Comic Title: Batman #233
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jul/Aug 1971
On Sale Date: May 11, 1971 Newsstand Date May 11, 1971
Source: House Ad, Batman #232, Page 29

Copyright Date May 11, 1971
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1971


Newsstand Date May 11, 1971
Source: Etcetera, V1 #3
Listed as May but misdated 4/11

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-85.

Title: "The Crime of Bruce Wayne"
Pages: 12

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

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

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #249 (1957)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #248; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #91)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #248; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #91)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #111; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #91)
• Batwoman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #90; next appearance in Batman #116)
• Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in Batman #111; next appearance in Batman #112)

Villain(s)

• The Collector and his men (no further appearances)
• Squint Neely (a felon; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Several unnamed prisoners (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Some prison guards (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Bruce Wayne is asked by Commissioner Gordon to go undercover in prison to expose an escape plan. Bruce is convicted as a notorious thief, the Collector. In prison he locates a stolen set of blueprints in the possession of Squint Neely, a felon. In an accident, though, Squint dies, and Bruce is believed to be responsible.

Robin teams up with Batwoman, telling her that Batman is in Europe, to locate the Collector and clear Bruce’s name, since Gordon is in a coma and cannot explain Bruce’s innocence. Robin and his new partner are able to bring in the thief just before Bruce is scheduled to be executed. With the real crook in custody, Bruce is cleared of all charges.