Batman Family Reunion Paul Kien

1970s computers have taken over the Reunion this month – get your apple pie before the AI does! At least we get to welcome back podcasting all-star, Chris Franklin, to the Reunion.  Thank goodness he is here to help us get over the terrible treatment of Batgirl by Robin this issue! We also get 2 Batman stories, an Alfred adventure, and see Commissioner Gordon go up against rioting prisoners! Have a seat by the fire pit – you may not like what happens in this issue, but we will have fun talking about it!

This month's Bat Family History links for Irv Novick:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irv_Novick

http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=5

https://intelligentcollector.com/irv-novick-comicdoms-humble-hero/

https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=98_55&products_id=1689&zenid=u2sv4noeb9c765r6ikoudgetl1

https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=133&products_id=1763&zenid=u2sv4noeb9c765r6ikoudgetl1

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Holy Bat-Pod! This month, J. David Weter drops by the Reunion to visit with the Batman Family!  Batman is mistaken for a murderer, Robin solves a mystery, and Batgirl finds herself in the middle of a gang war! But we also get Elongated Man stuffed into a tire at a racetrack, and a Tale of Gotham City (on the subway)!  Hang on to your apple pie!

This month's Bat Family History links for Mike W. Barr:

http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/creator.php?creatorid=104

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_W._Barr

https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=98_54&products_id=420&zenid=4f3l19iv7gtmb5bi65ug5jnof4

https://comicvine.gamespot.com/mike-w-barr/4040-41455/

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Bat-Cousin Martin Gray flies over the Atlantic to join Paul and Shawn at this month’s Reunion! He is rewarded with “odd” tales of Batman trapped in a watertight apartment, Robin visiting Germany, and Batgirl forgetting about her re-election campaign! Throw in Roy Raymond and The Odd Man, and you have quite a buffet!  Settle in for some mince pie and enjoy the stories and conversation!

This month's Bat Family History links for Don Newton (also check out our Gallery for photos of Don dressed as Captain Marvel):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Newton

http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/_main/features/creator.php?creatorid=523

https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Batman-Don-Newton-Various/dp/1401232949

https://www.lambiek.net/artists/n/newton_don.htm

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This month, join Shawn, Paul, and special guest (and first-time podcaster) Dan Dougherty at Wayne Family Gardens!  We discover whether Maxie Zeus really has god-like powers and how the Sea Devils connect to the Human Target!  We get the return of ads to Detective Comics, and see Alfred take on a home invasion at the Wayne penthouse!  The Scarecrow comes by Hudson U to strike fear into Robin, while Batgirl faces Killer Moth!  Stop on by and enjoy the conversation and the apple pie!

This month's Bat Family History links for George Tuska:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Tuska

https://twomorrows.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=123_140&products_id=299&zenid=6dpf587beu2f0i61vhts1sdkr1

http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=161

https://www.lambiek.net/artists/t/tuska_george.htm

https://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/george_tuska_1916_2009/

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Happy New Year! Unfortunately, our reunion hits a somber note, as Ward Hill Terry (Stop Calling Him Frank!) joins Shawn and Paul to mourn the loss of Aunt Kathy.   But we do get some crack detective work by Robin, if not by the HUPD.  Witness an amazing balancing act by Jason Bard in the return of Man-Bat to these pages!  After a dessert of leftover Christmas cookies, we also see a foreign national burglarize Barbara’s apartment! And alas, we get the last chapter of the Demon’s Eternity Book saga! Stock up on those snacks – you’ll need them!

This month's Bat Family History sources for Kurt Schaffenberger:

Amazing World of DC Comics #2 (1974) – see Gallery for the cover and article, as well as a Schaffenberger Self Portrait from Jimmy Olsen #155 in 1973 and DC Profile #31.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Schaffenberger

http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=179

https://web.archive.org/web/20170707215247/http://comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=901

Hero Gets Girl: The Life and Art of Kurt Schaffenberger – Twomorrows Digital Edition

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Happy Holidays!  Shawn and Paul welcome Brett Young back to the Reunion!  Denny O’Neil is the author of 2 VERY different Batman stories this month! We get the debut of Jack C. Harris on Batgirl and Robin! The Demon thinks he has bested Baron Tyme, while the Human Target wonders Just Who is Floyd Fenderman Anyway?  You be the judge of the stories as well as the pumpkin pies!

This month's Bat Family History links for Bob Oksner:

http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/creator.php?creatorid=255

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Oksner

https://www.lambiek.net/artists/o/oksner_bob.htm

https://www.cbr.com/bob-oksner-twinkle-jerry-lewis-dobie-gillis-mary-marvel/

https://13thdimension.com/13-covers-a-bob-oksner-birthday-celebration-3/

For “Does This Trade Dress Make Me Look Phat” by Xum Yukinori:

There are a few extra copies of the book left and they plan to print a second batch next year if there is enough demand.  So, they can set up a "preorder list."  The book is sold at print cost, which is $75, plus shipping.  People can email Adrian Zet at xumswho@gmail.com for more info.

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