*DC: We kick off a new round of our ever-popular Batmania events with a real gem. From 1943, Detective Comics #71 brings us ‘A Crime A Day!’, a calendar-themed tale of Batman and Robin versus their most notorious enemy, the Joker! Illustrated by Jerry Robinson, this has the Prince of Plunder undermining Batman’s confidence by giving clues to crimes too difficult for even Batman to solve. This use of ‘headology’ almost causes the Caped Crusader to quit, but (Spoiler Alert!) all ends well. Also featured in this issue are the Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby, Air Wave, Slam Bradley and Bart Regan, Spy, plus the Crimson Avenger. However, the centrefold of this comic is missing, rendering the Crimson Avenger story incomplete, but all other features intact. This copy of Detective #71 is Poor; in addition to the missing centrefold, comprising four story pages, the spine has been glued, restapled and heavily taped. There is also a neatly-taped tear approx. 3″ on the logo, in a reverse-‘L’ shape. Nevertheless, the cover image is largely unimpeded, the page quality of the remaining interiors is off-white with no brittleness or browning, and the overall visual appeal is greater than the stated grade. This was at one point a slabbed CBCS 0.5 copy, but has been ‘liberated’; the original CBCS label is included with the comic for reference. Detective #71 PR £200. More Batman next week… SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD