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Cover: Win Mortimer

Batman #64

Apr 1951 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Candid Camera Killer!", Batman faces a cunning return from the shadows as Killer Moth reemerges, using his guise as museum board member Cameron Van Cleer to smuggle a South American moth collection into Gotham. With Bill Finger’s sharp scripting and Bob Kane’s definitive art—enhanced by Lew Sayre Schwartz’s pencils and Charles Paris’s inks—this 1951 classic builds suspense through misdirection and a cleverly concealed identity, all wrapped in Win Mortimer’s striking cover.

Contains 7 stories
The Candid Camera Killer!
12 pp · Superhero
Gregory Bota (photographic art collector)Stone (Bota's butler)Dallas Danny (criminal, death)Killer Dawes (criminal)Stoolie Simpson (criminal, photo, death)Larry the Lip (criminal)Big Jim James (criminal)Lefty Williams (criminal)the Benson Gang (criminals, photo)unnamed police officersunnamed post office supervisorunnamed newsboy

In "The Candid Camera Killer!", Gregory Bota, a twisted collector obsessed with capturing criminal acts on film, turns his lens toward Gotham’s underworld—planning to use his photos to manipulate and control crime bosses. When Batman thwarts his scheme, Bota swears revenge, vowing to publish the ultimate image: the death of Batman and Robin.

Untitled Non-Fiction story
0.5 pp · Non-Fiction, Crime
The Forgotten Men of Crime!
12 pp · Superhero
The Nine Old Men [Pop DaviesDan TurnerFelixother unnamed older criminals] (villains)unnamed prison wardenunnamed police officersJockey Gans (racketeer, crime boss)Blackie (henchman)Scuff (henchman)

When Pop Davies walks out of prison after three decades, the world assumes he’s too frail to threaten Gotham. But he proves them wrong by assembling a crew of forgotten villains, each with a past as sharp as their grudges, launching a string of crimes that leave Batman and Robin baffled.

Untitled Humor story
1 pp · Humor
Untitled Humor story
0.75 pp · Humor
Ed
The Return of Killer Moth!
12 pp · Superhero
unidentified criminalsSmithers (van Cleer's butler)Abel Howes (museum Board of Directors chairman)Homer Forsythe (museum board member)Perry Winslow (museum board member)Professor PerkinsRollins (museum guard)unnamed waiterunnamed dinner guests

In "The Return of Killer Moth!" from Batman #64 (1951), the villain resurfaces with a new scheme, using his guise as museum board member Cameron Van Cleer to smuggle a rare moth collection into Gotham—his plan to rebuild his shattered identity through theft. As Batman thwarts two attempts, Killer Moth grows suspicious of Bruce Wayne, leading to a tense moment of confrontation that ends with a crucial slip revealing his true self.

Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (Good) $144
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $7,135*
CGC 9.4 · 2 in census $4,565*
CGC 9.2 · 2 in census $2,930*
CGC 9.0 · 3 in census $2,033*
CGC 8.5 · 6 in census $1,420*
CGC 8.0 · 11 in census $1,113*
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CGC 7.5 · 10 in census $886
CGC 7.0 · 14 in census $624
CGC 6.5 · 14 in census $624
CGC 6.0 · 10 in census $540
CGC 5.5 · 9 in census $437
CGC 5.0 · 10 in census $431*
CGC 4.5 · 12 in census $368
CGC 4.0 · 10 in census $302
CGC 3.5 · 4 in census $210
CGC 3.0 · 6 in census $210
CGC 2.5 · 4 in census $190
CGC 2.0 · 3 in census $174*
CGC 1.5 · 3 in census $133*
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $112*
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Cast · 12 characters

Full credits

artist Bob Kane
letterer Ira Schnapp
cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

Reprints

Reprinted in Batman #32 (1953), Batman #113 (1958), Robin Hood Tales #14 (1958), Mr. District Attorney #63 (1958), The Hundred Comic Monthly #31 (1959), Almanaque de Batman #[1974] (1974), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7 (2019)

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