Comic Title: Batman #240
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1972
On Sale Date: January 18, 1972 Newsstand Date January 18, 1972
Source: House Ad, Batman #239, Page 46

Newsstand Date January 18, 1972
Source: Comic Reader, #79

Copyright Date January 18, 1972
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1972

Frequency: Monthly, (with the exception of Apr. and Oct.)
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 48
Circulation: 244488
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Batman's Great Face-Saving Feat"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: France E. Herron
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted From:
Batman #164 (1964)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #164; next appearance in Action Comics #313)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #164; next appearance in Detective Comics #328)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #164; next appearance in Detective Comics #328)
• The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City (next appearance in Batman #168)
• Ralph Vern (next appearance in Batman #168)
• Art Saddows (next appearance in Batman #168)
• Kaye Daye (next appearance in Batman #168)
• Martin Tellman (next appearance in Batman #168)
• District Attorney Danton (not named in this story; next appearance in Batman #168)

Villain(s)

• The Trapeze Ten (a criminal gang; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Hugh Rankin (a private investigator; next appearance in Detective Comics #335)

Comments:
This is the first Mystery Analyst story. The group include Commissioner Gordon and Batman as members.

Synopsis:
At a meeting of the Mystery Analysts, private investigator Hugh Rankin seeks to join the group. He unveils a statue revealing what he thinks Batman looks like beneath the cowl. Batman removes his mask, showing that his features are identical to the statue, including a bald head. The members then vote on whether to admit Rankin to the club. Batman votes against him preventing him from acceptance.

Batman later explains to Robin the reason for his dissenting vote. Rankin recently helped Batman track down a criminal gang called the Trapeze Ten. During the case, Rankin used his sense of touch to feel Batman's features and sculpt the statue. Batman caught on to the scheme and altered his appearance, so that Rankin's statue was wrong. Batman voted against Rankin, but he believes Rankin will succeed in joining the club soon.