Comic Title: Batman #98
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1956
Approx. On Sale Date: January 19, 1956 Copyright Date January 17, 1956
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1956
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, with the exception of Jan., May, July, and Nov.
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Secret of the Batmobile"
Pages: 8

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted In:
Batman #203 (1968)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #98; next appearance in Detective Comics #229)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #98; next appearance in Detective Comics #229)
• Vicki Vale (last appearance in Detective Comics #221; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #85)

Villain(s)

• The Racer (no further appearances)
• A gang of looters (appear in flashback; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• John Blair (a witness; appears in flashback; no further appearances)
• Vicki Vale's editor (last appearance in Batman #85; next appearance in Detective Comics #245)

Synopsis:
When Batman pursues the Racer in the Batmobile, Vicki Vale snaps a photo of the chase. Batman sees the photo and worries that it will reveal a secret. He convinces Vicki to run several stories of cases in which the Batmobile was used before printing the photo. The reason for this is that the engine of the Batmobile was damaged. While repairs continued, Batman replaced the Batmobile with Bruce Wayne's sportscar. Vicki's photo showed the sportscar and would have given away his identity. Batman finishes the Batmobile repairs and catches the Racer. Vicki deduces that her photo pictured a fake Batmobile, but she turns the picture over to Batman without realizing the secret it held.