COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
The Round-Robin Death Threats
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE:
August, 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); Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon
PLOT:
Bruce Wayne receives a letter ordering him to perform a simple task at a specified time. To ensure the order is carried out, the letter is sealed with a special gas that not only forces Bruce to obey, but also to keep him from talking about it. Despite his best efforts to stop the compulsion Batman complies with the order to tell Commissioner Gordon to turn on his radio at a specified time.
However, Robin has noticed Batman's behavior and reconstructed the letter. He arrives in time to stop Gordon from turning on the radio that was rigged to kill him. Gordon then enters a trance, just like the one affecting Bruce. Batman and Robin follow and prevent Gordon from triggering the death of John Kobler.
Kobler then goes into a trance too, nearly triggering the death of sportwriter Fred Tinney. Then Tinney goes into a trance as well. Batman and Robin have stopped each death, but Tinney gets away. Batman returns to the Batcave knowing that Bruce Wayne is the target, but he is unable to tell Robin due to the compulsion. Instead he writes a will for Robin that contains a clue to the connection between himself and the other potential murder victims.
TITLE:
Robber Round-Up in Kiddy City
WRITER:
John Broome
ARTIST:
Carmine Infantino
INKER:
Sid Greene
CHARACTERS:
Elongated Man; Sue Dibny
PLOT:
Sue Dibny witnesses a suspicious man at a car rental agency. She forces her husband to investigate though Ralph suspects the man is an ordinary salesman. Sue forces Ralph to follow the man to a museum, where a robbery is in progress. The crooks escape in the salesman's car, leading Sue to conclude that her suspicions were correct. Ralph trails the crooks to an amusement park and captures them. After the fight, he finds the salesman who was trying to sell the museum a security system. As a result of the robbery, he makes the sale, but had nothing to do with the crime.
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