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Detective Comics #572

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Detective Comics #572

Sherlock Saturday takes us back to the 1980s for a comic that marked both the 50th anniversary issue for Detective Comics and the 100th anniversary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle‘s first Sherlock Holmes story, A Study in Scarlet. The double-sized issue offers a case that begins in Gotham City but before all is said and done will take Batman and Robin to London to work alongside private-eye Slam Bradley and the Elongated Man to end the plots of Edgar Moriarty (the great-grandnephew of the original Professor Moriarty).

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The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #3

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The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #3

When you give me Batman in the best design of his costume and Catwoman in the best design of her costume, you have my attention. Dario Brizuela’s art in The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #3 just makes me smile, and Ivan Cohen’s story is quite enjoyable as well playing on long-running Batman and Catwoman relationship that starts with someone impersonating Catwoman in a series of crimes. Taking Batman’s word that Catwoman is innocent, Mystery, Inc. set out to find the true criminal.

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Batman: The Brave and the Bold #10

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Batman: The Brave and the Bold #10

As with the previous issues of this volume, Batman: The Brave and the Bold #10 offers multiple stories, some being one-offs and others being part of ongoing stories. The highlight of this issue is the first story involving a new Man-Bat, Maps Mizoguchi playing Robin, romance troubles for Bruce Wayne, and some terrific art of Karl Kerschl capturing Batman in all his Bronze Age glory. If you are going to pick up this issue, this is the reason why as the rest of the stories range from middling to fine without another standout.

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Batman #142

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Batman #142

For what is supposedly the start of a new arc, I found Batman #142 messy and confusing. Falling back onto DC’s most overused theme, the comic offers us “Year One” of the Joker. Beginning after his swan dive into the chemical vat, the comic picks up with three members of the Red Hood Gang (rather than just one) being exposed to the chemicals. While “Red Hood One” begins his story after being transformed, the other two are similarly changed.

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The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #2

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The Batman & Scooby-Doo Mysteries #2

Taking a short-cut into Gotham City, Mystery, Inc. find themselves in Slaughter Swamp where they run into DC Comics’ most famous zombie along with Batman and a promoter named Cyril Gold selling a paranormal tourism experience for Millennials looking to take a selfie with Solomon Grundy. Both Batman and Velma smell something fishy about Gold’s business (and not only because Batman knows Grundy is safely locked up in Gotham City), and so the gang joins in to help the Dark Knight Detective get to the bottom of what is really happening in the swamp.

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