COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
Genius of the Getaway Gimmicks
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE: March, 1965
WRITER:
Gardner F. Fox
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Sid Greene
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
COVER:
Carmine Infantino; Murphy Anderson
PRICE: $.12 U.S.
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne), Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon
PLOT:
Thief Roy Reynolds is convinced that the only reason crooks are caught by Batman is that they try to trap and kill the Caped Crusader. Rather than try to eliminate Batman, Reynolds orders his gang to run away, then use specially designed getaway gimmicks to elude pursuit.
Reynolds' idea is successful, and Batman is unable to capture the gang. Batman then decides to bait a trap of his own. When the gang strikes again, Batman and Robin pretend to be caught in a supernatural curse by a fictitious foe called the Hexer. Seeing the Dynamic Duo as easy targets, the gang turns back to eliminate their adversaries. Batman and Robin then overcome their apparent situation and capture the gang. Reynolds himself followed his original plan and escaped. However, his henchmen rat him out, and Batman apprehends him at his hide-out later.
TITLE:
The Puzzle of the Perilous Prizes
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Joe Giella
INKER:
Joe Giella
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Harriet Cooper
PLOT:
Aunt Harriet asks Bruce Wayne to investigate a mystery for her friend Mrs. Tompkins. The elderly woman recently won a contest that she didn't enter. Bruce looks into the puzzle as Batman.
Clues lead Batman to the nearby city of Hillvale. When he gets to town, crooks think Batman has come for them, so they attempt to kill him. Batman defeats their gang, then finishes solving the mystery that brought him to town.
Mrs. Tompkins was a former nurse. The contest entry was sent in by one of her former patients to repay her kindness. His written explanation was stolen in the mail by the crooks which Batman captured.
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