She waited for my Man-brain to complete another squeaky revolution before she went on,

What a tasty line! You're not a Batman fan, are you?
Phon, this is
incredible! Has an almost
film noir flavor to it. Took me back to my comic book days. If this isn;t fleshed out yet, then it's going to be even more awesome when you finish.
Nice, nice work.
My Grandpa had a copy of the first comic Batman was in, and - this'll kill ya - a copy of Action Comics #1. That's right - the first Superman. Don't know what happened to them; be worth a bundle now.

But why would you sell them?
You
are going to continue with this, right? Awesome!
Rick