Comic Title: Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 5 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2007
On Sale Date: November 22, 2006 Direct Market Date November 29, 2006
Source: Previews, Vol. 16 #8 (#212)

Direct Market Date November 22, 2006
Source: Usenet, New Releases List for Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Cover Price: $49.99
Page Count: 216
Editor: Scott Nybakken

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Trial of Titus Keyes"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted From:
Batman #20 (1943)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #20; next appearance in Batman #20)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #20; next appearance in Batman #20)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #18; next appearance in Batman #22)

Villain(s)

• Slick Fingers (aka George Collins; no further appearances)
• Members of Slick's gang (Capt. Suggs, Charley, and Noodle Nolan named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Titus Keyes (a safe manufacturer; no further appearances)
• David Flam, James Stoney, Patrick O'Brien, Jack Paley, and Nick (chief of detectives, a night watchman, a patrolman, a laundry owner and a shoe shine boy; no further appearances)
• An unnamed judge and district attorney (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Titus Keyes is put on trial for a series of safe robberies. Keyes owned a company that manufactured safes and was convicted years earlier of robbery when his company was failing financially. After serving time in prison, Keyes was released. Shortly thereafter the safe robberies began to occur.

Batman and Robin catch Keyes with evidence from the robbed safes. He is arrested and put on trial. However, Batman thinks the evidence may have been planted, so he continues to investigate.

During the trial, Batman is able to discover that Keyes's former cellmate George Collins, aka Slick Fingers knew about the safes. Collins then used the information to frame Keyes. Batman exposes the real crook and Keyes is acquitted.