The 80's Batman Podcast

The 80's Batman Podcast

Hosted by JB Anderton, a life-long Batman fan. A sequel to "BAT 77 - The 70's Batman Podcast", JB summarizes and reviews a selection of Batman stories published or released in the 1980s, from the Pre-Crisis era of the comics to the release of the 1989 film.

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September 14, 2026 47 mins

COVER DATE - June 1982
CREDITS: Gerry Conway (story), Gene Colan (pencils), Klaus Janson (inks)

Bruce, Dick and Alfred move back to Wayne Manor, unaware that the Man-Bat has taken up residence down in the original Batcave.

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COVER DATE: September 1982
CREDITS: Mike W. Barr (story), Trevor Von Eeden (art)

Batman has 24 hours to save Gotham City from a fiery holocaust.  

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COVER DATE: September 1980
CREDITS: Len Wein (story), Jim Aparo (art)

Commissioner Gordon believes that Batman's mysterious opponent is someone close to home, and the Dark Knight is shocked when he finally finds the culprit. 

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COVER DATE: August 1980
CREDITS: Len Wein (story), Jim Aparo (art)

The mystery of who is trying to destroy the Batman deepens, and not even Robin or Alfred can help the Batman track down the guilty party.

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COVER DATE: July 1980
CREDITS: Len Wein (story), John Byrne (pencils), Jim Aparo (inks) 

Someone has infiltrated the Batcave and destroyed an original Bat costume once worn by Bruce Wayne's father.  The Batman takes a trip down memory lane in order to find a clue as to who is responsible. 

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COVER DATE: March 1980

CREDITS: Len Wein (story), Walt Simonson & Dick Giordano (art)

The Joker kidnaps several Gothamites including Robin, Commissioner Gordon, and Alfred in order to lure Batman into a deadly trap in celebration of the mad clown's birthday.  

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June 25, 2026 11 mins

JB Anderton returns to the world of Batman with a sequel to "BAT 77 - The 70's Batman Podcast", as he begins his journey through the 1980s, the decade of his adolescence and of a formative and volatile period of the Caped Crusader's career.  

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