Source: firestormfan.com
4. Batgirl & Robin: Thrillkiller
…Robin and Batgirl fought crime in the ’60s?
It’s a Batman comic that ain’t about Batman! How do ya like them apples? No, in this one, Bruce Wayne is but a beat cop on the streets of ’60s Gotham. And since he isn’t going to fight crime, and there is crime to be fought, Batgirl and Robin have to take up the cause!
Howard Chaykin and Dan Brereton produce a fantastic must-read of a comic book that is well worth the price, if you can track it down. It also has a sequel, but I’ll leave that for another day and another list.
I just admire the decision to do a Batgirl and Robin team book in which Batman isn’t really a factor. Also, the Joker is a lady named Blanca Steeplechase, and that’s just sooooo good. That’s such a villain name, I’m scared to say it out loud, for fear I accidentally conjure her to life and start a series of events that ends in somebody trying to capture a number of puppies greater than one hundred.
