 for our second reading of this live stream. Let's have a read through the last few pages of Batman number 243 from 1972 Okay, and in this, this is the first appearance of the Lazarus pit and And the artwork for this and the cover is Neil Adams and the story is Denny O'Neill Okay, and the inks by Dick Jarrar, Jarrar Danowl awesome, like Wow, this is this is a For Batman for collection, this is basically a must-have in your collection now I didn't have this and this is a low grade This is graded. We'll crack this open. This is graded at good. It'd be good. Good minus Okay, well good because it's you know, it's complete. It doesn't have any chunks missing or anything. It's not incomplete It has an extra staple. I flew through this. You'll see I'll show you the staple I haven't thought about taking the staple out, but it's okay. We won't take it out. Okay, so Bought this graded at good. I would give this good. Good minus right and This thing costs us 550 Canadian, which is a pretty good deal for this which comes up to around $4 US Okay, only 20 cents. This thing in high grade goes for very high grade goes for Very much Okay, if you're looking at extremely high grade for this, you're paying hundreds of dollars for it We're glad to have a Low-grade and here's a staple that they put in right and it goes through Here and it's not the original staple the original staples are here Let me see if I can open this up Take a look. That's the original staple right there Right, and then there's another staple Where is it another staple there? Those are original staples. I'm assuming the wall. Yeah, for sure. Basically the cover was detached So some Joe blow came along and put that staple in right? I thought about taking it off, but it's okay We don't need to take it off We can still read the six pages. We want to read for this the sun's shining on our comic Neil Adams artwork beautiful his flow is Absolutely amazing Like really Neil Adams has one of the best flows in comic books just a motion that he draws Brilliant brilliant brilliant. I keep in mind. This is 1972 right 1972 You're watching a fight to the death You're watching a fight to the death that Batman That the Batman doesn't dare win and this is Batman's friend And I'll give you a quick little lowdown on this. What's going on? beautiful and this The logo of the Batman is really nice really nice The back cover Dig these four new snap tight So the story here is Batman Fix this part For me if I can we'll put that on for me if I can fix up these little things not fix up But just make it put it in the right place. I end up trying to do it Okay, so the story and this is Batman is after razzle ghoul right and This is I don't know what part this is How the story had progressed up to this point, right I Read Some of this some of the few pages just get the feel and I looked at it this morning and Pick the spot that we're gonna start reading but let's flip through this basically this is Batman's friend or their training partner and stuff and and There's a lot that's gone on since they're gonna be fighting to the death to a certain degree and One of the reasons is is because Batman needs his help to find razzle ghoul and Batman has saved his life So he owns You know Batman owns this guy's life, but so has razzle ghoul has saved this guy's life So he's in conflict right now and he's saying we have to fight to the death and Batman, you know, they do their thing, right? so they do a little battle and Batman is able to overcome him and just beautiful like Like phenomenal, right here. Let's go through this slowly. Let's go through this slowly. Give you guys the luck We're not gonna read it Batman cuts the the cloth that's holding them together Take some down Does a twist of the wrist once you get that you've got the person down throws a boom jump sauna. Oh And he gets a kick to the face Look at that. Oh Just beautiful and the guy's name is Ling Nothing I can do except wait And that's what Batman does very well and he grabs his wrist Twist if you can do that Doesn't twist his lost it's see that turns the knife and then he's able to Beat him. Okay, and we find out that actually this guy is this is a mask and that's Robin and then Batman takes the masks and puts it on and this guy's mad so there's a whole bunch of intricate stuff going on with the story, right and basically Batman's try to find his way to Razzal Ghoul's lair, right and along the way he picks up some companions. This is Razzal Ghoul's daughter Talia. I think it's Talia anyway basically follows her to Razzal Ghoul's Matches Malone crack. Thank you and picks up this this lady. This lady is