Detective Comics #169
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Batman — Boss of the Big House!", Batman steps in as acting warden of a maximum-security prison after saving an innocent man from execution, only to find himself unraveling a mystery tied to a long-ago robbery and a suspicious last-minute escape attempt. With Bob Kane’s iconic art, Lew Sayre Schwartz’s interiors, and Charles Paris’s inks bringing the tension to life, the story unfolds in a gripping, no-nonsense tone. Win Mortimer’s cover captures the stakes perfectly, showing Batman in the midst of his new, unexpected role.
In "Batman — Boss of the Big House!" from Detective Comics #169, Batman finds himself unexpectedly in charge of a maximum-security prison after saving a condemned man’s life. With the warden’s trust, he must keep order while puzzling over a mysterious last-minute escape attempt by a prisoner set to be released the next day—especially since the man shares a cell with the one who was executed for a $250,000 robbery years prior.
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Reprinted in Batman #28 (1952), Lynvingen #2/1954 (1954), Batman Archives #8 (2012), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7 (2019)
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