- 32 minutes 11 secondsThe Detective Phase - Episode 13: Elegy 4 - Rubato
Join Mike Garvey for an all new episode of The Detective Phase, covering the finale of the Batwoman ‘Elegy’ story in Detective Comics #857, released September 2009!
Historical Background: 0:00 - 3:05
Intro and Background: 3:58 - 7:23
Synopsis: 7:24 - 13:31
Analysis: 13:44 - 22:24
What Else Was In the Book: 22:36 - 29:01
Mailbag and Sign-off: 29:13 - 32:11
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5 November 2026, 11:18 am - 44 minutes 50 secondsThe Detective Phase - Episode 12: Elegy 3 - Affettuoso
Join Mike Garvey for an all new episode of The Detective Phase, covering the penultimate chapter of the Batwoman ‘Elegy’ story in Detective Comics #856, released August 2009!
Historical Background: 0:00 - 2:32
Intro and Background: 3:25 - 8:56
Synopsis: 8:57 - 17:44
Promo Break: Magazines and Monsters
Analysis: 19:31 - 32:09
What Else Was In the Book: 32:20 - 38:25
Mailbag and Sign-off: 38:37 - 44:52
Related story links from DCOCD: 52
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18 October 2026, 10:38 am - 33 minutes 45 secondsThe Detective Phase - Episode 11: Elegy 2 - Misterioso
Join Mike Garvey for an all new episode of The Detective Phase, continuing the Batwoman ‘Elegy’ story in Detective Comics #855, released July 2009!
Historical Background: 0:00 - 2:46
Intro and Background: 3:39 - 7:49
Synopsis: 7:50 - 12:16
Promo Break: Coffee and Comics Podcast
Analysis: 13:47 - 19:40
What Else Was In the Book: 19:52 - 24:48
Mailbag and Sign-off: 24:59 - 33:45
Related story links from DCOCD: Blackest Night
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27 September 2026, 9:27 am - 37 minutes 6 secondsThe Detective Phase - Episode 10: Elegy 1 - Agitato
Join Mike Garvey for an all new episode of The Detective Phase, covering the introduction of Batwoman as the lead for the series in Detective Comics #854, released June 2009!
Historical Background: 0:00 - 2:03
Intro and Background: 2:51 - 9:14
Story Synopsis: 9:15 - 13:27
Promo Break: Infinite Earths: A Guide to the DC Multiverse
Analysis: 14:50 - 26:56
What Else Was In the Book: 27:09 - 31:05
Mailbag and Sign-off: 31:17 - 37:06
Related story links from DCOCD: 52 and Final Crisis
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13 September 2026, 1:27 pm - 38 minutes 47 secondsThe Detective Phase - Episode 9: The Honored Dead
Join Mike Garvey for an all new episode of The Detective Phase. This episode we’re entering a new millennium and a new era for Gotham, as we look at Detective Comics #742, released January 2000!
Historical Background: 0:00 - 3:15
Intro and Background: 4:09 - 8:01
Synopsis: 8:02 - 13:15
Promo Break: Campus Comics Cast
Analysis: 14:36 - 24:52
What Else Was In The Book? 25:04 - 31:05
Mailbag and Sign-off: 31:17 - 38:47
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30 August 2026, 2:19 pm - 35 minutes 39 secondsThe Detective Phase - Episode 8: Snow and Ice 2 - Bird of Ill Omen
Join Mike Garvey for an all new episode of The Detective Phase, covering the finale of the ‘Snow and Ice' story in Detective Comics #611, released December 1989!
Historical Background: 0:00 - 3:16
Intro and Background: 4:04 - 8:56
Story Synopsis: 8:57 - 15:19
Promo Break: Marvel Star Wars - From Empire to Jedi
Analysis: 16:53 - 30:39
Mailbag and Sign-off: 30:51 - 35:38
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12 July 2026, 10:39 am - 30 minutes 24 secondsThe Detective Phase - Episode 7: Snow and Ice 1 - Ode to a Penguin
Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time looking at Detective Comics #610, released November 1989! It’s part 1 of the Snow and Ice story, focusing on Oswald Cobblepot, the Penguin!
Historical Context: 0:00 - 3:04
Intro and Background: 3:55 - 14:35
Story Synopsis: 9:12 - 14:34
Promo Break - Peace Bound and Down
Analysis: 15:57 - 25:52
Mailbag and Sign-off: 26:01 - 30:24
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28 June 2026, 11:26 am - 30 minutes 18 secondsThe Detective Phase - Episode 6: Creatures of the Night
Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time looking at Detective Comics #489, released January 1980!
Intro and Background: 3:20 - 7:55
Story Synopsis: 7:56 - 10:36
Analysis: 12:20 - 27:33
Mailbag and Sign-off: 27:45 - 30:18
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24 May 2026, 7:33 am - 32 minutes 15 secondsThe Detective Phase - Episode 5: Challenge of the Man-Bat
Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering the debut of Man-Bat in Detective Comics #400, released January 1970!
Intro and Background: 3:10 - 6:05
Story Synopsis: 6:06- 11:40
Analysis: 13:05 - 24:11
Mailbag and Sign-off: 24:19 - 32:15
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16 April 2026, 12:35 am - 27 minutes 54 secondsThe Detective Phase - Episode 4: Prey of the Alien Hunters
Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering Batman and Robin in SPAAAACE thanks to Detective Comics #299, released November 1961!
Intro and Background: 2:45 - 7:32
Story Synopsis: 7:33- 12:51
Analysis: 14:11 - 25:51
Mailbag and Sign-off: 26:03 - 27:54
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2 March 2026, 10:22 am - 29 minutes 55 secondsThe Detective Phase - Episode 3: Batman's Super-Enemy
Join Mike Garvey for a new episode of The Detective Phase, this time covering the uncelebrated 250th issue of Detective Comics, released October 1957!
Intro and Background: 3:29 - 7:14
Story Synopsis: 7:15 - 13:51
Analysis: 15:24 - 28:00
Mailbag and Sign-off: 28:11 - 29:55
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