"The Batman Meets Doctor Death"
General Information
Series:	Detective Comics
Issue Number:	29
First Published:	July 1939
Previous Issue:	Detective Comics #28
Next Issue:	Detective Comics #30

SynopsisEdit

"The Batman Meets Doctor Death"Edit

A villain named Dr. Death has created a deadly toxin that he intends on releasing upon the city's wealthy elite. But he is concerned that the Batman may cause him some trouble. He writes a classified ad in the Daily Globe beckoning Batman to meet him at an arranged location. Batman, recognizing that it is a trap meets him anyway. Dr. Death's goons try to kill Batman, but he manages to beat them down and escape.

Sometime later, Dr. Death sends his bodyguard Jabah out to poison one of Dr. Death’s entrepreneurial enemies. Batman saves the man’s life and trails Jabah back to Dr. Death's hideout. The two get into a fight and during the scuffle, Dr. Death’s laboratory catches fire. The flammable chemicals explode and it is presumed that Dr. Death dies in the blaze.

AppearancesEdit

"The Batman Meets Doctor Death"Edit

IndividualsEdit

• Bruce Wayne/Batman
• Dr. Karl Hellfern/Doctor Death (First Appearance)
• Jabah (Only appearance)
• John P. Van Smith (Only appearance)

LocationsEdit

• Gotham City

ItemsEdit

• Utility Belt (First Appearance)
• Batrope
• The Daily Globe

NotesEdit

• Other stories in this issue include an untitled Larry Steele, Private Detective story, an untitled Spy story, an untitled Crimson Avenger story, "The Perfect Crime" (Speed Saunders, Ace Investigator), an untitled Bruce Nelson story, an untitled Cosmo, the Phantom of Disguise story, and an untitled Slam Bradley story.