*DC: The Bat-Signal blazes in the sky once more, summoning us to a fresh batch of the Caped Crusader’s exploits, from issue #200, at the tail end of the Batman TV show’s success, through to #250, when Denny O’Neil and his new ‘Darknight Detective’ initiative breathed new life into the Gotham Guardian. There are many highlights of this sequence: Batman’s shocking abandonment of the Batcave, and Robin’s solo career, classic villains reinterpreted for the new decade, multitudinous extra-thick reprint Giants of vintage material, 100-Page Spectaculars, and the advent of a certain artist named Adams, in one of the most creative periods in Batman’s history. Particular milestones, illustrated below, are #200, (FN/VF £50) the Anniversary issue, with a team-up of Batman’s greatest villains (and the Getaway Genius, but never mind); #208 (VF- £50), the “Women In Batman’s Life”, scarce and often overlooked, it features a new story liking the reprints, in which a Big Reveal about the Batman’s origin was disclosed for the first time; #232 (FN+ £150), the debut of the sinister Ra’s Al Ghul, by O’Neil and Adams, bringing one of the Batman’s greatest foes to life; and #234 (VF/NM £200), the modern-day return of classic villain Two-Face. But it doesn’t stop there;  there’s a plethora of issues new in and waiting for you – just check out the catalogue listing for grades and prices! More Batmania next week!