COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
Back to the Big House
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE:
August/September, 1945
WRITER:
Don Cameron
ARTIST:
Dick Sprang
INKER:
Dick Sprang
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
COVER:
Dick Sprang
PRICE: $.10 U.S.
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Penguin
PLOT:
Penguin escapes jail and successfully pulls off his first robbery. Batman plans a trap for Penguin by luring him to the zoo. The trap fails to net the Penguin, but Batman finds a clue to the Penguin's next crime. When the Caped Crusaders try to stop the crook, they are surprised by Penguin's henchmen. They escape a death-trap, then track down Penguin and successfully apprehend him.
TITLE:
While the City Sleeps
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Dick Sprang
INKER:
Dick Sprang
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson)
PLOT:
While on patrol, Batman and Robin interrupt Joe Jones, a former crook, returning his stolen loot to the owners. Joe admits to stealing the money, but he has been convinced to go straight by his girl friend. Batman is pleased that Joe had reformed, but Joe's former boss Hush-Hush Bodin tries to take back the loot. Joe is shot in the fight, so Batman takes him to the hospital.
Batman promises Joe to return the rest of the stolen loot, but Hush-Hush strikes again. He takes the money from Batman, then tries to finish off Joe. Batman and Robin stop Hush-Hush and his gang, and finally return all the stolen money.
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