BATMAN #3
Key
BATMAN #3
Volume 1 · 1940-2011
Published
September 1940
Cover price
$0.10 USD
Edition
Era
Gold
UPC
BC2015 Contact
Key issue
Yes

Creators

Writer
Bill Finger
Penciler
Bob Kane
Inker
George Roussos, Jerry Robinson
Letterer
George Roussos
Cover artist
Bob Kane
Editor
Batman (Bruce Wayne), Catwoman (Selina Kyle)

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Key issue
1st Appearance of the Puppet Master

Synopsis

* The Strange Case Of The Diabolical Puppet Master! * The Ugliest Man In The World! * The Crime School For Boys! * The Batman Vs. The Cat-Woman! 1st Appearance "PUPPET MASTER" STORY 1: Batman is doing his patrol and sees a man bumping into another man on purpose. He interferes and the thug is driven away, but the other man, Dr. Craig, has a little scratch on his hand. Batman and Robin start investigating and find out something is wrong, so they go to Dr. Craigs house, where they find him hypnotized and handing over a secret formula to the thugs. Batman defeats the thugs and Dr. Craig comes to his senses. The next day there is a scuffle on a train and the Batman is scratched on his cheek. That night, Robin finds out the Batman isn't in his bed and start investigating. Meanwhile, the police are trying to stop the Batman, who is robbing a jewelry store. Robin finds Batman with a bag full of stolen jewels outside the Puppet Master's house and gets slapped by the Batman. He hits back and the hypnosis is stopped. Batman enters the Puppet Master's house, still pretending to be hypnotized and surprised him by hitting him with a knock-out punch