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"Batman: "... -- Boss of the Big House!"": Batman saves the life of an innocent condemned man on death row and the prison warden, who is about to retire, asks him to act as Prison Warden until a new one is appointed. While on duty, Batman is puzzled as to why a prison

Detective Comics #169 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1951.

Synopsis for Batman: "... -- Boss of the Big House!"

Batman saves the life of an innocent condemned man on death row and the prison warden, who is about to retire, asks him to act as Prison Warden until a new one is appointed. While on duty, Batman is puzzled as to why a prisoner that is scheduled to be released the next day, attempts to break out the evening before. Batman figures that it may be connected to a large sum of missing money from a robbery years before and the cell occupied by the executed criminal responsible for the robbery.

Appearing in Batman: "... -- Boss of the Big House!"

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Antagonists:

  • Deadshot (Cameo)
  • Black Diamond (Cameo)
  • John "Squint" Tolmar (Single appearance)
  • Pete Dugan (Single appearance)
  • Jergens (Single appearance)
  • "Machine Gun" Porter (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Glenn Powers (Single appearance)
  • Warden Downs (Single appearance)
  • Steve (Single appearance)
  • Dr. Fleming (Single appearance)

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Appearing in Roy Raymond: "The Man Who Could Live Under Water!"

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Antagonists:

  • Dario Vortage (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Mr. Perry (Single appearance)

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Appearing in Robotman: "..., Actor!"

Featured Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Unnamed Diamond Thieves (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Tyrone Thomas (Single appearance)
  • McJames (Single appearance)
  • Menzies (Single appearance)

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Antagonists:

  • Dirk Randall (Single appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

  • The Sioux Tribe
    • Antogi (Single appearance)

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