COVER TAGLINE:
The Best of Batman
TITLE:
Batman's First Case
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE: December/January, 1966/1967
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Dick Sprang
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
COVER:
J. Winslow Mortimer; Curt Swan; Stan Kaye
PRICE: $.25 U.S.
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne), Robin (Dick Grayson); Joe Chill
PLOT:
Batman is threatened by a costumed crook, the Clock. He remembers the Clock’s face from his past. Clock is really Kyle, the first criminal Batman ever captured. Kyle wants revenge on Batman for sending him to prison.
Batman battles the Clock at a watch factory but is captured. Clock plants a bomb set to go off at 3 o’clock, the exact time his jail sentence began. The Caped Crusader escapes in time and catches Kyle, returning him to jail.
ORIGINAL PRINTING:
Story Reprinted From Detective Comics #265
TITLE:
The Phantom Eye of Gotham City
WRITER:
David Vern Reed
ARTIST:
Bob Kane
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson)
PLOT:
N/A
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ORIGINAL PRINTING:
Story Reprinted from Detective Comics #111
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TITLE:
The Last Days of Batman
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon;
Carter Nichols
PLOT:
Batman and Robin travel back in time to gather evidence concerning a phony painting. When Professor Nichols returns them to the present, Robin ends up three days in the future. Before the Professor can bring him back, Robin sees a newspaper article about Batman’s death.
Upon his return, Robin tries his best to keep Batman from fighting a crook, El Bolo, who according to the article, kills Batman. Robin’s plan fails, and Batman is apparently killed just as the article said. However, it was only a dummy used to trick the crook. The real Batman survives and defeats El Bolo.
ORIGINAL PRINTING:
Story Reprinted From Batman #125
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TITLE:
Gotham's Cleverest Criminal
WRITER:
Alvin Schwartz
ARTIST:
Jack Burnley
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne)
PLOT:
N/A
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ORIGINAL PRINTING:
Story Reprinted From the Batman Sunday Cartoon Strips from October 28 - December 9, 1945.
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TITLE:
Peril at Playland Isle
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Dick Sprang
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson)
PLOT:
Batman and Robin visit a carnival recently purchased by millionaire Charles Barden. Barden is mysteriously killed, forcing the Dynamic Duo to investigate. The killer later attacks Pete Conn, the carnival’s former owner. Batman learns that the killer is after a stolen diamond necklace hidden on the grounds. Barden found the necklace and was killed for it. Conn also knew about it and was attacked. Batman gathers evidence and exposes the killer, Carter, a former business partner of Barden’s. Carter attempts to escape, but Batman brings him in.
ORIGINAL PRINTING:
Story Reprinted From Detective Comics #264
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TITLE:
The Batman of Tomorrow
WRITER:
Edmond Hamilton
ARTIST:
Dick Sprang
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson)
PLOT:
N/A
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ORIGINAL PRINTING:
Story Reprinted From Detective Comics #216
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