funny and Long story short There is now four of them that find their way to Razzal Ghoul's lair in the mountains Okay, and this is where we're gonna pick it up We're gonna start reading it from here and there's all four of them. There's Batman There's the girl There's that guy and that guy because in a lot of comics a lot of first appearances occur towards the end of the comic and this is where we're at. We're reading the last few pages of Batman number 443 from 1972. She's a good woman Batman thinks As Blaine is a good man, even Ling has a kind of raw nobility I hate risking their lives for any lesser cause I wouldn't running through the mountain pass But Razzal Ghoul is like the mountains and deserts. He favors savage, merciless He must be stopped This is undoubtedly the entrance to the demon's lair Ungardedly says not likely It was guarded by those we defeated as kicking the door. Ling has a point. We may be standing near a trap That's why I am going first Batman says And alone he opens the door be careful someone else He enters the chamber The Batman and this guy you see here. This guy had jumped Batman earlier in the Beat Batman earlier in the book the Batman the guy says you never tire of Gasping my name, huh? Abu or Ubu A few hours ago. You put your foot in my face. I'm about to return the favor He says He's grabbing a wrench. He's Talia's this guy's Talia's this Ubu's Talia's Protector jumps into his face with both feet full force Just takes him out at one hit He'll sleep the sleep of the fat ugly and stupid Batman things Batman behind you There's Talia coming Elder goss coming in up who is razzle ghouls bodyguard the red-headed girl jumps Talia It's daughter Talia Takes her down She was tiptoeing Towards you Umbetting her pretty head is loaded with pure nasty. She says On the contrary. I mean my darling Batman. No harm Talia says I meant only to greet greet him Talia Gives Batman a kiss Your lips are warm as always and as always. They chill me to the marrow Batman says I'd sooner be pecked by have rattlesnake the red-headed girl says I don't suppose You're willing to tell where your father is Batman is asking Gladly darling. He is present. She says To be precise his body is present. His soul has departed There's razzle ghoul Dead, but is razzle ghoul ever dead? Razzle ghoul is dead. She says or Batman asks razzle ghoul is dead Quite dead you may test his condition if you wish she says I'll do that The guy steps up No question of it Batman. He's lifeless as stone You don't seem sorry Talia Batman asks Exclamation mark I am not she says he had a long eventful life Several long lives you want to take me to your silly police darling. I shall be delighted to accompany you Talia says As Talia's Silken voice fills the astonished silence her finger touches a hidden stud The journey to civilization will be most enjoyable in your company Talia says holding on to Batman's arm I'll bet you'll get big kicks from jail to the red-headed girl says No, our job is finished Batman replies Any more chores Batman? Oh the guy's asking I read it in the wrong order So red-headed girl, I bet you're you'll get big kicks from jail to the red-headed girl says and The guy in the green jacket says any more chores Batman and Batman replies no our job is finished Not true Batman's madness For had you remained in the death chamber You would have seen the heavy slap bearing the still form of razzle ghoul Sink into a pit. The Sun is not letting us get a Full image of it. I'm trying to get you the full image of this battle. We'll scan it. We'll scan it Something's going on something's going on What is that green thing? You would hear a faint hiss and smell a thick musty odor as Bubbling liquid covers it covers it completely for a minute to and then Properly you would see the slaps surface rise above the floor bearing a modern-day Lazarus a risen from the dead and the Lazarus pit really makes people insane And the razzle ghoul is definitely a Mad genius insane insane to the core a Murthless insane joy glittering in his eyes The ruthless conflict between the demon and the Batman concludes in next issues The demon lives again So good so good indeed Indeed Phenomenal Phenomenal Very happy to have this in my collection even at this low grade At a great price Fantastic fantastic Awesome awesome And with the sunlight it actually looks super cool awesome awesome awesome Let's put this guy back. There's a little bit of comic book Comic book leftovers in here. Let's put it back in Somewhere preserve the paper of the comic book. I think it's part of the cover. See that Part of the cover somewhere Very nice very nice