Comic Title: Batman:The Black Casebook TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2009
On Sale Date: June 17, 2009 Direct Market Date June 17, 2009
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Direct Market Date June 17, 2009
Source: Previews, #246

Direct Market Date June 17, 2009
Source: Previews, DC Comics Previews May 2009

Cover Price: $17.99
Page Count: 144
Editor: Bob Joy

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Batman Creature"
Pages: 16

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

Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted From:
Batman #162 (1964)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #324; next appearance in Batman #162)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #324; next appearance in Batman #162)
• Batwoman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #139; next appearance in Detective Comics #325)
• Ace the Bat-Hound (last appearance in Batman #158; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #143)

Villain(s)

• Eric Barroc and Roscoe (maker of the trained beast-humans and his henchman; no further appearances)
• The animal-men (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A criminal scientist has developed a device to turn animals into men. He trains the animal-men to steal, then sets them loose. Batman follows them back to their hide-out, where the scientist turns the ray on Batman. Batman becomes a giant creature that menaces Gotham.

Batman in his creature form rampages, climbing buildings while being pursued by police and the army. Robin and Batwoman locate Batman and calm him. When the animal-men strike again, the Batman creature helps capture them.

The Batman creature suddenly leaves to instinctively return to the crook's hide-out. Batwoman and Robin follow with Bat-Hound. Once they subdue the crooks, they are able to restore Batman to normal.