COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
Castle with Wall-to-Wall Danger
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE:
July, 1964
WRITER:
John Broome
ARTIST:
Carmine Infantino
INKER:
Joe Giella
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
COVER:
Carmine Infantino; Murphy Anderson
PRICE: $.12 U.S.
CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne);
Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon
PLOT:
Batman and Robin receive a tip that Pragnel, a wanted criminal, is in England. They fly to England to find Pragnel and extradite him. When they arrive at the castle at which Pragnel was seen, they realize that the castle owner Albert Maunch merely looks similar to the crook. Though their mission seems to have failed, the Dynamic Duo accepts Maunch's invitation to dinner.
While in the castle, several attempts are made to kill Batman and Robin. Soon, they are attacked outright by two thugs and a man in a trenchcoat. When they capture him, the man turns out to be Pragnel, alias Vincent Maunch, Albert's cousin. Pragnel was searching his cousin's castle for hidden Nazi gold and threatened Albert's family to keep him in line. Batman returns to America with Pragnel, and Albert eventually finds the gold.
TITLE:
Puzzle of the Purple Pony
WRITER:
Gardner F. Fox
ARTIST:
Carmine Infantino
INKER:
Carmine Infantino
CHARACTERS:
Elongated Man; Sue Dibny
PLOT:
While on the way to a rodeo, Ralph and Sue Dibny witness a cowboy painting a horse purple. Ralph investigates the mystery by following the cowboy, Jimmy Crowder, and his girl friend. The two soon locate a lost gold mine, but are attacked by three gunmen intending to steal the claim. Ralph stop the gunmen, then asks Jimmy the reason for the purple horse. Jimmy explains that the purple pony was part of a prophecy that was fulfilled when he found the gold mine.
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