American Update: Batmania – The Crown Prince and Princess of Crime: The Joker and Harley Quinn Steal the Spotlight
*DC: The villainous ‘Power Couple’ of the DCU, the Joker and Harley Quinn, steal the show (appropriately) this week, with a number of appearances of one or both of the Diabolical Duo. In alphabetical order: Batman & Robin Adventures #8 teams Harley with her gal-pal Poison Ivy in one of Harl’s early comics appearances NM £17; Batman – Harley Quinn is the prestige one-shot marking Harley’s entry into the DCU proper – this first printing is VF/NM £80; Batman – the Killing Joke is the legendary one-off from 1988 which redefined the Joker, by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland. This is the second US printing NM £12; Harley & Ivy – Love on the Lam is a Judd Winick/Joe Chiodo one-shot in which Ivy helps Harley escape her abusive BF – with Batgirl and the Big Bat thrown in the mix NM 1st print £20; and we round it out with a selection of the Joker’s own short-lived series from the 1970s: six of the nine published issues – #2-6 and #8 – new in stock.