COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
The Million Dollar Debut of Batgirl
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE:
January, 1967
WRITER:
Gardner F. Fox
ARTIST:
Carmine Infantino
INKER:
Sid Greene
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
COVER:
Carmine Infantino; Murphy Anderson
PRICE: $.12 U.S.
CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne);
Robin (Dick Grayson); Batgirl (Barbara Gordon); Commissioner James Gordon; Killer Moth
PLOT:
On her way to a costume ball dressed as Batgirl, Barbara Gordon witnesses an attack on Bruce Wayne by the Killer Moth. Seeking to rescue Wayne, the commissioner's daughter goes into action. She distracts the crooks long enough for Wayne to escape and reappear as Batman. With their target gone, Killer Moth and his men make good on their own escape. Barbara then returns home without Batman learning her identity.
Later, Killer Moth sends blackmail demands to Bruce Wayne. Batman sets a trap for him at Wayne Manor. Barbara, a librarien by trade, stops by to drop of a book for Bruce and sees him apparently murdered. She goes into action as Batgirl again. This time Batman pulls her aside and allows the crooks to escape.
Batman follows the crooks as planned back to the Killer Moth's hide-out. He and Robin fall into a trap, but Batgirl has followed them too and helps them to escape. Batgirl then locates Killer Moth and apprehends him. Batman is impressed by the new heroine and believes she could aid him in the future.
TITLE:
Riddle of the Sleepytime Taxi
WRITER:
John Broome
ARTIST:
Murphy Anderson
INKER:
Murphy Anderson
CHARACTERS:
Elongated Man; Sue Dibny
PLOT:
Ralph and Sue take a taxi to a costume party and fall asleep in the back seat. When they reach the party and awaken, Ralph notices that they aren't in the same cab. Intrigued by the mystery, Ralph follows the cab back to the garage. He learns that crooks are using gas to put passengers asleep, then copying secret documents. Ralph exposes their scheme and protects the secret papers of an indian ambassador. After turning the crooks over to authorities, Ralph joins Sue at the costume party.
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