Comic Title: Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 5 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2007
On Sale Date: November 22, 2006 Direct Market Date November 29, 2006
Source: Previews, Vol. 16 #8 (#212)

Direct Market Date November 22, 2006
Source: Usenet, New Releases List for Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Cover Price: $49.99
Page Count: 216
Editor: Scott Nybakken

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Crime Surgeon"
Pages: 12

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

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

Reprinted From:
Batman #18 (1943)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #18; next appearance in Detective Comics #78)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #18; next appearance in Detective Comics #78)

Villain(s)

• Dr. Matthew Thorne (dies in this story; last appearance in Detective Comics #77; no further appearances)
• Pills (Thorne's assistant; no further appearances)
• Mocco and Tipper (no further appearances)
• Flop-Ears Bailey and several unnamed crooks (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A prison warden (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Crime Surgeon Dr. Thorne escapes from prison and takes his cime clinic across the country. Batman follows him and eventually find his hide-out. However, Robin is captured and shot. Dr. Thorne helps Robin and has Batman take him to the hospital.

With Robin out of action, Batman follows Thorne on his own. He catches up to the Crime Surgeon in the middle of another robbery. Thorne tries to escape, but is shot by one of his own men. The man was upset, because Thorne did not prevent his sick wife from dying. Thorne dies, which shuts the crime clinic down permanently.