Comic Title: Batman Chronicles Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2005
On Sale Date: March 30, 2005 Direct Market Date March 23, 2005
Source: Previews, Vol. 15 #1 (#193)

Direct Market Date March 30, 2005
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Direct Market Date March 23, 2005
Source: Comic Shop News, #922

Cover Price: $14.99
Page Count: 192
Editor: Dale Crain

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Professor Hugo Strange"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Artist: Bob Kane

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #36 (1940)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #35; next appearance in Detective Comics #37)

Supporting Character(s)

• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #35; next appearance in Batman #32)

Villain(s)

• Professor Hugo Strange (a criminal mastermind; next appearance in Batman #1)
• Strange’s gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• John Davis (an FBI agent; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Henry Jenkins (an electrical engineer; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman is given a notebook by a dying FBI agent and told the words "Strange" and "Fog". When a dense fog then envelops the city, Batman suspects Professor Hugo Strange, a criminal genius, is behind it.

Using the information in the notebook, Batman is able to thwart Strange’s crimes which occur under the protection of a blinding fog. Strange’s men are able to trap and capture the Dark Knight Detective and bring him to their boss.

Batman awakens and frees himself from captivity. Then he using knockout gas to stop the criminal gang. Finally he tackles Strange himself. Batman learns that the fog was created by a machine developed by Henry Jenkins who is being held captive by Strange. Batman and Jenkins disable the machine, lifting the fog from the city.