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 adapted in animated form on Batman: The Brave and the Bold. The story of Batman confronting the man that was responsible for the death of his parents is a powerful one and the guys tackle it from all sides. From the story itself to the slight retcon of how Martha died to Bill Finger’s writing to how a scene in this story reminded Mike of an episode of Everybody Hates Chris.

Deciding to use “the whole Buffalo” with this comic, the guys also talk about the ads, which were mostly about shoes. The late forties was a weird time.

Below is the cover and select pages from the stories discussed in this episode.

Here are the two pages that had annotations from one of the owners of the book that was used in the scan that Mike…found.

And here are the ads that were discussed.

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: Despite not knowing during the episode, Andy and Mike landed upon celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Batman television series!