Review Across Time And Space: Detective Comics No. 428 (Hawkman Feature!)

Comics Detective Comics No. 428Cover Date: October 1972Release Date: August 31, 1972Script: E. Nelson BridwellPencils: Dick DillinInks: Joe Giella Colors: ?Letters: Ben Oda Bird’s Eye View Note: This is a Hawkman review, so the main Batman story is not covered here. I'm sure you can easily find three dozen sites that review his story.Hawkman is asked by Midway Police Commissioner George Emmett to find out who is stealing artifacts from the Bleakhill Manor museum. Only the fake duplicates of weapons displayed have been taken, leaving the valuable art behind. Katar quickly discovers that the rare pieces of art have been replaced with forgeries as well. Katar uses his knowledge of history and weapons to figure out the thief's next move and waits for him when the thief uses a secret passage in the manor to sneak in. In a quick fight, the thief uses an Egyptian boomerang to knock Hawkman out and escapes. After coming to, and with the help of Socrates the owl, Hawkman tracks the thief down…