Batman - best stories by decade

[Tzigone]

Just thinking about something good to read, and I thought I'd solicit opinions. It seemed unfair to compare vastly different decades to each other, so I thought I'd ask fans what they thought were some of the best stories for each decade 1-3 stories for each decade. Not entire runs, just stories. Ones that were in-continuity when written. My biggest interest is in pre-COIE stories, I admit, but al decades are open for discussion.

Decades broken down on the year ending in zero, so 1951-1960, 1961-1970, etc.

Edit:

For 1939-1940, I'm going to nominate Batman #1 for The Joker - really great intro and I liked the villain he was then.

For 1941-1950, I really like "Damsel in Distress" (Batman #23) - it's fun story, and Dick got to be awesome. Even if the ending is a cliche.