Detective Comics #72
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "License for Larceny," Batman and Robin face a criminal mastermind who hides behind a veneer of respectability—Larry the Judge, a wealthy financier with a sinister agenda. With the rogues' gallery now operating under a twisted new system of "licensed" crime, the Dynamic Duo must outwit a foe who’s turned the law itself into a weapon. Written by Joe Samachson and illustrated by Bob Kane with inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos, the cover by Jerry Robinson captures the issue’s high-stakes intrigue.
In "License for Larceny," Batman and Robin face a cunning foe who hides behind a veneer of respectability—Jo, the city’s esteemed financier, is secretly the criminal mastermind Larry the Judge. With a twisted scheme to license only elite crimes, the duo must stop a dangerous license from being used to eliminate them before the clock runs out.
In "Larry Jordan vs. Air Wave!" from Detective Comics #72 (1943), the line between justice and corruption blurs when District Attorney Jordan, a man sworn to uphold the law, begins targeting Air Wave with deadly intent—while simultaneously pushing an innocent man toward the gallows. The mystery deepens as the hero must confront a legal mind who seems to be using the system itself to destroy him.
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Reprinted in Batman Archives #3 (1994), The Batman Chronicles #8 (2009), The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #1 (2011), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #2 (2016), Batman: The Golden Age #4 (2018)
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