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THE JOKER'S ICY JEST

THE PENGUIN PREVAILS s Batman thought he had finally cornered |

HYDROFOIL HOTSPOT

BRANDED BOY WONDER , Trapped by the Riddler, Robin saved I himself by using his wifs. He managed i to stump his costumed captor with a * riddle of his own, till Batman located ®

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THE GRIM GLADIATOR , It was Batarang against trident as Caped Crusader faced this fierce There would be a chance for only hurried shot-and then he would the Gladiator unarmed! p

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SNARING THE SHEIK , The cause of peace in the Nt_ pended on Batman’s rescuing the kid¬ naped caliph. And so, on foot and^ onless, the Masked Manhunter bi the sinister Scarlet Sheik.

AMPHIBIOUS ATTACKERS , Legend told of the mysterious and men- | acing mermen of Volcano Island. But, % when Batman investigated, he learned * that this race wished to sink all the J earth’s continents! i'l

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TO ROBIN’S RESCUE , Robin was about to be taken for a real 1 ride! Hurling his Batarang, the Caped ?

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RENEGADE ROULETTE . Leave it to the Joker, that Clown Prince j of Crime, to come up with a new wrin- 3

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BATMAN’S COFFIN j A European friend told Bruce Wayne | his castle was menaced by vampires, z They were actually only human beings J wearing disguises, but they still nearly proved the death of Batman! 83

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THE JOKER WISHES ROBIN WELL i “Stay back, Caped Crusader,” shouted i the jubilant Joker. “Or else your Boy jj Wonder buddy gets lowered into this | well full of alligators!” Only Batman’s*5

PENNED BY THE PENGUIN , “And now, my cowled captives,” said § the victorious Penguin, “you shall be- | come Exhibit Number One in my new * Crime Zoo!” Was there no way to es- *1 cape? Holy horns of a dilemma! |i

PREHISTORIC PERIL

THE PENGUIN’S PREY , Batman and Robin had trailed the Pud- . gy Plunderer across the sea to Holland. = But now the tables were turned - and J the wind was carrying them into the gg Penguin’s gunsights! gS © COLLECT ALL " Si

CORNERED ON A CLIFF , Holy cliffhanger! How could the Dy- 1 namic Duo get out of this one? Only a i perfect dive into the river far below § could save them from the Penguin’s }s latest trap! if © SI

DISTORTED DYNAMIC DUO , Even crimefighters must have a few \ moments for fun. In the midst of their * search for the Penguin, Batman and § Robin stop to look at their own reflec-Jl tions in a fun-house mirror. ll ® Si

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ROUTING THE RIDDLER , When is the Riddler like a ballpoint? 1 Answer: When he is in the pen. And * that’s what’s about to happen to the g Prince of Puzzlers as Batman and Rob- || in swoop down. ' is

THE JOKER’S JUGGERNAUT

FANGS OF THE PHANTOM , A desperate moment in the Caped Cm- | sader’s crimebusting career came when ® Batman was confronted in the cavern § of the fiendish Phantom!

DRAGGED FROM DEATH’S DOOR i Trapped in the wreckage of a swiftly I sinking car, a famous scientist seemed ^ doomed to a watery grave! Only the | quick arrival of the Caped Crusader Hj averted a tragedy! If ® IS

JACK FROST'S JINXi Slowed by the slippery surface in the S Land of the Midnight Sun, the Dynam- i ic Duo followed the Frigid Felon to his § hideout! Trapped, Jack Frost gave up 5= his game! |S ® „LL„CTALL fi

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CONCRETE CONQUEST , It looked like curtains for Batman and | Robin when the wily Penguin encased 3 them in concrete! Luckily, the Bat-laser * saved the Dynamic Duo from Destruc- jj

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HOLY RODENT When a giant, radioactive rat rose from \ the river, only Batman and Robin could 3 hope to save Gotham City from the J wrath of the rampaging Rodent! ||

RIDDLER ON THE ROOF ,

BEWARE THE BATARANG

CAUGHT IN A CAVERN Cornered in a cave by an awesome an- 1 droid, it appeared Batman had finally I been bested! Then, as the synthetic sen- g tinel closed in, a Batflash blinded him, and Batman escaped! 1! ® COLLECT AL. 44 BATMAM CAROS |j

BATMAN BAILS OUT! The end appeared inevitable for Bat¬ man when a borrowed car careened over a cliff! Only a quick toss of the Batrope by The Boy Wonder saved the

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RIDDLER ROBS A RAINBOW!