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World's Finest Comics#52
Cover: Win Mortimer
World's Finest Comics #52
“The Man Who Swindled Superman!”
writer David Vern · artist Lew Sayre Schwartz · artist Bob Kane · inker Sy Barry · letterer Ira Schnapp · cover Win Mortimer
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writer David Vern
artist Lew Sayre Schwartz
artist Bob Kane
inker Sy Barry
letterer Ira Schnapp
cover pencils, inks Win Mortimer
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There are only seven people in Gotham who are insured for $1,000,000. Artist Jan Marki believes he should also be insured for $1,000,000, but the insurance company turns him down, believing his talent is not worth that much. Marki intends to prove himself, but instead injures his hands so he can no longer paint. Marki then seeks revenge on the insurance company by trapping the other $1,000,000 insurees, including Bruce Wayne, in a booby-trapped mansion. Batman then utilizes the skills of the stars to overcome the booby-traps to escape and capture Marki.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).