Batman: Shadow of the Bat Vol 1 31
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I'm a butler -- yes, a butler! And by St. Harry, I'll become the best butler in the land! You'll be proud of me, Mawster Batman, you'll see! You can count on me, sir. I won't ever let you down! 
Appearing in "The Battling Butler"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
- Andy Goodwin (Single appearance)
- Biff Bannon (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Howard Stein (Single appearance)
- Batman (Earth-Two) (In flashback only)
- Robin (Earth-Two) (In flashback only)
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Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Battling Butler"
In the middle of Zero Hour, Batman and Robin arrest a man who doesn't understand why he's robbing himself.
When they return to the Batcave, they meet Alfred Beagle, an alternate version of Alfred the Butler. The new Alfred begins acting as their new Butler.
Meanwhile, Batman and Robin track down a group of hypnotists who are hypnotizing criminals into giving them their loot. Although the Dynamic Duo defeat all of the hypnotized thugs, they are injected with the hypnotic serum themselves. Although the criminals intend to force Batman and Robin to jump off the top of the building, they are interrupted by Alfred, who had followed them, and inadvertently distracts them with his clumsiness long enough for Batman to shake the effects of the serum. Batman kicks the criminals' butts, and shakes Robin out of it too.
Alfred begins to disappear back to his own timeline, he bids the heroes farewell, and they swing off into the night.
Notes
- This issue is a Zero Hour crossover.
- Alfred, as he appears in this issue, is a pastiche of the Golden Age version of the character whose name was actually Alfred Beagle.
- The actual Alfred Pennyworth left Wayne Manor during Knightquest.
Trivia
- The cover to this issue is deliberately stained and creased to give the impression that it was originally printed during the Golden Age era.
- Robin references meeting Batgirl earlier. This occurred in Batman #511, despite the fact that her alter-ego, Barbara Gordon is paraplegic.
See Also
- Discuss Batman: Shadow of the Bat Vol 1 31 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the Batman: Shadow of the Bat series
- Images from Batman: Shadow of the Bat Vol 1 31
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- Batman at Wikipedia.org
- Batman Wikia Main Page
- Batman at dccomics.com
- Batman: Yesterday, Today and Beyond
- Batman at TV Tropes
- Zero Hour article at Wikipedia
- Zero Hour Frequently Asked Questions
- Zero Hour series index at the DCU Guide
- Zero Hour series index at Comicbookdb.com
- Zero Hour series index at the Grand Comics Database
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat series index at Comicbookdb.com
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat series index at the Grand Comics Database
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat series index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
