Comic Title: Showcase Presents Batman Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2006
On Sale Date: August 30, 2006 Direct Market Date August 30, 2006
Source: Previews, Vol. 16 #6 (#210)

Direct Market Date August 30, 2006
Source: Usenet, New Releases List for Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 552
Editor: Emily Ryan Lerner

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Fallen Idol of Gotham City"
Pages: 15

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Steve Brodie
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #330 (1964)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #143; next appearance in Batman #166)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #143; next appearance in Batman #166)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #166; next appearance in Detective Comics #331)

Villain(s)

• A gang of foreign spies (no further appearances)
• Pete Dumont and Shorty Hawkins (two escaped convicts; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Edgar Peters (an ordinary man; no further appearances)
• The mayor of Gotham City, U.S. Army officials, and various restaurant employees (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Ordinary citizens of Gotham City suddenly become the targets of intense hatred. Batman investigates and links all the victims to a certain restaurant. Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson dine at the restaurant to look for clues, but turn up nothing. Later though, Batman becomes the victim of sudden hatred from everyone around him including Robin.

When the effect wears off, Batman deduces that something must have been placed in his coffee at the restaurant. Batman and Robin return there and link the coffee to a waiter. They follow him back to a spy ring, which is experimenting with a new pill. Batman breaks up the spy ring and turns the pills over to the FBI and U.S. Army.