Comic Title: Batman Annual #1
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: 1961
On Sale Date: June 29, 1961 Newsstand Date June 29, 1961
Source: House Ad, Action Comics #278, Page 25

Copyright Date June 29, 1961
Source: Library of Congress, Pamphlets 1961

Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 80
Editor: Jack Schiff

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Origin of the Bat-Cave"
Pages: 12

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

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

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #205 (1954)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #82; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #69)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #82; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #69)
• Carter Nichols (first Earth-1 appearance; next appearance in Batman #89)

Villain(s)

• A tribe of indians (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jeremy Coe and a group of settlers from Fort George (no further appearances)
• A museum curator (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story claims that Bruce Wayne bought Wayne Manor after he became Batman. Later stories contradict this account of events.

Synopsis:
When Batman and Robin discover a 300-year old piece of indian pottery in the Bat-Cave, they ask Professor Nichols to send them back in time to discover the story behind it.

In the past, they meet frontiesrman Jeremy Coe, who works as a spy against the indians. Coe uses the Bat-Cave as his secret hide-out. Batman builds several conveniences into the cave, such as a winch to bring in Coe's horse and a primitive crime lab.

Coe is injured, so Batman replaces him as a spy on the indians. When his cover is blown he signals Robin with smoke signals. The indians follow them and discover the Bat-Cave. The Dynamic Duo and Coe escape, but Batman's improvements to the cave are destroyed. Coe returns to Fort George to report on the indian activity. Batman and Robin return to their own time.