028. Welcome Back, Kotter, May 1978, DC Comics

Well, this one was a challenge. I wasn't sure I'd be able to podcast about "Welcome Back Kotter". But sure enough, it turned out to be a pretty fun podcast. Join us today as we travel back in time to TV in the 1970s!

From the blockbuster team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale comes another of the "Marvel Knights Colors" series. This series examines the relationship Cap had with his sidekick Bucky, and how his "death" affected Cap. It's a great read and a perfect Comic Book of the Day!

Love him or hate him, there's one thing you can't deny, and that's Frank Miller's talent. Guy's got a knack for writing great comics and I'll leave it up to you to decide if this one qualifies. I have my opinion, of course, and today we'll discuss Frank Miller's 1983 epic, "Ronin".

Today we're looking at Charlton Comics. Founded in 1945 and publishing comics well into the 1980s they were an enormously successful publisher (and distributor!) who were responsible for launching the careers of some of the GOATs!

To celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Caped Crusader, it's 100 pages of Batman! Seven harrowing tales from the best of the Batman including an all time Joker classic from the 70s that RE-introduced the Joker as the homicidal maniac that we know and love!

The late, great Dave Stevens is featured on today's podcast with a terrific issue of Comico's Rocketeer Adventure Magazine! We'll look back on a really wonderful time in comics when we take a trip back to the 80s!

Today's comic book of the day contains the heroic story of Lt. JG John F. Kennedy and PT 109. We're going back to 1963 and the height of Camelot!

It's Brave and Bold time on the comic book of the day, and this time Batman's teaming up with his arch-nemesis, Joker! How can this be? What circumstances could POSSIBLY lead to this? Tune in to find out!

Reprinting the classic Batman stories of the early 70s on high quality baxter paper, this series, printed in the late 80s was a great collection of the creative powerhouse that was Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams. These are some of the best stories of the Dark Knight Detective and introduced us to perhaps his greatest foe.

Superman helps America celebrate 200 years of independence in this classic treasury sized reprint of Tomahawk stories from 1976 with a beautiful front AND BACK cover to help celebrate our nation's birth!