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 Strange Case of the Diabolical Puppet Master"
Pages: 13

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

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

Reprinted From:
Batman #3 (1940)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #45; next appearance in Batman #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #45; next appearance in Batman #3)

Villain(s)

• Dmitri and his men (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Dr. Craig (an atomic scientist; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Agents of a criminal, Dmitri, scratch an atomic scientist, infecting him with a hypnotic serum. The serum allows Dmitri to control the scientist from afar. Batman prevents the scientist from handing over secret plans to the crook. Later during another battle with Dmitri’s men, Batman is scratched with the serum also. Robin manages to break Batman of the spell before he can turn some stolen loot over to Dmitri. Batman then captures the crook.