Detective Comics #138
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Invisible Crimes!", the Joker turns a newspaper headline about a scientist’s invisibility elixir into a real threat, slipping through Gotham’s shadows to commit daring crimes. With Dick Sprang’s dynamic art bringing the menace to life, Batman must go on the offensive—literally—by taking the elixir himself to match the Joker’s new form. Win Mortimer’s striking cover captures the eerie, unseen danger lurking in the city.
In "The Invisible Crimes!", the Joker, inspired by a newspaper article about a scientist's rediscovered elixir of invisibility, turns the city into his playground—leaving Batman baffled as crimes vanish into thin air. When the Dark Knight takes a daring step and samples the same elixir, he finds himself in a dangerous game of cat and mouse where the rules have changed.
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Reprinted in Detective Comics #138 (1948), Superboy #46 (1956), Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #17 (1956), Superman Adventure Book #1957-8 (1957), Aquaman #24 (1965), World's Finest Comics #208 (1971), Batman Archives #7 (2008), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6 (2019)
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