COVER TAGLINE:
None
TITLE:
Batman Battles the Living Beast-Bomb
STORY ARC:
None
COVER DATE:
May, 1965
WRITER:
Gardner F. Fox
ARTIST:
Carmine Infantino
INKER:
Joe Giella
EDITORS:
Julius Schwartz
COVER:
Carmine Infantino; Joe Giella
PRICE: $.12 U.S.
CHARACTERS: Batman (Bruce Wayne);
Robin (Dick Grayson)
PLOT:
Meek scientist Walter Hewitt turns himself in to the police claiming to be responsible for a series of incredible robberies. Hewitt used bionics to transfer the abilities of animals to himself. However, an accident caused his intellect to be transferred to a gorilla, Karmak. The gorilla then mind-controlled Hewitt, forcing the robberies. Hewitt breaks out of his cell, as ordered by Karmak, just as Batman and Robin arrive. Batman knocks out Hewitt, preventing him from escaping.
Karmak decides to transfer Batman's powers and mental prowess to himself. He lures Batman into a trap and succeeds in gaining Batman's abilities. When Batman meets Karmak again, the ape has a bomb strapped to his chest. If Batman beats the gorilla, the bomb will explode. Batman defeats the ape anyway, then deduces that the bomb can be disarm by keeping Karmak off the ground for several minutes. Batman holds the 700 pound gorilla above his head until the bomb is defused. The effects of the bionic transfers eventually wear off, restoring both Hewitt and Karmak to normal.
TITLE:
The Counterfeit Crime-Buster
WRITER:
Gardner F. Fox
ARTIST:
Carmine Infantino
INKER:
Sid Greene
CHARACTERS:
Elongated Man; Sue Dibny; Batman
PLOT:
Sue Dibny is arrested for passing a counterfeit bill. Elongated Man is called in to investigate. The bill has a fresh fingerprint on it belonging to a supposedly deceased gangster. Ralph suspects that the bill was planted to tip him off to the fact that the gangster, Husky Harry Bellows, was still alive.
Ralph stakes out the department store where Sue was arrested. Husky Harry's gang strikes that evening. Ralph intends to let them lead him to their boss, but the gang sees him. Ralph is forced to apprehend them, but he is able to locate Harry anyway.
Hugh Rankin is apprehended along with Harry. Hugh admits to planting the bill on Sue to alert Ralph. He infiltrated the gang in order to earn entrance into the Mystery Analysts of Gotham City. Batman vouches for Hugh's good character and plans to recommend Hugh at the next club meeting.
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