COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
The Challenge of Batwoman
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE:
February, 1957
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
COVER:
Sheldon Moldoff
PRICE: $.10 U.S.
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Batwoman (Kathy Kane)
PLOT:
When Batman and Robin pursue a masked crook and his gang, Batman injures his ankle. The masked crook discards his mask, then strikes his head. Robin catches him with Batwoman nearby. Batwoman sees the soot on the crook's face and assumes he is Batman. With the real Batman injured, Robin plays along. The crook, Curt Briggs, has amnesia from the head wound, so he too is convinced that he is Batman.
Robin and Batwoman help Briggs back to Kathy's Batcavern. She trains him to fight crime, while Robin gets a clue to the gangs' next crime. The trio then intercepts the crooks. The crooks getaway when Briggs is imperiled, forcing Robin and Batwoman to protect him.
Briggs eventually regains his memory and leads his trainers into a trap. The real Batman arrives despite his injury and rescues them. The crooks, including Briggs, are apprehended, and Batman's secret identity is safe.
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TITLE:
The Second Boy Wonder
WRITER:
France E. Herron
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Alfred Pennyworth
PLOT:
Batman and Robin return to the Bat-Cave after apprehending Gorilla Hardy. Robin then reveals himself as Fred Loyd, the son of an athlete. He explains that the real Robin was injured, so he took the Boy Wonder's place. He then threatens to reveal Batman's secret identity if the Caped Crusader doesn't allow him to tag along on the next mission.
Batman agrees and working together the two recapture Hardy after a brief escape. Batman compliments Fred, claiming that the boy is as good as the original Robin. Fred then reveals that he is Robin. He disguised himself as a practical joke. Batman knew that Fred was Robin the entire time, because he was tipped off by a small mistake in the disguise. Robin decides that Batman can't be fooled.
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TITLE:
The Mysterious Bat-Missile
WRITER:
Arnold Drake
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Stan Kaye
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon
PLOT:
Batman discovers a strange missile in the Bat-Cave with a bat-emblem on it. The missile is capable of passing through walls and provides a new form of transportation for the Dynamic Duo. Batman still worries about the identity of the missile's creator. Using the technology in the missile, Batman enables the Batmobile to pass through objects as well. He then uses the new Batmobile to defeat Gunner Tharp.
When Batman returns to the Bat-Cave, a man from the future materializes. The man explains that he is the Batman in a future time period. He saw Batman on his time-telescope and sent the Bat-Missile to aid his ancestor against Tharp. The future Batman then returns to his own time with the Bat-Missile.
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