Detective Comics #36
In "Professor Hugo Strange," Batman confronts a chilling new foe whose sinister mind weaponizes a deadly fog to commit crimes under cover of darkness. Written by Bill Finger and brought to life by Bob Kane’s bold art and Jerry Robinson’s sharp inks, this early tale sees the Dark Knight unraveling a mystery tied to a fallen G-Man, facing both a clever adversary and a suffocating threat that blurs the line between truth and illusion. The cover by Bob Kane captures the eerie tension of the story in stark, iconic lines.
In this 1940 tale from Detective Comics #36, Batman confronts the cunning Professor Hugo Strange, whose sinister schemes unfold after a G-Man’s mysterious death. With a deadly fog as his weapon, Strange turns Gotham’s streets into a trap, forcing the Dark Knight to outwit both the haze and the mind behind it.
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Reprinted in Batman Archives #1 (1990), DC Archiv Edition #3 (1999), The Batman Chronicles #1 (2005), DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection #34 (2015), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #1 (2016), Batman: The Golden Age #1 (2016), DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection #92 (2016), Batman Arkham: Hugo Strange #[nn] (2018)
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