Batman #2: Batman and Robin
Read a concise guide to Batman #2: Batman and Robin, including cover date, series details, summary, characters, and collector-friendly context. Characters
- Series
- Batman
- Issue number
- 2
- Cover date
- 1940-07-01
- ComicVine ID
- 105812
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Batman #2: Batman and Robin stands out in Gotham Vault because the issue title, character tags, and 1940-07-01 cover date create a distinct entry point into Batman. Readers can use it to jump from this issue into Batman (Bruce Wayne), The Joker, Catwoman (Selina Kyle), Robin (Dick Grayson) and related Batman continuity.
Issue summary
The second issue of Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder fighting more crime on the streets. The Return of the Joker Batman and other thugs of Gotham find out that Joker didn't die during the first encounter. So Batman decides to abduct the Joker out of the Hospital and take him to a brain surgeon so that he can cure him and convert him into a valuable citizen. Meanwhile Crime Syndicate Inc, needs a boss, and they decide to take the Joker as their boss. So they go to the hospital to kidnap the Joker, who is being operated on by doctors. Batman shows up at the hospital and tries to notify the police guarding outside by throwing pebbles at them. But they instead turn on him and chase him. He gets hit by some bullets and falls. The police unmask him, but its a gang member, Circus Charlie, who draws away the police from the Hospital. The Catwoman, dressed up as Old woman, sees where the gang has taken the Joker. The Batman pick up Catwoman and asks her to take them to the Crime Syndicate's Lair. But she refuses so they let her go, but with some radioactive substance on her shoes, which helps them in tracking her. At the Crime Syndicate's Lair, Joker drugs all the mob members, while Batman comes to catch him. A fight insues, in which Joker slips away to steal the Pharaoh's Gems. At E.S.Arthur's Castle where the gems are, Cat has been invited to see the gems, when joker comes in to…
Citation summary
Batman #2: Batman and Robin is a Batman issue with cover date 1940-07-01. Gotham Vault links it to Batman (Bruce Wayne), The Joker, Catwoman (Selina Kyle), Robin (Dick Grayson).
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What comic is Batman #2: Batman and Robin?
Batman #2: Batman and Robin is a Batman-related comic issue in Gotham Vault's database. It is listed under the Batman series as issue #2 with a cover date of 1940-07-01.
Who appears in Batman #2: Batman and Robin?
Gotham Vault currently identifies these characters for this issue: Batman (Bruce Wayne), The Joker, Catwoman (Selina Kyle), Robin (Dick Grayson).
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