American Update: Batmania Max – Watching the Detectives: 1st Batgirl (Barbara Gordon)
*DC: For our second visit to our Batmania Max event this week, the first appearance of a key player in Batman’s world and indeed the DCU as we unleash Detective Comics #359, with the debut of the Dominoed Daredoll herself (never understood that nickname…) Batgirl AKA Barbara Gordon, daughter to the Commish. Yes, there had been a Bat-Girl before (Betty Kane, niece of Kathy (Batwoman) Kane – note the hyphen) but here was a new Batgirl for Batman’s New Look and the swinging sixties, lovingly rendered by Carmine Infantino. This is a FN+ cents copy, flat with tight staples, minor spine wear and decent page quality; it has a small stamped arrival date on the cover (over Robin’s cape – see scan). Priced at £400.