Cover: Ernie Chan

Detective Comics #452

Oct 1975 · DC · 0.25 USD

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In "Crackdown on the Crime Exchange," Batman faces a new kind of threat when a series of meticulously executed crimes point to a hidden network— the Crime Exchange—where criminals are hired for specific jobs. Posing as a reporter to infiltrate the operation, he’s forced to confront his own principles when asked to prove his identity by handling a gun, a test that challenges everything he stands for. Written by David V. Reed and illustrated by Ernie Chua, with inks by Mike Royer and letters by Mike Royer, this 1975 issue features a cover by Ernie Chan.

Contains 2 stories

Crackdown on the Crime Exchange

12 pp · Superhero

Batman [Bruce Wayne]James GordonWalter GrimesYakThe Crime ExchangeStan Lee (unnamed cameo page 8, panel 1)Jack Kirby (unnamed cameo page 8, panel 1)

In "Crackdown on the Crime Exchange," Batman faces a rising tide of meticulously planned heists, each executed by a different expert criminal. Suspecting a mastermind behind the scenes, he goes undercover at the clandestine Crime Exchange, posing as a reporter to reach its hidden leader—only to be forced to prove his worth by handling a weapon, a test that challenges everything he stands for.

The Curse of the Ancient Weapons!

6 pp · Superhero

Hawkman [Carter Hall]Shiera Hall [Hawkgirl]Konrad Koslak

In "The Curse of the Ancient Weapons!" from Detective Comics #452, Carter Hall—Hawkman—finds himself tangled in a spellbound mystery when a star-and-moon-hatted wizard steals a mystical stone tablet, only for his raven to reveal itself as the true sorcerer. With Shiera’s warning about the escape of their old enemy, Konrad Kaslak, Carter uses a clever bird trick to turn the tables and bring the rogue sorcerer to justice.