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Comics - Ongoing - Batman - Issue #31

BATMAN #31
COVER TAGLINE: None
TITLE: Punch and Judy
STORY ARC: None

COVER DATE: October/November, 1945

WRITER: n/a
ARTIST: Jerry Robinson
INKER: George Roussos
EDITORS: Jack Schiff
COVER: Dick Sprang

PRICE: $.10 U.S.

CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson)

PLOT:
Batman and Robin visit a travelling carnival that has set up in Gotham City. They observe the concession vendors cheating the customers, so Batman steps in and begins winning the prizes for the kids. The concession vendors work for the carnival managers Punch and Judy. After Batman's intervention, the vendors quit, so Punch and Judy hire Batman to perform, claiming that proceeds will go to charity.

Batman performs for the carnival, but he suspects that Punch and Judy are planning something dishonest. The pair hire a man, Pete, to rob the box office. Robin interrupts the robbery, but Pete captures him. Pete also attempts to kill Batman. Fortunately, Batman suspected trouble and escapes injury. He captures Pete, frees Robin, and turns Punch and Judy over to the authorities.


TITLE: Adventures of Alfred - Alfred, Armchair Detective

WRITER: Joe Samachson
ARTIST: Jerry Robinson
INKER: Jerry Robinson
EDITORS: Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Alfred Beagle

PLOT:
Alfred goes undercover at an underworld bar to learn about criminal activities. A gang catches Alfred listening to their conversation, so they capture him. They tie Alfred to a chair and drive him to the country to get rid of him. On the way the truck strikes a rut and crashes. When the police arrive, Alfred tells them that the men are penthouse robbers. He has also overheard them mention their inside help, so Alfred has cracked the case.

TITLE: Vanishing Village

WRITER: Joe Samachson
ARTIST: Jerry Robinson
INKER: George Roussos
EDITORS: Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Alfred Beagle

PLOT:
Batman and Robin capture the gang of Knuckles Donegan, but the gang leader gets away. They find a clue which ties Donegan to a town in Florida which has mysteriously vanished.

Batman disguises himself as Donegan and keeps an appointment Knuckles had with some other crooks. Batman is taken to the missing town, which has been relocated to the Everglades as a hide-out for crooks. Robin follows his partner and summons the police. Then Batman and the police apprehend the underworld thugs including the real Knuckles.

TITLE: Trade Marks of Crime

WRITER: Joseph Greene
ARTIST: Jerry Robinson
INKER: George Roussos
EDITORS: Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon

PLOT:
Batman and Robin use their crime files to determine the men behind several robberies. When one of them has an alibi, Batman realizes that someone is using their trademark criminal methods. He suspects the cleaning woman responsible for the police records room and questions her. The woman denies the charges, but evidence at her home convinces Batman that she is guilty.

Batman returns and is captured by the cleaning woman and her men. He escapes and tracks down the woman's mob on their next robbery. He then arrests the cleaning woman, having gained evidence against her and the men who were framed.

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