On this episode, we kick off a two-part miniseries, Dark August Knights! That’s right, we’re focusing on Batman and Batman-adjacent stories during the month of August!
And first up is the introduction of the Dark Knight’s iconic villain Ra’s al Ghul – as seen in 1971’s Batman #232 and 1972’s Batman #243-244, by the titanic team of Denny O’Neil and Neal Adams, published by DC Comics!
After Robin the College-Aged Boy Wonder is kidnapped, Batman is visited by the mysterious Ra’s al Ghul, whose daughter, Talia, has also been abducted!
The trail takes the World’s Greatest Crime-Fighter and his enigmatic new acquaintance to Calcutta and the Himalayas, where a showdown with the lethal Brotherhood of the Demon awaits!
Later, the Dark Knight Detective and a team of allies travels to the Swiss Alps to take down this international crime lord – who turns out to be immortal!
Can Batman defeat the Head of the Demon in a desert duel to the death? And can this trio of tales infiltrate that mountaintop lair of villainy known as … The Comics Canon?
Also in This Episode:
- Batman, International Man of Mystery
- Sit, Ubu, sit!
- The Caped Crusader’s implausible detecting skills
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day
- Dungeon Crawler Carl, narrated by Jeff Hays
- Taking work from cat actors
Join us in two weeks as we wrap up Dark August Knights with a look at Gotham Central #1-5!
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