Cover: Sheldon Moldoff

Batman #113

Feb 1958 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Menace of False Face”

In "The Menace of False Face," Batman confronts a cunning impostor who has taken on the identity of wealthy uranium tycoon P.S. Smithington to pull off a jewel heist in Gotham City—framing the real man in the process. With Bob Kane’s art and Charles Paris’s inks bringing the shadows to life, this 1958 thriller sees the Dark Knight unravel a deception that blurs identity and wealth, all while Sheldon Moldoff’s cover captures the chilling duality of the false face.

artist Bob Kane · inker Charles Paris · letterer Pat Gordon · cover Sheldon Moldoff

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Cast · 9 characters

Batman Batman Casey the Cop Commissioner James Gordon Dick Grayson False Face Fatman Tlano Warden Willis

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artist Bob Kane

inker Charles Paris

letterer Pat Gordon

cover pencils, inks Sheldon Moldoff

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Batman discovers that False Face has impersonated a wealthy uranium tycoon named P.S. Smithington, and, as Smithington, he has robbed a local Gotham City jewelry store, framing the true Smithington for the crime. Batman manages to rescue the actual Smithington, but is unable to recover the stolen jewels.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).