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Comics - Ongoing - Batman - Issue #116

BATMAN #116
COVER TAGLINE: None
TITLE: The City of Ancient Heroes
STORY ARC: None

COVER DATE: June, 1958

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)

PLOT:
Batman and Robin track the Gimmick Gang to Legend City where once a year the residents dress up as famous heroes of the past. The Gimmick Gang wear costumes and use gimmicks against Batman. When one of the gang, dressed as Medusa, uses paralysis gas, Batman is captured. The gang continues with their planned robbery, while Batman overcomes the effects of the gas. Batman eventually recovers and pursues the gang until they are apprehended.

TITLE: Batwoman's New Identity

WRITER: n/a
ARTIST: Sheldon Moldoff
INKER: Charles Paris
EDITORS: Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Batwoman (Kathy Kane)

PLOT:
Batman trails the Funny Face Gang to the Tally Ho Club. He sees a suspicious blond woman leaving the club and follows. The woman leads him back to Kathy Kane's house where Batman confirms that the blond was Kathy in disguise. Kathy has already left the house to pursue the gang as Batwoman. Batman and Robin rescue her and capture the Funny Face gang, but not their leader.

When the gang escapes, Batman expects them to return to the Tally Ho Club. Batwoman is there too in disguise, but this time the crooks are not deceived. Batwoman is taken prisoner, but still manages to signal Batman. Batman arrives just in time to prevent the crooks from discovering Batwoman's real identity. This time the entire gang is captured along with their leader, club owner Al Talley.

TITLE: The Winged Bat-People

WRITER: Bill Finger
ARTIST: Sheldon Moldoff
INKER: Charles Paris
EDITORS: Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson)

PLOT:
A hurricane throws the Batplane containing Batman and Robin into another dimension. They are mistaken for Bat-People and taken prisoner by the queen's army. When the real Bat-People attack, Batman rescues the queen proving himself to be good. Batman then helps the queen by exposing his traitorous minister Arko. Finally Batman ignites a coal deposit in a nearby ravine which will prevent the Bat-People from attacking for years. The resulting explosion hurls the Batplane back to Earth.

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