Batman #30
In "Back to the Big House!", Batman takes Robin on a late-night tour of Gotham to show him the city’s hidden rhythms—only to find that crime never sleeps, and the Dynamic Duo must quickly shift from observers to active defenders. Written by Bill Finger and brought to life with sharp, dynamic art by Dick Sprang (pencils and inks), this 1945 classic captures the noir energy of the era, with George Roussos handling the crisp lettering and Sprang also crafting the cover.
When the Penguin hatches yet another scheme, Batman and Robin are quick to intervene—only to find that his own cleverly designed umbrella might just be the key to his downfall. In this classic 1945 tale, the masked menace's latest plan unravels in the most unexpected way.
In "While the City Sleeps!", Batman takes Robin on a late-night tour of Gotham to show him the city’s hidden rhythms—its workers, its lights, its pulse. But as the night unfolds, the duo soon find themselves chasing shadows and crime where they least expect it.
In "Ally Babble and the Fourteen Peeves!", a peculiar assignment lands Ally Babble in the middle of a bizarre mission: he’s hired to eliminate fourteen of a wealthy man’s personal pet peeves—each one a strange, persistent annoyance that somehow spirals into chaos. The task, meant to be a simple fix, quickly turns into a full-blown headache for Batman, who finds himself tangled in the mess as the oddball list of grievances grows more absurd by the minute.
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Reprinted in Batman #236 (1971), Batman #257 (1974), Superman et Batman et Robin #70 (1974), Giant Batman Album #31 (1975), The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told #[nn] (1990), Batman: The Dark Knight Archives #7 (2011), Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 #[nn] (2015), Take That, Adolf!: The Fighting Comic Books of the Second World War #[nn] (2017), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #4 (2018)
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