COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
The Man with the Automatic Brain
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE:
April/May, 1949
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Lew Sayre Schwartz
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
COVER:
J. Winslow Mortimer
PRICE: $.10 U.S.
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Alfred Beagle; Vicki Vale
PLOT:
A criminal known as the Thinker uses a giant computer brain to deduce Batman's secret identity. When Batman learns about the device, he arrange for Bruce Wayne's apparent death at sea. However, police blame Alfred for murder and send him to prison.
While in prison Alfred is contacted by the Thinker's men. He joins them on a jail break after first alerting Batman. Alfred is brought to the Thinker's hide-out where he sabotages the computer brain just as it is preparing to output Batman's secret. Due to Alfred's sabotage, instead of naming Bruce Wayne as Batman's secret identity, it name's Alfred himself. The gang then prepares to kill Alfred, but Batman arrives in time. The Thinker is caught, the computer brain is destroyed, and Alfred is rescued.
After the Thinker is captured, Batman arranges for Bruce Wayne to be found alive.
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TITLE:
Batman and the Vikings
WRITER:
Bob Kane
ARTIST:
Bob Kane
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Carter Nichols
PLOT:
A carving is found by archaeologists which dates back to the age of vikings. A viking warrior is depicted in the carving who looks identical to Bruce Wayne. Bruce decides to investigate the mystery and gets Professor Nichols to send him back in time.
Bruce along with Dick Grayson arrives in the viking era. He is recognized by the people there and declared a coward. Dressed as Batman, Bruce learns that his look-a-like is named Olaf Erickson. Olaf was disgraced during battle and is now a prisoner.
Batman rescues Olaf. He then faces several challenges posing as Olaf which help prove his courage. Olaf then leads an explanation to America where Batman's scientific knowledge saves the vikings from an indian attack. Olaf redeems himself in the process. The vikings then honor him with the carving.
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TITLE:
The Happy Victims
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Lew Sayre Schwartz
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Alfred Beagle; Joker
PLOT:
The Joker begins a series of crimes in which his robbery victims refuse to press charges because they found his crime funny. Suspicious, Batman sets up Bruce Wayne as the next victim. As expected the Joker calls Wayne and tells him to laugh. In return Joker promises to return twice what he stole. Bruce complies which puzzles Dick Grayson.
Dick becomes Robin and attempts to follow the Joker, but he is captured. Batman rescues him, then explains that the Joker was running a blackmail scheme on other thieves. He pretended that Bruce was an art thief, so that the Joker would target him. Once Batman and Robin escape the Joker's death trap, they apprehend the crook.
NOTE:
This issue marks the premiere of the "Jokermobile" which resembles the Batmobile
with the Joker's face in the front.
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