Comic Title: Batman #255
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: Mar/Apr 1974
On Sale Date: December 28, 1973 Newsstand Date December 28, 1973
Source: Comic Reader, #102

Copyright Date December 27, 1973
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1974

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.50
Page Count: 96
Editor: Julius Schwartz

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "The True-False Face of Batman"
Pages: 15

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

Writer: Gardner F. Fox
Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: Sid Greene

Reprinted From:
Detective Comics #363 (1967)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Action Comics #350; next appearance in Batman #192)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Teen Titans #9; next appearance in Batman #192)
• Batgirl (last appearance in Batman #191; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #169)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #191; next appearance in Detective Comics #365)
• Paul Crowell and his gang (no further appearances)

Villain(s)

• Mr. Brains (John Hart; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batgirl interrupts a robbery in progress after her job at the Gotham Library provides clues to the criminal activity. Batman arrives on the scene during the fight to help Batgirl defeat the crooks, but one of them escapes.

Batman then blindfolds Batgirl and takes her to the Batcave where he unmasks in front of her. Though he shows his true face of Bruce Wayne, traces of wax and hair dye cause Batgirl to believe that Batman is actually disguised. After Batman returns Batgirl to Gotham, he explains to Robin that the escaped crook had left a bug on Batgirl, so he set up the identity reveal to convince the crook that Batgirl had learned Batman's secret.

Batman's plan succeeds. The crook, Paul Crowell, is led straight into Batman's trap. After defeating Crowell with Batgirl's help, Batman learns from the girl crimefighter that Crowell had an accomplice which contacted him via the library. Batman then apprehends the brains of the operation John Hart.

After all the crooks are captured, Bruce Wayne has dinner with Commissioner Gordon and his daughter. Due to Batman's deceptive trick, Batgirl thinks the one person that Batman couldn't be is Bruce Wayne.