Comic Title: Batman:The Black Casebook TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2009
On Sale Date: June 17, 2009 Direct Market Date June 17, 2009
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Direct Market Date June 17, 2009
Source: Previews, #246

Direct Market Date June 17, 2009
Source: Previews, DC Comics Previews May 2009

Cover Price: $17.99
Page Count: 144
Editor: Bob Joy

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Club of Heroes"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Penciller: Dick Sprang
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted From:
World's Finest Comics #89 (1957)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Action Comics #230; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #22)
• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #245; next appearance in Batman #109)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #245; next appearance in Batman #109)
• Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #230; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #22)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #245; next appearance in Batman #109)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Legionary (an Italian hero; last appearance in Detective Comics #215; no further appearances)
• Knight (last appearance in Detective Comics #215; no further appearances)
• Musketeer (a French hero; last appearance in Detective Comics #215; no further appearances)
• Gaucho (a South American hero; last appearance in Detective Comics #215; no further appearances)
• Squire (last appearance in Detective Comics #215; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• John Mayhew (a philanthropist; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Superman, Batman, and several heroes from around the world are called together to form a Club of Heroes. The members decide to elect the chairman of the club based on heroic deeds performed that week. Each hero is selfless and wants another to be elected chairman, so they don’t take credit for their own rescues.

Superman is knocked unconscious by an unknown force while stopping a lightning storm. An unknown hero, Lightning-Man, appears and accomplishes Superman’s duties. The next day a similar event happens and Lightning-Man once again makes the scene while Superman is incapacitated.

Batman suspects that Lightning-Man is behind Superman’s problems. He suspects that the new hero is trying to win chairmanship in the club which is exactly what happens.

When Lightning-Man appears again however, Batman proves that the identity of the new hero is Superman himself. An orbiting piece of Kryptonite is affecting him causing him to assume another identity. The Kryptonite is removed, Superman returns to normal, and he remains chairman of the club.