Batman #68: The Atom Cave Raiders / The Secret Life Of Batman's Butler / The New Crimes Of Two-Face!

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Batman #68: The Atom Cave Raiders / The Secret Life Of Batman's Butler / The New Crimes Of Two-Face! stands out in Gotham Vault because the issue title, character tags, and 1951-12-01 cover date create a distinct entry point into Batman. Readers can use it to jump from this issue into Alfred Pennyworth, Batman, Captain Tootsie, Charlatan and related Batman continuity.

Issue summary

The Atom Cave Raiders: (Batman) With a lot of the nation's wealth being moved into atom bomb-proof caves, one gangster puts together a crew to dig into these caves and loot them. after a run-in with Batman and Robin, while searching for caves they find one under Wayne Manor and figure Bruce Wayne must be Batman. The Secret Life Of Batman's Butler: (Batman) Alfred gets fired because Batman got wind of a plan to trick him into taking a lie detector test so they can ask him if he is Batman's butler. Jerry The Jitterbug: (humer strip by Henry Boltinoff) Varsity Vic: (humor strip by Henry Boltinoff) The Never Sleep: (text story) Captain Tootsie: (Tootsie Roll add) Varsity Vic: (humor strip by Henry Boltinoff) The New Crimes Of Two-Face: (Batman) When actor Paul Sloane is hired to play Harvey Dent in a Two-Face biopic, a jealous cameraman smuggles real acid into the prop bottle, scarring Sloane and twisting the method actor into believing he really IS Two-Face!

Characters listed for this issue

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

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BatmanOpen this Gotham Vault character file to see linked appearances, story arcs, and related com…VIEW APPEARANCES ›

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Captain TootsieOpen this Gotham Vault character file to see linked appearances, story arcs, and related com…VIEW APPEARANCES ›

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CharlatanOpen this Gotham Vault character file to see linked appearances, story arcs, and related com…VIEW APPEARANCES ›

Nightwing (Dick Grayson)The first Robin, all grown up. Acrobat, detective, leader. The best of Batman without the da…VIEW APPEARANCES ›

Commissioner Gordon (James Gordon)The one good cop in a corrupt city. Keeps the GCPD running and the Bat-Signal lit. Never los…VIEW APPEARANCES ›

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Jerry the JitterbugOpen this Gotham Vault character file to see linked appearances, story arcs, and related com…VIEW APPEARANCES ›

Two-Face (Harvey Dent)Harvey Dent was Gotham's white knight DA until acid and a bad day turned him into something …VIEW APPEARANCES ›

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Varsity VicOpen this Gotham Vault character file to see linked appearances, story arcs, and related com…VIEW APPEARANCES ›