Detective Comics #213 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1954.
Synopsis for Batman: "The Mysterious Mirror-Man!"
Batman agrees to write an article to a local newspaper about his career, in exchange for a $25,000 donation by the newspaper's publisher to end juvenile delinquency. Meanwhile, in the Gotham State Penitentiary, Floyd Ventris, a convict who is just brought in, manages to escape by night, using shards of a broken mirror to distract the guards. For this reason, Ventris decides to use mirrors for a life of crime under the identity of the Mirror-Man.
After creating a special machine capable of seeing through objects, the Mirror Man's main goal is to get Batman in position so that he can use his special machine and uncover Batman's secret identity. During one of his crimes, Mirror Man manages to see underneath Batman's cowl and learns that he is Bruce Wayne. Knowing that his identity could be exposed, Batman decides to write the article on the Gotham Gazette about the several times his identity has falsely been exposed as Bruce Wayne. For this reason, the Mirror Man's discovery is pointless, since nobody believes him. On a last effort to show the world that Batman is Bruce Wayne, Mirror Man tries to get a similar image of Batman, but he fails and he is finally captured and sent back to prison. Batman then reveals that the Mirror Man's machine didn't work because he was using a special cowl made of mirrors, which distorted the image, preventing Mirror Man from getting another chance to expose Batman's identity.
Appearing in Batman: "The Mysterious Mirror-Man!"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
- Mirror Man (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Mr. Weldon (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- Mount Malador
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Vehicles:
Synopsis for Captain Compass: "The World Without Ships!"
Appearing in Captain Compass: "The World Without Ships!"
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Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Doc Tyde (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for Roy Raymond: "The Return of Ben Franklin!"
Appearing in Roy Raymond: "The Return of Ben Franklin!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Ben Jones (Single appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Mr. Jenkins (Single appearance)
- Roger Dunning (Single appearance)
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Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- None
Notes
- "The Mysterious Mirror Man!" is reprinted in Batman Annual #3.
- "The Return of Ben Franklin!" is reprinted in Detective Comics #419.
- Because Mirror Man is generally considered an Earth-One villain, and the switch from Earth-Two Batman to Earth-One Batman is only a few months away, then "The Mysterious Mirror Man!" is generally considered to be an early Earth-One story.
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