Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 1 TPB
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 1 TPB
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Artist: Michael Cho

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Title: "The Case of the Clubfoot Murderers"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Bill Finger
Artist: Bob Kane

Reprinted From:
Batman #2 (1940)

Feature Character(s)

Supporting Character(s)

Villain(s)

  • Ward (a family lawyer and murderer; no further appearances)
  • Varrick and his men (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

  • Harley Storme, Abel, and Roger (a millionaire, his brother, and son; all die in this story; no further appearances)
  • Portia, Carl, and Tommy (Harley’s niece, brother, and nephew; no further appearances)
  • Clubfoot Beggs (a suspected killer; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Harley Storme, a millionaire, is killed by a clubfoot killer. His family is given small pieces of gold with strange inscriptions on them. The killer begins killing family members, despite Batman’s efforts. Finally, Batman learns that the killer is Ward, the family lawyer. He had planned to take the family’s gold pieces which represented their stakes in a gold mine. Batman stops the man, who disguised himself as Clubfoot Beggs, an old enemy of Storme.


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