American Update: Batmania Max: Watching the Detectives #401-449
*DC: Another chunky instalment in our ongoing Batmania Max event. This time we focus on Detective Comics from #401-449, an exciting time in the development of the Batman mythos. The run commences with a range of Neal Adams drawn issues, including key issues in the Ras Al Ghul introduction, in particular #405 VF £55 (not Adams – 1st League Of Assassins), and #411 VF- £95 (not Adams – 1st Talia Al Ghul); the highest graded Adams issue is #408 VF+ £73. All three of these are pictured below. Batgirl continues her adventures in these issues, and later, in #437, there is the first appearance of the Modern Age Manhunter, followed by a string of 100 Page issues from #438-445. This run is characterised by sparkling high grade conditions, with VF+ being the average, and many higher, including some of the 100 Pagers, which hardly ever turn up as nice as this. All cents copies.