Covering characters, stories, writers, artists, movie directors, business, politics and more. Everything in and around Batman. We start at the very begining, and work our way chronoligcally through 80 years of Batman.
Bat Lessons host Michael Eury explores the fascinating origins and evolution of the iconic Batman villain Mr. Freeze, revealing key insights into his creation.
11 Dec 2025
37: Batman 66
Brian watches Batman '66 for the first time starring Adam West and Burt Ward. Alex reads us in on what William Dozier, Bob Kane, Lorenzo Semple Jr., and more said about the debut of the show. We also chat about Pop Art, Camp Humor, and the social moment that led to the show.
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00:00 Batman on Ice
03:26 Serial Screenings
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16:09 The 1960s
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8 Aug 2025
36: Bat-Mite
Who is Bat-Mite, and how did he come to be? What impact will he have on the DCU? All that and more, on this episode of Bat Lessons!
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38: Mr. Freeze
Published 19 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Plagiarism Corner. You want to talk Plagiarism Corner? You said Plagiarism Corner wasn't coming. Well, there's no plagiarism corner. There's no plagiarism controversy where people call Mr. Freeze a ripoff of another character. Okay. But there is some discussion online about Archie ripping off Mr. Freeze with a character called Ice Cube. So the gist is that Archie did a thing in the 60s where it was kind of like a what if. And it's like, what if Archie was a superhero? And they called him Captain Pureheart. And the villain for Captain Pureheart in his first appearance is the Ice Cube. he looks kind of like a frozen man. […]
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