Comic Title: Batman:The World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 2 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2004
On Sale Date: April 7, 2004 Direct Market Date April 14, 2004
Source: Previews, Vol. 14 #2 (#182)

Direct Market Date April 7, 2004
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, April 7, 2004

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

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Famous First Crimes"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Don Cameron
Penciller: J. Winslow Mortimer
Inker: Howard Sherman

Reprinted From:
World's Finest Comics #25 (1946)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #117; next appearance in Batman #38)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #117; next appearance in Batman #38)

Villain(s)

• George Sellman and his men (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Frank Folland and John Torrence (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Frank Folland inventor of an experimental aeraquamobile holds an exhibition of famous firsts in transportation to raise money for his invention. The exhibition is sabotaged. Fortunately Batman and Robin are on hand to rescue Folland. As a reward, Folland helps upgrade the Batplane. Batman also helps stop crooks from stealing the plans to Folland's invention.

Later Folland holds another exhibition. Crooks strike again, so Batman uses his new Batplane to defeat them. The bandits finger Folland's former business partner George Sellman as the man behind the sabotage. Sellman is arrested, and Folland gets his investor for the aeraquamobile.