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"Batman: "The Secret of the Switch"": A wanted criminal commits suicide and gives away the locations of various of his accomplices. However, Batman is not convinced of the criminal's death and after a lengthy investigation, he finds out that the criminal faked his dea

Detective Comics #97 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1945.

Synopsis for Batman: "The Secret of the Switch"

A wanted criminal commits suicide and gives away the locations of various of his accomplices. However, Batman is not convinced of the criminal's death and after a lengthy investigation, he finds out that the criminal faked his death in order to double-cross a former partner in crime and steal some of his treasures. During the final confrontation, the criminal who faked his death pretends to blow up an entire building, using a switch that would detonate a bomb, but Batman has already deduced that the switch is fake and the criminal is finally captured.

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  • The Slasher (Single appearance)
    • Fang (Single appearance)
  • Nick Petri (Single appearance)
  • Oscar the Weasel (Single appearance)
  • Benny the Gimp (Single appearance)
  • Joe the Nutcracker (Single appearance)

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Appearing in Slam Bradley: "Call of Death"

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  • Professor Astrow (Single appearance)

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  • Aloysius Whicky (Single appearance)

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Appearing in Three-Ring Binks: "Fido the Gabber"

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  • Three-Ring Binks

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Appearing in Air Wave: "Doubling in Danger"

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  • Gyppo (Single appearance)
  • Pete (Single appearance)
  • Chuck (Single appearance)

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Appearing in Boy Commandos: "He Swings Through the Air"

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  • The Swinging Swengalis
    • Karl (Single appearance)
    • Fritz (Single appearance)
    • Gus (Single appearance)
    • Heinrich (Single appearance)

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