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Was it really 33 years ago, in 1983, that I bought this comic? Yeah, I guess it was - scary! Look at the superb DON NEWTON & ALFREDO ALCALA art - two of comicdom's finest who are, alas, no longer with us. This issue marked the 500th appearance of The BATMAN in his debut mag, DETECTIVE COMICS, and was an extra-long adventure as befitting the occasion.
This ish was also part of the run-up to a new ROBIN being introduced - a rotten idea I thought, as I was never a fan of The BOY WONDER. The original is surely in his 20s in this issue, yet he's still running about in a pair of green trunks and flashing his bare legs. Is it any wonder (spot the pun) that Dr. FREDRIC WERTHAM harboured those suspicions? Batman always seemed more of a 'creature of the night' on his own, and DC should've kept him that way.
Anyway, no doubt there'll be some disagreement on that view, so feel free to leave a comment on the matter. Or if you merely want to share your own memories of this particular issue, then your fellow Criv-ites eagerly await your interesting input.
