1 - Posted on 8/30/2022

Great piece with Batman leaping on to the page in that first panel.

1 - Posted on 8/30/2022

what an incredible page.  Those Austin inks are gorgeous

1 - Posted on 8/30/2022

So envious of you on this one!  Recognized this page and remembered the dialogue before making it large enough for my aging eyes to view it.  What a fantastic page!  It was less than a year into my comic collecting mania and although Batman wasn't one of my favorites I'd still pick up any issues I found if I had enough money.  So I'd read a number of Batman stories by this issue's release.  Even as a nine year old I knew this story was different from the others and felt its weight and impact and it become one of my favorites.  Year's later I'd read about how signficant this story was to so many Batman fans.  It's a joy to savor this page with its dynamic and deliberate action flow.  I especially love that third panel of the thug holding the gun in front of him and the little lines to its sides conveying the fear in his shaky hands.  Brilliant comic story telling and layout.  Denny O'Neil doing comics as they should be done - Dick Giordano's always eye-appealing pencils - and Terry (everything I touch is gold) Austin's inks.  Easy to understand why this is a bronze age classic!  So good!  Congrats on owning this beauty.

1 - Posted on 8/30/2022

A page of not only action, but the full emotional weight of Batman behind every word, every motion, in every panel.  The issue spoke to the core and motivation of Batman as a character.  Giordano and Austin knew this story required more than a typical effort of the era.  

1 - Posted on 8/31/2022

Very interesting combination of styles ! Both artists are in top form and the result is fantastic !

1 - Posted on 8/31/2022

An incredibly powerful and memorable page.  

1 - Posted on 8/31/2022

Detective Comics 457 is a classic and just one of the best Batman stories ever.  Every page is great.  Top tier script and dialog by Denny O'Neil and Dick Giordano.

1 - Posted on 9/2/2022

Congratulations on an awesome piece. Great action scenes. 

1 - Posted on 9/7/2022

Fantastic Detective Comics page by the amazing Dick Giordano and Terry Austin! Love the opening panel with Batman's feet bursting out of the panel box! Giordano also uses that technique in the final panel where Batman slaps the gunman, with Batman's head and arm exploding out of the frame! Fabulous page, congrats!