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Detective Comics #32 (1939)Our journey back to early (EARLY!) Batman stories continues - and concludes - as Batman faces off against the Mad Monk inside his wolf-filled castle.Highlights include:Are they vampires or werewolves?Screw it — it’s the Bat-Plane nowBatman and his growing collection of womenThis bag of vampire money will protect you!Batman casually uses a firearmSlam Bradley!Also, Jen and Shawn share some thoughts on BATMAN/GREEN ARROW/THE QUESTION Black Label book as well as the recent Skartaris storyline in WORLD’S FINEST!*** PROPER COMIC BOOK DISCUSSION STARTS AT 00:08:46…
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Worst Collection Ever
Shawn Marek & Jen Stansfield · Arts & Books · English
WORST COLLECTION EVER is a comic book podcast where Jen and Shawn poke fun at their own collection of random comic books with loads of crass sincerity and scattershot nostalgia. None of the books in the collection offer anything close to quality or financial worth but our love for all of it is as re
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