Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye

Detective Comics #268

Jun 1959 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Power That Doomed Batman”

In "The Power That Doomed Batman," Batman’s routine flight in a prototype aircraft takes a terrifying turn when he crosses paths with a mysterious comet, leaving him glowing with strange, unexplained powers. With time running out and no clear cure in sight, the Dynamic Duo must race to uncover the source of the phenomenon before the light fades—and with it, Batman’s life. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Sheldon Moldoff, with inks by Charles Paris, the issue features a striking cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye.

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writer Bill Finger · artist Sheldon Moldoff · inker Charles Paris · cover Curt Swan, Stan Kaye

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writer Bill Finger

artist Sheldon Moldoff

inker Charles Paris

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover inks Stan Kaye

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Batman takes up a plane on an experimental flight, and, after crossing the path of a strange comet, lands, revealing Batman with a strange glow...and super powers to boot. The Dynamic Duo race against the clock to find a cure before the glow dies away...along with Batman's life!

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