Contents 1 Appearing in "The Case of the Prophetic Pictures" 2 Synopsis for "The Case of the Prophetic Pictures" 3 Appearing in "The Missing Gas Mask" 4 Synopsis for "The Missing Gas Mask" 5 Appearing in "The Girl in Red" 6 Synopsis for "The Girl in Red" 7 Appearing in "The Pyromaniac" 8 Synopsis for "The Pyromaniac" 9 Appearing in "Murder In the Seashore Inn" 10 Synopsis for "Murder In the Seashore Inn" 11 Appearing in "The Gem Jewelry Company" 12 Synopsis for "The Gem Jewelry Company" 13 Notes 14 Trivia 15 See Also 16 Recommended Reading 17 Links and References

Appearing in "The Case of the Prophetic Pictures"

Featured Characters:

•  Batman 
• Robin

Supporting Characters:

• Pierre Antal (First appearance)
• Comissioner Gordon

Villains:

• Painter of Death (Only appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

• Mikoff (Single appearance)
• Vangild (Only appearance; dies)
• Carmen Largo (Only appearance; dies)
• Mr. Warren (Only appearance; dies)
• Mr. Travers (Single appearance)
• Mr. Drake (Single appearance)
• Mr. Bleek (Single appearance)
• Jim (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Wayne Manor

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• Batmobile
  
  

Synopsis for "The Case of the Prophetic Pictures"

Antal, a famous artist discovers that his paintings have been defaced or damaged. The subjects of the paintings are also dead. Batman tries to prevent a killing of the paintings but fails and when police arrive, they suspect Batman of doing the murders. Batman soon finds the real killer, a man named Wylie. Wylie decided to raise the cost of the paintings to pay off his debts but Batman catches him. Soon after being caught, Wylie commits suicide.

Appearing in "The Missing Gas Mask"

Featured Characters:

• Bart Regan

Supporting Characters:

• Unknown

Villains:

• Unknown

Other Characters:

• Unknown

Locations:

• Unknown

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "The Missing Gas Mask"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "The Girl in Red"

Featured Characters:

• Crimson Avenger (Lee Travis)

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Villains:

• Unnamed ring

Other Characters:

• Mac

Locations:

• Unknown

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "The Girl in Red"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "The Pyromaniac"

Featured Characters:

• Speed Saunders

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Villains:

• Hal Johonson (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Dolan (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Unknown

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "The Pyromaniac"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "Murder In the Seashore Inn"

Featured Characters:

• Steve Malone

Supporting Characters:

• Unknown

Villains:

• Unknown

Other Characters:

• Unknown

Locations:

• Unknown

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "Murder In the Seashore Inn"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "The Gem Jewelry Company"

Featured Characters:

• Slam Bradley

Supporting Characters:

• Shorty Morgan

Villains:

• Unnamed crooks

Other Characters:

• Officer Callahan

Locations:

• Unknown

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "The Gem Jewelry Company"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• "The Case of the Prophetic Pictures" is reprinted in Batman Archives #1, Batman Chronicles, Volume 2 and Detective Comics #441.
• This issue also include "Red Logan" and "Cliff Crosby" vignettes
• Also include text story "Eagle Eye" by R. Emmet Pace
• This issue also include "Gofo the Great" by Alger

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Write your own review of this comic!
• Discuss Detective Comics Vol 1 42 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series
• Images from Detective Comics Vol 1 42

Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• No external links.

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