Cover: Jerry Robinson

Detective Comics #79

Sep 1943 · DC · 0.10 USD

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“Destiny's Auction!”

In "Destiny's Auction!", three strangers take a fateful trip to a gypsy fortune teller, each receiving a promising reading—only to find their lives taking strange, unsettling turns. Batman and Robin, tracking the odd pattern, follow the trio as they bid on mysterious trunks at an auction, each believing they’re reclaiming their lost belongings. Written by Don C. Cameron and brought to life with sharp, expressive art by Jerry Robinson (pencils and inks), this 1943 tale blends mystery and fate with a touch of the uncanny, all wrapped in a cover by Robinson that captures the story’s eerie intrigue.

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

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writer Don C. Cameron

artist, inker Jerry Robinson

letterer George Roussos

cover pencils, inks Jerry Robinson

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Three people who visit a gypsy fortune teller have their fates read, and it seems to the positive. However, negative situations befall each of them with each of them leaving their belongings in a trunk. Batman and Robin follow these individuals as they buy what they believe to be their trunks back at auction, thus, in a round-about way, fulfilling the fortunes of the seer they all once visited.

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