Comic Title: Detective Comics #212
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1954
Approx. On Sale Date: August 27, 1954 Copyright Date August 25, 1954
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1954
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Puppet-Master"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Dick Sprang
Inker: Charles Paris

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #87; next appearance in Detective Comics #213)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #87; next appearance in Detective Comics #213)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #87; next appearance in Batman #88)

Villain(s)

• Jonathan Bard and his men (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mr. Fairly and Mr. Deming (judges of the Gotham Art Festival; no further appearances)
• Mr. Lorner (a puppeteer; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Obsessed puppeteer Jonathan Bard sabotages an opponent's puppets during a show for the Gotham Art Festival. Bard is kicked out of the competition by the judges, so he vows revenge. Using giant puppets Bard turns to crime. Batman and Robin try to stop the crook, but Robin is taken prisoner. Batman is forced to surrender to save Robin. Both are then turned into human puppets. Batman manages to escape and uses Bard's own puppets to defeat him.