Jul 30, 2026

On the latest Bat Bits, we finish our look at the draft of “The Ring of Wax” by Jack Paritz and Bob Rodgers, featuring a nonexistent fountain, a gun that doesn’t make it to the final, the return of a familiar building, and more!

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Jul 16, 2026

On the latest Bat Bits, we continue walking through the draft of “The Ring of Wax”/"Give 'Em the Axe" by Jack Paritz and Bob Rodgers, featuring the final mention of the Batmobile’s security system, a significant change following the deathtrap, a swap of one antifeminist comment for another, and more!

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Jul 2, 2026

It’s been quite a while since we’ve taken a look at “The Ring of Wax”/“Give ‘em the Axe”, but it’s finally this arc’s turn for an examination of its first completed draft script. How well did Jack Paritz and Bob Rodgers do at sticking to Semplian ideas of Batman? Where did they not go into enough...

Jun 18, 2026

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Nancy Northcott joins us once again to discuss women on Batman. This time, we’re focusing on the Egghead/Olga team-up episodes. Are they as full of sexism as we’d expected from a 1967 TV show? What do we make of the leggy babe technician at the Radium Center? Is crime...

Mar 12, 2026

As Tim and Paul have examined first draft Batman scripts, it's become clear that the draft recaps of part one that you hear at the start of part two are often completely rewritten for the final. But why did this rewriting take place? What were the goals of the recaps that Lorenzo Semple and co. thought weren’t...