Cover: Dick Sprang

Batman #23

Jun 1944 · DC · 0.10 USD

📊 ~128,230 copies sold its debut month

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“The Upside Down Crimes!”

In "The Upside Down Crimes!", Batman and Robin venture into the frozen north to aid the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in thwarting a cunning gang preying on local trappers, stealing beaver pelts and funneling them to profit in the States. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated with crisp, dynamic detail by Dick Sprang—both inks and pencils on the cover—this 1944 classic captures the duo’s relentless pursuit across icy terrain, where every clue leads deeper into a web of deception.

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writer Bill Finger · artist, inker Dick Sprang · letterer George Roussos · cover Dick Sprang

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Full credits

writer Bill Finger

artist, inker Dick Sprang

letterer George Roussos

cover pencils, inks Dick Sprang

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Batman and Robin head up into the frozen north to assist the Royal Canadian Mounted Police stop a gang of thieves who plunder beaver pelts trapped by locals and who then sell them for big profits, which they plan to spend back in the States.

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