Comic Title: Showcase Presents:Batman Vol. 3 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2008
On Sale Date: July 2, 2008 Direct Market Date July 2, 2008
Source: Previews, #234

Direct Market Date July 2, 2008
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Cover Price: $16.99
Page Count: 528
Editor: Bob Joy

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Problem of the Proxy Paintings"
Pages: 10

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted From:
Batman #194 (1967)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #194; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #168)

Supporting Character(s)

• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #194; next appearance in Detective Comics #366)
• The Mystery Analysts of Gotham City (last appearance in Batman #181; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #111)
• Martin Tellman (last appearance in Batman #181; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #111)
• Kaye Daye (last appearance in Batman #181; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #111)
• Hugh Rankin (last appearance in Batman #181; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #111)
• District Attorney Danton (last appearance in Batman #181; next appearance in Batman #196)
• Art Saddows (last appearance in Batman #181; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #111)

Villain(s)

• John Burelson (an art dealer; no further appearances)
• A group of thieves (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Haverford Mimms (an art scholar; no further appearances)
• Reginald Stonefellow and Ronald (an industrialist and his son; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Martin Tellman contacts his friends in the Mystery Analysts club to help solve a mystery in which he possesses authentic paintings worth thousands of dollars instead of worthless copies. With Batman's help the Analysts discover that Tellman's wealthy friend Reginald Stonefellow switched the paintings. He gave Tellman the paintings as a gift, but Tellman wouldn't accept them if he didn't use the ruse.

The paintings are then nearly stolen by thieves. Batman wonders how the crooks knew the paintings were authentic and is able to trace them back to art dealer John Burelson. Batman and the Analysts then trap Burelson and arrest him for the theft.