Comic Title: Brave & the Bold #98
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Oct/Nov 1971
On Sale Date: August 10, 1971 Newsstand Date August 10, 1971
Source: House Ad, World's Finest Comics #206, Page 31

Copyright Date August 10, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 48
Editor: Murray Boltinoff

Title: "Mansion of the Misbegotten"
Pages: 22

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

Writer: Bob Haney
Artist: Jim Aparo

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:The Brave and the Bold Batman Team-Ups Vol. 2 TPB (2008)
Showcase Presents:Phantom Stranger Vol. 2 TPB (2008)
Legends of the Dark Knight:Jim Aparo Vol. 1 HC (2012)
Batman in the Brave and the Bold:The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2017)
Batman in the Brave and the Bold:The Bronze Age Vol. 2 TPB (2019)
Phantom Stranger Omnibus HC (2023)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #415; next appearance in Detective Comics #416)
• Phantom Stranger (last appearance in Phantom Stranger #15; next appearance in Phantom Stranger #16)

Supporting Character(s)

• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #234; next appearance in Detective Comics #416)

Villain(s)

• Clorinda and Enoch (a witch and her spawn; both die in this story; no further appearances)
• Doctor Malthus, Walt Higgins, and other members of a witches' coven (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Roger Birnam (a friend of Batman; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Roger Birnam, Jr. (Roger's son; no further appearances)
• Mac (a coroner; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman visits his friend Roger Birnam on his deathbed and promises to protect his wife Clorinda and son Enoch. Sometime later, a man who was at Roger's funeral turns up at the Gotham City morgue. Batman returns to Birnam's home. With the help of the Phantom Stranger, he learns that Clorinda is a member of a witches' coven. Enoch is an evil child. The witches target Batman, but he and the Stranger defeat them. Clorinda and Enoch are killed, presumedly by Roger's ghost. Batman also learns that Enoch had a good twin whom he promises to protect.