COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
The Living Bat-Plane
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE:
April, 1955
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 Batman tests a new remote-control device for the Batmobile and Bat-Plane, crooks break into the lab of Dr. Winters, the designer of the remotes. The crooks, led by Slant Stafford, take control of both vehicles. Batman disables the Batmobile, but the Bat-Plane is piloted out of the Bat-Cave.
Using the Bat-Plane, the crooks begin a series of daring robberies. Batman and Robin attempt to regain control by getting inside the jet. The crooks maneuver the plane to throw off the passengers and watch as the Dynamic Duo apparently fall to their deaths. However, Batman used dummies to trick the crooks. Once inside the plane, Batman regains control, then rounds up Stafford and his gang.
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TITLE:
Batman's Publicity Agent
WRITER:
n/a
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon
PLOT:
Publicity agent Mike Whalen receives an anonymous donation to begin a large campaign promoting Batman. The campaign continually interferes with the Caped Crusader's crime-fighting operations. Batman tries to end the campaign, but it only gets worse. Finally Batman deduces that crooks must be using the interference intentionally to help them escape. Batman approaches Whalen with a plan which succeeds in trapping the gang boss, Blinky Grosset. With the crime boss captured, Whalen also ends his publicity campaign.
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TITLE:
The Map of Mystery
WRITER:
Edmond Hamilton
ARTIST:
Dick Sprang
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson)
PLOT:
A collection of army ants are released from their cages to create a distraction which allows a thief to search for a clue to the location of a hidden city. After recaging the ants, Batman and Robin investigate the thefts. They learn that the thief was seeking the location of a South American city archaeologist Guy Hawtree found treasure. Hawtree left one clue behind. Batman races to find the clue, but the thief gets it first.
Using the clue, the thief travels to South America to find the treasure. Batman unravels the clue despite the thief's attempt to keep it secret. He follows the man to the hidden city. The thief, Rand Blanning, has arrived first and knocked out Hawtree. He tries to stop Batman from capturing him, but fails. The treasure is preserved, and Blanning returns to America as Batman's prisoner.
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