*DC: In 1964, with issue #164, newly transferred editor Julius Schwartz ushered in the ‘New Look’ for Batman; the Caped Crusader gained a yellow circle around the bat emblem on his chest and the tone of the stories changed to emphasize mystery and crime, away from the science-fiction tales so often employed in the ‘Old Look’, with monsters, aliens, super-powered villains and the Batman Family, including Alfred, Batwoman, Bat-Girl and Ace the Bat-Hound. This update we focus on the ‘New Look’, from the first issue (#164) up to #192 — more mystery, more detection, more action; lots of really nice grades among these and lots of lovely Carmine Infantino covers to boot. But there’s still plenty of ‘Old Look’ charm to be found in those wonderful 80 page reprint annuals, several of which are included in this update under the Annual sequential numbering at the end of our Batman listing.
PICTURED: BATMAN #173 VF- p £46