Dates
- Cover date
- August 1954
- On sale
- June 28, 1954
- Pages
- 44
Values
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Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
pencils: Win Mortimer, Dick Sprang, Ray Thompson, Ruben Moreira, Henry Boltinoff, Joe Certa, Rube Grossman, Leonard Starrinks: Win Mortimer, Charles Paris, Ray Thompson, Ruben Moreira, Henry Boltinoff, Joe Certa, Rube Grossman, Leonard Starrletters: Ira Schnapp, Henry Boltinoffscript: Henry Boltinoff, Otto Binder, Jack Miller, Jack Schiff, Bill Woolfolk
Stories
- The Brain That Ruled Gotham City! · 12 pages
Condemned crime boss "Brains" Hobson vows to return after being executed in the electric chair. Soon after, Hobson's body disappears and his gang is gathered to find that his brain has been transplanted into a special tank and is still capable of giving orders and planning crimes.
- The Diamond That Turned Men to Stone! · 6 pages
- Capt. Compass Meets Capt. Kidd! · 5.67 pages
- "Step Right Up..." · 2 pages
- Manitoba's Magic! · 8 pages
Publisher’s description
A criminal known as "Brain" Hobson is executed by electric chair, but shortly after the execution his body is snatched away from the prison's morgue. After this event, the underworld of Gotham City learn that thanks to some advanced technology, Hobson's consciousness is still alive as his brain had been placed on a tank filled with a special electro-chemical liquid.
Reprinted in
Detective Comics (1950), Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus (2015)