Contents 1 Appearing in "The Stage is Set... for Murder!" 2 Synopsis for "The Stage is Set... for Murder!" 3 Appearing in "The Assassin-Express Contract!" 4 Synopsis for "The Assassin-Express Contract!" 5 Appearing in "The Magical Mystery Mirror" 6 Synopsis for "The Magical Mystery Mirror" 7 Appearing in "The Riddle of the Unseen Man!" 8 Synopsis for "The Riddle of the Unseen Man!" 9 Appearing in "A Burial for Batgirl!" 10 Synopsis for "A Burial for Batgirl!" 11 Appearing in "Midnight is the Dying Hour!" 12 Synopsis for "Midnight is the Dying Hour!" 13 Appearing in "Three Feats of Peril!" 14 Synopsis for "Three Feats of Peril!" 15 Appearing in "The Case of the Dead-On Target!" 16 Synopsis for "The Case of the Dead-On Target!" 17 Appearing in "The Man With 20 Lives" 18 Synopsis for "The Man With 20 Lives" 19 Appearing in "The Ocean Pest!" 20 Synopsis for "The Ocean Pest!" 21 Appearing in "Wanted for Murder One, the Batman" 22 Synopsis for "Wanted for Murder One, the Batman" 23 Notes 24 Trivia 25 See Also 26 Recommended Reading 27 Links and References

Appearing in "The Stage is Set... for Murder!"

Featured Characters:

• Batman

Supporting Characters:

• Alfred Pennyworth

Villains:

• Ezra Jimson (Single appearance) (Actor, "Drunken Porter")

Other Characters:

• Del Sartre (Single appearance) ("MacBeth" Director)
• Barry Johnstone (Single appearance) (Actor, "MacBeth")
• Claire Foster (Single appearance) (Actress, "Lady MacBeth")
• Tod Dunn (Single appearance) (Barry's Understudy)
• Unnamed Actresses (Single appearance) ("The Three Witches")

Locations:

• Earth-One
  • Gotham City
    • Gotham Park
    • Wayne Foundation

Items:

• Batrope

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for "The Stage is Set... for Murder!"

See Detective Comics #425

Appearing in "The Assassin-Express Contract!"

Featured Characters:

• Human Target (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Luigi (First appearance)

Villains:

• Professional Killer (Only appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

• Harry Cheever (Single appearance)
• Mister Smithers (Single appearance)
• T.C. Newman (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-One
  • Boston
    • Beacon Hill
  • California

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "The Assassin-Express Contract!"

See Action Comics #419

Appearing in "The Magical Mystery Mirror"

Featured Characters:

• Elongated Man

Supporting Characters:

• Sue Dibny

Villains:

• Dennis Fell (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Janice Fell (Single appearance)
• Amos Fell (Single appearance)
• Lt. Jacobs (Single appearance)
• Ron (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-One
  • Unnamed City

Items:

• A Gimmicked Mirror

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "The Magical Mystery Mirror"

See Detective Comics #444

Appearing in "The Riddle of the Unseen Man!"

Featured Characters:

• Roy Raymond

Supporting Characters:

• Karen Duncan

Villains:

• Unnamed Scientist (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• 
  

Locations:

• Earth-One
  • Metropolis

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "The Riddle of the Unseen Man!"

See Detective Comics #201

Appearing in "A Burial for Batgirl!"

Featured Characters:

• Batgirl
• Robin

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Villains:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• Amos Willard (Only appearance; dies)
• Hank Osher (First appearance)
• Jack Markham (First appearance)
• Professor Huntington (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-One
  • New Carthage
    • Hudson University

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "A Burial for Batgirl!"

See Detective Comics #400

Appearing in "Midnight is the Dying Hour!"

Featured Characters:

•  Batgirl 
• Robin

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Villains:

• Jack Markham (Final appearance)

Other Characters:

• Amos Willard (Appears only as a corpse)
• Hank Osher (flashback only) (Final appearance)
• Professor Huntington

Locations:

• Earth-One
  • New Carthage
    • Hudson University

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "Midnight is the Dying Hour!"

See Detective Comics #401

Appearing in "Three Feats of Peril!"

Featured Characters:

• Mysto

Supporting Characters:

• Zambesi (Single appearance)

Villains:

• 
  

Other Characters:

• Marvelo (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-One

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "Three Feats of Peril!"

See Detective Comics #209

Appearing in "The Case of the Dead-On Target!"

Featured Characters:

• Jason Bard

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Villains:

• Donna (Single appearance)
• Flap (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Rip (Only appearance; dies)
• Ted Crane (Single appearance)
• Alli Crane (Single appearance)
• Silk Norbus (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-One
  • Gotham City

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• Plane
  

Synopsis for "The Case of the Dead-On Target!"

See Detective Comics #435

Appearing in "The Man With 20 Lives"

Featured Characters:

• Martian Manhunter

Supporting Characters:

• Lt. Saunders

Villains:

• Monte Fisk (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• 
  

Locations:

• Earth-One
  • Colorado
    • Middleton

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "The Man With 20 Lives"

See Detective Comics #227

Appearing in "The Ocean Pest!"

Featured Characters:

• Captain Compass

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Villains:

• Mr. Walters (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Inspector Saunders (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-Two
  • Atlantic Ocean

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "The Ocean Pest!"

See Detective Comics #222

Appearing in "Wanted for Murder One, the Batman"

Featured Characters:

• Batman

Supporting Characters:

• Commissioner Gordon

Villains:

• Jonah Jory (Only appearance; dies)
• Sy Semple (Single appearance)
• Squeaky Piper (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Arthur Reeves
• Anderson P. Forsythe (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-One
  • Gotham City

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "Wanted for Murder One, the Batman"

See Batman #225

Notes

• No special notes.

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

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Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

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