Comic Title: Batman #236
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1971
On Sale Date: September 9, 1971 Newsstand Date September 9, 1971
Source: House Ad, Batman #235, Page 46

Copyright Date September 9, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971


Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of April and October
Cover Price: $0.25
Page Count: 48
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Wail of the Ghost-Bride"
Pages: 17

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

Writer: Frank Robbins
Penciller: Irving H. Novick
Inker: Dick Giordano

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Batman Vol. 6 TPB (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #416; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #207)

Supporting Character(s)

• Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in Batman #235; next appearance in Detective Comics #418)

Villain(s)

• Axel March and his men (no further appearances)
• Agatha Tyler-Tilford (a wealthy manor owner; no further appearances)
• An unnamed mugger (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Corrine Hellbane (as a ghost; no further appearances)
• Miss Tuite (Bruce's secretary; no further appearances)
• Boynton (a butler; no further appearances)
• Various benefit guests (Mitch and Martha named; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
During a long flight, Bruce Wayne reads a book of unsolved mysteries. One mystery that haunts him is the death of heiress Corrine Hellbane. Legend claims that she was killed by her new husband Axel March. Bruce begins seeing the ghost of Corrine. When he learns that Hellbane's manor is scheduled to be torn down, he decides to investigate.

The current owner of the manor is Agatha Tyler-Tilford. She throws a charity benefit in which wealthy guests make a donation in exchange for permission to demolish the mansion. The Batman discovers that Axel March has returned to the mansion because he hid the remains of Corrine within the walls. Batman exposes him as the killer and implicates Agatha in the cover up.