Hosted by life long Batman fans Andrew Leyland and Michael Bailey, The Overlooked Dark Knight shines a light on the Batman stories that hardly anyone talks about. Mostly. Sometimes the guys talk about Batman stories EVERYONE talks about, but they try to stick to a mandate of the overlooked stuff because the character is more than the sum of The Dark Knight Returns, Year One, Hush, and The Long Halloween.
The Overlooked Dark Knight: The New Adventures
Claim This Podcastby Andrew Leyland and Michael Bailey
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Hosted by life long Batman fans Andrew Leyland and Michael Bailey, The Overlooked Dark Knight shines a light on the Batman stories that hardly anyone talks about. Mostly. Sometimes the guys talk about Batman stories EVERYONE talks about, but they try to stick to a mandate of the overlooked stuff because the character is more than the sum of The Dark Knight Returns, Year One, Hush, and The Long Halloween.
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May 15, 2026
Another Bat-Flashback...Batman vs. The Incredible Hulk!
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>The Overlooked Dark Knight presents another Bat-Flashback!</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Recently Andy and Mike have been looking at the original team-ups between Superman and Spider-Man because there are new team-ups between those heroes. Because of this, Mike thought it might be a good idea to re-release the time the guys talked about Batman meeting and, improbably, fighting the Incredible Hulk.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Originally presented as episode 61 of the show (released on January 18, 2022) Andy and Mike talked about "The Monster and the Madman". Written by Len Wein with art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and Dick Giordano, the story was initially presented in <strong>DC Special Series</strong> #27 and was released (according to Mike's Amazing World of Comics) on September 24, 1981. The story has Batman and the Hulk joining forces to deal with their most well known and arch foes. In Batman's case this meant The Joker. For Hulk, this meant...the Shaper of Worlds?</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Yeah, Andy and Mike were confused about that as well. It's one of the things they talk about. They also discuss the art, the fact that the Bruce Banner in the story was played somewhat like his live action television counterpart, wha the term "donkey work" means, what other Hulk villains could have been used and more. The episode is presented just as it was when it was first unleased on the world, so no recent intros and outros will be included.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Below are the front and back cover to this treasury sized special.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p> </p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>It may not seem like it, but Andy and Mike do like feedback even if they are crap at getting to it. The most direct way to do this is to email them, which you can do by directing your thoughts to <a href="mailto:overlookeddarkknight@gmail.com" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">overlookeddarkknight@gmail.com</a>. You can also leave a comment over on their<a href= "https://www.facebook.com/overlookeddarkknight" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Facebook page</a>. You can also leave a comment at the new web home of the show, <a href= "https://baileyplanet.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener"><strong>The Bailey Planet</strong></a>.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><strong>Next Time:</strong> The regular episodes resume with Mike and Andy starting a two-part look at one of the most off-beat Batman villains ever…Man-Bat!</p> <p> </p>
April 24, 2026
Episode 101 - Batman '66 at 60! Part 3 - The Zodiac Crimes Trilogy
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>It is not hyperbole to say that without the 1966<strong> Batman</strong> series starring Adam West and Burt Ward that this podcast wouldn't be a thing. That series is foundational to both Andy and Mike in terms of them being Batman fans. This year, <strong>Batman '66</strong>, as it has become more commonly known these days, is turning 60 and the guys thought that they should mark the occasion with an episode devoted to the show.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Then they thought they could make the celebration a little bigger by re-releasing two of their older episodes that were about the show since they are no longer available on the old feed.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>And thus was born…<strong>Batman '66 at 60</strong>!</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>In this third and final part Andy and Mike talk about (as opposed to talking over) one of the three part episodes from the second season of <strong>Batman '66</strong>. <strong>The Zodiac Crimes</strong> (original air date January 11, 1967), <strong>The Joker's Hard Times</strong> (original air date January 12, 1967), and <strong>The Penguin Declines</strong> (original air date January 18, 1967) were Andy's choices and could very easily have been made into a second Batman film. This one has it all when it comes to <strong>Batman '66</strong>. A team-up between The Joker and The Penguin? Check. A beautiful sidekick for the villains that definitely wanted to try a little bit of Batman on? Check. Death traps? Double check. Andy and Mike talk about all of that and more as the finish their celebration of the Batman show that made them.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>It may not seem like it, but Andy and Mike do like feedback even if they are crap at getting to it. The most direct way to do this is to email them, which you can do by directing your thoughts to <a href="mailto:overlookeddarkknight@gmail.com" target= "_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">overlookeddarkknight@gmail.com</a>. You can also leave a comment over on their<a href= "https://www.facebook.com/overlookeddarkknight" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Facebook page</a>. You can also leave a comment at the new web home of the show, <a href= "https://baileyplanet.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"><strong>The Bailey Planet</strong></a>.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><strong>Next Time:</strong> Mike and Andy start a two-part look at one of the most off-beat Batman villains ever...Man-Bat!</p>
April 17, 2026
Batman '66 at 60! Part 2 - Bat Flashback - The Bookworm Turns While Gotham City Burns
<p><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>It is not hyperbole to say that without the 1966<strong> Batman</strong> series starring Adam West and Burt Ward that this podcast wouldn't be a thing. That series is foundational to both Andy and Mike in terms of them being Batman fans. This year, <strong>Batman '66</strong>, as it has become more commonly known these days, is turning 60 and the guys thought that they should mark the occasion with an episode devoted to the show.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>Then they thought they could make the celebration a little bigger by re-releasing two of their older episodes that were about the show since they are no longer available on the old feed.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>And thus was born…<strong>Batman '66 at 60</strong>!</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>In this second part, Andy and Mike do another audio commentary! Originally this was the 50th episode of the show and they wanted to do something big. The Bookworm, played by Roddy McDowell, was one of the villains created for the live action series. He's also one of the most dangerous of the bad guys that Adam West and Burt Ward went up against. Andy and Mike yak over the two episodes, The Bookworm Turns and While Gotham City Burns, and talk about the show, McDowell, how creepy Bookworm is, and more!</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p>It may not seem like it, but Andy and Mike do like feedback even if they are crap at getting to it. The most direct way to do this is to email them, which you can do by directing your thoughts to <a href="mailto:overlookeddarkknight@gmail.com" target= "_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener">overlookeddarkknight@gmail.com</a>. You can also leave a comment over on their<a href= "https://www.facebook.com/overlookeddarkknight" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Facebook page</a>. You can also leave a comment at the new web home of the show, <a href= "https://baileyplanet.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noreferrer noopener"><strong>The Bailey Planet</strong></a>.</p> <p><!-- /wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --></p> <p><strong>Next Time:</strong> Batman '66 at 60 concludes with a brand new episode where Andy and Mike talk about one of the rare three part episodes, this one featuring The Joker and The Penguin!</p> <p> </p>
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