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"Batman: "The Outlaw Who Had Nine Lives"": A man called Paul Gregorian is seen dying in a plane crash, but not long after this he appears again and this time he dies when he touches some high tension wires at the Power Plant. Next he is seeing jumping off a bridge to a certain death. However, no

Detective Comics #172 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 1951.

Synopsis for Batman: "The Outlaw Who Had Nine Lives"

A man called Paul Gregorian is seen dying in a plane crash, but not long after this he appears again and this time he dies when he touches some high tension wires at the Power Plant. Next he is seeing jumping off a bridge to a certain death. However, no matter the situation, Gregorian always manages to survive and he is dubbed the man with nine lives.

Batman and Robin investigate the case and they realize that Gregorian has been using magic tricks to fool everybody. At the same time, a notorious criminal learns the same fact and he recruits Gregorian for his gang in order to perform great crimes without being captured. At first the thugs succeed, but after Batman and Robin get on their trail, they are cornered and Gregorian tries to escape by jumping off a building. The criminals are captured and the man with nine lives dies instantly.

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  • Paul Gregorian (Single appearance; dies)
  • Hoofer Martin (Single appearance)

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  • John Frost (Single appearance)

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  • Jim Rutherford (Single appearance)
  • Ed Rutherford (Single appearance)
  • John Rutherford (Single appearance)

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  • Brandon West (Rival television host) (Single appearance)

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  • Mr. Young (Station Manager) (Single appearance)
  • Mr. Winslow (Clock maker) (Single appearance)

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  • Ben Bannerman (Single appearance)

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  • Bad Luke Hassidy (Single appearance)
  • Alf Frank (Single appearance)
  • Jeb Frank (Single appearance)
  • Arizona Shorty (Single appearance)
  • Lonesome Joe Donovan (Single appearance)
  • Gunner McCabe (Single appearance)
  • Bill Finney (Single appearance)
  • Red River Jones (Single appearance)
  • Baldy Winthrop (Single appearance)

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  • Cal Devon (U.S. Marshal) (Single appearance)
  • Mayor Strebbs (Single appearance)

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