COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
Crime-of-the-Month Club
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE:
September, 1957
WRITER:
Dave Wood
ARTIST:
Dick Sprang
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
COVER:
Curt Swan; Stan Kaye
PRICE: $.10 U.S.
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon; Joker; Blinky Dean
PLOT:
Batman and Robin break-up the attempted robbery of a valuable flower. Batman does some research and ties the crime to several others which are related to the months of the year. He believes the Joker is behind the crimes and predicts the next one.
Joker is selling plans for crimes to the highest bidder. He sells another to a gang boss, Blinky Dean. Dean is thwarted by the Batman, forcing Joker to involve himself personally. Batman anticipates the crime once again and is able to apprehend his foe.
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TITLE:
The Secret of Batman's Butler
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Stan Kaye
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Vicki Vale;
Alfred Pennyworth
PLOT:
Alfred has decided to resign as Bruce Wayne’s butler. He believes that he has inadvertently given away the secret identities of Batman and Robin to a man named Noyes. As he writes his resignation, he recalls how he came to learn Batman’s secret and how he has helped his employer protect that secret. Noyes enters the Bat-Cave, and Alfred tries to convince him that he is really Batman. Noyes then reveals that he is really Batman in disguise. Alfred is relieved and stays on as the Wayne butler.
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TITLE:
The Phantom Batman
WRITER:
Edmond Hamilton
ARTIST:
Dick Sprang
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon;
Alfred Pennyworth
PLOT:
Batman is involved in an accident during a fire. As a result, he becomes a walking phantom, unable to touch or be touched by anything. Using his ability he is able to track down the Landers gang, but Robin is captured so he is forced to let them go. Robin hides inside of Batman, convincing the crooks that the Boy Wonder has escaped. When they open the cell, they are stopped by Robin. After the crooks are apprehended, Batman recreates the accident and is restored to normal.
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