*DC: This week’s visit to Batmania features the debut of one of his most famous female nemeses. Catwoman having seemingly gone into retirement by 1966 (but not for long!), the Batman franchise was in need of a new femme fatale, and Poison Ivy was brainstormed with the idea of joining the TV show as a recurring villain. Most of the ladies on that series being, shall we say, of a certain age, it was felt someone younger and more vibrant was required! Ivy never made it onto the small screen – at least not in that decade – but she did catch on with the comics audience, and has remained a staple of the Batman Rogue’s Gallery ever since, her profile being considerably upped in recent years by her status as Harley Quinn’s favourite gal-pal. This is a mid-grade, respectable copy of Ivy’s debut, minor cover creasing and wear not significantly breaking colour, and a large biro ‘6’ popping up over Ivy’s shoulder on the cover, but clean, flexible interiors, and – most crucially – the centrefold pin-up, frequently missing from copies of this issue, is firmly in place. Overall, a GD/VG p copy at £85. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD