Cover: Win Mortimer

Detective Comics #194

Apr 1953 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Stolen Bank”

In "The Stolen Bank," Batman takes a dangerous step toward the future by sealing his true identity in a letter stored in a new bank's safe deposit box—unaware that the bank's leadership is tied to a criminal network. Written by Bill Woolfolk and illustrated by Bob Kane with inks by Charles Paris, this 1953 tale spins a tense mystery where a single document could unravel everything. The cover, by Win Mortimer, captures the high stakes with a stark, shadowed image of the bank’s vault.

writer Bill Woolfolk · artist Bob Kane · inker Charles Paris · cover Win Mortimer

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writer Bill Woolfolk

artist Bob Kane

inker Charles Paris

cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

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Batman writes a letter to be turned over to Commissioner Gordon upon Batman's death that reveals his identity as Bruce Wayne. He stores the letter in a safe deposit box at a new bank, unaware that the bank is run by criminals who soon get their hands on the letter.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).