Appearing in "Legend of the Key Hook Light House"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Loosy (Single appearance)[1] (Former Singer/Arms Smuggler)
Adversaries:
Other Characters:
- Arnie (Single appearance)[1] (Loosy's Former Manager/Boyfriend)
Locations:
- Florida
- Key Hook
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- Ruizo's Launch
Synopsis for "Legend of the Key Hook Light House"
Batman tangles with a mob of gun-runners for a dictator and receives help from two low-level crooks and a ghost.
Appearing in "Invitation to Murder!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Adversaries:
- Unknown Shooter (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Robbie Marlow (First appearance) (Hollywood Actor)
- Tiz Marlow (First appearance) (Hollywood Actress)
Locations:
Items:
- None
Vehicles:
- Taxi Cab
Synopsis for "Invitation to Murder!"
On the night of their first anniversary, Jason Bard is taking Barbara Gordon to go see the play "Invitation to Murder." The two are shocked to find that they are the only two people in audience. When spotting a rifle setting to shoot one of the actors, Jason stops the gunman but is knocked out. Changing into Batgirl in the darkness, Barbara tries to stop the shooter but the gunman still manages to get away. Changing back into her civilian guise, Babs checks on Jason and finds that he is all right.
Realizing that the wild shot must have hit somebody, they find that it winged Robbie Marlow who was viewing the play with his wife Tiz (both are referred to as the "Royal Couple" of Hollywood.) After questioning the couple they find out that they were given the tickets to a bought out showing of the play by an anonymous admirer, and the only reason why Jason and Barbara happened to be there is because of a mix up with the date they were going to see the show. Finding it all suspicious, Babs tells Jason to keep an eye on the couple while she goes to "call the police"... Continued next issue.
Appearing in "The Australian Code Mystery"
Featured Characters:
- Captain Dexter
Supporting Characters:
Adversaries:
- Mr. Griffin (Single appearance)[1]
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Australia
- Darwin
Items:
- Encoded Rocket
Vehicles:
- An Army Jeep
- Motorcycle
- A Scout Aircraft
Synopsis for "The Australian Code Mystery"
This story was originally published in World's Finest Comics #66
Appearing in "Private Eye of Venus"
Featured Characters:
- "Mark Gordon" (Actor; real name unknown)
Supporting Characters:
- Venusian Aliens (Single appearance)[1]
Adversaries:
- Venusian Bank Robbers (Single appearance)[1]
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
- Anti-Gravity Belts
Vehicles:
- None
Synopsis for "Private Eye of Venus"
This story was originally published in Strange Adventures #83
Notes
- "Invitation to Murder!" is reprinted in Showcase Presents: Batgirl #1
- "The Australian Code Mystery" was originally featured in World's Finest Comics #66.
- "Private Eye of Venus!" was originally featured in Strange Adventures #83.
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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
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