Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 4 HC
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 4 HC
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Artist: Jason Bone

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Title: "A Christmas Peril"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Don Cameron
Artist: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted From:
Batman #27 (1945)

Feature Character(s)

Supporting Character(s)

Villain(s)

  • Happy Hoggsby and his gang (racketeers; no further appearances)
  • Gulliver and Eggers (Loring's butler and assistant; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

  • Scranton Loring and Timothy (a boy millionaire and his uncle; no further appearances)
  • An older couple and their children (no further appearances)
  • Joe Meeker and his wife (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman and Robin stop a gang of racketeers who have cornered the market on Christmas trees. The boss behind the scheme in Happy Hoggsby, who is backed by boy millionaire Scranton Loring.

Batman and Robin pay a visit to Loring's mansion, where they find that Scranton is a young miser. Batman and Robin take Scranton around town and show him how the racketeers have ruined the lives of innocent people. Scranton begins to see that he has mistreated people.

Meanwhile, his assistants, Gulliver and Eggers, have stolen Scranton's fortune. When Scranton visits Hoggsby, he learns about the betrayal. The crooks plan to eliminate Scranton, but Batman and Robin save him. Then Scranton joins Batman, Robin, and his uncle Timothy in delivering Christmas presents to the people hurt by the racketeers.


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