Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet

"The Gauntlet": Dick Grayson has been training for a very long time, and Batman is giving him a final exam before he's allowed to go out on patrol as a crime-fighter. The challenge is that he will be given a six-hour headstart at dusk,

"The Gauntlet"
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Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet
1997
Executive Editor	Mike Carlin
Cover Artists	Lee Weeks
The Gauntlet
Writers	Bruce Canwell
Pencilers	Lee Weeks
Inkers	Lee Weeks
Letterers	Albert DeGuzman
Editors	Dennis O'Neil Darren Vincenzo

Robin is going to be a very good soldier. A very good soldier.

— Batman

Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet is a one-shot published in 1997.

Synopsis for "The Gauntlet"

Dick Grayson has been training for a very long time, and Batman is giving him a final exam before he's allowed to go out on patrol as a crime-fighter. The challenge is that he will be given a six-hour headstart at dusk, and then Batman will hunt him down and try to find him within city limits... if he can make it until sunrise without being caught, he passes. Dick ventures out into Gotham City dressed as Robin for the first time, and quickly finds himself embroiled in a criminal plot that he must stop while evading his mentor and many gangsters all across the city. Batman catches up to him and is content to watch him from the shadows, and observe the way he handles taking down a syndicate of Gotham Organized Crime... surpassing expectations. Robin takes down a crimelord by recovering crucial evidence, and Batman tells him that he has passed, then goes to introduce him to Captain Gordon.

Appearing in "The Gauntlet"

Featured Characters:

• Batman
• Robin

Supporting Characters:

• Alfred Pennyworth
• Captain Gordon

Antagonists:

• Gotham Organized Crime
  • Delcaine
  • Joe Minette (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Carlton Tate
• Gotham City Police Department
• Ricky Terranova

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Batcave
  • Crime Alley
  • Gotham City Police Headquarters
  • Wayne Manor

Items:

• Batarangs
• Bat-Signal

Vehicles:

• Batmobile
  

Trivia

• There is a criminal who is reading an issue of House of Mystery.

See Also

• Images from Batman Chronicles: The Gauntlet

Recommended Reading

• Batman Recommended Reading
  • Batman (Volume 1)
  • Batman (Volume 2)
  • Batman (Volume 3)
  • Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
  • Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
  • Batman and Robin (Volume 3)
  • Batman Confidential (Volume 1)
  • Batman: Gotham Knights (Volume 1)
  • Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (Volume 1)
  • Batman: Shadow of the Bat (Volume 1)
  • Batman: Streets of Gotham (Volume 1)
  • Batman Incorporated (Volume 1)
  • Batman Incorporated (Volume 2)
  • Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
  • Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
  • Batman/Superman: World's Finest (Volume 1)
  • Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
  • Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
  • The Brave and the Bold (Volume 1)
  • Detective Comics (Volume 1)
  • Detective Comics (Volume 2)
  • Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
  • World's Finest (Volume 1)

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