DETECTIVE COMICS #416...

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There's something about Detective Comics #416 that seems awfully familiar to me as I thumb through its pages, so I think it's highly likely that I had it way back when.  I'd forgotten it until seeing it recently on Super Stuff In The Bronze Age, whereupon I immediately bought a copy via eBay.  It arrived on the same day as Action Comics #398 (previous post), but it's only now I've found the time to scan a few pages and let you have a look at what you're missing if you don't already have this classic from yesteryear.

Interestingly, three other titles are advertised (separately, on different pages) in this mag and they're all by Jack Kirby.  The first is Mister Miracle #5, the second, Spirit World #1 (and only), and the third, Jimmy Olsen #142.  However, that's by-the-by; it's the art of Frank Robbins which is the main reason for this post.  Robbins was a controversial artist among readers, with some loving his art and others hating it in equal measure.  It's surprising, though, just how many who weren't fans back then, now say they've since grown to appreciate (and even love) his art and storytelling.

Anyway, here are a few pages to give you a taste of the contents.  Just think - only 7 and a 1/2 pence for all this.  What a bargain, eh?

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