Characters |
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Warden Higgins; V: Big Mike Russo (I). |
Synopsis |
From prison, Big Mike Russo is able to have his gang kidnap the warden, replace him and the guards with a look alike, then use the prison as a base of operations to commit crimes while providing alibis to those committing them! Batman figures that the only way to uncover this senario is to get put in prison himself, a move that almost costs him his life in the gas chamber! |
Genre |
superhero |
Script |
Bill Finger |
Pencils |
Bob Kane (signed) |
Inks |
Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson), George Roussos (backgrounds only, verified by Roussos) |
Letters |
George Roussos (verified by Roussos) |
Notes |
Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-22-08. |
Reprinted |
In Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #2 (1995). |
Characters |
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Johnston [D]; V: Professor Radium (Professor Henry Ross, I, D). |
Synopsis |
A scientist finds a way to use radium to bring the dead back to life, and he uses himself as a guinea pig. Although the experiments are successful, the Professor pays dearly for his discovery, for, in the end, as Batman says, it has created a Frankenstein monster when it was only meant for good. |
Genre |
superhero |
Script |
Bill Finger (credit by O'Hearn) |
Pencils |
Bob Kane |
Inks |
Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson), George Roussos (backgrounds, verified by Roussos) |
Letters |
George Roussos (verified by Roussos) |
Notes |
Batman faced Professor Radium in the Batman daily newspaper strip from September 23, 1946-November 2, 1946. It was written by Bill Finger, pencilled by Bob Kane, inked by Charles Paris and lettered by Ira Schnapp. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-22-08. |
Reprinted |
In Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #2 (1995). |
Characters |
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Banks; Fred Brooks [D]; Miss Francine; Paul Mett; V: Johnny Glim (I). |
Synopsis |
The cast of a stage production decides to have a "superstition" party, intentionally carrying out every well-known superstition they can think of. But when one of them is killed, Batman and Robin enter the fray to single out the perpetrator of the deed. |
Genre |
superhero |
Script |
Bill Finger (credit by O'Hearn) |
Pencils |
Bob Kane (signed) |
Inks |
Jerry Robinson (verified by Robinson), George Roussos (backgrounds only, verified by Roussos) |
Letters |
George Roussos (verified by Roussos) |
Notes |
Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-22-08. |
Reprinted |
In Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #2 (1995). |
Characters |
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; G. Henry Mover [F.B.I. head]; V: The Joker. |
Synopsis |
The Caped Crusaders are invited to Washington D.C. to meet with the head of the FBI, but the Joker shows up and shoots the G-Man. Then he heads out cross country to commit crimes, challenging the Batman to catch up with him. |
Genre |
superhero |
Script |
Bill Finger |
Pencils |
Bob Kane (signed) |
Inks |
Jerry Robinson: George Roussos (backgrounds) |
Letters |
George Roussos |
Notes |
Inks credits confirmed by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos. Letterer credit confirmed by George Roussos. Some info and synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-22-08. |
Reprinted |
in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-37 (August-September 1975); in Batman: The Dark Knight Archives (DC, 1992 series) #2 (1995) |