*DC: The debut of a major Batman villain from the Midas Collection this week. Although he was known as Mr Zero on his debut in 1959, he was re-named Mr Freeze for the Batman TV show in 1966 and the name changed in the comics thereafter. Mr Freeze has a long and infamous career in the DCU and portrayed as a tragic super-villain whose main motivation was preserving his wife’s life. He was created by Dave Wood (writer) and Sheldon Moldoff and Bob Kane (artists). Batman #121 features an evocative cover featuring Mr Zero by Curt Swan. Alongside the Mr Zero debut and origin story, there are two more Batman thrillers by Bill Finger and Sheldon Moldoff: Batman & Robin discover a criminal’s dead body in the Bat Cave, and a railway story featuring circus and prison trains. Not a bad copy here, although there are some flaws, which keep it relatively affordable for a major key issue. The cover has bright colours with a white background. Minor handling and edge wear with one or two small nicks. Upper 3.5 cm spine split. Small creases break colour over the second ‘A’ in the logo and across the bottom right cover corner. A small figure ’10’ in pencil has been written in the white background above Mr Zero’s head, and there is a 1 cm circular white stain over the first ‘A’ in the logo. Staples are firm and the pages are a clean off-white. Overall, presents very well. High resolution images are available on request. 
PICTURED: BATMAN #121 GD+ £1,200