Comic Title: Batman Archives Vol. 5 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2001
On Sale Date: March 14, 2001 Direct Market Date March 14, 2001
Source: Previews, Vol. 11 #1 (#145)

Direct Market Date March 14, 2001
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, March 14, 2001

Direct Market Date March 14, 2001
Source: Diamond Shipping List, Shipping This Week: March 14

Cover Price: $49.95
Page Count: 228
Editor: Dale Crain

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Case Without a Crime"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Alvin Schwartz
Artist: J. Winslow Mortimer

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #112 (1946)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #35; next appearance in Detective Comics #113)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #35; next appearance in Detective Comics #113)

Other Character(s)

• Papa Brugel (a costume shop owner; no further appearances)
• Corinne, Eddie, and August (Brugel's employees; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The employees of Papa Brugel's costume shop discover the register is short $99 at closing. Believing one of the others stole the money, but not wanting them to get caught, the employees each try to earn and replace the missing money. Batman gets involved when Corinne tries to win a costume contest that he is attending. Batman investigates and clears all four employees of wrong-doing.

Later, as Bruce Wayne, Batman discovers that he was responsible for the missing money. He returns to the shop as Bruce and explains that while getting his costume for the party, Corinne handed him $100 in change instead of $1. Neither noticed the error. Bruce gives back the extra money and places his one dollar bill into his trophy case as a momento.