Detective Comics #127
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Pigmies in Giantland!", a disgruntled scientist with a shrinking gas proves his theory in the most dramatic way possible—by trapping a group of skeptical investors in a giant-sized room and making them believe they’ve been reduced to tiny size. Written by Edmond Hamilton and brought to life with bold, expressive art by Charles Paris, this 1947 tale of scientific hubris and surreal panic is a standout in the early years of Detective Comics. The cover by Charles Paris captures the story’s wild premise with striking, exaggerated perspective.
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A crazed scientist says that he has created a shrinking gas, but when he is laughed at by a group of wealthy possible investors, he uses a giant-sized room at his home to convince skeptics they have been shrunk, then he extorts money out of them.
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