A couple of more comics that came in this week. I did these as an additional post so it can be deleted if these aren't considered Batman items. Lois Lane 14 January 1960 Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye - Batman's picture is on the cover but he doesn't appear in the issue. I knew that w...

Batman issues that I have added to my collection this week. This pushes my consecutive issue run of Batman back to 124. I have the Pizza Hut reprints of 122 & 123, so I won't be buying the originals of those. Batman 120 December 1958 Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye Batman 130 March...

Thanks for the work that has gone into this thread.



I'm surprised Batman's ratings had dropped to this point. I didn't think any of the later first season episodes weren't entertaining.

Batman 119 October 1958 cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye

Batman 135 October 1960 Cover pencils by Dick Dillin and Sheldon Moldoff, inks by Sheldon Moldoff

Batman 139 April 1961 Cover by Sheldon Moldoff

Thanks for the heads-up, Jim. I have ordered mine, after listening to your discussion with Chris over at Fire and Water. I wasn't expecting the books not to be critical at some point. There isn't any show that doesn't have its bad episodes. Even if some of the book is critical of episodes that I enj...

Batman Black and White Doug Mahnke statue - I'm an old school guy and am not familiar with a lot of newer artist. I just liked the action pose and the way Batman's cape is flying out behind him. It is a nice statue. Detective 264 Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. I shouldn't have bought...

Unfortunately, I didn't get Batman from the 30s to the 70s until the early 2000s. I never found a copy back in the 70s, but I grew up in a pretty rural area. As to why I didn't just order one from a comic book ad...your guess is as good as mine. I didn't start getting stuff through mail order until ...

Thanks for the show. There is a book called DC Implosion that goes more into the economics of comics if you're interested. It deals with the late 70s, though. While obviously, I don't remember the entire book, I seem to recall it stated that some exec with Warner Brothers suggested just reprinting o...

When I read the letters commenting on Batman 227, I was surprised in those pre-internet, pre-history of comics collections that so many readers in 1970 had seen Detective 31. I first read "Demon of Gothos Mansion" in the Batman's Strangest Cases treasury and never saw the iconic cover unti...

I really enjoyed listening to Ben talking about the sets. Thanks for having him on the show and letting him share his knowledge. The letters book sounds like fun, but, like you, I wonder about the authenticity of the letters. I don't think I've ever ran across one. You guys may not remember making t...

I added 9 comics from the late 50s and 60s to my collection this week. Since Batman is my favorite character, six were Batman issues. I also got two Superman issues and a Spider-Man issue. Let me know if anyone wants to see those and I'll post them. Batman 126 September 1959 cover by Curt Swan and S...

I've added these to my collection this week. Detective Comics 239 January 1957 World's Finest 117 May 1961 Robin 80th Anniversary Special - 70s Variant cover by Kaare Andrews I also got a non-Batman related item I wanted a mention. I got Dell's Lone Ranger 37 from July 1951. This is now the third ol...

Finally added the 1984 Oreo Giveaway to my reprint collection. Congratulations on that. I remember what a thrill it was getting it back in 1984. Back then, we didn't have access to a lot of golden age Batman stuff. I was also quite shocked to see Batman chucked crooks off roofs and knocking them in...

I got the following back issues this week. Batman 110 September 1957 Batman 124 June 1959 Batman 140 June 1961 Detective Comics 274 December 1959 The real downside with Batman 140...my consecutive issue run starts with 142, and, due, I guess to the early appearance of the Betty Kane Batgirl, 141 is ...

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Glad to hear it. The show has helped me through many dreary days at work.