Comic Title: Detective Comics #221
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1955
Approx. On Sale Date: May 31, 1955 Copyright Date May 29, 1955
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1955
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Thousand-and-One Escapes of Batman and Robin"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Stan Kaye

Reprinted In:
Batman Annual #1 (1961)
Giant Batman Annual #1 (1999)
Batman Annuals Vol. 1 HC (2009)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #92; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #77)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #92; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #77)
• Vicki Vale (last appearance in Batman #87; next appearance in Batman #98)

Villain(s)

• Paul King and his henchmen (no further appearances)
• Death Valley Dan, Captain Shark, and various crooks (appear in flashback; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman and Robin are captured by Paul King, who has designed a death trap for them. Robin regains consciousness first. King challenges the Boy Wonder to explain four escapes to him. If King guesses how they got free, he plans to kill the Dynamic Duo.

Robin tells King about four different escapes. King is unable to determine how they escaped. Robin thinks he has won the challenge, but King double-crosses him. He has listened to Robin give him secrets of the escapes, so he makes his own death-trap even more foolproof.

Batman has regained consciousness, while Robin delayed King. Using the time, Batman contacts the police. They arrive in time to capture King and prevent Batman and Robin from being placed in the trap.