Detective Comics #143
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Pied Piper of Peril!", the enigmatic criminal returns with a chilling new twist: each crime is tied to a victim's name through a sinister pipe-related clue. Written by Bill Finger and brought to life by Jim Mooney’s art and Charles Paris’s inks, this 1949 issue delivers a classic mystery with a macabre flair, all wrapped in a cover by Mooney and Paris that captures the menace of the Piper’s return.
In "The Pied Piper of Peril!" from Detective Comics #143 (1949), the enigmatic criminal known as the Pied Piper resurfaces with a chilling new string of crimes—each one tied to a victim’s name through a sinister, pipe-based twist. As Gotham’s streets grow tense, the mystery deepens with each cleverly constructed scheme, leaving only the Batman to unravel the pattern before another victim falls.
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Reprinted in スーパーマン [Superman] [Suupaaman] #2 (1949), Detective Comics #143 (1949), Batman Archives #7 (2008), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6 (2019)
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