Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering the debut of Man-Bat in Detective Comics #400, released January 1970!
Intro and Background: 3:10 - 6:05
Story Synopsis: 6:06- 11:40
Analysis: 13:05 - 24:11
Mailbag and Sign-off: 24:19 - 32:15
 
Sources:
Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found <a href='https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/F231EB71A50CE9/features/comic.php?comicid=8743'>here</a> .
Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found <a href='https://www.comics.org/issue/23543/'>here</a>

<description>&lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering the debut of Man-Bat in Detective Comics #400, released January 1970!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Intro and Background: 3:10 - 6:05&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Story Synopsis: 6:06- 11:40&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Analysis: 13:05 - 24:11&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Mailbag and Sign-off: 24:19 - 32:15&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found &lt;a href='https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/F231EB71A50CE9/features/comic.php?comicid=8743'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found &lt;a href='https://www.comics.org/issue/23543/'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering the debut of Man-Bat in Detective Comics #400, released January 1970!
Intro and Background: 3:10 - 6:05
Story Synopsis: 6:06- 11:40
Analysis: 13:05 - 24:11
Mailbag and Sign-off: 24:19 - 32:15
 
Sources:
Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found here .
Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found here

The Detective Phase - Episode 5: Challenge of the Man-Bat

Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering Batman and Robin in SPAAAACE thanks to Detective Comics #299, released November 1961!
Intro and Background: 2:45 - 7:32
Story Synopsis: 7:33- 12:51
Analysis: 14:11 - 25:51
Mailbag and Sign-off: 26:03 - 27:54
 
Sources:
Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found <a href='https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/story.php?storyid=6998'>here</a> .
Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found <a href='https://www.comics.org/issue/16735/'>here</a>

<description>&lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering Batman and Robin in SPAAAACE thanks to Detective Comics #299, released November 1961!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Intro and Background: 2:45 - 7:32&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Story Synopsis: 7:33- 12:51&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Analysis: 14:11 - 25:51&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Mailbag and Sign-off: 26:03 - 27:54&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found &lt;a href='https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/story.php?storyid=6998'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; .&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found &lt;a href='https://www.comics.org/issue/16735/'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering Batman and Robin in SPAAAACE thanks to Detective Comics #299, released November 1961!
Intro and Background: 2:45 - 7:32
Story Synopsis: 7:33- 12:51
Analysis: 14:11 - 25:51
Mailbag and Sign-off: 26:03 - 27:54
 
Sources:
Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found here .
Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found here

The Detective Phase - Episode 4: Prey of the Alien Hunters

Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering the uncelebrated 250th issue of Detective Comics, released October 1957!
Intro and Background: 3:29 - 7:14
Story Synopsis: 7:15 - 13:51
Analysis: 15:24 - 28:00
Mailbag and Sign-off: 28:11 - 29:55 
  
Sources: 
Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found <a href='https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/story.php?storyid=6696'>here</a>  
Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found <a href='https://www.comics.org/issue/13950/'>here</a> 
Information sourced from Wikipedia on Sheldon Moldoff can be found <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Moldoff'>here</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering the uncelebrated 250th issue of Detective Comics, released October 1957!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;Intro and Background: 3:29 - 7:14&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;Story Synopsis: 7:15 - 13:51&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;Analysis: 15:24 - 28:00&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align: left;"&gt;Mailbag and Sign-off: 28:11 - 29:55
 
Sources:
Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found &lt;a href='https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/story.php?storyid=6696'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; 
Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found &lt;a href='https://www.comics.org/issue/13950/'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;
Information sourced from Wikipedia on Sheldon Moldoff can be found &lt;a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Moldoff'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering the uncelebrated 250th issue of Detective Comics, released October 1957!
Intro and Background: 3:29 - 7:14
Story Synopsis: 7:15 - 13:51
Analysis: 15:24 - 28:00
Mailbag and Sign-off: 28:11 - 29:55 Sources:Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found here Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found hereInformation sourced from Wikipedia on Sheldon Moldoff can be found here

The Detective Phase - Episode 3: Batman's Super-Enemy

Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering the debut of The Riddler in Detective Comics #140, released August 1948!
Intro and Background: 2:16 - 4:22
Story Synopsis: 4:23 - 12:43
Analysis: 13:38 - 26:46
Mailbag and Sign-off: 26:57 - 28:45 
  
Sources: 
* Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found <a href='https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/story.php?storyid=5727'>here.</a>
* Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found <a href='https://www.comics.org/issue/7077/'>here.</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering the debut of The Riddler in Detective Comics #140, released August 1948!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Intro and Background: 2:16 - 4:22&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Story Synopsis: 4:23 - 12:43&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysis: 13:38 - 26:46&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mailbag and Sign-off: 26:57 - 28:45
 
Sources:
* Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found &lt;a href='https://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/story.php?storyid=5727'&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;* Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found &lt;a href='https://www.comics.org/issue/7077/'&gt;here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering the debut of The Riddler in Detective Comics #140, released August 1948!
Intro and Background: 2:16 - 4:22
Story Synopsis: 4:23 - 12:43
Analysis: 13:38 - 26:46
Mailbag and Sign-off: 26:57 - 28:45 Sources:* Information sourced from Mike’s Amazing World of Comics on this issue can be found here.
* Information sourced from Grand Comics Database on this issue can be found here.

The Detective Phase - Episode 2: The Riddler

Join Mike Garvey for the very first official episode of The Detective Phase, covering the debut of The Bat-Man in Detective Comics #27, released March 1939!
Intro and Background: 2:24 - 5:12
Story Synopsis: 5:13 - 9:10
Analysis: 11:04 - 20:23
Mailbag and Sign-off: 20:32 - 22:37
 
Sources:
* U.S. Library of Congress Publication details for Detective Comics 27 can be found <a href='https://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig342lib/page/164/mode/2up?q=detective'>here</a>
* Discussion on CGC Comics Boards regarding connections between Batman and The Shadow can be found <a href='https://boards.cgccomics.com/topic/97074-batman-and-the-shadow-further-connections/'>here</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Join Mike Garvey for the very first official episode of The Detective Phase, covering the debut of The Bat-Man in Detective Comics #27, released March 1939!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Intro and Background: 2:24 - 5:12&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Story Synopsis: 5:13 - 9:10&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Analysis: 11:04 - 20:23&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mailbag and Sign-off: 20:32 - 22:37&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sources:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;* U.S. Library of Congress Publication details for Detective Comics 27 can be found &lt;a href='https://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig342lib/page/164/mode/2up?q=detective'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;* Discussion on CGC Comics Boards regarding connections between Batman and The Shadow can be found &lt;a href='https://boards.cgccomics.com/topic/97074-batman-and-the-shadow-further-connections/'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
</description>

Join Mike Garvey for the very first official episode of The Detective Phase, covering the debut of The Bat-Man in Detective Comics #27, released March 1939!
Intro and Background: 2:24 - 5:12
Story Synopsis: 5:13 - 9:10
Analysis: 11:04 - 20:23
Mailbag and Sign-off: 20:32 - 22:37
 
Sources:
* U.S. Library of Congress Publication details for Detective Comics 27 can be found here
* Discussion on CGC Comics Boards regarding connections between Batman and The Shadow can be found here

The Detective Phase - Episode 1: The Case of the Chemical Syndicate

Mike and Paul doomsplain everyones favourite superhero team, the Doom Patrol! Make sure to check out www.waitingfordoom.com for more shenanigans!

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