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Cover: Win Mortimer

Batman #72

Aug 1952 · DC · 0.10 USD
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“The Jungle Batman!”

In "The Jungle Batman!", the Dynamic Duo find themselves stranded on a remote island after their transport is sabotaged by the Sinister Eight’s minions, forcing Batman and Robin to outwit their captors in a dangerous jungle showdown. Written by David Vern and brought to life by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, and Charles Paris, this 1952 adventure blends suspense and survival in a tale where every shadow could hide a threat. The cover by Win Mortimer captures the island’s eerie isolation with a striking, storm-lit scene.

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writer David Vern · artist Bob Kane · artist Lew Sayre Schwartz · inker Charles Paris · letterer Pat Gordon · cover Win Mortimer

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writer David Vern
artist Bob Kane
letterer Pat Gordon
cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

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After capturing the feared Sinister Eight, Commissioner Gordon asks the Dynamic Duo to deliver the crooks by radio-controlled ship to their prison at Satan's Island. The ship is torpedoed and sunk during a storm at sea by the Sinister Eight's minions, and all are washed ashore on an island, where Batman and Robin have to avoid capture by the villains before they can capture them.

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