Comic Title: Batman Archives Vol. 1 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1990
On Sale Date: June 5, 1990 Shipping Date June 5, 1990
Source: Previews, #15

Shipping Date June 5, 1990
Source: Amazing Heroes, #179

Shipping Date June 7, 1990
Source: Advance Comics, #17

Direct Market Date June 7, 1990
Source: Comic Shop News, #153

Cover Price: $39.95
Page Count: 304
Editor: Dale Crain

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: (Money Can't Buy Happiness)
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #47 (1941)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in DC Special #29; next appearance in Detective Comics #48)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #46; next appearance in Detective Comics #48)

Villain(s)

• Alexis (a European count; no further appearances)
• Several gangsters (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Harvey Midas, his wife, and children (Roger and Diane; no further appearances)
• Jupkins (a butler; no further appearances)
• Danny Moore (a newsboy; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
Harvey Midas, a banker, has ignored his family and created problems for them. Roger his son is involved with gamblers and accidentally runs down a newsboy in a hit-and-run collision. Diane, Harvey’s daughter, is forced to marry a count, but when she tries to leave him, the man tries to kill her. Batman has been keeping an eye on the family and protects them. He also teaches Midas that money won’t solve his problems. Roger faces the consequences for his accident, and Diane is allowed to date the man she wants.