Detective Comics #190
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "How to Be the Batman!", a devious criminal psychologist named Dr. Sampson unleashes an amnesia gas on Batman, erasing his identity and leaving Gotham vulnerable. With the Dark Knight’s mind blank, Robin must race against time to piece together the Bat’s forgotten past—before Sampson’s gang seizes control of the city. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Bob Kane, Lew Sayre Schwartz, and Stan Kaye, with a cover by Win Mortimer, this 1952 classic blends psychological intrigue with the duo’s enduring partnership.
In "How to Be the Batman!", Batman wakes to find himself with no memory, his identity erased by Dr. Sampson’s amnesia gas. With Gotham slipping into chaos and the Joker’s gang tightening their grip, Robin must piece together the Bat’s forgotten past—before the Dark Knight is lost forever.
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Reprinted in Batman #111 (1957), Our Army at War #63 (1957), Batman Annual #1 (1961), Batman Annual #1968 (1968), Our Army at War #195 (1968), MV Comix #18/1969 (1969), Giant Batman Annual #1 Replica Edition #[nn] (1999), DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #1 (2009), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #8 (2020)
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