*DC: The Riddler made just two appearances in Detective Comics in 1948, before returning to plague the Dynamic Duo in the Silver Age in Batman #171 in 1965 and staying pretty much a constant thorn in Batman’s side ever since. Interest has now built to a frenzy since the announcement of the Riddler’s appearance in the upcoming Batman movie, so what better time to invest in this lovely copy of his Silver Age debut? A pence stamped copy, with vivid rich cover colour, and a superb Carmine Infantino cover illustration. Tight and flat with excellent staples and off white pages. Some edge wear at spine and minor corner blunting, but nothing too bad. There is a tiny non-colour breaking crease across the diagonal right cover bottom edge (the size of the black band across the cover bottom), but overall a superior copy. Personally, I don’t think Batman’s classic foes have ever looked better than on covers from this classic period. 
PICTURED: BATMAN #171 VG/FN p £400