Batman #261

In "The Mystery That Never Was!", Batman investigates the murder of a friend of Bruce Wayne, uncovering a deadly deception where a factory owner stages a robbery to cover his crimes—each step a calculated lie built on a foundation of false clues and hidden motives.

In "Crime's Man-Hunt," a desperate gang led by Brainy Bulow stumbles upon a "Wanted" poster and hatches a plan: turn their criminal past into a new career by hunting down other fugitives for the rewards. The story follows their unlikely shift from outlaws to bounty hunters, testing how far they'll go when the line between right and wrong starts to blur.

In "The 1,001 Inventions of Batman," a criminal scientist secretly studies Batman’s gadgets—especially the Flying Eye—and uses X-ray technology to replicate it, turning the hero’s own tools into weapons aimed at defeating him. As Batman and Robin remain unaware, the villain’s cleverly engineered version of the Flying Eye begins its silent campaign against them.