Comic Title: Showcase Presents:Batman Vol. 3 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2008
On Sale Date: July 2, 2008 Direct Market Date July 2, 2008
Source: Previews, #234

Direct Market Date July 2, 2008
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 528
Editor: Bob Joy

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Case of the Abbreviated Batman"
Pages: 14

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

Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #360 (1967)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #70; next appearance in Batman #190)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #164; next appearance in Teen Titans #8)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #70; next appearance in Detective Comics #361)

Villain(s)

• Gunshy Barton and his gang (Benny and Slugs named; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman captures Gunshy Barton and his gang and sends them to prison. Gunshy spends his sentence reading books and creating a new shorthand language. When paroled, Gunshy teaches his gang the code, so they can operate without Batman knowing their next move.

Gunshy and his gang begin their robbery spree. They are successful at first and eventually encounter Batman. Gunshy shouts coded orders to his gang. Batman is unable to decipher the orders and loses the fight. He and Robin are captured and left to suffocate.

The Dynamic Duo manages to escape and battle Barton again. This time they use sirens on their utility belts to create noise during the fight. Gunshy is unable to communicate his orders by voice, so he tries to give them visually. Batman outwits him, and the gang is captured again.