Cover: Win Mortimer

Detective Comics #192

Feb 1953 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Phantom Eye of Gotham City”

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.

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writer John Broome · artist Bob Kane · inker Charles Paris · cover Win Mortimer

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writer John Broome

artist Bob Kane

inker Charles Paris

cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

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As vicious criminal creates a means to televise crimes as they happen and making the Dynamic Duo look like they are inept. He goes further to disguise himself as Batman and get unmasked on TV as a wealthy big-game hunter, forcing Batman to actually prove who he is or give up his crime fighting vendetta.

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