Cover: Carmine Infantino & Joe Giella

Batman #173

Aug 1965 · DC · 0.12 USD

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“Secret Identities for Sale!”

In "Secret Identities for Sale!", Batman takes on a chilling mystery when four juries mysteriously return "not guilty" verdicts after their cases are sealed in air-tight containers—only to be blown apart. Investigating the pattern, the Dark Knight uncovers a shocking twist: one juror, Franklin Knott, has been secretly manipulating the outcomes by posing as different people on each jury, using E-rays derived from a long-lost experiment by his former mentor, Dr. Grover. Written by John Broome and brought to life by Sheldon Moldoff’s expressive art, with inks by Sid Greene and lettering by Gaspar Saladino, this 1965 classic features a cover by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella that captures the intrigue with bold, noir-tinged flair.

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writer John Broome · artist Sheldon Moldoff · inker Sid Greene · letterer Gaspar Saladino · cover Carmine Infantino, Joe Giella

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Full credits

writer John Broome

artist Sheldon Moldoff

inker Sid Greene

letterer Gaspar Saladino

cover pencils Carmine Infantino

cover inks Joe Giella

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Batman is asked to investigate when four air-tight cases are blown when the juries involved return "not guilty" verdicts. Batman soon discovers that one juror, Franklin Knott, has been on all four juries in disguise. Knott, who is running for Governor, was a former lab assistant of a Dr. Grover, who had discovered E-rays (which can influence human behavior), and which rays Knott has been using on jury members.

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