COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
The Vanished Batman
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE:
August, 1956
WRITER:
Edmond Hamilton
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Stan Kaye
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
COVER:
Sheldon Moldoff
PRICE: $.10 U.S.
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon
PLOT:
One day the residents of Gotham City are shocked when they see Robin operating alone. The Bat-Signal has been changed to the Robin-Signal, and the Batmobile has become the Robinmobile. Robin refuses comment, but many speculate that Batman has been killed.
Gangsters Pack Purdy and John Vair planned a trap for Batman. Vair was to run Batman and the Batmobile off the road. However, Vair failed. Batman captured the crook and took his place in order to learn Purdy's plan. When Purdy is convinced that Batman is dead, he reveals his plan to the Dark Knight in his Vair disguise. Batman is then able to stop the crime with Robin. After Purdy is apprehended, Batman publicly returns.
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TITLE:
The Six Strangest Sleuths
WRITER:
Edmond Hamilton
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon
PLOT:
Crooks rob the box office at a charity show given by Vaudeville performers. Despite the intervention of Batman and Robin, the crooks escape. Batman enlists the aid of six of the performers to use their special skills to track the crooks. Forbes the quick-change artist replaces one of the crooks, but he is captured. Batman is still able to track down the gang. With the help of the other five sleuths, Batman rescues Forbes and apprehends the gang.
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TITLE:
The Great Bat-Cape Hunt
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Alfred Pennyworth;
Superman (Clark Kent)
PLOT:
On a windy day in Gotham City, Batman's cloak and cowl are blown off his head. He replaces it with a backup cowl, only to learn that the lost cowl had the secret of his dual identity sewn inside. Batman tracks the cowl around Gotham. Andre Prevot, a stuntman, uses it to get a job. Bandits see the cowl on a sign post and flee before robbing Henry Latham, and Floyd Baker uses the cowl to regain courage. One man who finds the cowl reads the note containing Batman's secret. Fortunately the man is Clark Kent, aka Superman. Since Clark already knew the secret, Batman's identity is still protected.
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