Detective Comics #79
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "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.
In "Destiny's Auction!" from Detective Comics #79 (1943), three strangers receive seemingly promising fortunes from a gypsy seer—only to find their lives unraveling in unexpected ways, each leaving behind a personal possession in a locked trunk. Batman and Robin take up the trail when the trunks resurface at an auction, tracking the owners as they bid to reclaim what they’ve lost, unaware of the deeper game at play.
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Reprinted in Batman Archives #3 (1994), The Batman Chronicles #10 (2011), 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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