*DC: In the late 1960s and early 1970s, there arose a craze for ‘Gothic Romances’, the covers of which depicted diaphanously-clad lovelies fleeing a darkened mansion/castle/palace at night, frequently pursued by beasts. Writer Denny O’Neil paid tribute to the genre in Batman #227’s ‘Demon of Gothos Mansion!’, casting Alfred’s niece Daphne as the ingenue and arranging a beautiful Neal Adams cover, which became one of the most sought-after iconic covers of the Silver Age – not least because it also ‘homaged’ a Golden Age cover, Detective #31. This is a beautiful condition copy from the Bute Collection, tight, flat, glossy and with strong colours. Staples are firm at spine and centrefold, and the supple pages are an excellent near-white. there is just the merest suggestion of handling wear at the top left edge and a hint of wear towards the bottom of the spine that preclude a NM or higher grade. A fairly unobtrusive small pence stamp is on the ‘N’ of the logo. High resolution images are available on request.
PICTURED: BATMAN #227 VF £1,075