COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
The Villain of the Year
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE: August, 1963
WRITER:
Dave Wood
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
COVER:
Sheldon Moldoff; Charles Paris
PRICE: $.12 U.S.
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne), Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon
PLOT:
Batman and Robin are tipped off to a crime by reporter Hal Lake. Although they catch the crooks, a costumed character called the Jackal steals the loot from the crooks and escapes. Batman goes undercover to find the Jackal and learns that Lake uses an underworld alias Marty Kale to gather information. When the Jackal strikes again, Batman realizes that the crook is really the mentally unbalanced Hal Lake. The Caped Crusader protects Lake from gang members trying to kill him, then takes him to a hospital for treatment.
TITLE:
The Hunt for Batman's Secret Identity
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Alfred Pennyworth;
Batwoman (Kathy Kane); Vicki Vale
PLOT:
Mirror-Man escapes from prison and reforms his gang. Then he sets out to prove that Bruce Wayne is Batman. He orders one of his hirelings to tail Wayne, so that when he commits a robbery, Bruce can’t intervene as Batman. Bruce is able to outwit the crooks and arrive as Batman, but Mirror-Man escapes.
Vicki Vale overhears Mirror-Man’s claim that Bruce is Batman, so she hires an actor to play Bruce at a benefit appearance. Batman has also asked Alfred to disguise himself as Bruce. Mirror-Man’s hireling follows the actor back to the talent agency, so Mirror-Man seems to have been proven correct. Batman eventually catches the gang, and Mirror-Man tries to expose him. However, Alfred is now disguised as Batman, so when the real Bruce shows up, Mirror-Man’s claims are not believed.
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