Cover: Sheldon Moldoff

Detective Comics #249

Nov 1957 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Crime of Bruce Wayne”

In "The Crime of Bruce Wayne," a 1957 issue of Detective Comics, Bruce Wayne takes a dangerous gamble to uncover a hidden fortune, pretending to be the notorious criminal the Collector—only to find himself wrongly sentenced to death row. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Sheldon Moldoff, with inks by Charles Paris, the story unfolds with tense suspense and a twist that redefines the line between justice and deception. The cover, also by Moldoff, captures the moment of high stakes with a striking, dramatic image.

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writer Bill Finger · artist Sheldon Moldoff · inker Charles Paris · cover Sheldon Moldoff

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Cast · 7 characters

Alfred Pennyworth Batman Batwoman Commissioner James Gordon Dick Grayson J'Onn J'Onzz Kathy Kane

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writer Bill Finger

artist Sheldon Moldoff

inker Charles Paris

cover pencils, inks Sheldon Moldoff

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Bruce Wayne decides to go along with a scheme in which he would confess to being a wanted criminal known as the Collector in order to get vital information from a cellmate about where the crook stashed $50,000...but the plan goes horribly wrong and Wayne gets sent to death row!

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