Comic Title: Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2016
On Sale Date: August 10, 2016 Direct Market Date August 10, 2016
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Direct Market Date August 10, 2016
Source: Previews, #332

Cover Price: $24.99
Page Count: 416
Editor: Paul Santos

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Case of the Prophetic Pictures"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #42 (1940)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #41; next appearance in Batman #2)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #41; next appearance in Batman #2)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in New York World's Fair Comics (#2); next appearance in Batman #2)

Villain(s)

• Wylie (a sociallite; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Pierre Antal (an artist; first name given in next appearance; next appearance in Batman #38)
• Mr. Bleek (an agent; no further appearances)
• Mr. Travers, Mikoff, and Mr. Drake (party guests; no further appearances)
• Vangild, Carmen Largo, and Mr. Warren (murder victims; die in this story; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Antal, an artist, paints several portraits of rich sociallites. Soon after, the portraits are shot, stabbed, and defaced. The subjects of the portraits end up dead in similar manner as well. Batman tries to prevent a killing, but the police see him making him a suspect. Eventually Batman finds the real killer, Wylie, a sociallite with debt problems. He concocted the scheme to raise the value of his paintings, but when Batman catches him, Wylie kills himself.