COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
The Eraser Who Tried to Rub Out Batman
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE: December, 1966
WRITER:
John Broome
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Joe Giella
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
COVER:
Carmine Infantino; Joe Giella
PRICE: $.12 U.S.
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne), Robin (Dick Grayson); Alfred Pennyworth
PLOT:
Commissioner Gordon calls Batman to help solve a series of crimes in which all clues have been mysteriously erased. Batman interrupts a robbery in progress and learns that an underworld crook calling himself the Eraser is selling his services to other criminals.
Batman disguises himself as an organ grinder and hires the Eraser. He then commits a phony robbery. The Eraser recognizes the organ grinder's after-shave and correctly identifies him as Bruce Wayne. Bruce is then taken prisoner by the Eraser, who is his former college classmate Lenny Fiasco.
Bruce is put into an ice cage to freeze to death. Robin has followed and distracts the Eraser. Bruce escapes and dons his costume. Then Batman defeats the Eraser and sends him to prison.
TITLE:
The Ten Best-Dressed Corpses in Gotham City
WRITER:
Gardner F. Fox
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Sid Greene
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon
PLOT:
Publisher Matt Whitson explains to police and Batman that three of the men on his magazine's ten best-dressed men list have been recently murdered. Batman promises to investigate. Earlier in the day he had his own narrow escape from death as Bruce Wayne, another man on the list.
Batman and Robin check out the next man on the list, Hampden Dennis. Dennis believes himself to be safe, but Batman follows him anyway. Batman then discovers that Dennis is a racket boss. He arrests Dennis and turns him over to police.
Batman then checks the racket boss's home. Robin is locked in a steam room. Batman comes to his partner's aid. Whitson is waiting for him, but Batman frees Robin and defeats the publisher. Batman deduces that Whitson himself was the killer, using the list to throw police off his trail.
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