Batman #42: Claws of the Catwoman!
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- Series
- Batman
- Issue number
- 42
- Cover date
- 1947-08-31
- ComicVine ID
- 122711
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Issue summary
“CLAWS OF THE CATWOMAN!” Catwoman escapes from prison and starts a crime spree, only this time she is basing her crimes on famous fictional cat stories! Contents " Claws of the Catwoman! " (Batman, Robin, Catwoman, Hecate) written by Bill Finger. Catwoman escapes from jail and captures Batman. Can Batman use Catwoman's pet kitty to help him escape? Parallels story in Detective Comics #318 . " Blind Man's Bluff! " (Batman, Robin) written by Bill Finger. Bruce Wayne becomes blind. Will a crook prove Batman is Bruce Wayne if he proves Batman is blind too? "Chief Hot Foot" gag strip by Henry Boltinoff. " Death Stalk " full text story by Bob Baker. 5. "The Robot Robbers! " Doctor Hercules breaks "Jawbone" Bannon, Whitey Drebs, and "Four-Eyes" Foley out of prison. Hercules hooks the three crooks up to powerful robots, which are sent on a crime spree. The Batman, and Robin, The Boy Wonder, thwart the first robbery, perpetrated by the robot controlled by Drebs. The Batman, and Robin, the Boy Wonder, thwart a second robbery, this time destroying the robot controlled by Foley. In anger, Hercules murders Foley. The Batman, and Robin, The Boy Wonder, thwart a jewelry heist, perpetrated by the robot controlled by Bannon. In the course of the conflict, the Batman lures Bannon's robot to the top of a tower, where it is struck by lightning. The electrical feedback shocks Bannon, Drebs, and…
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Batman #42: Claws of the Catwoman! is a Batman issue with cover date 1947-08-31. Gotham Vault links it to Batman (Bruce Wayne), Catwoman (Selina Kyle), Robin (Dick Grayson).
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Batman #42: Claws of the Catwoman! is a Batman-related comic issue in Gotham Vault's database. It is listed under the Batman series as issue #42 with a cover date of 1947-08-31.
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