*DC: This week’s visit to Batmania features the debut of one of his most famous female nemeses. In 1966, the Batman TV show was at the height of its success, but with the notable exceptions of Catwoman and the Siren, most of the actresses playing guest-villains were, to try to be tactful, of more mature years, and Poison Ivy was brainstormed with the idea of joining the TV show as a younger and more physically active recurring villain. As it turned out, Ivy never made it onto the small screen – at least not in the Sixties – but she did catch on with the comics audience, and has remained a staple of the Batman Rogue’s Gallery ever since, her profile being considerably upped in recent years by her status as Harley Quinn’s favourite gal-pal, and the character’s presence in the dark and gritty ‘Gotham’ TV series. This copy of Ivy’s first appearance is a superior FN+. The red cover background is unfaded and unmarred, still glossy and vibrant. Spine is in excellent shape, extremely faint wear at lower right cover edge. There is light wear at lower cover edge, including a minute tear (2mm) approx. 6 cm out from the spine. Two faint diagonal creases, not breaking the cover colour, are visible from the upper and lower edges of the lower left blurb, converging on Ivy’s right calf & ankle. A cents copy, no UK price or overstamp, with clean, flexible interiors, and – most crucially – the centrefold pin-up, frequently missing from copies of this issue, is firmly in place. Cover, back cover and splash page shown below; high resolution images are available on request. FN+ £475. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD