Detective Comics #77
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Crime Clinic!", a brilliant surgeon with a fascination for criminal psychology opens a bizarre new establishment where would-be offenders come seeking expert guidance on how to commit crimes—offering a chilling twist on the idea of medical help. Written by Bill Finger and brought to life with sharp, expressive art by Bob Kane, with inks by George Roussos, this 1943 issue delivers a uniquely unsettling take on crime and conscience. The cover, also by Bob Kane with inks by Roussos, captures the eerie tone of the story with its striking, shadowed composition.
In "The Crime Clinic!" from Detective Comics #77 (1943), a brilliant surgeon with a fascination for the thrill of wrongdoing opens a peculiar clinic—where criminals seek his expert advice on how to commit their next crime. With a mix of medical precision and criminal ingenuity, the story explores the darkly absurd premise of a man who treats crime like a medical condition.
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Reprinted in Batman Archives #3 (1994), The Batman Chronicles #9 (2010), Batman: The War Years 1939-1945 #[nn] (2015), The Boy Commandos by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby #2 (2016), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #3 (2017), Batman: The Golden Age #5 (2018)
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