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Cover: Win Mortimer

Detective Comics #199

Sep 1953 · DC · 0.10 USD
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“The Invisible Batman!”

In "The Invisible Batman!", Batman finds himself in a rare predicament when a chance encounter with a radioactive dye during a Gotham crime spree leaves him completely unseen—though not unheard. Written by Bill Woolfolk and brought to life by Bob Kane’s iconic design, with art by Lew Sayre Schwartz and inks by Ray Burnley and Stan Kaye, this 1953 issue delivers a clever twist on the Dark Knight’s detective prowess. The cover, by Win Mortimer, captures the mystery in bold, dynamic lines.

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writer Bill Woolfolk · artist Bob Kane · artist Lew Sayre Schwartz · inker Ray Burnley · inker Stan Kaye · cover Win Mortimer

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artist Bob Kane
inker Stan Kaye
cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer

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While battling a crime spree in Gotham, Batman is accidentally doused with a radioactive dye, rendering himself invisible.

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