Batman #27
In "Le roi de Gotham ?", Bruce Wayne’s desperate gamble to infiltrate a criminal network backfires spectacularly when his ruse as the infamous Collector lands him on death row. Written by Bill Finger and brought to life by Sheldon Moldoff’s expressive art with Charles Paris’s inks, this 1974 tale pits Gotham’s billionaire in a high-stakes game of deception and survival. Nick Cardy’s striking cover captures the tension of a man trapped between two worlds—hero and convict—just as the story begins to unravel.
When a college student’s academic integrity is called into question, Batman’s young partner Robin the Teen Wonder steps in to help him clear his name—only to find the truth is far stranger than plagiarism. In this 1974 tale from *Batman* #27, a seemingly simple case of academic dishonesty leads to a mystery that stretches beyond the classroom.
In "Crime de Bruce Wayne!," Bruce Wayne takes a dangerous gamble, pretending to be the notorious criminal the Collector to extract secrets from a fellow inmate—only to find himself wrongfully sentenced to death row when the ruse collapses. The story unfolds with tense, high-stakes deception, as the billionaire’s carefully laid plan spirals into a nightmare he never expected.
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