Cover: Win Mortimer

Detective Comics #198

Aug 1953 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Lord of Batmanor!”

In "The Lord of Batmanor!", Batman and Robin travel to a mysterious Scottish castle after its dying lord bequeaths it to the Dark Knight, uncovering a centuries-old secret tied to the estate. Written by Leigh Brackett and Edmond Hamilton, with art by Dick Sprang and Charles Paris, this 1953 adventure blends gothic intrigue with the duo’s signature detective work. Win Mortimer’s striking cover captures the tale’s eerie atmosphere.

writer Leigh Brackett · writer Edmond Hamilton · artist Dick Sprang · inker Charles Paris · letterer Pat Gordon · cover Win Mortimer

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Full credits

writer Leigh Brackett

writer Edmond Hamilton

artist Dick Sprang

inker Charles Paris

letterer Pat Gordon

cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

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The dying Lord of Batmanor in Scotland wills the castle to Batman, so the Dynamic Duo make their way to Scotland to claim the castle, and end up solving a 400-year-old mystery in the process.

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