American Update: Batmania: A Pair Of Jokers: Batman #159 & #163
*DC: The two final appearances of the Clown Prince of Crime in the Batman ‘old look’ period before the ‘new look’ relaunch in 1964. In #159, in a double-length feature, Batman and chums get embroiled in the ‘Great Clayface Joker Feud’ and in #163, Batman & Robin encounter the ‘Joker Jury’. These issues are also among the final appearances of Batman Family regulars Batwoman and Bat-Girl before they were swept away by the ‘new look’ to resurface years later in different guises. #159 is a nice above average pence stamped copy, tight and flat with good staples, page quality and cover and only very moderate edge and handling wear. #163, also pence stamped, has some edge wear at spine and right edge and corner blunting, good staples and page quality and a couple of small creases to the right bottom edge area. Both copies present very well.
PICTURED: BATMAN
#159 VG/FN p £90
#163 VG+ p £65