COVER TAGLINE:
100th Batman Issue!
TITLE:
Batmantown, U.S.A.
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE:
June, 1956
WRITER:
n/a
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
COVER:
Sheldon Moldoff
PRICE: $.10 U.S.
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson)
PLOT:
The city of Plainville decides to change the town name to Batmantown in order to inspire growth. Batman suspects it will make the town a target for criminals, but the town appears to be crime free. Batman then learns that a criminal named Barsh has kicked the other crooks out of town, so that he can pull a big job on the unsuspecting townspeople. Batman and Robin disguise themselves as actors in the town pageant. Then they stop Barsh's operation. The town agrees to change the name back to Plainville to protect itself from further criminal activity.
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TITLE:
The Hunters of Gotham City
WRITER:
n/a
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson)
PLOT:
An accident at the docks allows several zoo animals to escape into Gotham City. Batman and the keepers track the animals, though Batman discovers that they were released on purpose. He recaptures each of the animals and proves that one of the animal trainers used the ape Pongo to smuggle jewels into the country. Batman recovers the jewels and the smuggler is arrested.
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TITLE:
The Great Batman Contest
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson)
PLOT:
Batman holds a contest where new crime-fighting inventions are submitted in an attempt to win a scholarship prize. Batman tests each of the final four inventions against crooks. Each of the first three look promising, but they have serious drawbacks. The final invention, the Bat-Kite, helps Batman with aerial photography and combat. The kite and its inventor Jeff Keating are awarded first prize.
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