Cover: Bob Kane & Jerry Robinson & George Roussos

Detective Comics #73

Mar 1943 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“The Scarecrow Returns”

In "The Scarecrow Returns," the enigmatic Professor Jonathan Crane returns to Gotham with a chilling new game—using simple words as cryptic clues to mark his crimes. Batman and Robin must unravel his wordplay before he strikes again, turning the city into a puzzle only they can solve. Written by Don C. Cameron and brought to life by Bob Kane’s iconic art, with inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos, and lettering by Roussos, this 1943 classic features a cover by Kane and Robinson, capturing the eerie tension of a mind game played in shadows.

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writer Don C. Cameron · artist Bob Kane · inker Jerry Robinson · inker, letterer George Roussos · cover Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson, George Roussos

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writer Don C. Cameron

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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As a former teacher, Professor Jonathan Crane decides to use the simpliest of words to indicate crimes he intends to commit, and Batman and Robin spend plenty of time "after school" to figure them out and stop the Man of Straw.

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