We got to see the Kevin Maguire cover on Action Comics last month, but now . . . now we get a full issue by him. Man it's been a long time since I've seen this art. I love his style. I was a huge fan when he did the Justice League . . way back when. I even followed him over in to Penthouse Comix, when he did some stuff for that magazine. But now . . now we get to see him in full action again, back in the pages of DC. Fan-frikin-tastic! He's doing the full art chores too . . well, except for colors. And what a story for him to come back to . . . the first meeting of Batgirl and Catwoman. And, it's the original Batgirl too . . Barbara Gordon. Fabian Nicieza does the story. Basically, Babs is looking for one of her father's notebooks. She needs some information, and he kept notes . . coded of course in case they fell in to the wrong hands. But as she's sitting in the library cross-referencing them with certain volumes . . a perilously perched thief has obviously been keeping an eye on her, and has pilfered the tablet when she wasn't looking. Then we get to see the merry chase that's given across town. Or rather . . the top of the town. It seems, in the process, that thier both testing the other's resolve. Neither will give quarter. So, Catwoman decides to push her a little bit . . " . . I'll lead her somewhere she won't follow." Babs follows her in to a building but misses the elevator she's on. It looks like a normal office tower. One of many on Gotham's skyline. But when she get to the floor where the elevator stopped . . it's the Gotham City Hedonist Society. Basically, a nudist club where anything and everything can, and will, happen. In order to give chase . . she's going to have to enter the club. However, she's informed that only members are allowed in, " . . unless your here for a membership tour?" But even then, a certain attire is required. She looks down at her black & yellow leather Batgirl outfit and say, " . . you're telling me this outfit won't cut it in there?" He then informs her that the proper attire is no attire. What's she going to do? On the final page we get a glimpse of Babs from the back. She's still wearing her mask, but she has the rest of her costume wrapped around her waist. I thought this was a great issue. It says it's part 1 or 5. So . . we'll at least have this title around until issue #21. I'm just worried about what's going to happen to the future of the title after that. I haven't heard anything, but . . it could go the way of it's Superman volume. However, I could be worried about nothing. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.
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