COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
Moon of the Wolf
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE: March/April, 1974
WRITER:
Len Wein
ARTIST:
Neal Adams
INKER:
Dick Giordano
COLORS:
N/A
LETTERS:
N/A
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
COVER:
Neal Adams; Nick Cardy
PRICE: $.50 U.S.
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne)
PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE:
The First Batman
STORY ARC:
None
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Stan Kaye
COLORS:
N/A
LETTERS:
N/A
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner Gordon; Joe Chill;
Thomas Wayne; Martha Wayne
PLOT:
Bruce Wayne finds an old bat-costume in a trunk that had been worn by his father. His father had been wearing the costume at a party that was interrupted by gangsters. Wayne stopped the crooks and later testified against gang leader, Lew Moxon. Moxon went to prison, but when he was released he hired Joey Chill to kill Wayne.
Bruce, as Batman, tracks Moxon to the west coast, but the gangster has no memory of hiring Chill. A car accident gave him amnesia about these events. Batman then confronts Moxon in his father’s bat-costume (his own was shredded in a fight with Moxon’s men). The image of the costume restores Moxon’s memory. He flees from Batman and runs into traffic where he is killed by a passing car. Batman is disappointed that he was unable to bring the man behind his father’s death to stand trial.
ORIGINAL PRINTING:
(Story Reprinted from Detective Comics #235)
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TITLE:
The Duped Domestics
STORY ARC:
None
WRITER:
Alvin Schwartz
ARTIST:
Bob Kane
INKER:
Jerry Robinson
COLORS:
N/A
LETTERS:
N/A
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Alfred Beagle;
Commissioner Gordon; Catwoman
PLOT:
Alfred has fallen in love with the maid of a nearby socialite. He is so smitten that he begins neglecting his household duties. When he meets the maid, he tries to impress her by telling her that he is a close friend of Batman. When she demands proof, Alfred returns to Wayne Manor for a spare Batman costume. He then tricks the maid into believing that he is Batman. However, the maid is really Catwoman, so she captures him.
The real Batman and Robin deduce the maid's true identity from a poem Alfred has written. They realize Catwoman is using the servants of the wealthy to gain information for robberies. As Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson, Batman and Robin visit the house they suspect Catwoman is using. They too are captured and reunited with Alfred.
While Catwoman robs Wayne Manor Alfred, Bruce, and Dick escape. The real Batman and Robin stop Catwoman's gang. Catwoman herself nearly escapes, until she happens across Alfred, who is still disguised as Batman. Alfred gives Catwoman a spanking, then turns her over to police.
ORIGINAL PRINTING:
(Story Reprinted From Batman #22)
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TITLE:
The True-False Face of Batman
STORY ARC:
None
WRITER:
Gardner F. Fox
ARTIST:
Carmine Infantino
INKER:
Sid Greene
COLORS:
N/A
LETTERS:
N/A
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Batgirl (Barbara Gordon);
Commissioner Gordon
PLOT:
Batgirl interrupts a robbery in progress after her job at the Gotham Library provides clues to the criminal activity. Batman arrives on the scene during the fight to help Batgirl defeat the crooks, but one of them escapes.
Batman then blindfolds Batgirl and takes her to the Batcave where he unmasks in front of her. Though he shows his true face of Bruce Wayne, traces of wax and hair dye cause Batgirl to believe that Batman is actually disguised. After Batman returns Batgirl to Gotham, he explains to Robin that the escaped crook had left a bug on Batgirl, so he set up the identity reveal to convince the crook that Batgirl had learned Batman's secret.
Batman's plan succeeds. The crook, Paul Crowell, is led straight into Batman's trap. After defeating Crowell with Batgirl's help, Batman learns from the girl crimefighter that Crowell had an accomplice which contacted him via the library. Batman then apprehends the brains of the operation John Hart.
After all the crooks are captured, Bruce Wayne has dinner with Commissioner Gordon and his daughter. Due to Batman's deceptive trick, Batgirl thinks the one person that Batman couldn't be is Bruce Wayne.
ORIGINAL PRINTING:
(Story Reprinted From Detective Comics #363)
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TITLE:
Crazy-Quilt Comes Back
STORY ARC:
None
WRITER:
France E. Herron
ARTIST:
Jim Mooney
INKER:
Jim Mooney
COLORS:
N/A
LETTERS:
N/A
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
CHARACTERS:
Robin (Dick Grayson)
PLOT:
N/A
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ORIGINAL PRINTING:
(Story Reprinted From Star Spangled Comics #123)
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TITLE:
The Outsider Strikes Back
STORY ARC:
None
WRITER:
Gardner F. Fox
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Joe Giella
COLORS:
N/A
LETTERS:
N/A
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon;
Harriet Cooper; Alfred Pennyworth;
PLOT:
While tracking down a museum thief, Robin's batarang suddenly comes to life and attacks him. Batman's batrope also tries to strangle him. The Caped Crusaders escape from their weapons, which then turn to dust. They then receive a message from the Outsider claiming credit for making their weapons attack. Next he uses the Batmobile to try and kill the Dynamic Duo. Once again the crimefighters escape, and the Batmobile turns to dust.
Later at the Bat-Cave, Batman is attacked by more objects. He uses the dust of on his uniforms to interfere with the Outsider's signal which controls the objects. When Commissioner Gordon summons him to fight some crooks, Batman constructs a dust bomb. The crooks are agents of the Outsider using remote-controlled bullets. The dust bomb stops them, allowing Batman to apprehend the crooks.
ORIGINAL PRINTING:
(Story Reprinted From Detective Comics #340)
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