The Batman Chronicles #4
In "The Case of the Mystery Carnival," a newly paroled convict named Chick Miller becomes the unlikely center of a deadly game when Batman intervenes after Miller is shot on orders from an unseen boss. With Miller in the hospital and the killer still on the loose, Batman must protect him while unraveling a conspiracy that stretches from the prison gates to the shadowy heart of a traveling carnival. Written by Bill Finger and illustrated by Bob Kane, with inks by Jerry Robinson and George Roussos, and lettered by George Roussos, the issue features a cover by Bob Kane that captures the eerie allure of the carnival's hidden dangers.
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Convict Chick Miller has been paroled from prison, but doesn't realize that it was part of an operation to get men out in order to serve a mysterious "boss". When Miller balks at the option, he is shot, but Batman rescues him and gets him to the hospital, but still has to be on the lookout because the "boss" wishes to have Miller killed before he can sing about this racket.
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