Cover: Bob Kane & Jerry Robinson & George Roussos

Detective Comics #57

Nov 1941 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“Twenty-Four Hours to Live!”

In "Twenty-Four Hours to Live!", Batman races against the clock to save Jasper Sneed, a man poisoned with a deadly, incurable toxin set to claim his life in just one day. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Bob Kane, with inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos, this gripping tale unfolds with the detective uncovering a chilling twist: the murderer is Sneed’s own twin brother. The cover by Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, and George Roussos captures the urgency and mystery of the case.

writer Bill Finger · artist Bob Kane · inker Jerry Robinson · inker, letterer George Roussos · cover Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos

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Full credits

writer Bill Finger

artist Bob Kane

inker Jerry Robinson

inker, letterer George Roussos

cover pencils Bob Kane

cover inks Jerry Robinson

cover inks George Roussos

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Jasper Sneed has been given an oriental poison, a poison that will kill him within 24 hours and for which there is no known cure. The Batman investigates and discovers the man's twin brother has committed the foul deed.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).