Detective Comics Vol 1 137

"Batman: "The Rebus Crimes"": The Joker baffles the authorities with crimes based on rebus riddles. After a successful criminal spree, the Joker meets his defeat at the hands of the Dynamic Duo.

Appearing in Batman: "The Rebus Crimes"

Featured Characters:

• Batman
• Robin

Supporting Characters:

• Commissioner Gordon

Antagonists:

• Joker

Other Characters:

• Smith (Single appearance)
• Mr. Crayley (Single appearance)
• Mr. Millman (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • GCPD Headquarters
  • Gotham Zoo
  • Wayne Manor
    • Batcave

Items:

• Bat-Signal
• Giant Penny
• Mechanical Dinosaur

Vehicles:

• Batmobile
• Batplane
• Jokerplane (Destroyed)
  
  

Synopsis for Batman: "The Rebus Crimes"

The Joker baffles the authorities with crimes based on rebus riddles. After a successful criminal spree, the Joker meets his defeat at the hands of the Dynamic Duo.

Appearing in Air Wave: "Cycle of Crimes"

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• Air Wave

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• Static the Parrot

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Appearing in Slam Bradley: "The Baloon Bandits"

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Appearing in Boy Commandos: "The Rise and Fall of a Gangster"

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Notes

• The Rebus Crimes is reprinted in Batman Archives Vol 7.

Trivia

• This issue marks the first sighting of the Batcave as a proper cave, with the mechanical dinosaur and the giant penny included. This is also the first use of the phrase "Quick, Robin, to the Batmobile!"

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