Arkham would come back again in the nineties.

Andy and Mike would like to apologize, in advance, that this thing was three hours long. They were much chattier back in the old days.

Below is the cover and select pages from Batman #400.

And here are the pinups from the issue as well.

It may not seem like it, but Andy and Mike do like feedback even if they are crap at getting to it. The most direct way to do this is to email them, which you can do by directing your thoughts to overlookeddarkknight@gmail.com. You can also leave a comment over on their Facebook page. You can also leave a comment at the new web home of the show, The Bailey Planet.

Next Time: The march towards episode 100 continues with a replay of the very first episode of The Overlooked Dark Knight!