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  • Batman Issue 5
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  • Three crooks are out boating when they notice a man in the water. They return him to shore, and realize it's The Joker. He becomes the leader of their new gang, The Four Cards. They develop a plan to run a gambling ship so they can pump information about their guests' jewels. Meanwhile, at the Wayne home, Bruce informs Dick that he's going to check out the gambling ship as he cuts himself shaving. He goes aboard the ship that night, and meets Queenie, one of The Four Cards. She notices the nick he got shaving and then the two part ways. Bruce strolls onto the deck to light a cigarette when he overhears four people (including Queenie) planning to rob a rich, old woman. They notice him, and as he tries to make an excuse, knocks him out. They proceed to throw him overboard, and the water revi
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  • "The Riddle of the Missing Card"
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  • Batman
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  • 5
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  • Spring 1941
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  • Three crooks are out boating when they notice a man in the water. They return him to shore, and realize it's The Joker. He becomes the leader of their new gang, The Four Cards. They develop a plan to run a gambling ship so they can pump information about their guests' jewels. Meanwhile, at the Wayne home, Bruce informs Dick that he's going to check out the gambling ship as he cuts himself shaving. He goes aboard the ship that night, and meets Queenie, one of The Four Cards. She notices the nick he got shaving and then the two part ways. Bruce strolls onto the deck to light a cigarette when he overhears four people (including Queenie) planning to rob a rich, old woman. They notice him, and as he tries to make an excuse, knocks him out. They proceed to throw him overboard, and the water revives him. The leader of the four, an old man, (really The Joker) shoots at the swimming Bruce. Bruce pretends he is hit, and fakes that he drowned. He swims to shore, and later that night he and Robin go out into the night. They drive to the yacht belonging to The Four Cards' next robbery victim, and Batman confronts The Joker. He escapes Batman's wrath and flies down the boarding plank. The two get into a speeding car chase, until The Batmobile flies off a cliff. The Joker laughs with triumph as he thinks Batman is dead. But in reality, Batman had grabbed onto a tree branch as his car flew off the cliff. Meanwhile, back at the ship, The Four Cards kidnap Robin. The Joker returns and is pleased to see Robin tied to a chair. He uses Robin's voice communicator to contact Batman. He proceeds to inform Batman that he has kidnapped Robin. Batman enters the ship some time later to sit down to play cards with The Joker. After losing, Batman attacks The Four Cards. Joker starts a fire in the cabin, and he escapes. Queenie shoots her cohort to stop him from killing Batman. Queenie walks to Batman, but is shot by her fellow cohort who she had previously shot. In her last moments, she informs Batman she knew he was Bruce Wayne and that she loved him. In return, Batman kisses her. She then proceeds to die in his arms. The Dynamic Duo then break open the steal door, and proceed to have a boat chase with The Joker. The Joker breaks into a lighthouse, and Batman chases him to the top. The Dynamic Duo are fighting Joker on the top when Robin pushes Joker off the railing to a waters below. Batman returns the stolen gems and later reconciles at his home why he thought the Joker lost.
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