Comic Title: Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2017
On Sale Date: April 12, 2017 Direct Market Date April 12, 2017
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, April 12, 2017

Direct Market Date April 12, 2017
Source: Previews, #338

Cover Price: $75.00
Page Count: 776

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Three Eccentrics"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Joseph Greene
Artist: Dick Sprang

Reprinted From:
Batman #21 (1944)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #21; next appearance in Detective Comics #84)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #21; next appearance in Detective Comics #84)

Villain(s)

• Penguin (last appearance in Batman #17; next appearance in Detective Comics #87)
• Sam Chizzel and Spider (a safe cracker and a burglar; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Ebenezer Flint and Gladys Puffe (wealthy eccentrics; no further appearances)
• John White (behind-the-scenes; a wealthy philanthropist; revealed to be dead in this story; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Penguin recruits two out of work thugs to rob a trio of eccentric millionaires. Batman and Robin try to stop Penguin and his henchmen at each of the three robberies. Penguin avoids capture during the first two encounters, but the third victim has been dead for over a year. Penguin fails in the robbery attempt, and Batman apprehends him.