Comic Title: Batman #258
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY
Cover Date: Sep/Oct 1974
On Sale Date: June 25, 1974 Newsstand Date June 25, 1974
Source: Comic Reader, #107

Copyright Date June 27, 1974
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1974

Frequency: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.60
Page Count: 96
Editor: Julius Schwartz

See Also: The Guide to DC Giants

Title: "Twenty-Ton Robbery"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Don Cameron
Artist: Dick Sprang

Reprinted From:
Batman #26 (1944)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #93; next appearance in Batman #26)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #93; next appearance in Batman #26)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Brave & the Bold #167; next appearance in Detective Comics #95)

Villain(s)

• Cavalier (last appearance in Detective Comics #89; no further appearances)
• Cavalier's gang (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Cavalier assumes a new secret identity as Albert Foster. He then puts together a new gang and begins a crime spree. When he encounters Batman and Robin, the Cavalier is prepared by having children mob the Caped Crusader for his autograph. Cavalier is then able to escape with Robin as a prisoner.

When they reach the Cavalier's hide-out, Robin calls Batman on his belt-radio. The Cavalier then leaves Robin in a trap and waits for Batman to arrive. Robin warns Batman before he springs a trap that would kill them both.

Batman and Robin then find the Cavalier stealing a whale from a museum. Though the villain gets away with the whale, Batman has little trouble finding him. Batman finally brings Cavalier down and takes him to jail.