Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
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Artist: Darwyn Cooke

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Title: "Suicide Beat"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted From:
Batman #6 (1941)

Feature Character(s)

Supporting Character(s)

Villain(s)

  • Fancy Dan and his gang (mobsters; no further appearances)
  • Alderman Skigg (a political boss; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

  • Jimmy Kelly (a beat cop; no further appearances)
  • Kelly's father (dies in this story; no further appearances)
  • Grogan and several other cops (Grogan dies in this story; no further appearances)
  • Citizens of Suicide Beat (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Fancy Dan, a gangster, kills two cops on patrol in Suicide Beat. The police can’t bring him in because Dan is protected by political boss, Alderman Skigg.

Jimmy Kelly, the son of one of the dead cops and a cop himself, takes over Suicide Beat. With Batman’s help, he turns the neighborhood around. Together they are also able to arrest Dan and Skigg for their crimes.


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