Comic Title: Batman Annual #5
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Summer 1963
On Sale Date: May 23, 1963 Newsstand Date May 23, 1963
Source: House Ad, Detective Comics #317, Page 15

Copyright Date May 23, 1963
Source: Library of Congress, Pamphlets 1963

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

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Zebra Batman"
Pages: 12

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

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

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #275 (1960)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Justice League of America #9; next appearance in Batman #129)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #274; next appearance in Batman #129)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #274; next appearance in Batman #130)

Villain(s)

• Zebra-Man and his men (Jo Jo Forbes named; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman and Robin follow the trail of a new criminal, the Zebra-Man, who is committing a series of crimes. The Zebra-Man has a suit which gives off magnetic force energy, which repels everything around him. When Batman finds the Zebra-Man’s hideout, he is exposed to the same magnetic force as Zebra-Man turning him into the Zebra-Batman.

Batman is unable to control the energy because he does not have a control belt like the one Zebra-Man wears. No one is able to come near Batman as his body now repels everyone and everything. However, he is drawn to an elctro-magnet which gives him an idea to stop the crook.

Robin sets up a trap at the scene of Zebra-Man’s next crime. Using a charged manhole cover, they are able to reverse Zebra-Man’s charge. This attracts Batman, allowing him to get close enough to the crook to disable him and get the control belt. Batman is restored to normal, and the crook jailed.