Cover: Win Mortimer

Detective Comics #190

Dec 1952 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“How to Be the Batman!”

In "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.

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writer Bill Finger · artist Bob Kane · artist Lew Sayre Schwartz · inker Stan Kaye · cover Win Mortimer

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CGC 4 $363.88 CGC 4.5 $395.64 CGC 6.5 $611.18 CGC 5 $850 CGC 5 $950 CGC 7 $1293.5 Detective Comics #190 1952 DC Batman origin retold coverless, missing CF $49 Detective Comics #190 (1952) Golden Age Batman Comic Complete $250

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writer Bill Finger

artist Bob Kane

artist Lew Sayre Schwartz

inker Stan Kaye

cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

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A criminal psychologist named Dr. Sampson uses an amnesia gas on Batman, blotting out his memory of who he is, and Robin desperately tries everything in his power to restore it before Sampson's mob rules Gotham City.

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