sterlling wrote:
What did you guys think back in 64'?

Well, I personally thought the New Look Batman was a vast improvement over the Schiff Batman. I picked up the first few Detectives and Batman issues and, for the most part, enjoyed them. What I really liked, though, was the Elongated Man feature (and especially Infantino's art, when he inked himself). I couldn't stand the Martian Manhunter, so this was really a step in the right direction, as far as I could see. But, to be honest, I just couldn't get over the loss of Adam Strange, so I never really gave the Bat Guy a fair chance and stopped reading after just a handful of issues.

I've still got DETECTIVE 327, 328 and 329 in my collection. I always thought 329 had a great cover. Years later, I borrowed a huge run of Batman & Detective from a friend and read through most of them. Many were quite good, but I still didn't think it was worth the loss of Adam Strange. Still don't.