Aug 15 2024 78 mins 7
Few know about the first appearance of the Dark Knight in cinema. Fewer still know just how much of an impact it had on the batman universe. The Batman 1943 Serial is the genesis of the Batcave and of Alfred. Join us as we dive deep on the history and story of this important moment in the story of Batman.
https://www.amazon.com/Continued-Next-Week-History-Picture/dp/0806106336/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internment_of_Japanese_Americans
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozawa_v._United_States
https://blogs.iu.edu/establishingshot/2017/04/27/saturday-kiddie-matinees-in-the-20th-century/
https://archive.org/details/batman-1943-chapters-1-7
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035665/
https://www.polygon.com/22981669/batman-movie-1943-serial-war-propaganda
https://batman-on-film.com/batman-films/batman-batman-robin-1940s-serials/
https://videofileblog.com/2022/09/19/batman-1943-movie-serial/
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Podcast Artwork by Sergio R. M. Duarte (https://www.instagram.com/sergiormduarte/)
Podcast Music by Renzo Calma (https://www.instagram.com/renzocalm)
Motion Graphics by r2ktalha (https://www.fiverr.com/share/AEpWpY)
00:00 Intro
01:52 Serials
16:56 WW2
17:38 Internment
23:31 Batman (1943)
43:43 The Radium Age
55:26 Dr Daka
58:38 Batman
01:00:00 Robin
01:01:22 Linda Page
01:02:19 Alfred Beagle
01:03:11 Closing Thoughts
