The Penguin calls a meeting of Batman's greatest foes—himself, the Joker, Catwoman, Cluemaster, Johnny Witts, the Mad Hatter, and the Getaway Genius—and tells them he has learned of a West Coast crime syndicate trying to relocate in Gotham City. "A voice ...out of thin air" told the Penguin where and when the syndicate plans to stage robberies in order to sucker Batman into deathtraps. But if Batman is killed, the syndicate will then kill his greatest foes—themselves—to eliminate the competition. Thus, all of them must band together to save Batman's life. The Penguin volunteers for the first watch. The blackbird of banditry saves Batman for a doorway bomb in the Gotham City Museum workshop. The Mad Hatter rescues him from a booby-trapped pearl at a gem display. Cluemaster prevents Batman f