Title:
Batman
Synopsis:
Synopsis for ”The Corpse Came C.O.D.!”
When Alfred buys an antique rug from the Chambray Gallery for Bruce Wayne’s birthday, the van delivering it is overtaken by another van, shaken to pieces by a vibro-gun that kills the van’s drivers, and relieved of its rug, which is eventually delivered to Alfred with a corpse inside. Shortly afterwards, the rug disintegrates into dust and when Bruce gets to scene, he suspects foul play.
Batman and Commissioner Gordon begin investigating the case, with Batman’s steps dogged by Carol Ames, a photographer from Newsday magazine, whom Gordon promised to allow to photograph one of Batman’s cases. Chambray himself confirms that the rug in question was one of a pair bought at an auction, and Carol snaps a picture of its mate. It proves to be a prayer rug of a Vedic sect, depicting Agni, god of the altar fire. The rugs were stolen from a secret temple of the Vedic worshippers, who consider the theft blasphemous. They also consider taking photographs of the rugs a blasphemy. When the cult makes another attack upon them, Batman captures one of the cultists, confiscates his sonic weapon, and fashions an amulet to counter its effects.
In time, Batman, Carol Ames, and the second of the two rug thieves are captured by the cult and sentenced to die by sound-wave battering, but Batman’s amulet wards off the sonic devices’ beams and protects all of them by holding hands with Carol and the thief. Batman fights his way out, pitches the highly-charged amulet over his shoulder, and watches the temple go up in an explosion. Commissioner Gordon and his men come to retrieve the cultists, who are hiding in the basement of the temple and Batman performs his trademark disappearance act.
Appearing in ”The Corpse Came C.O.D.!”
Featured Characters:
* Batman
Supporting Characters:
* Alfred Pennyworth
* James Gordon
Antagonists:
* Cultists (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
* Carol Ames (Single appearance)
* Mr. Avakian (Single appearance)
Locations:
* Gotham City
* Batcave
* GCPD Headquarters
* Wayne Foundation
Items:
* Batrope
Trivia
* Issue includes an advertisement for Hostess Fruit Pies featuring Batman titled ”The Captive Commissioner” with artwork by Curt Swan.
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman_Vol_1_271
When Alfred buys an antique rug from the Chambray Gallery for Bruce Wayne’s birthday, the van delivering it is overtaken by another van, shaken to pieces by a vibro-gun that kills the van’s drivers, and relieved of its rug, which is eventually delivered to Alfred with a corpse inside. Shortly afterwards, the rug disintegrates into dust and when Bruce gets to scene, he suspects foul play.
Batman and Commissioner Gordon begin investigating the case, with Batman’s steps dogged by Carol Ames, a photographer from Newsday magazine, whom Gordon promised to allow to photograph one of Batman’s cases. Chambray himself confirms that the rug in question was one of a pair bought at an auction, and Carol snaps a picture of its mate. It proves to be a prayer rug of a Vedic sect, depicting Agni, god of the altar fire. The rugs were stolen from a secret temple of the Vedic worshippers, who consider the theft blasphemous. They also consider taking photographs of the rugs a blasphemy. When the cult makes another attack upon them, Batman captures one of the cultists, confiscates his sonic weapon, and fashions an amulet to counter its effects.
In time, Batman, Carol Ames, and the second of the two rug thieves are captured by the cult and sentenced to die by sound-wave battering, but Batman’s amulet wards off the sonic devices’ beams and protects all of them by holding hands with Carol and the thief. Batman fights his way out, pitches the highly-charged amulet over his shoulder, and watches the temple go up in an explosion. Commissioner Gordon and his men come to retrieve the cultists, who are hiding in the basement of the temple and Batman performs his trademark disappearance act.
Appearing in ”The Corpse Came C.O.D.!”
Featured Characters:
* Batman
Supporting Characters:
* Alfred Pennyworth
* James Gordon
Antagonists:
* Cultists (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
* Carol Ames (Single appearance)
* Mr. Avakian (Single appearance)
Locations:
* Gotham City
* Batcave
* GCPD Headquarters
* Wayne Foundation
Items:
* Batrope
Trivia
* Issue includes an advertisement for Hostess Fruit Pies featuring Batman titled ”The Captive Commissioner” with artwork by Curt Swan.
https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Batman_Vol_1_271
Cover Date:
Jan 1976
Publisher:
DC Comics
Issue Number:
271
Volume:
V1
Month:
January
Year:
1976
Country:
United States
Cover Price:
$0.25
Cover Exclusive:
Batman Earth-One Creators Bob Kane · Bill Finger First Appearance Superman #76 (May, 1952) dc.fandom.com/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(Earth-One)
Era:
Bronze Age
Genre:
Superhero
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Language:
English
Date Added:
2018-07-02 21:51:49
Story Arc:
Unwanted
Automatic Estimated Value:
~$18.60
Automatic Estimated Date:
2026-04-01
Date Added:
2018-07-02 21:51:49
Created By:
Bob Kane
Batman Earth-One Bob Kane · Bill Finger First Appearance Superman #76 (May, 1952 https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Bruce_Wayne_(Earth-One) After the events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths, Batm
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Writer:
David V. Reed
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Artist:
McLaughlin, Frank
Irv Novick
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Editor:
Julius Schwartz
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