Comic Title: Detective Comics (Facsimile Edition) #140 [Variant B]
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: December 2023
On Sale Date: October 3, 2023 Direct Market Date October 4, 2023
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Cover Price: $6.99
Page Count: 48

Title: "The Riddler"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Dick Sprang
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #140 (1948)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #49; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #86)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #49; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #86)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #49; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #86)

Villain(s)

• Riddler (Edward Nigma; next appearance in Detective Comics #142)

Other Character(s)

• Harrison Eagle (a collector; no further appearances)
• The mayor of Gotham City (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Puzzle expert Edward Nigma cheats at puzzles. He uses that angle to create a costumed criminal identity for himself, the Riddler. Using puzzle clues, he tips Batman off to his crimes. The Caped Crusader solves the Riddler's puzzles then tries to capture his tricky foe. Riddler eventually leads Batman into a glass maze with a bomb inside. Batman finds his way out despite the fact that Riddler has barricaded the exit. In the explosion, Riddler falls off a pier, leaving only a question mark behind. Batman wonders whether his foe has died, or if the Riddler survived.