BATMAN #18

COVER TAGLINE: Insure the 4th of July! Buy War Bonds and Stamps! TITLE: The Secret of Hunter's Inn STORY ARC: None COVER DATE: August/September, 1943 WRITER: Joe Samachson ARTIST: Jerry Robinson INKER: Jerry Robinson EDITORS: Jack Schiff COVER: Dick Sprang; Stan Kaye PRICE: $.10 U.S. CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Alfred Beagle PLOT: Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson visit the Hunter's Inn where several robberies have recently occurred. When they hear cries for help, they go into action as Batman and Robin. They then encounter Dweedledee and Dweedledum who gas the Caped Crusaders. Alfred rescues them and takes them away from the inn. Hours laters when they recover from the gas, Batman and Robin return to the inn and find it full of guests. The manager is an ex-con, but Batman can't link him to the crimes. Eventually Batman realizes there are two inns. He finds the other inn where the Tweeds are hiding out. Inside he finds controls that switch the roads, drawing visitors to the false inn. Batman uses the controls to swtich roads, allowing the police to find the false inn and arrest the crooks.

TITLE: Robin Studies His Lessons WRITER: Joe Samachson ARTIST: Bob Kane INKER: Jerry Robinson EDITORS: Jack Schiff CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson) PLOT: When Dick Grayson brings home a failing report card, Bruce grounds him. Batman goes it alone and falls into a criminal trap. Robin learns that Batman has been captured via belt radio, so he defies orders and comes to the rescue. Using his knowledge of chemistry, Robin battles the crooks and releases Batman. Together they bring down the gang. The next day, Bruce contacts Dick's teacher and learns that there was a mix-up with the report card, and Dick's grades are fine.

TITLE: The Good Samaritan Cops WRITER: Bill Finger ARTIST: Jack Burnley INKER: Jack Burnley EDITORS: Jack Schiff CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon PLOT: Batman and Robin join the police emergency squad for a day to learn about their activities. The squad does everything from rescuing pets and people to stopping criminals. Batman helps the squad on several assignments. He is impressed by how capable and dedicated the squad is.

TITLE: The Crime Surgeon WRITER: Bill Finger ARTIST: Bob Kane INKER: Jerry Robinson EDITORS: Jack Schiff CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson) PLOT: The Crime Surgeon Dr. Thorne escapes from prison and takes his cime clinic across the country. Batman follows him and eventually find his hide-out. However, Robin is captured and shot. Dr. Thorne helps Robin and has Batman take him to the hospital. With Robin out of action, Batman follows Thorne on his own. He catches up to the Crime Surgeon in the middle of another robbery. Thorne tries to escape, but is shot by one of his own men. The man was upset, because Thorne did not prevent his sick wife from dying. Thorne dies, which shuts the crime clinic down permanently.

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