COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
The Mystery of the Four Batmen
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE:
December, 1954
WRITER:
Edmond Hamilton
ARTIST:
Dick Sprang
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
COVER:
J. Winslow Mortimer
PRICE: $.10 U.S.
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon
PLOT:
While capturing jewel thief Duke Walling, Batman uncovers a lead to a smuggling operation. Batman follows the lead to a ocean liner, where a "Batman" is thought to be aboard. Batman investigates everyone on board and finds three Batmen, but a fourth Batman is aboard. "Batman" is also a Iranian measurement, and the jewel thiefs are smuggling jewels inside fake statues that weigh a "Batman". Batman uncovers the plot and recovers the jewels.
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TITLE:
Three Letters to Batman
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon
PLOT:
Batman and Robin stop a criminal gang during a robbery, however the loot mysteriously disappears. Later, a letter arrives which indicates someone is watching the Dynamic Duo. Robin tries to learn the identity of the observer, and after a second encounter with the gang, another letter arrives. During the third encounter with the gang, Batman solves the mystery of the disappearing loot. The gang used balloons to float the loot to a waiting helicopter. Robin also solves the puzzle of the mysterious letter writer, whose third letter reveals his knowledge of Batman’s secret identity. Batman himself wrote the letters to test Robin.
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TITLE:
The Son of Batman
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon
PLOT:
Ex-con Ed Wilson is shot while impersonating Batman for his son. Batman grants Wilson’s dying request to help his son Tommy who thinks his dad is Batman. Batman impersonates Wilson for Tommy while continuing to search for the gang that killed Wilson. Tommy follows Batman and is captured. Wilson unexpectedly recovers from the gunshot and helps Batman rescue Tommy. Wilson had also seen Batman’s real face, but while in a coma recovering from the wound, his mind blanked out the information, protecting Batman’s identity.
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