Cover: Win Mortimer & Lew Sayre Schwartz & Charles Paris

Batman #75

Feb 1953 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“Outlaw Town, U.S.A.!”

In "Outlaw Town, U.S.A.!", a twisted experiment turns a criminal’s brain into a gorilla’s body, setting off a chilling plan that pits the beast against the Dark Knight himself. Written by John Broome and illustrated by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, and Charles Paris, this 1953 classic blends pulp sci-fi with Batman’s signature mystery. The cover, by Win Mortimer and Lew Sayre Schwartz, captures the gorilla’s menacing presence in stark, dramatic lines.

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artist Bob Kane · artist Lew Sayre Schwartz · inker Charles Paris · letterer Ira Schnapp · writer John Broome · cover Win Mortimer, Lew Sayre Schwartz, Charles Paris

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Full credits

artist Bob Kane

artist Lew Sayre Schwartz

inker Charles Paris

letterer Ira Schnapp

writer John Broome

cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

cover pencils Lew Sayre Schwartz

cover inks Charles Paris

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Boss Dyke is executed in the gas chambers for his crimes, and his body is taken to a doctor who transplants the criminal's brain into that of a large gorilla. The gorilla communicates to the doctor that after he and his gang have secured needed funds, he wants his brain then transplanted into that of the Batman, and Batman's brain put into the gorilla. Then the Police will unknowingly kill the Batman!

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).