Comic Title: Batman Archives Vol. 2 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1991
On Sale Date: May 28, 1991 Shipping Date May 28, 1991
Source: Previews, #27

Shipping Date May 28, 1991
Source: Amazing Heroes, #190

Cover Price: $39.95
Page Count: 288
Editor: Mike Gold

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Brain Burglar"
Pages: 13

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

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

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #55 (1941)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #54; next appearance in Batman #7)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #54; next appearance in Batman #7)
• Linda Page (last appearance in Detective Comics #54; next appearance in Batman #7)

Villain(s)

• Dr. Deker and his men (fifth columnists; no further appearances)
• A group of foreign agents (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Professor Jon Henry, Mason, and Dodge (no further appearances)
• Linda Page’s uncle and his employees (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A lie detector machine, invented by Professor Jon Henry, is stolen by some fifth columnists. They use the machine and the inventions of other scientists to aid their sabotage efforts. Batman and Robin stop a sabotage effort at an aviation plant, then Batman goes undercover as a scientist himself.

Batman is kidnapped by Dr. Deker, the leader of the fifth columnists. He escapes and stops Deker’s operations. He also learns of plans to smuggle foreign agents into the country. The Dynamic Duo then prevents the spies from succeeding by destroying the dirigible they are travelling in.