Cover: Win Mortimer

Detective Comics #182

Apr 1952 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Human Puppets”

In "The Human Puppets," Batman and Robin confront the enigmatic Maestro, a criminal mastermind who rehearses his crimes with eerie precision—using puppets to stage each heist, including lifelike replicas of the Dynamic Duo. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Bob Kane with inks by Charles Paris, the story unfolds with chilling suspense as the Maestro threatens to unmask Batman using his puppet show. The cover, by Win Mortimer, captures the sinister spectacle with a dramatic, shadowed stage.

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writer Bill Finger · artist Bob Kane · artist Lew Sayre Schwartz · inker Charles Paris · cover Win Mortimer

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writer Bill Finger

artist Bob Kane

artist Lew Sayre Schwartz

inker Charles Paris

cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

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Batman and Robin face the Maestro, who plans meticulous crimes for his gang by first acting out the crime scenarios with puppets. He uses Batman and Robin puppets in his preparation, and he promises to reveal Batman's identity by unmasking him by using the puppets.

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