COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
The Scarecrow's Trail of Fear
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE: April, 1975
WRITER:
Dennis 'Denny' O'Neil
ARTIST:
Ernie Chan
INKER:
Dick Giordano
COLORS:
N/A
LETTERS:
N/A
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
COVER:
Ernie Chan
PRICE: $.50 U.S.
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne); Scarecrow
PLOT:
N/A
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TITLE:
The Round-Robin Death Threats
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); Commissioner James Gordon; Robin (Dick Grayson); Alfred
Pennyworth;
PLOT:
Bruce Wayne receives a letter ordering him to perform a simple task at a specified time. To ensure the order is carried out, the letter is sealed with a special gas that not only forces Bruce to obey, but also to keep him from talking about it. Despite his best efforts to stop the compulsion Batman complies with the order to tell Commissioner Gordon to turn on his radio at a specified time.
However, Robin has noticed Batman's behavior and reconstructed the letter. He arrives in time to stop Gordon from turning on the radio that was rigged to kill him. Gordon then enters a trance, just like the one affecting Bruce. Batman and Robin follow and prevent Gordon from triggering the death of John Kobler.
Kobler then goes into a trance too, nearly triggering the death of sportwriter Fred Tinney. Then Tinney goes into a trance as well. Batman and Robin have stopped each death, but Tinney gets away. Batman returns to the Batcave knowing that Bruce Wayne is the target, but he is unable to tell Robin due to the compulsion. Instead he writes a will for Robin that contains a clue to the connection between himself and the other potential murder victims
NOTE:
(Story Continued in Detective Comics #367)
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TITLE:
Where There's a Will -- There's a Slay
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); Commissioner James Gordon; Robin (Dick Grayson); Alfred
Pennyworth; Harriet Cooper
PLOT:
After defusing a bomb meant to kill Bruce Wayne, Dick Grayson and Alfred discover a will written by Bruce in the Batcave. Robin deciphers a clue written into the will that leads him to Doc Hastings, the villain behind the murder attempts. Robin finds the villain while on the way to warn Bruce, but he is knocked out by a jolt of electricity. Hastings then uses Robin as bait for a trap.
Bruce finds Robin's unconscious body, but instead of moving the body, he revives the Boy Wonder. When he awakens, Robin discovers a live grenade under his body that Bruce is able to defuse. Batman then goes after Hastings. After a long battle, he prevails which ends the round-robin murders.
NOTE:
(Story Continued in Detective Comics #366)
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