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Detective Comics#55
Cover: Bob Kane & Jerry Robinson
Detective Comics #55
“The Brain Burglar!”
writer Bill Finger · artist Bob Kane · inker Jerry Robinson · inker, letterer George Roussos · cover Bob Kane, Jerry Robinson
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writer Bill Finger
artist Bob Kane
inker Jerry Robinson
inker, letterer George Roussos
cover pencils Bob Kane
cover inks Jerry Robinson
Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers
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The invention of a machine by a noted professor, that forces one to tell the truth, is snatched by an evil doctor who kidnaps noted scientists and inventors, as well as key individuals in the Defense Department, and uses the machine on them in order to obtain their secrets.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).