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DC Comics   ·   Released Oct 1st, 1952

Detective Comics #188

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THE DOOM IN THE BAT-CAVE

Batman and Robin stop a robbery at the waterfront. Shortly thereafter the criminal responsible sends word to Commissioner Gordon that he plans to kill Batman in the Batcave. The first murder attempt happens when Batman and Robin return to the bat-cave and Batman's cape burst into flame from a slow-acting chemical that was poured on him earlier. Batman realizes that his cape had been tampered and removes it before it can harm him. The killer then tries a second time using the Batmobile's tires. While the Dynamic Duo were outside fighting crime, the killer switched the tires of the Batmobile for tires filled with knockout gas. Suspicious of the batmobile Batman stops the car before entering the batcave's garage, and the tires explode releasing the gas. Fortunately, Batman noticed the different tires, so Batman and Robin were wearing gas masks when the tires blew. Batman then receives a last threat indicating that the criminal has placed a bomb in the batcave and that it will blow up at noon next day. Batman and Robin search the entire Batcave for any bomb, but they find nothing. Desperate to find a clue, the Dynamic Duo capture the criminal who has been threatening them and take him to the Batcave, where they try to force him to reveal the location of the bomb. However, the thug doesn't know where the bomb is located and after his confession, Batman realizes that the thug is unknowingly carrying the bomb on his prosthetic arm. With great haste Batman deactivates the bomb in the nick of time. After the whole situation has been cleared up, Batman deduces that the man responsible for the murder attempt is not the thug they just captured, but the man they saved at the waterfront robbery at the story's beginning. Soon after deducing the real villain's identity, Batman captures the real criminal and delivers him to the police.

ROBOTMAN BECOMES A ROBOT

THE KING OF BLACK MAGIC

THE SECRET OF BAD MEDICINE CANYON

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Comic
Page Count
52 pages
Cover Price
$.10
Detective Comics #188
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Creators

Joe Certa
Penciller
Joe Certa
Penciller
Lew Sayre Schwartz
Inker
Charles Paris
Win Mortimer
Cover Artist
Win Mortimer
Whitney Ellsworth
Editor, Editor-in-Chief
Whitney Ellsworth

Characters

Batman
Bruce Wayne
Batman
Earth-Two
James Gordon
James Gordon
Earth-Two
Karen Duncan
Karen Duncan
Prime Earth
Pow-Wow Smith
Ohiyesa Smith
Pow-Wow Smith
Prime Earth
Robin
Dick Grayson
Robin
Earth-Two
Robotman
Robert Crane
Robotman
Prime Earth
Roy Raymond
Roy Raymond
Prime Earth

Collected In

  • Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 8 HC
    Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 8 HC
    Batman: The Golden Age

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