Contents 1 Appearing in "The First Batman" 2 Synopsis for "The First Batman" 3 Appearing in "The Hour of Hoaxes" 4 Synopsis for "The Hour of Hoaxes" 5 Appearing in "The World's Greatest Magician" 6 Synopsis for "The World's Greatest Magician" 7 Notes 8 Trivia 9 See Also 10 Recommended Reading 11 Links and References

Appearing in "The First Batman"

Featured Characters:

•  Batman  (flashback and main story)
• Robin

Supporting Characters:

• Commissioner Gordon
• Thomas Wayne (flashback only)
• Martha Wayne (flashback only)

Villains:

• Lew Moxon (First appearance) (Dies)
• Joe Chill (Dies in flashback)

Other Characters:

• 
  

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Wayne Manor
    • Batcave
  • Gotham City Police Headquarters
• Coastal City

Items:

• 
  

Vehicles:

• Batplane
  
  

Synopsis for "The First Batman"

After seeing an old home movie of his father, Dr. Thomas Wayne, in a Batman costume for a masquerade party, and learning from Dr. Wayne’s diary that he was marked for death by gangster Lew Moxon, Batman and Robin realize that Joe Chill was only a tool of Moxon’s and go after the real murderer of Thomas Wayne, only to find he has no memory of Wayne or Chill.

Appearing in "The Hour of Hoaxes"

Featured Characters:

• Roy Raymond

Supporting Characters:

• Karen Duncan

Villains:

• A Foreign Spy (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• 
  

Locations:

• Metropolis

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "The Hour of Hoaxes"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "The World's Greatest Magician"

Featured Characters:

• Martian Manhunter

Supporting Characters:

• Captain Harding

Villains:

• Jojo the clown (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Mr. Daro (Single appearance)
• Zodak (Single appearance)
• Joe (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Colorado
  • Middleton

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "The World's Greatest Magician"

John Jones goes undercover as a circus magician to catch a thief.

Notes

• "The First Batman" is reprinted in Batman #255, Batman Annual #4, Best of DC #2, and Greatest Batman Stories Ever Told #1.
• "The World's Greatest Magician" is reprinted in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter #1.
• Partially collected in Batman: Secrets Of The Batcave.

Trivia

First Earth-One appearances of Bruce's parents and Joe Chill

See Also

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• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series
• Images from Detective Comics Vol 1 235

Recommended Reading

• Batman Recommended Reading

• Batman (Volume 1)
• Batman (Volume 2)
• Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
• Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
• Batman Confidential
• Batman: Gotham Knights
• Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
• Batman: Shadow of the Bat
• Batman: Streets of Gotham
• Batman Incorporated
• Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
• Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
• Detective Comics (Volume 1)
• Detective Comics (Volume 2)
• Superman/Batman
• Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (Volume )

Links and References

• Batman at Wikipedia.org
• Batman at DC Comics
• Batman at DCU Guide
• Batman at IGN Comics
• Batman at Newsarama
• Batman at Dark Knight
• Batman at DC Indexes
• Batman at Comic Book Resources
• Batman Yesterday Today and Beyond
• Batman at TV Tropes

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