Comic Title: Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2016
On Sale Date: August 10, 2016 Direct Market Date August 10, 2016
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Direct Market Date August 10, 2016
Source: Previews, #330

Cover Price: $75.00
Page Count: 768

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Harlequin's Hoax"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Joseph Greene
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #69 (1942)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in All-Star Squadron #60; next appearance in Batman #14)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in All-Star Squadron #60; next appearance in Batman #14)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #13; next appearance in Batman #14)
• Linda Page (last appearance in Detective Comics #63; next appearance in Batman #15)

Villain(s)

• Joker (last appearance in Batman #13; next appearance in Detective Comics #71)
• Joker's gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Charles Saunders (a department store owner; no further appearances)
• Mr. Fordney (superintendent of a camera warehouse; no further appearances)
• Richard Morse and Jim Brown (business owners; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Joker send four businessmen strange gifts, then begins robbing their companies. Batman investigates and learns the Joker is blackmailing the men because he knows of a secret past in which the men were involved in. They were all injured in an explosion which killed two others as well, and the men were blamed. Batman exposes the Joker’s plan, but the Harlequin of Hate escapes before he can be captured.