The clown prince of crime, THE JOKER! We cover what the creators said about his inception, some of the inspirations, and the first Joker story. <ul> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/Creators-Superheroes-Thomas-Andrae/dp/1932563539"> Creators of the Superheroes (Book - Thom Andrae)</a> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x1X3Zh7LKA">Bob Kane Omega Salty</a> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdW5yS-O5AE">The Man Who Laughs: The Forgotten Classic (video)</a> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/comics/book/batman-1940-1/fc38500e-f6d5-439f-9f72-a9aeee0d4d1f/c"> Batman #1 (DC Universe Infinite)</a> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://amzn.to/3IKtX1X">Batman The Golden Age (Book)</a> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadcast_signal_intrusion">Broadcast Signal Intrusion (Wikipedia)</a> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locked-room_mystery">Locked Room Plot (Wikipedia)</a> </li> <li dir="ltr" aria-level="1"> <a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds_(1938_radio_drama)"> War of The Worlds Radio Drama (Wikipedia)</a> </li> </ul> Head on over to <a href= "https://batlessons.com/">batlessons.com</a> for all things Bat Lessons. Send us a letter or voice recording, find us on mastodon or youtube, read full transcripts and find show notes. Podcast Artwork by <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/sergiormduarte/">Sergio R. M. Duarte</a> Podcast Music by <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/renzocalm">Renzo Calma</a>

14: Steve Shives Judges By The Cover

Covering characters, stories, writers, artists, movie directors, business, politics and more. Everything in and around Batman. We start at the very begining, and work our way chronoligcally through 80 years of Batman.