Detective Comics #194

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.