The Batman Chronicles #5
In "Twenty-Four Hours to Live!", Batman and Robin dive into a maritime mystery when Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson investigate a series of suspicious ship sinkings blamed on a giant white whale. The trail leads to Captain Burly, a man who claims to hunt the beast—but Batman soon uncovers a far more dangerous truth beneath the waves. Written by Bill Finger, illustrated by Bob Kane with inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos, and featuring a cover by Fred Ray and Jerry Robinson, this 2008 tale blends classic detective work with a twist that redefines the sea's darkest secrets.
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As a stockholder in the Seven Seas Insurance Company, a firm that has had to pay out huge payoffs for ships sunk by a large white whale, Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson decide to investigate the activities of one Captain Burly, who agrees to hunt down and destroy the whale. But Batman discovers that the whale is actually a submarine and the secretary of the insurance company the culprit.
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