Comic Title: Showcase Presents Batman Vol. 1 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2006
On Sale Date: August 30, 2006 Direct Market Date August 30, 2006
Source: Previews, Vol. 16 #6 (#210)

Direct Market Date August 30, 2006
Source: Usenet, New Releases List for Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 552
Editor: Emily Ryan Lerner

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Zero Hour for Earth"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted From:
Batman #167 (1964)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #332; next appearance in Justice League of America #31)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #332; next appearance in Teen Titans #4)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #332; next appearance in Batman #168)

Villain(s)

• Karabi and his men (no further appearances)
• Members of Hydra (an international criminal organization; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Several Interpol agents (one dies in this story; no further appearances)
• An unnamed CIA operative (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman and Robin are scheduled to meet an Interpol agent at the airport, only to witness his murder. The dying agent tells Batman about a man named Karabi who plans to start a nuclear war. The CIA decides to keep the information secret. They send Batman abroad to seek out Karabi, but announce that the Caped Crusader is tracking down agents of Hydra, an internation crime syndicate. Batman finds Karabi and prevents the war. Then he also captures one of the heads of Hydra. His activities occur in several different time zones, so both captures occur at 8 PM local time.