PropertyValue
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  • Batman Adventures Vol 1 30
Indicia Publisher
  • DC Comics IP
Letterer1
  • Comicraft
  • Richard Starkings
Inker1
  • Rick Burchett
Inker1
  • Rick Burchett
Writer1
  • Kelley Puckett
Penciler1
  • Rick Burchett
Colourist1
  • Glen Murakami
Writer1
  • Kelley Puckett
StoryTitle
  • Natural Born Loser
OriginalPrice
  • 1.5
Editor1
  • Darren Vincenzo
  • Scott Peterson
Penciler1
  • Rick Burchett
Appearing
  • Featured Characters: * Marty Villains: * Erica * * * Other Characters: * Locations: * :* Items: * Great Pearl
Letterer1
  • Comicraft
  • Richard Starkings
Colourist1
  • Glen Murakami
Brand/Imprint
  • DC
Editor1
  • Darren Vincenzo
  • Scott Peterson
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Country
  • USA
ReleaseDate
  • 1995-02-07
Issue
  • 30
Speaker
  • Mister Nice
Pages
  • 36
Volume
  • 1
Title
  • Batman Adventures
Month
  • 3
Synopsis
  • A small-time criminal named Marty and his girlfriend Erica spend twelve years piecing together a treasure map, which supposedly leads to an enormous pearl. The final piece, however, is stolen by Mastermind, Mister Nice, and the Perfesser, who are quickly caught and re-incarcerated. Determined to complete the map, Marty infiltrates the state penitentiary as a reporter and tries to interrogate the trio without arousing their suspicions. To Marty's consternation, Mastermind and Mister Nice refuse to answer any questions about their latest heist, instead telling him stories about their childhoods. The Perfesser presents Marty with even worse news: the trio had known about the pearl all along, and deliberately let themselves be arrested so Marty would come to them. The stories had been a distraction, so Mister Nice could steal the rest of the map behind Marty's back. Shortly after, the four men are confronted by Erica, who steals the map from them at gunpoint. Enraged by his constant failures, Marty throws caution to the wind and attacks Erica, eventually overpowering her and stealing her escape helicopter. With the map finally complete, an ecstatic Marty flies off to find the pearl. Mastermind stews over his latest failure, only for the Perfesser to reveal that he'd known the pearl's location all along. The trio escapes the penitentiary and travel to there, only to discover - along with Marty - that the map actually leads to a giant oyster; its pearl will not be finished for another twelve years.
Notes
  • * Not counting the cover, Batman only appears in the final panel of the story. * The two elderly women who overpower Marty at the beginning of the story are Penelope and Beatrice Biddee, a pair of amateur detectives that Puckett had previously used in Detective Comics #634.
quotation
  • You don't mind if I explain a little something about myself before I answer that question, right?
Publisher
  • DC Comics
Year
  • 1995