COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
The House of Batman
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE:
September, 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); Commissioner James Gordon
PLOT:
A wealthy philanthropist leaves money to Gotham City to build a downtown headquarters for Batman. The city surprises Batman with the new House of Batman which contains many crimefighting gadgets. When Batman begins using the headquarters, thief Mayne Mallock seems to be tipped off to Batman's plans. Batman rules out a listening device, but he still plans a trap for Mallock. The headquarters was actually Mallock's idea, and he is using it for a hide-out. When Batman's trap works, Mallock is captured. Batman then turns the House of Batman over to the city to use as a museum.
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TITLE:
The Batman from Babylon
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Dick Sprang
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Carter Nichols
PLOT:
Brand Bartor walks the streets of Gotham in a Batman costume. He is arrested for impersonating Batman. At trial Bartor claims that Batman is impersonating a Babylonian Batman as evidenced by a wall painting recently uncovered by archaeologist Horace Halley.
Batman knows that he is really the person depicted in the painting, since he and Robin were sent back to Babylon in their identities of Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson. Batman helped to overthrow a tyrannical ruler, King Beladin. However, Batman can't publicly explain his involvement since Bruce Wayne was the one sent back in time.
Batman does lead the archaeologist to another discover. A statue of the Babylonian hero Zorn who resembles Batman is uncovered. The wall painting is then believed to be Zorn, so Bartor's claim that Batman is impersonating a Babylonian Batman is disproved.
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TITLE:
The Caveman at Large
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson)
PLOT:
While filming a movie as a caveman, an actor named Carlin is struck in the head. When he awakens, Carlin believes he is a caveman and runs off. Batman and Robin track him down, but the Batmobile is forced off the road allowing Carlin to escape. Carlin then discovers a secret entrance to the Bat-Cave. When Batman returns, Carlin snares him in a trap. Batman eventually gets free. Carlin is struck in the head again while fighting. Before he recovers, Batman takes him out of the Bat-Cave. Carlin is returned to normal with no memory of his experience in the Bat-Cave.
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