Comic Title: Batman #209
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: February 1969
On Sale Date: December 5, 1968 Newsstand Date December 5, 1968
Source: House Ad, Atom and Hawkman #41, Page 32

Newsstand Date December 5, 1968
Source: Comic Reader, #70

Copyright Date December 5, 1968
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1969

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of April and October
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Jungle Jeopardy"
Pages: 23

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

Writer: Frank Robbins
Penciller: Irving H. Novick
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Batman Vol. 4 TPB (2009)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #383; next appearance in Action Comics #375)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #383; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #182)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Brave & the Bold #81; next appearance in Brave & the Bold #82)
• Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #181; next appearance in Brave & the Bold #82)

Villain(s)

• Mr. Esper (disguised as Brainwash in this story; last appearance in Batman #201; next appearance in Teen Titans #50)
• Various crime bosses and their men (Squelch, Spook, Ginko, Jax, and Fingers named; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Several members of the underworld plot to eliminate Batman and Robin. A crime boss known as Brainwash suggests a plan in which he places a hypnotic device in Commissioner Gordon's office. The device makes Gordon call Batman to alert him to a bank robbery. When Batman arrives the crooks plant a similar device on the Batmobile. Batman and Robin are then subliminally commanded to return to the Bat-Cave.

When the Caped Crusaders return home, they imagine Alfred as a tiger and the Bat-Cave as an African jungle. However, Batman realizes that they are under some kind of hypnosis when Indian tigers and African elephants appear together. He finds and deactivates the hypnotic device, restoring their sanity.

Batman deduces that their old foe Mr. Esper created the device. They return to the bank where the robbery is still in progress. Wearing special earplugs, they are immune to the hypontoic suggestions and are able to capture Brainwash, aka Mr. Esper.