COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
The 13 Club
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE:
April/May, 1947
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Dick Sprang
INKER:
Gene McDonald
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
COVER:
Jack Burnley; Charles Paris
PRICE: $.10 U.S.
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Joker
PLOT:
A group of men join together as the 13 Club to disprove well-known superstitions. The Joker decides to use the club as the target for his next crimes. Batman joins the club as the 13th member and tries to stop Joker from using superstitions against the club members. With the help of a few good luck superstitions, Batman escapes a trap set by his foe, then defeats the clown.
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TITLE:
The Case of Batman II
WRITER:
n/a
ARTIST:
Dick Sprang
INKER:
Gene McDonald
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon; Alfred
Beagle
PLOT:
When Bruce Wayne dies in an accident, Robin and Alfred are forced to find a new Batman. They enlist a gymnast named Bill Randall, who replaces the Caped Crusader. The new Batman and Robin then defeat the gang of escaped convict Beetle Boles with help from Alfred.
Later, when Bruce's will is read, he turns up alive. He faked his death in order to expose his lawyer who doctored the will. Bruce was really Bill Randall all along. Robin was in on the trick, but Alfred was not in order for his grief to fool the lawyer.
NOTE:
This story reveals an entrance to the Bat-Cave inside a dilapitated shack.
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TITLE:
The Grand Opera Murders
WRITER:
n/a
ARTIST:
Dick Sprang
INKER:
Gene McDonald
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson)
PLOT:
Batman and Robin witness an accident at the opera which kills two actors. The star of the show Colin Vanning believes that someone was trying to kill him. Batman investigates and does discover a killer. He acts to prevent several more accidents on the stage. Finally he discovers that Vanning himself was the killer. Vanning was already deathly ill, so he wanted to go out in an uproar. As his final act, Vanning commits suicide by singing a note which causes his heart to burst.
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