Comic Title: Batman #218
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jan/Feb 1970
On Sale Date: November 11, 1969 Newsstand Date November 11, 1969
Source: House Ad, Phantom Stranger #5, Page 12

Newsstand Date November 11, 1969
Source: Comic Reader, #75

Newsstand Date November 11, 1969
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V24 #9

Copyright Date November 11, 1969
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1969

Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of April and October
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 64
Editor: E. Nelson Bridwell

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Notes:
This issue is labeled Giant #G-67.

Title: "The Body in the Bat-Cave"
Pages: 8

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted From:
Batman #121 (1959)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #263; next appearance in Batman #121)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #263; next appearance in Batman #121)

Villain(s)

• Alec Wyre (an electronics genius; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Jigger Mulane and a henchmen (no further appearances)
• Dan Dolson and his gang (no further appearances)
• Hank Purdy (a gangster; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman and Robin discover the body of electronics genius turned criminal Alec Wyre in the Bat-Cave. They believe wire and an associate discovered the cave, then the associate murdered him. Batman then tracks down three suspects, despite the fact that one must know his secret identity. All three suspects prove to be false leads. Batman then deduces that Wyre found the Bat-Cave on his own and was knocked dead when he hit his head on a stalactite. The location of the Bat-Cave and Batman's secret identity therefore remains a secret.