Detective Comics #55
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Brain Burglar!", a groundbreaking truth-machine invented by a respected professor falls into the hands of a sinister doctor who uses it to extract secrets from kidnapped scientists, inventors, and Defense Department officials. Written by Bill Finger and brought to life by Bob Kane’s dynamic art and Jerry Robinson’s sharp inks, this 1941 tale of espionage and mind-bending technology stands as a standout early entry in the Batman mythos. The cover, penciled by Kane and inked by Robinson, captures the menace of the unseen criminal with striking precision.
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The invention of a machine by a noted professor, that forces one to tell the truth, is snatched by an evil doctor who kidnaps noted scientists and inventors, as well as key individuals in the Defense Department, and uses the machine on them in order to obtain their secrets.
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