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"Batman: "Twenty-Four Hours to Live"": When a man named Jasper Sneed learns that he has been poisoned and that he has only 24 hours to live, he decides to take all his money and prepares deadly traps for his entire family and his business partner. Sneed's orphaned niece, Lucille, is a friend of

Detective Comics #57 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1941.

Synopsis for Batman: "Twenty-Four Hours to Live"

When a man named Jasper Sneed learns that he has been poisoned and that he has only 24 hours to live, he decides to take all his money and prepares deadly traps for his entire family and his business partner. Sneed's orphaned niece, Lucille, is a friend of Linda Page and she tells her about her uncle's threats. Bruce Wayne, who was listening to the conversation, decides to investigate the case as Batman, and with Robin's help, almost all of the remaining murder attempts are foiled.

By the end of the day, Jasper goes home, where Batman and Robin are waiting for him and they watch the man going to the butler's room where he tries to kill him as well, because the butler was responsible for poisoning him in the first place. Batman stops Jasper, and the time of his death arrives. The butler stops pretending and reveals himself as Richard Sneed, Jasper's twin brother. Richard was holding a grudge against his brother and decided to get revenge on him. When Batman tries to take the man to the authorities, he reveals that he also took some of the poison and soon he is dead as well.

Appearing in Batman: "Twenty-Four Hours to Live"

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  • Jasper Sneed (Single appearance; dies)
  • "Barkis" (Richard Sneed) (Single appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

  • Mary Sneed (Jasper Sneed's late wife) (Mentioned only)
  • Lucille Sneed (Jasper Sneed's orphaned niece) (Single appearance)
  • Hosmer Clay (Jasper Sneed's cousin) (Single appearance; dies)
  • Mrs. Biggs (Jasper Sneed's widowed sister) (Single appearance)
    • Stanley Biggs (Mrs. Biggs's son) (Single appearance)
  • John Harvey (Jasper Sneed's business partner) (Single appearance)
  • Hagar the Waxman (Single appearance)

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Supporting Characters:

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Antagonists:

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Supporting Characters:

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Antagonists:

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Supporting Characters:

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Supporting Characters:

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Antagonists:

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