Comic Title: Batman Annual #6
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Winter 1964
On Sale Date: November 14, 1963 Newsstand Date November 14, 1963
Source: House Ad, World's Finest Comics #138, Page 9

Copyright Date November 14, 1963
Source: Library of Congress, Pamphlets 1963

Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 80
Editor: Jack Schiff

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The Map of Mystery"
Pages: 8

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

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Penciller: Dick Sprang
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted From:
Batman #91 (1955)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #91; next appearance in Detective Comics #218)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #91; next appearance in Detective Comics #218)

Villain(s)

• Rand Blanning (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Guy Hawtree, Herbert Merton, and Thorpe (an archaeologist, a map curator, and a cartographer; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A collection of army ants are released from their cages to create a distraction which allows a thief to search for a clue to the location of a hidden city. After recaging the ants, Batman and Robin investigate the thefts. They learn that the thief was seeking the location of a South American city archaeologist Guy Hawtree found treasure. Hawtree left one clue behind. Batman races to find the clue, but the thief gets it first.

Using the clue, the thief travels to South America to find the treasure. Batman unravels the clue despite the thief's attempt to keep it secret. He follows the man to the hidden city. The thief, Rand Blanning, has arrived first and knocked out Hawtree. He tries to stop Batman from capturing him, but fails. The treasure is preserved, and Blanning returns to America as Batman's prisoner.