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DC Comics   ·   Released Nov 26th, 1969

Detective Comics #395

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THE SECRET OF THE WAITING GRAVES

A party has been organized in a graveyard of Central Mexico. The organizers are the Muertos, a wealthy and eccentric couple who have invited people from other countries as well. During the party, some of the guests are taken on a ride on hot air balloons, but the balloon in which Pedro Valdes has taken off is suddenly attacked by trained falcons, causing him to drop to a certain death. Batman appears from the shadows and manages to save Valdes by directing his fall to a river beneath. As soon as Valdes recovers, he recognizes Batman, but before he realizes, Batman is gone. Moments later, Bruce Wayne arrives at the party, as he had been invited as well, and he is introduced to Juan and Dolores Muerto. Bruce notices there is something odd about the couple, but he is distracted by the arrival of Valdes, who has recovered after the apparent accident. At that precise moment, someone shoots at Valdes from the wilderness around them and Bruce realizes that someone is definitely trying to murder Valdes. Changing again to Batman, he goes to the place where the bullet came from and finds a group of hired killers hiding behind some rocks. Batman gets the upper hand in the fight, forcing the thugs to call their wolves. Batman is then forced to retreat by jumping off a cliff and hanging from a very well concealed Batrope. Waiting a few moments until his attackers are gone, Batman starts hearing some voices that belong to the Muertos and Valdes. Batman finally deduces that the Muertos are behind the murder attempts of Valdes and he starts following them as the Muertos take Valdes to a nearby abandoned monastery. Once inside the building, the Muertos show Valdes a large orchard of Sybil flowers, which are said to grant immortality at the cost of one's sanity. Valdes then reveals himself as a government agent out to capture the Muertos, but the mysterious couple use the strange flowers against Valdes to knock him unconscious. At that moment, Batman breaks inside the place and confronts the Muertos, who also use the flowers to dose Batman and force him to have nightmarish visions. Before they leave, Batman learns that the Muertos plan to spread these flowers across the world, creating madness and chaos on their way. The Muertos leave the monastery, with Batman and Valdes tied and helpless, and once outside, they prepare their trained falcons to attack and kill their victims. Batman tries to fight off the hallucinations and using Valdes' badge, he breaks the ropes binding him. Batman frees himself in time to defend himself from the trained falcons and takes Valdes away from the strange flowers. Once outside, Batman uses a torch left behind by the Muertos to burn all the flowers in the monastery. The Muertos notice the fire from far away and they realize that the source of their immortality is being destroyed. The couple try to reach the monastery before the plants are all burned, but with the source of their power burning, they begin to age at an increased speed and before they could reach the place, they become living corpses and collapse in the graves designated for each other. Finally, Batman approaches the tombstone of the Muertos and includes the year of their deaths, almost 130 years from their birth years.

DROP OUR OR DROP DEAD!

Robin finds out that he has been played by the fake police officers into beating the leader of the strikes at Hudson University in order to have some evidence of "police brutality" against students. By the time Robin focuses his energy on beating the rest of the gang, he is easily outnumbered and tied to a post in an abandoned barn. The leader of the riots wants to keep going with the plan and they prepare to go back to Hudson U. Meanwhile, a couple of fake officers stay behind to deal with Robin, but the hero manages to break free and knock them both unconscious. Placing them inside one of their fake police vehicles, Robin returns to his Dick Grayson identity and manages to reach the campus of Hudson U at the same time as the other members of the gang. Dick then informs the students about the trick played by the leaders of the riots and thanks to his intervention, the responsible for the crimes are captured and the regular activities are resumed.

Format
Comic
Page Count
36 pages
Cover Price
$0.15
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Creators

Dennis O'Neil
Writer
Dennis O'Neil
Frank Robbins
Writer
Frank Robbins
Gil Kane
Penciller
Gil Kane
Neal Adams
Penciller, Cover Artist
Neal Adams
Dick Giordano
Inker
Dick Giordano
Murphy Anderson
Inker
Murphy Anderson
John Costanza
Letterer
John Costanza
Ben Oda
Letterer
Ben Oda
Julius Schwartz
Editor
Julius Schwartz
Gaspar Saladino
Other
Gaspar Saladino

Main Characters

Batman
Bruce Wayne
Batman
Prime Earth
Robin
Dick Grayson
Robin
Earth-One

Cameos

Alfred Pennyworth
Alfred Pennyworth
Earth-One

Collects/Reprints 1 Issues

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    Batman #168
    Batman Vol. 1 (1940 - 2011)

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    Batman by Neal Adams (2016 - 2020)
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    Batman by Neal Adams Book Two TP
    Batman by Neal Adams (2016 - 2020)
  • Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams HC vol. 02
    Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams HC vol. 02
    Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (2003 - 2006)
  • Batman Illustrated By Neal Adams TP vol. 02
    Batman Illustrated By Neal Adams TP vol. 02
    Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (2003 - 2006)
  • Batman Illustrated By Neal Adams Omnibus HC
    Batman Illustrated By Neal Adams Omnibus HC
    Batman Illustrated by Neal Adams (2003 - 2006)
  • Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years HC
    Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years HC
    Batman: A Celebration of 75 Years (2014)
  • DC Anthologie - Batman Anthologie
    DC Anthologie - Batman Anthologie
    DC Anthologie (2012 - 2019)
  • DC Comics - A legendás Batman 33 - Neal Adams 2. Kötet
    DC Comics - A legendás Batman 33 - Neal Adams 2. Kötet
    DC Comics - A legendás Batman (2019 - 2021)
  • DC Comics - The Legend of Batman Vol. 011 Batman Neal Adams, Part 2 HC
    DC Comics - The Legend of Batman Vol. 011 Batman Neal Adams, Part 2 HC
    DC Comics - The Legend of Batman (2017)
  • Dynamic Classics #1
    Dynamic Classics #1
    Dynamic Classics Vol. 1 (1978)
  • Millennium Edition: Detective Comics #395
    Millennium Edition: Detective Comics #395
    Millennium Edition: Detective Comics (1999 - 2000)
  • Robin: 80 Years of the Boy Wonder HC
    Robin: 80 Years of the Boy Wonder HC
    Robin: 80 Years of the Boy Wonder (2020)
  • Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus HC
    Robin: The Bronze Age Omnibus HC
    Robin: The Bronze Age (2020)
  • Showcase Presents: Batman Vol. 5 TP
    Showcase Presents: Batman Vol. 5 TP
    Showcase Presents: Batman
  • Superman Supacomic #130
    Superman Supacomic #130
    Superman Supacomic (1960 - 1976)
  • The Saga of Ra's Al Ghul #2
    The Saga of Ra's Al Ghul #2
    The Saga of Ra's Al Ghul (1988)
  • The Super Heroes Monthly #1
    The Super Heroes Monthly #1
    The Super Heroes Monthly Vol. 1 (1980 - 1981)

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