Detective Comics #164
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Untold Tales of the Bat-Signal!", news reporter Dave Purdy takes on a peculiar challenge: tracking down a case where the Bat-Signal alone was enough to save a life. A 1950 DC classic drawn by Bob Kane and Lew Sayre Schwartz, with inks by Charles Paris, this issue offers a rare, spotlight moment for Gotham’s most iconic beacon—seen here through the sharp, expressive lines of cover artists Win Mortimer and George Roussos.
In "Untold Tales of the Bat-Signal!" from Detective Comics #164, news reporter Dave Purdy takes on a curious challenge: track down a case where the Bat-Signal alone was enough to save a life. The story follows his investigation into the mysterious moments when that single beam of light from Gotham’s sky became a lifeline.
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Reprinted in A Date with Judy #44 (1954), Adventure Comics #215 (1955), Gang Busters #50 (1956), Action Comics #232 (1957), Batman Annual #1 (1961), Adventure Comics #295 (1962), Superboy #105 (1963), Superman #11 (1966), Giant Batman Annual #1 Replica Edition #[nn] (1999), Batman: Cover to Cover #[nn] (2005), DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #1 (2009), Batman Archives #8 (2012), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7 (2019)
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