Great stuff! I have those Batman 497 and 500 issues! They are so iconic! I have been working on a Batman cape crusader collection that focuses on all of the cool ways that his cape is rendered! Some of my favorites from volume 1 include Batman 0, 423, 444, 491, 500, 503, 543, 547, 555, 675, 676 and 687. In the newer run, Batman 1 (2016) Jae Lee goodness, 52 - Andrews variant, 122 Dell’Otto goodness and the recent 125 Jock 1:50 foil. This has been fun and I continue to add to it as I come across eye catching ones online or at my LCS! 😀
DEAR COMIC GEEK, YET BATWOMAN IS GAY THESE DAYS!!!GARY BAILEY KING OF DARKNESS AND GOD OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING I LOVE THAT ISSUE, AND BATMAN #500, AND BATMAN AND CATWOMAN#1, I HAD THAT ISSUE OF DETECTIVE WITH BATGIRL #359,DETECTIVE #400, BATMAN 497,THAT LAST ONE IS TRULY AWESOME. WITH THE BANE ISSUES I KNOW HOW BRUCE WAYNE FELT FOR I HAD A FALL BROKE MY NECK AND BACK, AND THANKFULLY I BROKE DISCS 5-10 AND THEY WERE ABLE TO REPAIR THEM, IF THEY HAD BEEN HIGHER, I WOULD OF ENDED UP LIKE CHRISTOPHER REEVE, BUT BECAUSE I ALSO DAMAGED MY LUNGS, THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO REPAIR MY BACK SO I HAD TO GO THROUGH 6 MONTHS OF OCCUPATION AND PHYSICAL THERAPY TO WALK AND USE EVERYTHING ELSE AGAIN!!!GARY BAILEY KING OF DARKNESS AND GOD OF THUNDER AND LIGHTNING