Comic Title: Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2016
On Sale Date: August 10, 2016 Direct Market Date August 10, 2016
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Direct Market Date August 10, 2016
Source: Previews, #332

Cover Price: $24.99
Page Count: 416
Editor: Paul Santos

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Case of the Ruby Idol"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Bill Finger
Artist: Bob Kane

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #35 (1940)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #34; next appearance in Detective Comics #36)

Supporting Character(s)

• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #28; next appearance in Detective Comics #36)

Villain(s)

• Sheldon Lenox (no further appearances)
• Several hindu thugs (hired by Lenox; no further appearances)
• Joe and Mike (two thieves; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Weldon (a collector; no further appearances)
• Wong (mayor of Chinatown; next appearance in Detective Comics #39)

Synopsis:
Weldon, a friend of Commissioner Gordon’s, comes into the possession of a ruby idol with a curse. The previous owner of the idol, Sheldon Lenox, is threatened by the curse and has apparently been killed by a gang of hindu thugs. The police protect the idol, but are eventually called off, leaving the Batman to watch over it.

The idol is stolen by the hindus. Batman follows them to a fence, Sin Fang. Batman asks Fang to turn over the idol, but Fang tries to kill him. Believing Batman dead, Fang is revealed to be Lenox in disguise. He concocted the whole tale to make money off the idol.

Batman escapes death and defeats Lenox. The thief falls to his death with the idol, fulfilling the curse.