Batman #60: Crime Through the Ages!
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- Series
- Batman
- Issue number
- 60
- Cover date
- 1950-08-01
- ComicVine ID
- 120826
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Batman #60: Crime Through the Ages! stands out in Gotham Vault because the issue title, character tags, and 1950-08-01 cover date create a distinct entry point into Batman. Readers can use it to jump from this issue into Batman, Casey the Cop, Nightwing (Dick Grayson), Commissioner Gordon (James Gordon) and related Batman continuity.
Issue summary
"CRIME THROUGH THE AGES" : (Batman) as a member of the board of directors for the city museum, Bruce Wayne proposes the building of a new museum, a 30 story museum with each floor representing a different age in history. the project is approved but one man complains about the shop he has rented for years being torn down for the construction. after it is built criminals start escaping into it and it turns out the shop had smuggling tunnels under it that are still there. SHORTY : (humor strip) "THE COUNTERFEIT BATMAN" : (Batman) Bruce attends a masquerade ball where the guests are randomly assigned costumes and he gets batman. someone then bets him $1,000 for charity to slide down a rope to the street and he does it but at the bottom is unmasked. it's clear he was only wearing the costume for the masquerade but he looks so perfect in it a crook called shark gets the idea to force Bruce to play batman to scare other crooks off of jobs he had planned. CASEY THE COP : (humor strip) "THE MAN BEHIND THE MAN IN WHITE" : (text article) CASEY THE COP : (humor strip) "THE AUTO CIRCUS MYSTERY" : (Batman) an auto circus is doubling as an auto theft ring. DAFFY & DOODLE : (humor strip)
Citation summary
Batman #60: Crime Through the Ages! is a Batman issue with cover date 1950-08-01. Gotham Vault links it to Batman, Casey the Cop, Nightwing (Dick Grayson), Commissioner Gordon (James Gordon), Shorty.
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What comic is Batman #60: Crime Through the Ages!?
Batman #60: Crime Through the Ages! is a Batman-related comic issue in Gotham Vault's database. It is listed under the Batman series as issue #60 with a cover date of 1950-08-01.
Who appears in Batman #60: Crime Through the Ages!?
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