Comic Title: Batman #224
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1970
On Sale Date: June 4, 1970 Copyright Date June 4, 1970
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1970

Newsstand Date June 4, 1970
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V25 #4

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of April and October
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Carnival of the Cursed"
Pages: 24

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

Writer: Dennis J. O'Neil
Penciller: Irving H. Novick
Inker: Dick Giordano
Letterer: John Costanza

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Batman Vol. 5 TPB (2012)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #401; next appearance in Flash #199)

Villain(s)

• Moloch (aka Rufus Macob; no further appearances)
• Harry Harnet and Moloch's men (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Charles Holden (aka Blind Buddy; a jazz musician; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Maxwell Dill (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman learns about the death of Blind Buddy, a jazz musician from New Orleans. Batman attends the funeral which is interrupted by thieves led by a giant man named Moloch who possesses inhuman strength. Batman tangles with Moloch, but the crook escapes.

After the fight, Batman meets Buddy's friend Maxwell Dill. Rufus Macob, a man in a wheelchair, is trying to buy Buddy's possessions, but Dill refuses to sell. Batman recognizes Macob's assistant as a criminal. When Max is kidnapped, Batman finds Macob is responsible. The detective rescues Max who has given Macob the location of Buddy's trumpet.

Batman visits the graveyard where the trumpet was buried with Buddy's body. Macob and his men have unearthed the horn which contains a treasure map. Macob is then revealed to be Moloch. Batman fights Moloch again. This time he defeats Moloch. The trumpet is trampled by a crowd celebrating Mardi Gras. The map is contained is lost forever.