You can't stop my guns and me, Batman! Every marksman is entitled to one miss. So I'm going to kill you soon -- by accident of course -- but no one will suspect! 
- — Deadshot
Batman #59 is an issue of the series Batman (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 1950.
Synopsis for "The Man Who Replaced Batman!"
A new hero arrives in Gotham City and his name is Deadshot. His main goal as Gotham's new vigilante is to upstage Batman as the prime crimefighter and for this purpose, he has trained intensively in marksmanship. While the public starts out wary, they eventually grow to like Deadshot; guns and all. The Dynamic Duo remains suspicious of his motivations, however, and for good reason: It turns out Deadshot plans to become the new crime lord of Gotham by taking out Batman.
When Batman tries to warn Commissioner Gordon about the situation, he doesn't believe him due to Deadshot's clean record. However, Batman manages to make Deadshot confess after he is unable to kill Batman, even after shooting him at point-blank range. Deadshot is subsequently arrested and his days of crime are over.
Appearing in "The Man Who Replaced Batman!"
Featured Characters:
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- Robin
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
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Other Characters:
- Detroit Kid (Mentioned only)
- Fingers Blake (Mentioned only)
- Gotham City Police Department
- Johnson (Mentioned only)
- Stevens (Deadshot's butler)
- Trigger Rhodes (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- 22 Front St.
- GCPD Headquarters
- Gotham Bridge
- Gotham Opera House
- Gotham State Penitentiary
- Wayne Manor
Items:
Synopsis for "The Forbidden Cellar!"
The legend of a cursed cellar of an old building in Gotham starts to spread and the citizens of Gotham try to debunk the myth. For this purpose, people enter the cellar to prove the curse is false, but after going inside the people exit the cellar with their minds gone and acting on a murderous frenzy. This scene repeats a couple of times and Commissioner Gordon asks Batman to enter the cellar and find out whatever is turning people crazy.
Batman goes inside and he finally discovers that there is a poisonous mushroom inside the cellar, which turned people into crazy maniacs. After an investigation of the plant, Batman finds the criminal mastermind and puts an end to the curse of the forbidden cellar.
Appearing in "The Forbidden Cellar!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Vincent (Single appearance)
- Perkins (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Phil East (Single appearance)
- Lait (Single appearance)
- Dean Hedge (Single appearance; dies)
Locations:
- Gotham City
- GCPD Headquarters
- Wayne Manor
- Wryte Cigar Company
Items:
Synopsis for "Batman In the Future!"
After capturing the Joker, Batman and Robin ask him about his ultimate motives for crime and he tells them that his ancestors were also criminals. Bruce and Dick ask Professor Carter Nichols to send them back in time to the past, but Nichols makes a mistake and sends them to the future.
In the year 2050, Batman and Robin meet with a descendant of the Joker called Rokej, who is, in fact, the chief of police. The Dynamic Duo soon starts working with Rokej and to capture some space pirates who had been stealing from rockets in space. Batman and Robin are allowed to build their own rocket and they build the Bat-Ship, which allows them to capture the space pirates.
When Bruce and Dick return to the present, they realize that the Joker's descendants will no follow his own path of crime, but that it doesn't mean the Joker will stop being a criminal.
Appearing in "Batman In the Future!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Joker
- Zarro (Single appearance)
- Erkham (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Gotham City Police Department
- Chief Rokej (Single appearance)
- John Milman (Single appearance)
- Martin (Single appearance)
- Superintendent Smith (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Gotham City (1950 & 2050)
Items:
Vehicles:
- Bat-Ship
Notes
Deadshot retells the story.
- "The Man Who Replaced Batman!" is considered to be an early Earth-One Batman story, because Deadshot is an Earth-One character without an Earth-Two counterpart.
Trivia
- The Deadshot story is retold in flashback in Secret Six (Volume 3) #15.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Batman Recommended Reading
- Batman (Volume 1)
- Batman (Volume 2)
- Batman (Volume 3)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 1)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 2)
- Batman and Robin (Volume 3)
- Batman Confidential (Volume 1)
- Batman: Gotham Knights (Volume 1)
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: Shadow of the Bat (Volume 1)
- Batman: Streets of Gotham (Volume 1)
- Batman Incorporated (Volume 1)
- Batman Incorporated (Volume 2)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
- Batman/Superman: World's Finest (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 1)
- Batman: The Dark Knight (Volume 2)
- The Brave and the Bold (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 1)
- Detective Comics (Volume 2)
- Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)
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