Comic Title: Batman Chronicles Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2005
On Sale Date: March 30, 2005 Direct Market Date March 23, 2005
Source: Previews, Vol. 15 #1 (#193)

Direct Market Date March 30, 2005
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, March 30, 2005

Direct Market Date March 23, 2005
Source: Comic Shop News, #922

Cover Price: $14.99
Page Count: 192
Editor: Dale Crain

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Peril in Paris"
Pages: 10

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Artist: Bob Kane

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #34 (1939)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #33; next appearance in Detective Comics #35)

Villain(s)

• Duc D’Orterre and his men (dies in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Charles and Karel Maire (a young brother and sister; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
While in Paris, Bruce Wayne meets a man, Charles Maire, whose face has been removed by the villain, Duc D’Orterre. The Duc has become enchanted by Charles’ sister, Karel. Charles attempted to interfere and was tortured by the nefarious Duc.

Batman agrees to help the siblings and enters the sewers where Charles was taken. He is captured by the Duc and places on a spinning wheel. The Caped Crusader frees himself, but becomes lost in the Duc’s garden.

D’Orterre captures Charles and his sister again, places the faceless man on the wheel. Batman rescues him after escaping the garden and follows the Duc who has escaped with Karel in a car. Batman enters the car from above in his Batplane and struggles with D’Orterre. Karel is freed, Batman escapes the car, and D’Orterre perishes when the automobile is driven off a cliff.