Comic Title: Bat Lash #5
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jun/Jul 1969
On Sale Date: April 22, 1969 Copyright Date April 22, 1969
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1969


Newsstand Date April 22, 1969
Source: Comic Reader, #72

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Joe Orlando

Title: (No Title)
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Bat Lash (of Earth-1)

Plotter: Sergio Aragones
Scripter: Dennis J. O'Neil
Artist: Nicholas Peter Cardy

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Bat Lash TPB (2009)

Feature Character(s)

• Bat Lash (last appearance in Bat Lash #4; next appearance in Bat Lash #6)

Supporting Character(s)

• Daisy (last appearance in Bat Lash #4; no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• Sergio Aragones (a bandit; no further appearances)
• Maribel (a rancher's daughter; no further appearances)
• An unnamed killer (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Senor Monsivais (no further appearances)
• Rebetez (a banker; no further appearances)
• Delores (the daughter of a town mayor; no further appearances)
• An unnamed town mayor and a firing squad (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
After escaping a firing squad in a small Mexican town, Bat Lash decides to rob Senor Monsivais of his payroll. He then learns that Monsivais was robbed minutes earlier, so Bat Lash goes after the thief. He finds the thief, Sergio Aragones, but the man has been shot and robbed. Bat Lash nurses him back to health in order to learn who has the money. Aragones then saves Bat's life after he is bitten by a poisonous snake. The two outlaws then join forces as brothers.

Bat Lash and Aragones arrive in Aqua Prieta where they plan to double-cross one another. Maribel, a rancher's daughter, who hired Aragones's would-be killer tries to double-cross them both and collect the reward money. Her plan is successful as both outlaws end up in jail.

The outlaws escape together then plan to rob Maribel only to learn that she used the money to save her father's ranch. They each plan to rob the banker, but end up at each other's throats. Once again, they are captured by the sheriff, forcing them to call another truce in order to escape.