Contents 1 Appearing in "Bat-Murderer!" 2 Synopsis for "Bat-Murderer!" 3 Appearing in "Dick Grayson, Detective!" 4 Synopsis for "Dick Grayson, Detective!" 5 Appearing in "The Case of the Martian Witness!" 6 Synopsis for "The Case of the Martian Witness!" 7 Appearing in "The International Sky Police!" 8 Synopsis for "The International Sky Police!" 9 Appearing in "The Man Called Unknown" 10 Synopsis for "The Man Called Unknown" 11 Appearing in "The Good-Luck Prophet" 12 Synopsis for "The Good-Luck Prophet" 13 Appearing in "The Case of the Haunted Horse!" 14 Synopsis for "The Case of the Haunted Horse!" 15 Appearing in "Circus Beat" 16 Synopsis for "Circus Beat" 17 Appearing in "The Magical Mystery Mirror" 18 Synopsis for "The Magical Mystery Mirror" 19 Notes 20 Trivia 21 See Also 22 Recommended Reading 23 Links and References

Appearing in "Bat-Murderer!"

Featured Characters:

•  Batman 

Supporting Characters:

• Commissioner Gordon

Villains:

• Scrag Donovan (First appearance)
• Huey (Single appearance)
• Talia

Other Characters:

• Sergeant Hainer (Single appearance)
• Specs (Single appearance)
• Roger Barton (Single appearance)
• Elizabeth Baylor (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Gotham City Police Headquarters
  • Spence-Melburn Theater

Items:

• Bat-Signal

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for "Bat-Murderer!"

Batman becomes wanted for murder when Commissioner Gordon and other witnesses see him apparently gun down Ra’s Al Ghul's daughter Talia in cold blood.

Appearing in "Dick Grayson, Detective!"

Featured Characters:

• Robin

Supporting Characters:

• Commissioner Gordon
• Batman

Villains:

• Peg-Leg Baxter (Single appearance)
• Biff (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Mary Collins (Single appearance)
• Roger Willet (Single appearance)
• Miriam Colt (Single appearance)
• Dave Wilson (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Gotham High School
  • Wayne Manor
    • Batcave
  • Gotham City Police Headquarters

Items:

• Bat-Signal
• Batrope

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "Dick Grayson, Detective!"

See Star-Spangled Comics #111.

Appearing in "The Case of the Martian Witness!"

Featured Characters:

• Star Hawkins (First appearance historically)

Supporting Characters:

• Ilda (robot secretary) (First appearance historically)

Villains:

• Qar-Mig (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Mr. Krikee (First appearance historically)
• Charl Scott (Single appearance)

Locations:

• New City (2079 A.D.)

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• Space-Ship
  

Synopsis for "The Case of the Martian Witness!"

See Strange Adventures #114.

Appearing in "The International Sky Police!"

Featured Characters:

• Ray Foster

Supporting Characters:

• 
  

Villains:

• "Bogus" Reese (Single appearance)
• "Bingo" Bromley (Single appearance)
• Pace Fields (Single appearance)
• Bowler Murray (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Bill (Single appearance)
• Gignol the Clown (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Various

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• Passenger Plane
  

Synopsis for "The International Sky Police!"

See Star-Spangled Comics #109.

Appearing in "The Man Called Unknown"

Featured Characters:

• Kid Eternity

Supporting Characters:

• Mister Keeper

Villains:

• Dude Rich (Only appearance; dies)
• Stogie (Only appearance; dies)

Other Characters:

• Dr. Wan (Only appearance; dies)
• Sherlock Holmes (Ghost)

Locations:

• Unknown

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "The Man Called Unknown"

See Kid Eternity #10.

Appearing in "The Good-Luck Prophet"

Featured Characters:

• Roy Raymond

Supporting Characters:

• Karen Duncan

Villains:

• Provo the Prophet (Single appearance)
• Jonas (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Dirk (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Unknown

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• An Experimental Aircraft
  

Synopsis for "The Good-Luck Prophet"

See Detective Comics #285.

Appearing in "The Case of the Haunted Horse!"

Featured Characters:

• Sierra Smith

Supporting Characters:

• Nan

Villains:

• Sam Brack (Single appearance)
• Morg (Single appearance)
• Eddie (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Scotty McLeod (Single appearance)
• Sandra McLeod (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Midland City

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• A Horse
  

Synopsis for "The Case of the Haunted Horse!"

See Dale Evans Comics #9.

Appearing in "Circus Beat"

Featured Characters:

• Walter Parker

Supporting Characters:

• Captain John Mills (Single appearance)

Villains:

• Hercules the Strongman (Single appearance)
• Bobo the Clown (Single appearance)
• Joey (flashback only)

Other Characters:

• Mr. Barton (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Unnamed City

Items:

• None

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "Circus Beat"

See Gang Busters #48.

Appearing in "The Magical Mystery Mirror"

Featured Characters:

•  Elongated Man 

Supporting Characters:

• Sue Dibny

Villains:

• Dennis Fell (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Janice Fell (Single appearance)
• Amos Fell (Single appearance)
• Lt. Jacobs (Single appearance)
• Ron (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Earth-One
  • Unnamed City

Items:

• A Gimmicked Mirror

Vehicles:

• None
  

Synopsis for "The Magical Mystery Mirror"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• The 8-page Elongated Man back-up in this issue is Mike W. Barr's first work.
• A Casey the Cop humor strip is also in this issue.
• "The Magical Mystery Mirror" is reprinted in Best of DC #30.

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

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• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series
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Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• No external links.

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