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"Batman: "The Defeat of Batman!"": A criminal known as Commander Swane has created an army of criminals and taught them military tactics in order to fight the authorities of Gotham City. Swane hopes to overcome the Gotham City Police Department and their deputy vigilante, [[Bruce Wayne (

Detective Comics #178 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of December, 1951.

Synopsis for Batman: "The Defeat of Batman!"

A criminal known as Commander Swane has created an army of criminals and taught them military tactics in order to fight the authorities of Gotham City. Swane hopes to overcome the Gotham City Police Department and their deputy vigilante, Batman, using organized criminal tactics. To top his advantage over the law enforcers, Swane has an undercover agent working at the GCPD Headquarters, who informs him about every action and decision made by Batman and Commissioner Gordon. Despite their obvious advantages, the criminals fail on their crimes, but manage to capture Batman. The Dark Knight is able to free himself from his captors and later he returns to the secret headquarters on his Batplane. Together, the Dynamic Duo capture the criminals and afterwards, they discover the undercover spy at the GCPD HQ.

Appearing in Batman: "The Defeat of Batman!"

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  • Commander Barton Swane (Single appearance)
    • Lippy (Single appearance)
    • Big Red
    • Parker (Single appearance)
    • Dwyer (Single appearance)
    • Wheeler (Single appearance)
    • Gat Foster (Single appearance)
    • Wilcox (Single appearance)

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  • Archer (Single appearance)
  • Hendrix (Single appearance)

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Synopsis for Roy Raymond: "The Man with the X-Ray Eyes!"


Appearing in Roy Raymond: "The Man with the X-Ray Eyes!"

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  • Ed Kliff (Single appearance)
  • Mort the Mole (Single appearance)
  • Lefty Ringo (Single appearance)

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Synopsis for Robotman: "The Robot Ghost!"


Appearing in Robotman: "The Robot Ghost!"

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  • Larceny Latham (Single appearance)
  • Torch Tomkins (Single appearance)
  • Stopper Stoll (Single appearance)

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Synopsis for Pow-Wow Smith: "The Tenderfoot Deputy!"

A stranger comes into town from the city and he is quickly harassed by two bullies. The young stranger has no problems subduing the two thugs that underestimated him. He is introduced to the local Sherriff as Eddie Graves, a young man who is seeking a position as a deputy. The old sheriff witnessed how Graves handled the two outlaws and he gives him a deputy position in Red Deer Valley assisting the famous Indian lawman Pow Wow Smith. Graves rides out the next day and finds a situation in which a man is stalking two bearded riders on horseback. Graves assumes the stalker is up to no good and jumps him. The two riders are startled and shoot graves in the back wounding him. It turns out that Graves had misread the situation and the stalker was actually Pow Wow Smith who was conducting surveillance on a pair known as the Bearded Bandits. Graves feels foolish for making such a mistake and he feels the urge to make amends for his error. He decides to go after the bearded bandits himself. He soon runs into the leader of the group and subdues him. Graves then assumes his disguise to infiltrate the group which he does with little difficulty. In the meantime Pow Wow Smith notices Eddie's abandoned horse and figures that Graves might be in trouble. He tracks down the bearded gang just in time to rescue Graves from a deadly situation.

Appearing in Pow-Wow Smith: "The Tenderfoot Deputy!"

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  • Sheriff Tom Miles (Single appearance)
  • Eddie Graves (Single appearance)

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  • Bearded Bandits (Single appearance)
    • Rourke (Single appearance)
    • Red-Eye (Single appearance)
    • Brownie (Single appearance)
    • Joe (Single appearance)
    • Mike (Single appearance)
  • Rudy Ransom (Single appearance)
  • Highboy Higgins (Single appearance)

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  • Jim Graves (Single appearance)

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