Batman #131
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Dog That Betrayed Batman," Batman investigates the murder of jeweler Claber, whose death is framed by his business partners to implicate the criminal Ted Greaves. With Dick Sprang’s crisp art and Bill Finger’s sharp scripting, this 1960 classic unfolds a web of deceit where loyalty is questioned and the truth lies buried beneath false alibis—while the cover by Sheldon Moldoff captures the mystery in bold, shadowed lines.
In "The Dog That Betrayed Batman," Bat-Hound—wounded and lost to amnesia—finds unexpected kinship with a reclusive hermit and a blind man, forming a fragile bond in isolation. But when he encounters a masked figure resembling Batman, his instinct turns to distrust, even as the Dark Knight seeks to help him.
In "The Case of the Deadly Gems," Batman investigates the murder of jeweler Claber, whose death is quickly pinned on the disgraced criminal Ted Greaves by Claber’s three business partners. As the Dark Knight uncovers a web of deceit, he realizes the partners aren’t just covering up—they’re running a smuggling operation, and the murder was just the first move in a much larger scheme.
In this whimsical 1960 tale from *Batman #131*, Alfred's playful experiment with his new typewriter spins a fanciful alternate reality where Robin matures into the new Batman, taking on a fresh Robin to face a gang of crooks—though the real adventure remains firmly grounded in the Batcave’s quiet humor.
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Reprinted in Batman Annual #7 (1964), Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly #18 (1966), Batman from the 30s to the 70s #[nn] (1972), Batman in the Sixties #[nn] (1999), DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories #2 (2010), DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals #2 (2010), Baticomic #22
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