*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. All of these novelties can be found in this selection between #138 & #162, and the Joker himself pops up in #140 and #152 (although in the latter he is in disguise for much of his story). As much as Batman is famed for the dark and gritty period which followed, the whimsy of these ‘Old Look’ stories is quite charming and has quite a following.
PICTURED: BATMAN #152 VG p £40 SOLD