COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
The Parasols of Plunder
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE: December, 1965
WRITER:
William Woolfolk
ARTIST:
Lew Sayre Schwartz
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
COVER:
Sheldon Moldoff; Dick Sprang; Curt Swan; Charles Paris; Stan Kaye
PRICE: $.25 U.S.
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne), Robin (Dick Grayson); Penguin
PLOT:
N/A
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ORIGINAL PRINTING:
Story Reprinted From Batman #70
TITLE:
The Fox, the Shark, and the Vulture
WRITER:
Dave Wood
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon
PLOT:
Three criminal inventors begin a crime wave in Gotham City. The criminals commit their crimes via land, sea, and air, and wear animal heads resembling a fox, a shark, and a vulture. Batman is called in to assist, but the crooks escape using incredible machines. The Caped Crusader predicts their next crime and hides in the loot to surprise the Terrible Trio in their lair. He and Robin are then able to defeat the crooks and turn them over to the police.
ORIGINAL PRINTING:
Story Reprinted from Detective Comics #253
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TITLE:
The Ice Crimes of Mr. Zero
WRITER:
Dave Wood
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Mr. Freeze (as Mr. Zero)
PLOT:
While experimenting with an ice gun, a criminal scientist falls victim to a lab accident. As a result he can only breathe at freezing temperatures. The scientist designs a special suit to keep the air around him cold, then he uses the ice gun to commit crimes as Mr. Zero.
Batman and Robin track down Mr. Zero after several unsuccessful encounters. However, upon finding Mr. Zero's hide-out, the Dynamic Duo is captured and frozen inside blocks of ice. Batman manages to tilt his block, breaking a steam pipe. The steam releases him from the ice block and allows him to capture Mr. Zero. Somehow the steam has also cured, the villain's strange affliction.
ORIGINAL PRINTING:
Story Reprinted From Batman #121
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TITLE:
Catwoman's Grasshopper Chase
WRITER:
Alvin Schwartz
ARTIST:
Jack Burnley; Fred Ray
INKER:
J. Winslow Mortimer
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
CHARACTERS:
Catwoman (Selina Kyle)
PLOT:
N/A
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ORIGINAL PRINTING:
Story Reprinted From Batman Sunday cartoon strips from April 28 - June 16, 1946
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TITLE:
The Caveman at Large
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
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.
ORIGINAL PRINTING:
Story Reprinted From Batman #102
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TITLE:
The Challenge of the Calendar Man
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Calendar Man
PLOT:
Calendar Man challenges the Caped Crusaders by committing crimes dealing with the four seasons. He also tells them he will committ a crime relating to the fifth season. Batman is able to stop him from getting the loot at some of the crime scenes, but the crook and his men elude capture. Batman deduces the fifth season to be the Indian "Monsoon Season". This leads Batman to an Indian magician who is really the Calendar Man.
ORIGINAL PRINTING:
Story Reprinted From Detective Comics #259
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