COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
The Batman Encyclopedia
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE:
December, 1954
WRITER:
Bill Finger
ARTIST:
Sheldon Moldoff
INKER:
Charles Paris
EDITORS:
Jack Schiff
COVER:
J. Winslow Mortimer
PRICE: $.10 U.S.
CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne);
Robin (Dick Grayson); Commissioner James Gordon
PLOT:
Scholar Herbert Smirt has covertly gathered information concerning Batman. Using the information he publishes the Batman Encyclopedia and sells it to the underworld. Using their newfound knowledge crooks are able to elude capture when confronted by the Caped Crusader.
Batman finally manages to get a copy of the Encyclopedia and realizes that it contains a clue to his secret identity. He goes undercover to purchase a copy and find Smirt, but the crook is prepared for him. Batman stop Smirt anyway, but must still retrieve every copy of the book or risk someone discovering his secret.
Batman and Robin alter all their equipment, then return to fight crime. The crooks are upset when their encyclopedias contain incorrect information, due to the changes Batman has made. The crooks go to Smirt to demand a refund, but instead walk into a trap. Batman recovers and destroys the remaining books, that contain a picture showing him rescuing Bruce Wayne. The photo also shows a scale, which gives his weight and that of Bruce. Had the crooks looked closely they would have realized that Bruce must have been a dummy, because he weighed only 20 pounds.
NOTE:
Batman's weight is given as 180 pounds in this story.
TITLE:
The Island That Was a Ship
WRITER:
Otto Binder
ARTIST:
Joe Certa
INKER:
Joe Certa
CHARACTERS:
Captain Compass
PLOT:
N/A
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