American Update: Batmania explodes!
*DC: A one week event as Batmania returns to our listings! More than 50 new Silver/Bronze issues of the Caped Crusader’s own series new in, ranging from #142 through to #327, including many appearances by classic villains (Joker, Penguin, Catwoman, Two-Face) and some that are, well, less classic (The Eraser, Death-Man, the Ten-Eyed Man, and Gaggy!). High points include #181, the first appearance of the lovely-but-lethal Poison Ivy, and #227’s “Demon of Gothos Mansion”, with a stunning Neal Adams cover (though stunning Adams covers were not in short supply around the early 1970’s, this tops the lot). Not content with that, we have most of the first nine issues of Batman Family, the oddball series which teamed Batgirl and Robin surprisingly effectively. Issues #6, #8 & #9 of Batman Family feature the earliest appearances of Duela Dent, the Joker’s Daughter. Also, Brave & Bold featured Batman in tandem with other DC super-stars, and our new B & B stock offers several of the harder-to-find 100-page issues, as well as low-UK-distribution numbers #111, #129 and #130, which co-star the Joker. And finally, Detective Comics, the series which launched Batman’s career, is topped up with a dozen or so issues from the ‘Dark Knight’ early 1970’s, as well as the silver age classic “Negative Batman” from issue #284. Our copy of Batman #181 is VG-, sound with light wear, and while the centrefold poster is present, there are some light pencil lines around the Robin figure. This cents copy, with no UK price mark or overstamp, is offered at £60.