Batman #25
In "Knights of Knavery," a vengeful former Sheik from Baghdad arrives in Gotham City with a deadly mission: to kill the man he believes to be the true Sheik, now living in exile as a cab driver. When the real Sheik is injured and hospitalized, Batman steps in, taking up the disguise of the cab driver to track the villain—only to be captured by the cunning Omar El Kobra, who mistakes Bruce Wayne for his target. Written by Al Schwartz and illustrated by Jack Burnley, with inks by Jerry Robinson and lettering by George Roussos, this 1944 classic features a cover by Dick Sprang that captures the story’s exotic intrigue.
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An evil, former Sheik in Bagdad (sic) learns that the true Sheik, once thought dead, is alive and well, living in exile in Gotham City as a cab driver, so he travels to Gotham to find this man and kill him. But when the real Sheik is injured and taken to a hospital, Batman takes over driving the man's cab in disguise and is taken prisoner by the evil Omar El Kobra, who believes Bruce Wayne to be the man they are after.
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