Batman #67: The Mystery Rope! / The Man Who Wrote The Joker's Jokes / The Lost Legion Of Space

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Batman #67: The Mystery Rope! / The Man Who Wrote The Joker's Jokes / The Lost Legion Of Space stands out in Gotham Vault because the issue title, character tags, and 1951-10-01 cover date create a distinct entry point into Batman. Readers can use it to jump from this issue into Batman (Bruce Wayne), The Joker, Robin (Dick Grayson), Alfred Pennyworth and related Batman continuity.

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Lost -- A Free Education: (Leave It To Binky PSA) Binky asks his classmate Tim why he wasn't in school that day and Tim tells him he was lining up a job, he is quitting school and getting a job so he can make money and have fun now instead of more learning. Binky tells him he is making a mistake and a grocery store worker tells them Binky is right. He had the same idea 5 years ago but now he is stuck as an errand boy while his classmates who graduated all have good jobs with opportunities for advancement. now he is going to night school to catch up. Tim responds that maybe he should think it over and Binky closes with "Yes. everybody should think it over -- and remember that education is more than putting learning into your head. it makes a better person of you -- a more useful citizen, able to cope with the problems in life you'll be faced with!" The Mystery Rope: (Batman) In Wayne Manor Bruce is working with what he calls Fiber V, a new synthetic textile he is testing for possible use as one of their "Traveling Cordes" when Dick sees the Bat-signal. In his office, Gordon tells them he called for 2 reasons. First, a superstitious Jewel thief named Jinx Boley has escaped from prison. Jinx considers 7 or anything that adds up to 7 his lucky number. he escaped at 7 pm on the 7th day of the 7th month. for the second reason, he takes them to the Gotham Historical Society, which is…

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Batman (Bruce Wayne)The Dark Knight of Gotham. Billionaire by day, vigilante by night. No superpowers, just iron…VIEW APPEARANCES ›

The JokerThe Clown Prince of Crime. Gotham's chaos agent. No one knows his real story, and that's the…VIEW APPEARANCES ›

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Robin (Dick Grayson)Open this Gotham Vault character file to see linked appearances, story arcs, and related com…VIEW APPEARANCES ›

Alfred PennyworthThe man who raised Batman. Ex-SAS, current butler, permanent father figure. The only one who…VIEW APPEARANCES ›