Comic Title: Batman #237
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1971
On Sale Date: October 21, 1971 Newsstand Date October 21, 1971
Source: House Ad, Batman #236, Page 47

Newsstand Date October 21, 1971
Source: Etcetera, V1 #8

Copyright Date October 26, 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: (The Screaming House)
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Artist: Bob Kane

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #37 (1940)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #36; next appearance in Detective Comics #38)

Villain(s)

• Count Grutt (alias the Head, alias Elias Turg; a foreign spy; no further appearances)
• Three thugs (die in this story; no further appearances)
• Several saboteurs (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Joey (dies in this story; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman hears screams coming from an old house and investigates. Inside a man, Joey, is being beaten. Batman knocks out the thugs, but Joey knocks him out and kills the thugs. Batman follows Joey’s trail to a man named Turg, who kills Joey for leading the Batman to them.

Batman learns that Turg and the gang plan to destroy a ship as they are foreign spies. Batman prevents the sabotage and defeats the gang. Then the Caped Crusader follows clues to the Head, Count Grutt, who is also Elias Turg. Batman battles Grutt who falls upon his own sword and dies.