![]() Batman and Robin, on the scene, give battle, but are distracted when the Dummy hurls a dummy stick of dynamite at them. He gathers a gang and, after inducing a man to take a bath in public with a "dummy" promise of riches from a TV quiz show, begins looting an express office nearby. But the fact that people invariably refer to Danny as "the Dummy" infuriates him, and inspires him to make dummies out of the law by manipulating his tormentors. However, Allen has recently been killed in a plane crash, and his knowledge went with him to the grave.ĭanny the Dummy, a pint-sized ventriloquist in a top hat and suit, has a hit act in which he plays the dummy to a normal-sized "Ventriloquist," Matt, who is revealed as the real dummy at the end of each show. X is their friend, Tod Allen, who, in his last letter, provides the diagrams of physical similarities that led him to figure out Batman's and Robin's secret identities. Finally, from clues derived in later letters, Bruce and Dick deduce that Mr. ![]() When he warns them to leave him alone or face the end of their careers, they suspect him of being Mr.X, but he explains that he only meant they were in danger of being sniped at by his associate on guard whom they had frightened away.Ĭlues on Regan's clothes lead them to the thief's boss, "Beetles" Branagan, operating a crime-ring from above the city in a huge advertising balloon. They apprehend another crook, "Catfoot" Regan, trying to rob jewels from the mechanism of a huge clock at a clock fair. The orchid pollen underneath the stamp glue leads them to "Gentleman Jim" Jansen, and orchid fancier and smuggler, whom they discover trying to smuggle stolen diamonds inside orchid bulbs. Immediately, Batman and Robin begin analysis of the letter to try and deduce the identity of its author. X" declaring that they are Batman and Robin, and promising future letters which will reveal the proof. Rainbow Creature (Single appearance dies)īruce Wayne and Dick Grayson receive a letter from a "Mr.Before the dynamic duo can even hit the creature, though, it shatters and becomes dust that is blown away in the wind. With the town's help, they make it use up all four of it's powers, reducing it to a pure white color. To avoid casualties, Batman uses the light reflected off a prism to scare Diaz and his men into surrender.Ī short time later, the creature returns, and this time Batman and Robin have a plan. ![]() He tells the people that if Diaz had control of it, why wouldn't he strike while they were pre-occupied with the creature? Diaz is refused, and a fight soon breaks out. Strangely, the creature aborts it's attack afterwards, and retreats into the woodlands.Īt that moment, Diaz rides into the village with his soldiers and demands the president to hand the town over to him or he'll release the creature again. When Batman and Robin try attacking it, the rainbow beast uses the green stripe to temporarily turn them into paper-thin figures that blow away with the wind. Each time, the colors fade to white after use. ![]() ![]() With it's red stripe, the beast can burn it's way through buildings, while the blue color lets it freeze any projectiles coming towards it. But the rebels aren't the only thing they need to worry about when a creature covered in stripes of red, green, yellow, and blue invades the town. Batman and Robin are in a South American Republic, helping to catch a small rebel group led by a would-be dictator named Diaz. ![]()
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