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Cover: Neal Adams
Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes #[nn]
“One Page Origin of Superman”
writer Bill Finger · artist Bob Kane · inker Charles Paris · letterer Ira Schnapp · cover Neal Adams
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Full credits
writer Bill Finger
artist Bob Kane
inker Charles Paris
letterer Ira Schnapp
cover pencils, inks Neal Adams
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While investigating criminal activity at a transport company, Batman recognizes the owner, Joe Chill, as the man who killed Thomas and Martha Wayne years before. Batman tries to find evidence of Chill's illegal operations, but when he fails, he decides to reveal his identity to Chill and tells him that will be watching him and will catch him eventually. In a panic, Chill flees to his gang, but when they find out Chill is responsible for Batman's existence they shoot him, and only after do they realize that they should have asked Chill for Batman's real name.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).