This month we discuss all of the history that leads up to Batman's creation. What's a Comic? When was the first Comic created? Where did superheroes come from? Join us as we set the stage for Batman's inception.

• Understanding Comics (Book)
• Papyrus Making Video
• Paper Making Video
• Woodcut
• Printing Press Documentary
• Literacy Data
• What is Historiography? (Video)
• Newspaper Printing (Video)
• Joseph Pulitzer
• The Yellow Kid
• William Randolph Hearst
• American Comics (Book)
• Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson
• Why Does Superman Hate Cars? (Video)

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Podcast Artwork by Sergio R. M. Duarte

Podcast Music by Renzo Calma