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: 2:30 - 5:15

Story Synopsis: 5:15 - 9:09

Analysis: 10:50 - 20:26

Mailbag and Sign-off: 20:36 - 22:00

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

New year, new show!

Join Mike for the zero episode of his new show - The Detective Phase - as he explains what it's all about (there's a good chance you'll have already guessed...!).

The first proper episode will be dropping in January 2026, so stay tuned for more!

DCOCD is the DC Comics events podcast, where we look at every DC event in chronological order from Crisis on Infinite Earths to... we're not quite sure yet.

But we are sure now, because this is the final ever episode of DCOCD and we are going all out by covering 4 events in one epic finale. Mike and Paul have some very special guests along for one last ride…

Lazarus Planet - 00:00

We welcome first-time guest Mike Atchison from Mike’s Comic Shop Roadshow is our guest to discuss this story that literally spills out of the pages of Batman/Superman: World’s Finest and Robin’s Lazarus Island Tournament.

Knight Terrors - 38:57

Doctor Anj from Supergirl Comic box Commentary blog returns to help us investigate the sleep-depriving attack on the DC Universe by the unblinking fiend Insomnia.

Titans: Beast World - 01:10:33

Fire & Water Podcast Network founder The Irredeemable Shag returns one more time to go wild on our coverage of this Titans-centric crisis.

Absolute Power - 1:59:15

And last but not least we sit down with Dr Jennifer Schwartz-Levine to discuss the hero-shattering events of Amanda Waller’s ruthless powerplay to replace the Justice League.

Farewells and thank yous 2:29:00

If you have any farewell thoughts, opinions, encouragement or issues, please feel free to contact us via the comments section at WaitingforDoom.com on this post or via DCOCDCast@gmail.com

Check out the Superman statue appeal that Dr Jenny recommended at SupermanStatueCleveland

KEEP ON EVENTING (without us)!

Featured music:

After The Rain - The Angels

Dreams - The Cranberries

The Animal Song - Savage Garden

Great Wall - Boom Crash Opera

Gloriana - Steve Kilbey

DCOCD is the DC Comics events podcast, where we look at every DC event in chronological order from Crisis on Infinite Earths to... we're not quite sure yet.

Every Crisis has been building to this new Crisis, and what’s different about this one? It’s Darker than the others!!!

The Justice League are dead and the Great Darkness is finally making it’s move on the DC Universe through it’s possessed pawn Deathstroke. And what’s up with Pariah? He’s stopped crying and it looks like the worst news for our heroes.

Paul is joined by first-time guest DOUG ADAMSON and Podcasting’s MICHAEL BAILEY to find a path through the darkness to discuss, critique, praise and ultimately rate and rank this event.

This event is led by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON and DANIEL SAMPERE.

You can read along on DC UNIVERSE INFINITE on: https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com

If you have thoughts, opinions, encouragement or issues, please feel free to contact us at DCOCDCast@gmail.com

KEEP ON EVENTING!

If you'd like to support the show, please visit our Buy Me A Coffee page to donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waitingfor6 - thank you!

Intro/Outro music: Black Balloon - The Rubens

DCOCD is the DC Comics events podcast, where we look at every DC event in chronological order from Crisis on Infinite Earths to... we're not quite sure yet.

The darkly violent Flashpoint universe is somehow back and no one is more surprised than Thomas Wayne who decides to do everything in his power to wipe out that reality to save his son. But why is Bruce in the main DC Universe staking everything on his failure?

Paul is joined by first-time guest DC DAVE and the always sparkling LAUREL of the Wright On Network to discuss, critique, praise and ultimately rate and rank this event.

This event is led by GEOFF JOHNS, JEREMY ADAMS, TIM SHERIDAN, EDUARDO RISSO, TRISH MULVIHILL, XERMANICO, GARY FRANK, MIKEL JANIN, ROMULA FAJARDO JR, JORDIE BELAIRE, ROB LEIGH, MARQUIS DRAPER, ANDREW MARINO, KATIE KUBERT and and main covers by MITCH GERADS..

You can read along on DC UNIVERSE INFINITE on: https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com

If you have thoughts, opinions, encouragement or issues, please feel free to contact us via the comments section on this post or at DCOCDCast@gmail.com

KEEP ON EVENTING!

If you'd like to support the show, please visit our Buy Me A Coffee page to donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waitingfor6 - thank you!

Intro/Outro music: Father of Mine - Everclear

Mike and Paul tackle the all the important topics…

00;30 Dabbling in Magic

08:30 The Blind Madman of Brisbane

11:30 Frogger but with a dog

14:00 Art for your neighbours

16:00 Vamping

17:00 Funerals and weddings

22:00 Heroescon via Philly

29:20 Very Statler & Waldorf

30:30 Batman 89 in 24

33:15 More vamping

34:00 30 years of Waiting for Doom

35:00 Cat medicine

38:30 The Brew Crew explainer

Original broadcast date: 2 September 2024

DCOCD is the DC Comics events podcast, where we look at every DC event in chronological order from Crisis on Infinite Earths to... we're not quite sure yet.

Amanda Waller is scheming and plotting all the way to the alternate reality where evil reigns supreme, EARTH-3. Her plan involves manipulating and blackmailing former allies and a daring heist from the Flash Museum. Will it all makes sense in the end? Not exactly.

Paul is joined by his podcasting life-partner MIKE GARVEY and the Sports in Comics fanatic KEITH G BAKER to discuss, critique, praise and ultimately rate and rank this event.

This event is led by ROBBIE THOMPSON, DENNIS HALLUM, JEREMY ADAMS, TIM SHERIDAN, STEVE PUGH, BRENT PEEPLES, TOM DERENICK, DEXTOR SOY, WILL CONRAD, KIERON MCKEOWN and connecting covers by RAFA SANDOVAL.

You can read along on DC UNIVERSE INFINITE on: https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com

If you have thoughts, opinions, encouragement or issues, please feel free to contact us via the comments section at waitingfordoom.com/dcocd-1/dcocd-62 on this post or at DCOCDCast@gmail.com

KEEP ON EVENTING!

If you'd like to support the show, please visit our Buy Me A Coffee page to donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waitingfor6 - thank you!

Intro/Outro music: Evil Twin - Meghan Trainor

DCOCD is the DC Comics events podcast, where we look at every DC event in chronological order from Crisis on Infinite Earths to... we're not quite sure yet.

The assassination of Ra’s al Ghul puts Deathstroke and Talia on a collision course, but are they just pawns in someone else’s game? Yes, yes they are.

Paul is joined by two stalwarts of the Wright On Network podcast channel, AJ WRIGHT and TIM PRICE to discuss, critique, praise and ultimately rate and rank this event.

This event is led by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, VICTOR BOGDANOVIC, MIKE HENDERSON, HOWARD PORTER, TREVOR HAIRSINE, PAOLO PANTALENA, ROGER CRUZ, NORM RAPMUND, OTTO SCHMIDT, JON BOY MYERS and many others.

You can read along on DC UNIVERSE INFINITE here: https://www.dcuniverseinfinite.com/collections/story-bmshadowwar

If you have thoughts, opinions, encouragement or issues, please feel free to contact us via the comments section on this post or at DCOCDCast@gmail.com and on twitter @DCOCDCast

KEEP ON EVENTING!

If you'd like to support the show, please visit our Buy Me A Coffee page to donate: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/waitingfor6 - thank you!

Intro/Outro music: One Eyed Bastard - Green Day