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: "Batman's Gangland Guardians"
Pages: 23

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Chic Stone
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted From:
Batman #201 (1968)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #374; next appearance in Justice League of America #62)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #374; next appearance in Action Comics #365)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #374; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #175)
• Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in Detective Comics #373; next appearance in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #111)

Villain(s)

• Penguin (last appearance in Justice League of America #61; next appearance in Batman #257)
• Joker (last appearance in Batman #200; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #177)
• Catwoman (last appearance in Batman #197; next appearance in Batman #210)
• Cluemaster (last appearance in Detective Comics #351; next appearance in Batman #293)
• Mad Hatter (last appearance in Batman #161; next appearance in Batman #291)
• Johnny Witts (last appearance in Batman #192; next appearance in Super Friends #26)
• Roy Reynolds (aka the Getaway Genius; last appearance in Batman #174; next appearance in Batman #254)
• Mr. Esper (last appearance in Detective Comics #352; next appearance in Batman #209)
• Members of a west coast crime syndicate (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
When a west coast crime syndicate moves to Gotham City then plan a series of death traps to eliminate Batman. Worried that they will become the syndicate's next targets when Batman is dead, seven of Gotham's top villains team up to protect Batman from the death traps. The Penguin supplies the details to Catwoman, the Joker, Cluemaster, Johnny Witts, the Getaway Genius, and the Mad Hatter which allow them to foil the traps. Another Gotham crook, Mr. Esper is also working to help Batman by secretly passing the information to the Penguin. When Batman successfully foils the syndicate's traps, they abandon their Gotham City takeover plan.