Batman Archives #8
"Bruce Wayne, Private Detective!" is a standout entry in the Batman Archives series, spotlighting a rare early tale featuring Bob Kane’s original art style and the distinctive inks of Charles Paris. When Batman steps in as temporary warden after saving a death row inmate, he’s drawn into a mystery involving a last-minute escape attempt and a long-buried $250,000 robbery—linking a soon-to-be-released prisoner to the man executed years prior. The story unfolds with a sharp, noir-inspired edge, enhanced by the classic cover by Win Mortimer and George Roussos.
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After Batman saves the life of an innocent condemned man on death row, the prison warden asks him to stick around as "acting Warden" until a new one is appointed. But he is puzzled as to why a prisoner that is scheduled to be released the next day attempts to break out the evening before. Batman figures that it may be connected to $250,000 missing since a robbery years before since the con occupies the same cell as the executed criminal responsible for the robbery.
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