Detective Comics #477

In "A Little Talk with Rupert Thorne," Batman visits Arkham Asylum to confront the enigmatic former crime boss, now confined and seemingly broken. Thorne claims he was driven to confess by the ghost of Hugo Strange—whom he murdered in his quest to uncover Batman’s identity—leaving the Dark Knight unsettled by the chilling revelation. Written by Len Wein and illustrated with haunting precision by Marshall Rogers, with inks by Dick Giordano and colors by Glynis Wein, the issue’s cover by Rogers and Giordano captures the psychological tension that defines this unsettling tale.