Cover: Win Mortimer

Detective Comics #162

Aug 1950 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Law of the Iron Road!”

In "The Law of the Iron Road!", Professor Starr leads Raymond and Roy on a perilous journey into the Amazon, claiming to have discovered a hidden valley where giant insects thrive. When Roy uncovers the truth by finding magnifying contact lenses hidden in Starr’s belongings, the expedition’s fragile deception begins to unravel. Dan Barry’s art brings the jungle’s mystery to life, while Win Mortimer’s cover captures the eerie scale of the unknown.

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artist, inker Dan Barry · cover Win Mortimer

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artist, inker Dan Barry

cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

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Professor Starr tries to convince Raymond that he has found a valley up the Amazon where insects grow to be the size of man. Roy accompanies Starr to the valley, but exposes the plot by removing magnifying contact lenses Starr had placed in his eyes while sleeping.

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