Collected Edition: Episode 116: The Night the Mob Stole Christmas

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“It’s about as goofy as it gets written at a time
when comics were not afraid just to be silly.”

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year!

Today on the program we discuss what can best be described as a “completely bonkers” comic…The Brave and the Bold #148: The Night the Mob Stole Christmas written by Bob Haney and drawn by Joe Staton and Jim Aparo. In this epic holiday tale, we find Batman and Plastic Man teaming up to foil the nefarious plot of cigarette smugglers (buttleggers) to steal a holiday display from downtown Gotham and thus ruin Christmas. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say it would be a dark night if that happened!

In addition, we give our annual list of “Best Of” comics. They are as follows:

Brian’s list:

1. John Constantine: Dead In America (DC) Simon Spurrier / Aaron Campbell
2. Grommets (Image) Brian Posehn / Rick Remender / Brett Parson
3. Zatana: Bring Down the House (DC) Mariko Tamaki / Javier Rodriguez
   Minor Arcana (Boom!) Jeff Lemire
   Power Fantasy (Image) Kieron Gillen / Caspar Wijngaard
4. Outsiders (DC) Jackson Lanzing / Collin Kelly / Robert Carey
   Jenny Sparks (DC) Tom King / Jeff Spokes
5. Rare Flavors (Boom!) Ram V / Filipe Andrade

Paul’s List:

1. Beneath the Trees Where Nobody Sees (IDW) Patrick Horvath
2. Final Cut (Penguin) Charles Burns
3. Minor Arcana (Boom!) Jeff Lemire
4. Universal Monsters: (Image)
   Creature From the Black Lagoon Lives! Dan Watters / Ram V / Matthew Roberts / Dave Stewart
   Frankenstein Michael Walsh / Toni Marie Griffen
5. Bat-Man: First Knight (DC) Dan Jergens / Mike Perkins

As always, thanks for listening and have a very happy holiday with those you love!

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Keep reading comics. Be well. Cheers.

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Music played on the episode:

• The Nutcracker – Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy (electro house version)
• We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Music by Maksym Dudchyk from Pixabay

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