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| - First appearance of [[w:C:DC:Batmobile
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| - Jerry Robinson
- George Roussos
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| Recommended
| - * Batman
* Detective Comics
* World's Finest Comics
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- George Roussos
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| - Crime Does Not Pay
- Book of Enchantment
- The Case of the Honest Crook
- The Riddle of the Missing Card
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* Mike Grogan
* Pete
* Joe
Other Characters:
* Tommy Grogan
* Mrs. Grogan
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* Smiley Sikes
* Matty Link
Other Characters:
* Joe Sands
* Ann Davis
* James Gordon
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* Black Queen
* Jack of Diamonds
* King of Clubs
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* Sergeant Casey
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* Black Witch
* Burn
* Freeze
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* Enid Anderson
* Father Time
* Humpty Dumpty
* Professor Anderson
* Simple Simon
* Humpty Dumpty
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* Fairyland
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* Anthology of Fairy Tales
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| Links
| - * Batman series index at the Grand Comics Database
* Batman series index at Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics
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| Synopsis
| - Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson ponder about how quiet it has been since the apparent death of the Joker. Bruce then states that he really must be dead because they hadn't heard from him in a while. Meanwhile at the docks, a small boat carrying three people passes by a figure in the water desperately calling for help. They initially don't care to help but one of the men in the boat flashes a light on the person revealing him to be the Joker! They then rescue the Joker taking him back to an old abandoned factory, they introduce themselves as the the Black Queen, Jack of Diamonds, and lastly the King of Clubs. The Joker questions the trio on they're intentions not to rescue him at first asking what they were up to, they reveal to him that they are Diamond Smugglers and their reason for rescuing him was so that he could come up with a new racket for them.
The Joker comes up with an idea of a Gambling Ship in which they would take their guests money at the gambling tables as well as stealing their jewels at night. Two months later, Dick Grayson questions Bruce Wayne while he is shaving whether or not he would go to check the Gambling Ship called "The Deck" out. Bruce replies that he will as he has his suspicions as well as the recent report of recurring robberies. Later that evening, Bruce Wayne suspiciously analyzes the ship while putting on the front of a bored playboy, he then dances with the Black Queen for a moment but then going out to the Deck of the ship to smoke. In the corner of the ship he overhears plans of the four planning to rob the empty Logan Yacht later that night.
Bruce is discovered and then hit over the head by the King of Clubs and thrown off the ship, the Joker tries to shoot him eliminating any chance of him being alive. They all assume he is dead but in reality the Joker's shot missed and Bruce only pretended to be shot. A soaking wet Bruce Wayne climbs out onto the Wharf, he then goes to his apartment to reacquaint Dick Grayson of what he has discovered. The two race to the Logan Yacht as Batman and Robin in the Batmobile. They find the Joker, Black Queen , Jack of Diamonds , and King of Clubs looting the boat. The Joker escapes in his car with Batman following behind in the Batmobile as Robin stays behind to fight the trio. As Batman chases the Joker on a narrow road he is tricked by the Joker into falling off a cliff. Meanwhile the Joker arrives back at the Logan Yacht where the trio had captured Robin. They also discovered while searching that he had a wireless communicator in his utility belt enabling him to contact Batman. Doubting that Batman had died from falling off the cliff the Joker contacts him using Robin's communicator. Batman is discovered to be alive and the Joker tells him to meet him back at the Logan Yacht unless he wanted anything bad to happen to Robin.
Batman shows up and the Joker tells him to have a seat and the two play cards. The Joker cheats and Batman takes the chance to attack the Joker putting the room into a frenzy. The Joker then escapes but no before double crossing his partners and setting the ship on fire. The Black Queen knowing that Batman is Bruce Wayne shoots The Jack of Diamonds to save him but ends up dead herself when the Jack of Diamonds repays the favor by shooting her before he dies. As a last request Batman and the Black Queen kiss and she then dies in his arms. Batman and Robin escape the ship, going after the Joker who goes into the Light House, he is defeated there and then pushed into the fast roaring water from the catwalk of the Light House by Robin.
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| Notes
| - * This issue was reprinted in Batman: Dark Knight Archives, Volume 2 and Batman Chronicles, Volume 2.
* "The Riddle of the Missing Card!" was reprinted in .
* "The Case of the Honest Crook" was reprinted in Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told.
* This issue also features a text story "Too Much Knowledge" by Clem Gordon.
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