Breaking Batman

A skewed view of the Dark Knight & Friends. Curated by: patrickmdunn

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Detective Comics #37 (March 1940)

Before Google Maps, navigating the roads was like playing a real-life game of "Lost and Confused." You'd embark on a scenic tour of the countryside, treating every turn like a surprise plot twist. Instead of a reliable navigation system, your co-pilot was a crumpled-up map that seemed to have a personal vendetta against folding correctly.

Back in those days, asking for directions was like participating in a mystery quest. You'd pull over at a random farmhouse, hoping you’d gain intel on a clear path back to stately Wayne Manor, but instead stumble upon a gang of goons nearly beating a man to death.

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DC Comics Presents #67 (March 1984)

Buckle up, folks, because this story is like a holiday fruitcake – wildly unnecessary, yet strangely enjoyable. The Toyman, armed with a hypnotic gizmo cunningly hidden in innocent children's toys, decides it's his Yuletide duty to turn kiddos into pint-sized Grinches, stealing from the wealthy on Christmas Eve.

But fear not! Superman swoops in, ready to put a wrench in Toyman's festive felony. And just when you think the caped hero has everything under control, he somehow stumbles upon Santa Claus, who nurses the Man of Steel back to health from a near death coma just outside the North Pole.

Well, Superman and Santa team up and it's a dynamic duo ready to sleigh the bad guys and save Christmas. Who knew that Superman's sidekick would be a guy in a red suit who's used to breaking into houses?

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Detective Comics #34 (Dec, 1939)

In Paris, the city of romance, Bruce Wayne's "spot your friend" radar goes haywire as he joyfully mistakes Charles Maire for good ol' Jed Farnol. Oops!

It turns out Charles' face has been on a Euro trip, courtesy of the face-snatching maestro, Duc D’Orterre—master of the Apaches.

Enter Batman, the unwitting hero with a knack for impeccable timing. Forget Parisian fashion shows; this caped crusader is about to steal the spotlight in a drama more thrilling than a high-stakes mime performance.

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Detective Comics #28 (June, 1939)

In the delightfully retro era of Bruce Wayne, he'd employ his vocal chameleon talents to bamboozle those "stool pigeons" into sharing their juiciest criminal gossip. It's like a blend of classic detective work and vocal acrobatics, with Bruce's secret weapon being a smooth-talking tongue instead of a gadget-laden utility belt. Holy smooth operator, Batman!

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Justice League of America #1 (Nov 1960)

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Batman #50 (December 1948) 

It’s a gas, gas, gas... 

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BREAKING BATMAN PODCAST #3: DETECTIVE COMICS #280 – June 1960 “Menace of The Atomic Man”

Breaking Batman returns to the internet airwaves and this time it’s a dramatic reading of “Menace of The Atomic Man” as seen in Detective Comics #280. This is the one where an evil genius uses a peculiar new invention to seek revenge on his former business partners who he believes are responsible for sending him to prison.

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Starring: Patrick M. Dunn

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Batman - The Daily Comic Strip (March 25, 1944)

Unfortunately, It’ll take more than a strait-jacket and some prison bars to keep The Joker at bay; whose latest stunt would most like impress the greatest escape artist of all time, Harry Houdini. 

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Batman Eternal #24 (November 2014) 

In the New Earth incarnation of the Cluemaster, Arthur Brown is a disgraced game host who has since turned to a life of crime. When riding around in a Cash Cab doesn’t pay the bills, the next obvious course of action is to wage wits with a series of clues and perplexing puzzles that will lead your adversaries to your ultimate manifesto. In Cluemaster’s case, the total destruction of Gotham City.

I know; been there, done that, right? Batman will swoop in and save the day. But not so fast, when the Cluemaster’s daughter, Stephanie Brown, stumbles onto her father’s diabolical plot she decides she must spoil his devious plans. Thus leading her to the lighter side of good versus evil and she adopts the monicker, Spoiler. Her flair for the dramatic? She shares information of her father’s malicious on the internet, and well, spoils his fun. 

I’m willing to bet your life there is no Daddy/Daughter dance in the cards for these two. 

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Batman #15 (February 1943)

Never a dull moment in the DC Universe as the Dynamic Duo takes on Der Führer and his cowardly comrades. 

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BREAKING BATMAN PODCAST #2: DETECTIVE COMICS #120 - FEB 1947 “Fowl Play”

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Alas! A bi-weekly podcast that dips into the rich history of the Dark Knight & Friends.

This week it’s a dramatic reading of “Fowl Play” as seen in Detective Comics #120. This is the one where The Penguin escapes prison and accepts a position as the “trustworthy” assistant for a wealthy and elderly gentleman who runs his own private aviary. But why?

All that and more are answered on this week’s episode of Breaking Batman.

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BREAKING BATMAN PODCAST #1: DETECTIVE COMICS #324 - FEB 1964 “Menace of the Robot Brain”

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Alas! A weekly podcast that dips into the rich history of the Dark Knight & Friends.

This week it’s a dramatic reading of “Menace of the Robot Brain” as seen in Detective Comics #324. This is the one where the Dynamic Duo takes on Ernst Larue, a waxed mustachioed foe whose mind-controlling device has everyday Gothamites doing his evil bidding for him. Plus, we get a little playful fun between Bruce Wayne and a handsome jeweler. Oooh, girl. 

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Starring: Patrick M. Dunn

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Detective Comics #589 (August 1988)

When all else fails, just slip the rug out from underneath the feet of your ferocious foes. 

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Justice League of America #9 (February 1962)

The gang celebrates another birthday and recants the day of how they all came together, which involved Aquaman, Flash, Wonder Woman, and Martian Manhunter all battling an alien threat while Batman and Superman strolled in late to save the day after the heavy lifting was done. 

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Batman and the Outsiders #1 (August 1983)

Were the Spin Doctors onto something naming their debut album “Pocket Full of Kryptonite?” The concept certainly works in Batman’s favor when he decides to cancel his subscription with the Justice League to chill on the grassy knoll with some alternative metahumans instead. 

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Batman and the Outsiders #1 (August 1983)

Depending on the company, the companions of Bruce Wayne either glare enviously into or disgustingly groan at the womanizing lifestyle Bruce Wayne has fabricated in order to safeguard the shocking secret of his second life. 

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Detective Comics #180 (February 1952)

Going from rags to riches is essentially the American Dream, despite how cutthroat the journey may be. The Joker has certainly stomped a lot of heads to get there only to have a large wad of cash casually handed over to him when a local crime lord and adversary of his passes away. 

Now believing himself to run in the same social circles as Bruce Wayne, The Joker hangs up his life of crime and turns into one cocky bastard. An eighty-seven room mansion is just not enough leg room for the Bon Vivant (Formerly Known as the Clown Prince of Crime). 

However, King Barlowe, the deceased crime lord, gets the last laugh as he had one last trick up his sleeve and left The Joker a Scrooge McDuck-like vault filled with counterfeit cash and plastic costume jewelry. Swimming around in a monetary pool of imitation currency is no day at the beach and The Joker quickly finds himself drowning in debt with the inheritance tax he owes to the Internal Revenue Service.