Og alfred batman11/5/2023 Once Batman and Robin track him down, they stop him with his own umbrellas. Story: When The Penguin begins his own umbrella repair business, he uses it as a front for crimes, hiring henchmen to do robberies for him through the service around town. Detective Comics (Vol 1) 87, May 1944 *Part of Chronologyĭick Sprang The Man of a Thousand Umbrellas After they work together to escape, the Dynamic Duo capture Jowell and turn him into the Gotham City authorities. Story: Batman, Robin and Alfred team up against Jim Jowell, a fur thief who eventually takes all three hostage, locked with a ticking bomb inside a building. Detective Comics (Vol 1) 86, April 1944 *Part of Chronologyĭick Sprang Detective Alfred is on the case! Danger Strikes Three! Story: Alfred goes to the local library researching criminal justice and after an interesting talk, he discovers a planned murder by a Gotham City professor.īat Facts: This story begins a short series called “Adventures of Alfred”, published as four page tales in Batman publications, highlighting Bruce and Dick’s butler as detective. Story: When Dick Grayson gets a side job delivering telegrams, he discovers the crook Mike Optik and as Robin alongside Batman they bring him to justice. The real Batman and Robin have to save Alfred and stop Catwoman from her femme fatale ways. After meeting Alfred, he falls in love with her and, wanting to impress her, convinces her that she is Batman and kidnaps him. Story: Catwoman returns in the guise of Belinda, a maid of socialites that she eventually robs her wealthy clients. Batman (Vol 1) 22, April / May 1944ĭick Sprang This Dick Sprang cover is the first Batman cover to feature Alfred, starting his new four page short story feature “The Adventures of Alfred” for 13 issues in the ‘Batman’ publication. Story: When sailors from South America come back to Gotham and are tricked by a fake swami and are robbed, the Dark Avenger tracks down the gang and stops their plot, discovering the innocent men of the sea were in a smuggling scheme. World’s Finest Comics (Vol 1) 13, Spring 1944 *Part of Chronology While the Dynamic Duo capture the fake Joker, the real one escapes in the end. Hart, pretending to be the Clown Prince of Crime in his murders, he joins Batman and Robin to track down this imposter, insulted that he would try and take his rightful title. Story: When The Joker discovers that there is a man, Mr. Detective Comics (Vol 1) 85, March 1944 *Part of Chronology Story: Batman and Robin break up a gang using a Gotham City Gentlemen’s Sporting Club as a training base for future criminals of the city. Detective Comics (Vol 1) 84, February 1944 *Part of Chronology Story: The Penguin is back causing havoc in Gotham trying to rob three millionaires and the Dark Knight and the Boy Wonder have to apprehend him before cashing out on these eccentric and unsuspecting characters. Discovering Alfred’s disguise, as Batman he makes the connection that the real British lord is held captive and travels to save him. When the “British lord” is visiting Gotham, known as a shy man, he asks his actor friend, our butler Alfred, to impersonate him at a social event which Bruce Wayne attends. Story: British Lord David Hurley Burleigh is attacked by his personal servant and locks him in his basement. Story: Military scientist Hannibal Bonaparte Brown is being tricked by mobster Chopper Gant into committing crimes for him around Gotham, so the Dynamic Duo step in to assure Brown is safe and Gant is brought to swift justice. Story: Tracking down a trio of rustlers stealing cattle in the old west and ending up catching a dose of temporary insanity, Robin helps Batman get back to being the Caped Crusader and together with the town sheriff they take down the lead cattle rustler, Mr. Batman (Vol 1) 21, January 1944 *Part of Chronology Goodwin hypnotizes men having them rob their own stores and businesses, it is up to Batman and Robin to stop Goodwin and his crooks before they become victims to his hypnosis.īat Facts: This issue introduces us to the well known aesthetic of Alfred ‘Pennyworth’, the tall and thin sarcastic butler of Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson, his ‘weight loss’ resulting from a trip to a health spa. Support CBH on Patreon for exclusive rewards, or Donate here! Thank you for reading! When you buy through links on our site, we may earn a qualifying affiliate commission.Ĭomic Book Herald’s reading orders and guides are also made possible by reader support on Patreon, and generous reader donations.Īny size contribution will help keep CBH alive and full of new comics guides and content.
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