Stryker tears free and tries to shoot the Bat-Man who, in turn, punches Stryker, knocking him into an acid tank where he is killed instantly. The Bat-Man then reveals that Stryker wanted total control over the Apex Chemical Corporation without having to pay for it and that he, in order to obtain it, had hired the murderers to kill his business partners and steal the secret contracts he had with them. Stryker then arrives, reveals himself to be the mastermind behind Lambert and Crane's murders, and attacks Rogers, but the Bat-Man subdues him too. The Bat-Man arrives, saves Rogers and defeats Jennings. Stryker's assistant, Jennings, forces Rogers into a makeshift gas chamber in order to kill him.

Later, Paul Rogers goes to Alfred Stryker's house after hearing about the murders on the radio. Suddenly, a dark, terrifying masked figure dubbed 'the Bat-Man' looms over them before he defeats the two criminals and proceeds to investigate the contract. The police go to Crane's house but are too late, as he has already been shot dead.Ĭrane's murderer meets his accomplice and shows him the contract he stole.

Wayne leaves, saying that he is going home. Just then, Steven Crane calls and speaks with Commissioner Gordon, telling him that Lambert had received an anonymous death threat the previous day, and that he has received another one today and is now fearing for his life. He also says that his father had three other business partners: Steven Crane, Alfred Stryker and Paul Rogers. Gordon interviews Lambert Jr., who says that someone else had murdered his father and that his fingerprints got on the knife as he was pulling it out of his father's back. Commissioner Gordon goes to the crime scene, taking his young, wealthy socialite friend, Bruce Wayne with him. 'The Case of the Chemical Syndicate' Plot Ī man named Lambert has been stabbed to death, and his son's fingerprints have been found on the knife. It is considered one of the most important and valuable first appearance debuts from DC Comics alongside Action Comics #1, released the previous year. Detective Comics #27 is an American comic book of the Detective Comics anthology series known for debuting the superhero Batman in a featured story called 'The Case of the Chemical Syndicate' during the Golden Age of Comic Books.

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