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TITLE:
Professor Hugo Strange
COVER DATE:
February, 1940
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Bob Kane
INKER:
Bob Kane
EDITORS:
Whitney Ellsworth
COVER:
Bob Kane; Jerry Robinson
PRICE: $.10 U.S.
CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne);
Commissioner Gordon; Professor Hugo Strange
PLOT:
Batman is given a notebook by a dying FBI agent and told the words "Strange" and "Fog". When a dense fog then envelops the city, Batman suspects Professor Hugo Strange, a criminal genius, is behind it.
Using the information in the notebook, Batman is able to thwart Strange’s crimes which occur under the protection of a blinding fog. Strange’s men are able to trap and capture the Dark Knight Detective and bring him to their boss.
Batman awakens and frees himself from captivity. Then he using knockout gas to stop the criminal gang. Finally he tackles Strange himself. Batman learns that the fog was created by a machine developed by Henry Jenkins who is being held captive by Strange. Batman and Jenkins disable the machine, lifting the fog from the city.
NOTE:
First appearance of Prof. Hugo Strange
TITLE:
No Title
WRITER:
Jerry Siegel
ARTIST:
Maurice Kashuba
INKER:
Maurice Kashuba
CHARACTERS:
Bart Regan, Spy
PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE:
Claim of Satan
WRITER:
Homer Fleming
ARTIST:
Homer Fleming
INKER:
Homer Fleming
CHARACTERS:
Buck Marshall
PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE:
No Title
WRITER:
Unknown
ARTIST:
Don Lynch
INKER:
Don Lynch
CHARACTERS:
Steve Malone
PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE:
The Spider
WRITER:
Gardner F. Fox
ARTIST:
Fred Guardineer
INKER:
Fred Guardineer
CHARACTERS:
Speed Saunders
PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE:
No Title
WRITER:
Unknown
ARTIST:
Sven Elven
INKER:
Sven Elven
CHARACTERS:
Cosmo the Phantom of Disguise
PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE:
No Title
WRITER:
Tom Hickey
ARTIST:
Tom Hickey
INKER:
Tom Hickey
CHARACTERS:
Bruce Nelson
PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE:
No Title
WRITER:
Jerry Siegel
ARTIST:
Dennis Neville
INKER:
Dennis Neville
CHARACTERS:
Slam Bradley; Shorty Morgan
PLOT:
Slam and Shorty are hired for a job in China. Ken Fu the leader of the Lan Chee Tong wants Slam to retrieve an object for him, but will not tell Slam what the object is. Guided by Moy Ting, a chinese woman, Slam and Shorty begin their quest.
A rival group led by Chong also seeks their prize. He briefly captures Slam and tortures him. Moy Ting rescues Slam, then they begin a trek across China. Chong follows them knowing that they will lead him to the object.
Slam and Moy Ting arrive at a temple. Moy Ting tells Slam that he must retrieve an idol. Chong then appears and attempts to steal the idol for himself. A hidden trap kills Chong, leaving Slam free to retrieve the idol and return it to Ken Fu.
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