Superman Géant #29
In "Le plus grand voleur de l'univers," Batman confronts a wave of meticulously executed crimes that begin with a daring gold-coin heist, leading him to infiltrate the clandestine Crime Exchange. Written by David Vern and illustrated by Ernie Chan with inks by Mike Royer, the story follows Batman’s risky gambit to uncover the organization’s hidden President—posing as a reporter to pass a dangerous test: handling a firearm, a violation of his own code. The cover, by Eduardo Barreto, captures the tension of this high-stakes deception.
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After Batman fails to prevent a gold-coin theft and its perpetrators' escape, this proves to be the first in a wave of crimes carried out by highly specialized crooks. Realizing an organization must lie behind the crime wave, Batman embarks on a bold plan. Infiltrating the set-up - the Crime Exchange, an agency providing the right crook for the right crime - he allows himself to be captured so as to make contact with the Exchange's secret President. Claiming to be a reporter disguised as the Batman, he's given a test: pick up and fire a gun, something the REAL Batman has sworn never to do.
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