Batman the Animated Series Podcast · Alex and Will Robson

Legends of the Dark Knight Review

·1 hr 46 min·2 clips

Batman #250 by Frank Robbins and Dick Giordano has kids dismissing Bruce Wayne's Batman reveal as a playful joke.

1. Batman the Animated Series Podcast reviews 'Legends of the Dark Knight,' which first aired October 10, 1998 and mixes a Dick Sprang-style 1950s story with a Frank Miller-style Dark Knight Returns story. 2. Hosts Alex Robson and his brother Will Robson, a comic book artist and writer, open with Will's struggles on Marvel covers and Alex's lost audiobook audition. 3. The opening segment fan-casts a live-action universe, with the hosts agreeing to skip child roles but suggesting McKenna Grace, 19, as the teenage Carrie Kelly. 4. For the 1950s Batman, one host first considers Colin Jost before switching to John Cena, while Will picks John Krasinski, with David Mazouz as Robin and Steve Carell as the Joker. 5. The other host counters with Pete Holmes as the 50s Joker, citing his stand-up and his turn as the internet Batman. 6. For the mutant leader, the hosts choose Braun Strowman and Florian Munteanu, who played Victor Drago in Creed 2 and Razor Fist in Shang-Chi, and both agree on Josh Brolin as the Dark Knight Returns Batman. 7. The credits segment names Michael Ironside as the 80s Batman, Michael McKean as the 50s Joker, and Gary Owens as 50s Batman, who was the voice of Space Ghost in the 1960s. 8. Fun facts include that the episode credits Bill Finger, Dick Sprang and Frank Miller, and that it is based on Batman #250, in which kids dismiss Batman's reveal as a joke. 9. The hosts also spot nods such as the 'old chum' handshake from Batman 66's opening credits, a sign reading 'Shoemaker' tied to Joel Schumacher, and the Walker Music Center named for composer Shirley Walker. 10. Suited to fans of Batman: The Animated Series trivia and fan-casting debates.

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