COVER TAGLINE:
Special All Villain Issue
TITLE:
The Origin of the Batman
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE: January/February, 1968
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Bob Kane
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
E. Nelson Bridwell
COVER:
Murphy Anderson; Carmine Infantino
PRICE: $.12 U.S.
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne), Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon;
Joe Chill; Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne
PLOT:
Batman and Robin discover that a trucking company is smuggling wanted criminals out of state. When Batman sees a picture of the trucking company's owner, Joe Chill, he immediately recognizes the man as the killer of his parents. Batman works the case alone, trying to trap Chill and get evidence against him. Chill eludes Batman's traps and continues to operate his company.
Finally Batman takes a daring risk and reveals his identity to Chill, explaining that Chill was responsible for creating him. Batman threatens to follow and harass Chill until the crook eventually slips up. Frightened, Chill runs to his gang. He tells them that he was responsible for creating Batman. Before he can tell them who the Batman really is, they gun him done for creating their nemesis. Batman is then able to finally close the case of the Wayne murder.
ORIGINAL PRINTING:
Story Reprinted From Detective Comics #33
TITLE:
The Jungle Cat-Queen
WRITER:
Edmond Hamilton
ARTIST:
Dick Sprang
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
E. Nelson Bridwell
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Catwoman (Selina Kyle)
PLOT:
After a jewel heist, Catwoman pilots her plane to a remote island where she meets her accomplices. Batman follows her to the island and is quickly captured. Catwoman allows Batman to escape, even though her partners try to kill him. Once free Batman rounds up the gang, but the Catwoman herself escapes.
ORIGINAL PRINTING:
Story Reprinted from Detective Comics #211
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TITLE:
The Web of the Spinner
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
E. Nelson Bridwell
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Batwoman (Kathy Kane)
PLOT:
While Batman and Robin track down a new costumed foe, the Spinner, Batwoman is investigating a swami who she believes is a phony. All the heroes finally follow their leads to an old windmill which the Spinner is using as a hideout. Although they are able to overcome the Spinner, Batman suspects more is going on. They exit the windmill just before it explodes. The swami is the real Spinner, and he setup another crook to take the fall. Batman then finds evidence in the swami’s possession and arrests him.
ORIGINAL PRINTING:
Story Reprinted From Batman #129
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TITLE:
Oswald Who?
WRITER:
Alvin Schwartz
ARTIST:
Jack Burnley
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
E. Nelson Bridwell
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne)
PLOT:
N/A
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ORIGINAL PRINTING:
Story Reprinted From the Batman Sunday Cartoon Strips from February 10 - March 10, 1946.
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TITLE:
The Crimes of Batman
WRITER:
David Vern Reed
ARTIST:
Lew Sayre Schwartz
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
E. Nelson Bridwell
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson)
PLOT:
When the Joker nabs Robin, Batman must ransom his sidekick by cheating, stealing and killing!
ORIGINAL PRINTING:
Story Reprinted From World's Finest #61
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TITLE:
The Menace of False Face
WRITER:
Bob Kane
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
E. Nelson Bridwell
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon
PLOT:
A new criminal and master of disguise, False Face, commits robberies around Gotham by disguising himself. Batman realizes that the real people which False Face replaces are delayed from their normal activities in advance. When someone is delayed, Batman arrives in their place and is able to locate False Face, but the crook escapes. During another encounter, Batman is apparently knocked out, but he is really able to capture False Face and his gang.
ORIGINAL PRINTING:
Story Reprinted From Batman #113
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