Detective Comics #59

In "The King of the Jungle!", the Penguin, fresh from a prison break and riding a train, spots fellow criminals among the passengers—and hatches a bold plan to turn them in for rewards, only to spring them later and split the money. Written by Joe Greene and illustrated by Bob Kane with inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos, this 1942 classic features the Penguin’s first major scheme of deception and double-cross. The cover, penciled by Kane and Robinson and inked by Robinson, captures the moment with a dramatic, shadowed portrait of the villain in his signature top hat and monocle.