Comic Title: Batman Chronicles Vol. 4 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2007
On Sale Date: October 3, 2007 Direct Market Date October 3, 2007
Source: Previews, Vol. 17 #7 (#223)

Direct Market Date October 3, 2007
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Cover Price: $14.99
Page Count: 224
Editor: Bob Joy

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The People Vs. the Batman"
Pages: 13

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

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

Reprinted From:
Batman #7 (1941)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #7; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #7; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #3)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #7; next appearance in Batman #8)

Villain(s)

• Freddie Hill (a gang boss; no further appearances)
• Weasel and Horatio Delmar (a killer and a racketeer; die in this story; no further appearances)
• Several unnamed thugs (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Delmar’s secretary and a district attorney (no further appearances)

Comments:
Batman is officially made an honorary member of the police department by Commissioner Gordon.

Synopsis:
Freddie Hill, a gang leader, hires a paid killer to kill his rival Horatio Delmar. The killer, Weasel, succeeds in murdering Delmar and frames Bruce Wayne for the crime. Hill then tries to kill Weasel, but succeeds only in putting him in the hospital.

Robin breaks Bruce out of jail, after Hill hires another man to disguise himself as Batman and try to kill Weasel in the hospital. The real Batman and Robin are able to bring Hill to the police, but the district attorney is against the Caped Crusader. Commissioner Gordon speaks up in Batman’s favor, and Weasel arrives to testify against Hill. Bruce and Batman are both cleared of wrongdoing, and Batman is made an honorary member of the police force.