Comic Title: Detective Comics #281
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1960
On Sale Date: May 26, 1960 Copyright Date May 26, 1960
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1960

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Batman, Robot"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted In:
Batman #182 (1966)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Superman #138; next appearance in Batman #133)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #280; next appearance in Batman #133)

Villain(s)

• The Night Owl Gang (Eddie Chill and Wedge Dixon named; no further appearances)
• The Gorman Gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A lawyer and a judge (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman prevents a crime by the Night Owl Gang and learns the identities of its two leaders. The gang gets away, but Wedge Dixon, one of the leaders is later found by police. Batman’s testimony is the only evidence against Dixon, so the gang plans a trap for him. Batman is apparently killed in an old mine.

Later, Batman appears to still be alive as he and Robin capture some other crooks. Dixon and the gang realize though that Batman has been replaced by a robot. When Dixon comes to trial, Batman is exposed as a robot, as a result Dixon is set free. Dixon meets up with Chill who was in hiding to recover their loot. The real Batman who has escaped the death trap is able to catch both men, the rest of the gang, and recover the loot.