Cover: Jerry Robinson

Detective Comics #72

Feb 1943 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“License for Larceny”

In "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.

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writer Joe Samachson · artist Bob Kane · inker Jerry Robinson · inker, letterer George Roussos · cover Jerry Robinson

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Full credits

writer Joe Samachson

artist Bob Kane

inker Jerry Robinson

inker, letterer George Roussos

cover pencils, inks Jerry Robinson

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A dignified financier is in reality the notorious underworld czar, Larry the Judge, and Batman & Robin must somehow halt his plan to issue licences for only high class larcenies before a crook cashes in on the licence to kill the Caped Crusaders!

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