*DC: Golden Age issues of the Batman are, it is known, at a premium, and those cover-featuring the major players in his Rogue’s Gallery even more so. We are especially chuffed, therefore, to have in our possession Batman #42 (Aug-Sept 1947), which has the Batman’s most beloved enemy, the Catwoman, cover-featured and in the lead story! Selina Kyle breaks out of jail and begins another series of feline felonies in fine form, but, to be fair, the other two Batman tales in this issue are no duds either; the Dynamic Duo face implacable metallic enemies in ‘The Robot Robbers’, while a suddenly-sightless Caped Crusader has to fake his way through his crimefighting duties in ‘Blind Man’s Bluff!’. This is a GD/VG copy, with some specific flaws that do not detract from the readability and enjoyment of the item; at some point, it has been exposed to moisture, with resulting light wrinkling to the lower half of the book. There is some light discolouration on the inside front cover, and at the lower margins of some interior pages, but the story images themselves are not affected. There has also been a light colour touch to two parts of the black on the front cover, small areas at the lower edge and right side. Interior pages are off-white, but not brown or brittle. Staples firmly attached at cover and centrefold. This is a clean, sound, highly desirable item with three classic Batman stories, and its rarity, plus the ‘star power’ of Catwoman, makes it a very appealing buy at £350. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD