Detective Comics #371

This January 1968 issue of Detective Comics promises a spirited adventure with the cover by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson delivering one of the era's most charming tableaux: Batgirl leaping dynamically into the foreground while Batman and Robin tangle with a crowd of thugs below — and she's got priorities, quipping that a run in her tights is the real emergency. The playful humor of "Batgirl's Costume Cut-Ups!" is perfectly captured in that exchange, balancing genuine action with a light comedic touch that defined DC's late-'60s style. With interiors by writer Gardner Fox and artist Gil Kane inked by Sid Greene, this issue showcases Batgirl at her witty, capable best.