COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
Batman's Secret Helper
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE:
March, 1957
WRITER:
n/a
ARTIST:
Dick Sprang
INKER:
Stan Kaye
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
COVER:
Sheldon Moldoff
PRICE: $.10 U.S.
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson)
PLOT:
Batman and Robin appear on a television show to thank ordinary citizens who have helped them on past cases. Jim Varrel, an escaped con who was once captured by Batman, eagerly watches the show hoping to learn the identity of the man who betrayed him. Batman also does not know the identity of his secret helper, upon whom Varrel has sworn vengeance. The Caped Crusader baits a trap for Varrel causing him to attack at the television studio. Batman captures the con, then the real helper steps forward. Varrel's own brother, Fred, helped Batman to capture Jim. Fred hoped his brother would turn his back on crime. Now back in custody, Jim promises to reform.
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TITLE:
Storm Over Gotham City
WRITER:
n/a
ARTIST:
Dick Sprang
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon;
Alfred Pennyworth
PLOT:
While a hurricane bears down on Gotham City, Batman learns that Keene Harner and his gang plan to loot the city. Batman is forced to interrupt his pursuit of Harner to handle emergencies brought on by the hurricane. Police use tanks instead of squad cars to patrol the streets during the storm. Harner's gang steals one and uses it to break into a bank vault. Batman finds the crooks and apprehends them at the bank. He returns the stolen tank, and the storm dissipates, restoring order to Gotham.
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TITLE:
The Puppet Batman
WRITER:
n/a
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Stan Kaye
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Alfred Pennyworth
PLOT:
Crooks gain possession of a scientific machine that can control minds. Guy Graney offers a reward to the crook who can use the machine to make Batman reveal his secret identity. Several crooks use the device on Batman, causing him to perform strange feats such as high-diving and lion-taming. Each crook tries to get Batman to reveal his identity, but they fail. Batman tracks down one of the crooks, Victor Vonn, and learns Graney's plan. He then has Alfred disguise himself as a crook and use the machine. Batman then unmasks on television, but make-up conceals his real identity. Alfred then leads the Caped Crusaders to Graney, and the machine is destroyed.
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