Detective Comics #176
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Underworld Crime Committee!", Batman is pulled into a dangerous game when Mr. Velvet, leader of a secretive criminal syndicate, kidnaps Robin to force the Dark Knight to root out a mole within their ranks. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Dick Sprang, this 1951 classic sees Batman infiltrating the very organization he's sworn to stop, with Win Mortimer's cover capturing the tension of the moment.
In "The Underworld Crime Committee!" from Detective Comics #176, the shadowy Mr. Velvet leads a criminal syndicate cracking down on internal betrayal—until he kidnaps Robin and forces Batman to infiltrate the group as its new chief investigator. With the stakes rising and trust crumbling, Batman must navigate a web of deception from within, all while the real traitor remains hidden.
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Reprinted in Our Fighting Forces #27 (1957), Action Comics #243 (1958), Five-Score Comic Monthly #67 (1963), World's Finest Comics #168 (1967), Flash #23 (1975), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #8 (2020)
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