Detective Comics #63
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "A Gentleman in Gotham," a 1942 entry in the legendary Detective Comics series, the Seal employs a dazzling invention to blind Gotham’s citizens while his gang moves unseen—only they can see through smoked glasses. As Larry closes in on the truth, he’s captured, setting the stage for a dangerous showdown. Art by Cliff Young brings the noir tension to life, while the cover by Fred Ray and Jerry Robinson captures the mystery with sharp, stylized flair.
Michael Baffle, wrongfully accused of stealing jewels from a foreign dictator, survives a fatal gunshot and flees to America—land of the free, or so he hopes. Now in Gotham, he's a man with a past and a new mission, testing the limits of justice in a city where wealth and power wear masks.
In "The Case of the Light That Blinds!", the mysterious Seal unleashes a dazzling device that turns sunlight into a blinding force, allowing his gang to strike unseen while wearing smoked glasses to see clearly. As Larry closes in on the truth, he finds himself trapped in a trap of his own making—facing an explosive finale that tests his wits and nerve.
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Reprinted in Batman Archives #2 (1991), The Batman Chronicles #6 (2008), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016), Batman: The Golden Age #3 (2017)
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