{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 260: Batman \u2013 Daughter of the Demon","description":" On this episode, we kick off a two-part miniseries, Dark August Knights! That\u2019s right, we\u2019re focusing on Batman and Batman-adjacent stories during the month of August! And first up is the introduction of the Dark Knight\u2019s iconic villain Ra\u2019s al Ghul \u2013 as seen in 1971\u2019s Batman #232 and 1972\u2019s Batman #243-244, by the titanic team of Denny O\u2019Neil and Neal Adams, published by DC Comics! After Robin the College-Aged Boy Wonder is kidnapped, Batman is visited by the mysterious Ra\u2019s al Ghul, whose daughter, Talia, has also been abducted! The trail takes the World\u2019s Greatest Crime-Fighter and his enigmatic new acquaintance to Calcutta and the Himalayas, where a showdown with the lethal Brotherhood of the Demon awaits! Later, the Dark Knight Detective and a team of allies travels to the Swiss Alps to take down this international crime lord \u2013 who turns out to be immortal! Can Batman defeat the Head of the Demon in a desert duel to the death? And can this trio of tales infiltrate that mountaintop lair of villainy known as \u2026 The Comics Canon? Also in This Episode: Batman, International Man of Mystery Sit, Ubu, sit! The Caped Crusader\u2019s implausible detecting skills Spider-Man: Brand New Day Dungeon Crawler Carl, narrated by Jeff Hays Taking work from cat actors Join us in two weeks as we wrap up Dark August Knights with a look at Gotham Central #1-5! Until then:Please consider donating to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Facebook or Bluesky! And as always, thanks for listening! ","author_name":"The Comics Canon","author_url":"http:\/\/www.comicscanon.com","html":"