Detective Comics #411 CGC 6.0 1st Appearance of Talia al Ghul

Why it's Hot: 1st appearance and cover of Talia al Ghul, daughter of Ra's al Ghul. Written by Dennis O'Neil with art by Bob Brown. Cover art by Neal Adams.   Synopsis: Batman scales the side of the Statue of Freedom for a secret meeting with an informant inside the torch. The informant wants police protection in exchange for turning over evidence on Doctor Darrk and the League of Assassins. Before the criminal can reveal anything, however, an assassin sneaks into the chamber and stabs him from behind. He then hurls himself at Batman, who manages to judo flip him away. The assassin throws a handful of spiked tetsu-bishi onto the floor and makes his escape. Turning back to the informant, Batman hears the dying man's final words. The man tells him to find Darrk on the Soom Express. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}