Mike is back with another episode of 1930s comic book fun. Explore the dawn of the comic book era before the landscape became littered with super-heroes. This time out, Mike talks about DC’s very first licensed property, DC’s first multi-media spinoff (maybe?), and a Dr. Fu Manchu ripoff.<\/p>\n
Here’s some reference material to wet your whistle:<\/p>\n
DC’s first action hero, Barry O’Neill<\/strong> – New Fun #1<\/a> by Lawrence Lariar. Compared to the same story in Atomic Comics #1, Page 1<\/a>, Page 2<\/a>, by unknown artist.<\/p>\n Classic Barry from More Fun #24 by Leo O’Mealia, Page 1<\/a>, Page 2<\/a><\/p>\n Oswald the Rabbit<\/strong> – 1<\/a> 2<\/a> 3<\/a><\/p>\n Read Bubby and Beevil<\/strong><\/a> then check out the Sunshine Makers<\/a> cartoon.<\/p>\n All this, plus listener feedback!<\/p>\n Come and get it.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mike is back with another episode of 1930s comic book fun. Explore the dawn of the comic book era before the landscape became littered with super-heroes. This time out, Mike talks about DC’s very first licensed property, DC’s first multi-media spinoff (maybe?), and a Dr. Fu Manchu ripoff. Here’s some […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"http:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/media\/podcasts\/mikes\/mp3\/dchistory3.mp3","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"47.45M","filesize_raw":"49754112","date_recorded":"2013-08-24 00:05:51","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[135],"tags":[],"qtserie":[99],"series":[41],"class_list":["post-3967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcast","qtserie-mikes-amazing-world-of-dc-history","series-mikes-amazing-world-of-dc-history"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/fanggow.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/TTF-iTunes.png","download_link":"https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/podcast-download\/3967\/mikes-amazing-world-of-dc-history-episode-3","player_link":"https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/podcast-player\/3967\/mikes-amazing-world-of-dc-history-episode-3","audio_player":"https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/podcast-player\/3967\/mikes-amazing-world-of-dc-history-episode-3<\/a>","episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"amazon":{"key":"amazon","url":"","label":"Amazon","class":"amazon","icon":"amazon.png"},"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"castbox":{"key":"castbox","url":"","label":"CastBox","class":"castbox","icon":"castbox.png"},"google_play":{"key":"google_play","url":"","label":"Google Play","class":"google_play","icon":"google-play.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"owltail":{"key":"owltail","url":"","label":"OwlTail","class":"owltail","icon":"owltail.png"},"player_fm":{"key":"player_fm","url":"","label":"Player.fm","class":"player_fm","icon":"player-fm.png"},"podbay":{"key":"podbay","url":"","label":"Podbay","class":"podbay","icon":"podbay.png"},"podbean":{"key":"podbean","url":"","label":"Podbean","class":"podbean","icon":"podbean.png"},"podchaser":{"key":"podchaser","url":"","label":"Podchaser","class":"podchaser","icon":"podchaser.png"},"rss":{"key":"rss","url":"","label":"RSS","class":"rss","icon":"rss.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"},"iheartradio":{"key":"iheartradio","url":"","label":"iHeartRadio","class":"iheartradio","icon":"iheartradio.png"},"itunes":{"key":"itunes","url":"","label":"iTunes","class":"itunes","icon":"itunes.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/twotruefreaks.com\/podcast\/feed\/podcast\/mikes-amazing-world-of-dc-history","embedCode":"Mike’s Amazing World of DC History – Episode 3<\/a><\/blockquote>