COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
Beware of -- Poison Ivy
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE: June, 1966
WRITER:
Robert Kanigher
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Joe Giella
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
COVER:
Carmine Infantino; Murphy Anderson
PRICE: $.12 U.S.
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne), Robin (Dick Grayson); Poison Ivy
PLOT:
At an art show, a woman claiming to be a greater criminal than any of the current public enemies appears calling herself Poison Ivy. Bruce Wayne is attending the show and offers to escort the lovely lady to the police. Ivy creates a blinding flash, then escapes. Bruce pursues her as Batman, but he is delayed by members of Ivy's gang.
Anxious to prove herself Ivy sends letters to each of the top three female crooks. She also sends a letter to Batman. The crooks and Batman meet and battle it out. Ivy takes out the other female crooks and nearly escapes by paralyzing Batman with a kiss. Robin snaps his partner out of it, and Ivy is captured.
NOTE:
First appearance of Poison Ivy
TITLE:
The Perfect Crime -- Slightly Imperfect
WRITER:
Gardner F. Fox
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Sid Greene
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon
PLOT:
At a meeting of the Mystery Analysts, author Kaye Daye shocks her colleagues by revealing that she did not write her latest book. She is also threatened by a voice coming from her brooch. Batman investigates Kaye's apartment, suspecting the woman at the meeting was an imposter. He finds a clue which leads him to the real author. Batman then arrives at an award ceremony where the phony Daye is accepting an award for the book. He exposes the imposter as Daye's cousin Fern Hunter. She wanted to eliminate her cousin to gain an inheritance. Batman's quick detective work ruined her scheme.
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