Detective Comics #37

In "The Screaming House," Batman answers a cry for help from an abandoned mansion, only to find a desperate crook who’s turned on his criminal boss—and eliminated the thugs who were torturing him. As the Caped Crusader follows the trail from the screaming house to a dangerous smuggling operation, he uncovers a web of betrayal that leads straight to the underworld’s hidden power. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson, this early Batman tale blends suspense and moral complexity in a story that helped define the character’s dark edge. The cover by Bob Kane and Jerry Robinson captures the eerie tension of the moment perfectly.