Comic Title: Showcase Presents:Batman Vol. 2 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2007
On Sale Date: June 27, 2007 Direct Market Date June 27, 2007
Source: Previews, Vol. 17 #3 (#219)

Direct Market Date June 27, 2007
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 512
Editor: Bob Joy

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Death Knocks Three Times"
Pages: 24

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

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted From:
Batman #180 (1966)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #350; next appearance in Justice League of America #44)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #350; next appearance in Teen Titans #3)

Villain(s)

• Death-Man (dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Death-Man's gang (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A yogi (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman and Robin stop a crook in a skeleton costume called Death-Man. The crook boasts that he will escape justice, but he is sentenced to the electric chair. Before leaving the court room, Death-Man appears to have a heart attack and dies.

Batman is haunted by Death-Man's boasts that he could escape justice. When a report comes in that Death-Man has returned, Batman's fears are realized. Batman and Robin once again capture their foe after a fierce battle. Once again, Death-Man dies before going to prison.

Batman is still puzzled by Death-Man's resurrection until he learns about a yogi trick of slowing a man's heart rate. Batman returns to Death-Man's grave to find it empty. Death-Man has escaped again. This time he gets the drop on Batman. Before Death-Man can shoot Batman, he is struck dead by lightning. This time, his death is not a trick, and Death-Man remains dead.