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Cover: Win Mortimer

Detective Comics #192

Feb 1953 · DC · 0.10 USD
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In "The Phantom Eye of Gotham City," a cunning criminal uses live television to frame the Dynamic Duo as bumbling amateurs, then impersonates Batman himself—appearing on screen as a wealthy big-game hunter to expose the real hero. Written by John Broome and illustrated by Bob Kane with inks by Charles Paris, this 1953 classic sees Batman forced to prove his identity in the most public way possible. The cover, by Win Mortimer, captures the tension of a masked man under the spotlight.

Contains 7 stories
The Phantom Eye of Gotham City
12 pp · Superhero
Batman [Bruce Wayne]Robin [Dick Grayson]Commissioner James GordonJimEd (newspaper editor)James (butler)Byron King (cameo, big game hunter)Buddy (cameo, King's son)Phantom Eye [Nails Riley aka Byron King and Batman imitator] (villain, introduction)

In "The Phantom Eye of Gotham City," a cunning criminal uses live television to frame the Dynamic Duo as bumbling fools, then impersonates Batman himself—appearing on screen as a wealthy big-game hunter to unmask the real Dark Knight. With Gotham watching and his identity under siege, Batman must prove his true identity before the public and the law turn against him.

Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor
The Case of the Fabulous Frauds
5.67 pp · Detective-Mystery
Roy Raymond
Untitled Humor story
0.5 pp · Humor, Military
Robotman - Servant for a Day
5.67 pp · Superhero
Robotman
The Lady and the Killers
8 pp · Western-Frontier
Pow-Wow Smith
Untitled Humor story
0.67 pp · Humor
Casey the Cop

ComicBooks.com Value

Our Model is In Beta
Raw (Good) $124
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $1,329
CGC 7.5 · 4 in census $777
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $612
CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $553*
CGC 6.0 · 4 in census $478
CGC 5.5 · 5 in census $402*
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CGC 5.0 · 6 in census $367
CGC 4.5 · 3 in census $300
CGC 4.0 none in existence
CGC 3.5 · 1 in census $253*
CGC 3.0 · 2 in census $224*
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $181*
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GD $230 CGC 5 $600 CGC 7 $789.95 CGC 6.5 $915
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Full credits

artist Bob Kane
cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

Reprints

Reprinted in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly #4 (1956), Batman #116 (1958), G.I. Combat #77 (1959), Our Army at War #149 (1964), Batman #187 (1966), Lynvingen #1/1968 (1968), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #9 (2021)

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