O Lobinho (2ª Série) #16
In "O 'Sombra' e a Morte que Sobe," Batman investigates a desperate cry from an abandoned house, only to find a dying crook who’s just eliminated his tormentors—leaving the Dark Knight with a cryptic clue. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Bob Kane with Jerry Robinson, this 1941 tale from Grande Consórcio Suplementos Nacionais sees Batman racing to uncover the identity of a powerful smuggler, all drawn from the shadows by George Rozen’s striking cover.
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While passing by an old house, the Batman hears screams and rushes in to save a man, who he soon discovers is a crook that has been double crossing his boss and who kills the thugs torturing him so there will be no witnesses. Later, the Caped Crusader learns from the dying Joey that his boss is a big time smuggler, and he takes immediate steps to solve that problem.
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