COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
Where There's a Will -- There's a Slay
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE:
September, 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; Harriet Cooper
PLOT:
After defusing a bomb meant to kill Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson and Alfred discover a will written by Bruce in the Batcave. Robin deciphers a clue written into the will that leads him to Doc Hastings, the villain behind the murder attempts. Robin finds the villain while on the way to warn Bruce, but he is knocked out by a jolt of electricity. Hastings then uses Robin as bait for a trap.
Bruce finds Robin's unconscious body, but instead of moving the body, he revives the Boy Wonder. When he awakens, Robin discovers a live grenade under his body that Bruce is able to defuse. Batman then goes after Hastings. After a long battle, he prevails which ends the round-robin murders.
TITLE:
Enigma of the Elongated Evildoer
WRITER:
Gardner F. Fox
ARTIST:
Carmine Infantino
INKER:
Sid Greene
CHARACTERS:
Elongated Man; Sue Dibny
PLOT:
While vacationing at a ski lodge, the Elongated Man is asked to help solve a mystery involving robberies committed by a thief believed to have stretching abilities. Ralph investigates the robberies and concludes that the thief might not have stretching powers at all. When a third robbery occurs, Ralph deduces that it was a phony. The alleged victim is the real thief, but he neglected to plant evidence to support the crime. Ralph tracks down and apprehends the crook, who is an inventor that used a fishing pole with a weighted end to fake the elongated crimes.
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