Batman #64
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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