: In article <CM18HL....@csc.ti.com>, a130149@crazy (John Hall 0032 jvh )) writes:
: |> I'll agree to disagree on this.  The sameness of Infantino's heads really distracts
: |> me (so does Aparo's).
: |>
: You found this to be true even in his 60's work?  I agree that his work in the
: 80's was not up to his work in the 60s.
I had a check, and yep, most of the Batman Infantino I have is 60s, reprinted in
70s detectives and Batmans.  I could find very little 80s Infantino Batnam in my
x-reference.  

: I don't think so.  One of the things I miss in modern comics is the _small_ story.
: Every menace has to be earth-shaking, every event cataclysmic, every plot device
: as overstated as this sentence.  I'd really like to see a common, garden variety
: mystery with some real detective work and a common crook.

: and Supes seemed either bemused or unaware of the barber's difficulties.  It had
: nothing to do with the stories inside.  It was just an amusing, quiet cover.  I
: wish we had some of that today.

I absolutely agree.  More of Batman and Superman scheming together to make a fool
of Lois. :-)

I also liked the second stories in many of the 70s issues:  Unsolved Cases, Just a
minute mysteries, James Gordon feature stories, Tales of Gotham City (not the three
part dud but the short story featuring in the dollar Detective comics), even some
of the Robin stories and Catwoman second features.  Couldn't get into the Batgirl
stories though.  

And I just have to mention two of my favorite later Batman stories:  Batman 383
Just as night follows day - Bruce tries to get some sleep;  and Detective 567
The Night of Thanks But No Thanks - classic one-off story of non-violence -
WITH a Green Arrow story for those who cared.