Batman #53
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "A Hairpin, a Hoe, a Hacksaw, a Hole in the Ground!", the Joker takes a bizarre turn, staging a string of thefts that seem utterly nonsensical—stealing items like hairpins, hoes, and hacksaws—while Batman and Robin scramble to find the logic behind the chaos. Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, and Charles Paris bring the early days of Gotham’s most unpredictable villain to life, with Jim Mooney and Ray Burnley’s cover capturing the absurd flair of the crime spree.
In "A Hairpin, a Hoe, a Hacksaw, a Hole in the Ground!", the Joker takes a bizarre turn, staging a string of thefts that seem utterly pointless—stealing a hairpin, a hoe, a hacksaw, and digging a hole in the ground—while Batman and Robin scramble to find the logic behind the madness. With the Clown Prince of Crime playing the straight man to his own chaos, the duo must piece together a joke that’s anything but funny.
In "The Portrait of Doom!", artist Carl Marlin captures more than just a likeness when he paints Frank Fabian—something far darker stirs in the portrait after Fabian murders him. As the painting shifts to reveal a sinister reflection of its subject, the line between art and evil begins to blur.
In "Batman Under the Sea!" from Batman #53 (1949), Batman finds himself stranded in an underwater city after being thrown overboard during a chase, where a race of mer-people save his life by transforming him into a mer-man.
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Reprinted in Batman: The TV Stories #[nn] (2013), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6 (2019)
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