Detective Comics Vol 1 97

"Batman: "The Secret of the Switch"": A wanted criminal commits suicide and gives away the locations of various of his accomplices. However, Batman is not convinced of the criminal's death and after a lengthy investigation, he finds out that the criminal faked his dea

Batman: "The Secret of the Switch"
Cover
Detective Comics Vol 1 #97
March, 1945
Executive Editor	Whitney Ellsworth
Cover Artists	Dick Sprang
Batman: "The Secret of the Switch"
Writers	Joseph Greene
Pencilers	Dick Sprang
Inkers	Dick Sprang
Letterers	Dick Sprang
Editors	Jack Schiff
Slam Bradley: "Call of Death"
Pencilers	Howard Sherman
Inkers	Howard Sherman
Three-Ring Binks: "Fido the Gabber"
Writers	Jack Farr
Pencilers	Jack Farr
Inkers	Jack Farr
Letterers	Jack Farr
Air Wave: "Doubling in Danger"
Pencilers	George Roussos
Inkers	George Roussos
Colorists	George Roussos
Letterers	George Roussos
Boy Commandos: "He Swings Through the Air"
Pencilers	Jack Kirby
Inkers	George Klein
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Detective Comics #97 is an issue of the series Detective Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1945.

Synopsis for Batman: "The Secret of the Switch"

A wanted criminal commits suicide and gives away the locations of various of his accomplices. However, Batman is not convinced of the criminal's death and after a lengthy investigation, he finds out that the criminal faked his death in order to double-cross a former partner in crime and steal some of his treasures. During the final confrontation, the criminal who faked his death pretends to blow up an entire building, using a switch that would detonate a bomb, but Batman has already deduced that the switch is fake and the criminal is finally captured.

Appearing in Batman: "The Secret of the Switch"

Featured Characters:

• Batman

Supporting Characters:

• Robin
• Commissioner Gordon (Cameo)

Antagonists:

• The Slasher (Single appearance)
  • Fang (Single appearance)
• Nick Petri (Single appearance)
• Oscar the Weasel (Single appearance)
• Benny the Gimp (Single appearance)
• Joe the Nutcracker (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Gotham City
  • Gotham City Police Headquarters

Vehicles:

• Batmobile
  

Appearing in Slam Bradley: "Call of Death"

Featured Characters:

• Slam Bradley

Supporting Characters:

• Shorty Morgan

Antagaonists:

• Professor Astrow (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Aloysius Whicky (Single appearance)

Locations:

• New York City
  

Appearing in Three-Ring Binks: "Fido the Gabber"

Featured Characters:

• Three-Ring Binks
  

Appearing in Air Wave: "Doubling in Danger"

Featured Characters:

• Air Wave

Antagonists:

• Gyppo (Single appearance)
• Pete (Single appearance)
• Chuck (Single appearance)

Locations:

• New York City
  

Appearing in Boy Commandos: "He Swings Through the Air"

Featured Characters:

• Boy Commandos
  • Alfy
  • Andre
  • Brooklyn
  • Jan

Supporting Characters:

• Rip Carter

Antagonists:

• The Swinging Swengalis
  • Karl (Single appearance)
  • Fritz (Single appearance)
  • Gus (Single appearance)
  • Heinrich (Single appearance)

Notes

• Published by Detective Comics, Inc.
• Batman: "The Secret of the Switch" is reprinted in Batman Archives Vol 4.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Detective Comics series

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