"Threatened with death by the invisible Wizard, commissioner Gordon calls on Batman and Robin for aid." "With Vicki, they meet in his office, and as the appointed hour approaches..." "It's 2:00." "Sergeant, I want a complete check on all entrances." "Batman, look out!" "Are you all right?" "Sure." "Did you get anything, Vicki?" "If the infra-red bulb worked, I did." "Fine." "Take it to the police laboratory and have it developed." "Right." "Do you think she got a picture of the invisible Wizard?" "I hope so." "Now, I want you to have every car that's parked in this vicinity checked immediately." "He must have come in a car and he'll try to leave in one." "Sergeant, check every car in this vicinity." "May I see your driver's license?" "Yeah, sure." "You're under arrest." "What for?" "For being a member of the Wizard's gang." "You can't prove it." "We picked you up once before." "You got away." "Remember?" "Tell the commissioner we've found the car." "Come on." "Yeah?" "Good work." "One of the Wizard's men has been picked up in a car, a block from here." "Then the Wizard will be without transportation." "We still won't be able to see him." "Unless the invisibility wears off after a while." "He'll need help." "He might try to phone for it." "Have the telephone company listen in on every call from pay stations in this vicinity." "It's a big job." "I know it is." "But there's a chance they might intercept a call from our invisible enemy." "Sergeant, get me the wire chief of the local exchange, and send Graber in here." "This is the Wizard." "Connect me with Neil at headquarters." "Headquarters." "This is the Wizard." "Jason has been arrested." "I have no transportation." "I'll send another car." "No." "It would only be captured." "The police are alert." "My only chance is to remain invisible." "So it's essential that you must keep the machines at full power." "I'll try, but the remote control machine is heating up dangerously." "You'll do as I say." "Do you wish me to be captured?" "Of course not." "Then keep the machines in operation." "Try to contact one of our cars." "Tell it to meet me on Ocean Boulevard," "South of the city line." "When you've done that, call me back here." "The number is main-2341." "Hurry!" "OK." "Someone who claims he's the Wizard, is making a call from the phone booth in the lobby of 616, Main Street." "All cars in the vicinity of 616, main street:" "Invisible man, the Wizard, there now, in phone booth in lobby." "That is all." "Why don't we go?" "We can't do any more than the police are doing right now." "Here's your invisible man." "Good work, Vicki." "Who is it?" "Carter?" "He's dead." "Well, it's still Carter." "How can that be?" "I have an idea." "Robin, remember that cliff over the ocean?" "Sure, we followed the Wizard and his men there twice and then lost 'em." "Take the car and get down there fast." "Find a place to hide and see what happens." "Don't follow anyone." "I just want to know how they disappear." "When you find out, radio me." "Right." "That's all, Graber, thanks." "Yes, sir." "Nolan?" "Very good." "I'll meet the car there." "That's all." "I must go." "What's the matter?" "Why, there was nobody driving that car that just pulled out of here." "Aw, there must have been." "You better have your eyes examined." "But I tell you, there wasn't." "Somebody took our car." "Well, I just saw it going down the street with nobody driving." "Fingerprints were taken of everyone concerned, when the remote control machine was stolen." "Uh, here." "These are Carter's." "Check these with the prints of the man we thought was Carter." "Right." "Yes." "Telephone, commissioner." "Gordon speaking." "All right, go ahead." "A stolen radio car is being pursued along Ocean Boulevard." "It's presumably being driven by the invisible man." "Road blocks are being set up ahead of it." "Good." "That'll give rob in more time." "Fine, thanks." "Fine." "The invisible man broke through the roadblock, but has abandoned his car." "Get me some men and a car." "I'll head Robin's direction." "The car will be ready in 10 seconds." "Good." "Sergeant..." "Hold it!" "Going somewhere?" "Yeah, any law against it?" "Maybe there is." "We caught her snooping around." "Get rid of her." "What'll we do with her?" "If she came in a car..." "Use your head." "Robin to Batman." "Robin to Batman." "Come in, Batman." "This is Batman." "Come in." "I've discovered the Wizard's getaway." "It's on a cliff over the ocean." "Stand by." "We're on our way." "Step on it." "Turn around." "Are you all right?" "Yes." "Where's Robin?" "I followed him here." "I guessed that." "Where is he now?" "He took the path toward the cliff." "Untie me, please." "I haven't got the time." "You'll be all right." "Don't go away." "Oh, you..." "They went through here." "This looks like a trapdoor." "Not so fast." "You're gonna take us back to Wizard's headquarters." "I can't do that." "Oh, yes you can." "All right, all right!" "Batman!" "Batman, you've got me cornered at last." "Are you admitting that you're the Wizard, professor?" "Yes." "I'm ready to make a full confession." "What part did you have in all this, Carter?" "My twin brother and I merely took orders from professor Hammil." "Then it was your twin brother who was killed." "That's right." "By Hammil." "Yes." "I did it after arranging things, so that you would think the Wizard was dead." "You overlooked one point." "The dead man's fingerprints were not Carter's." "And now professor, it's my duty to take you to police headquarters." "You, Carter, are the Wizard." "You forced Hammil to make that confession by threatening his life." "That's right." "commissioner Gordon wants to see you." "Then professor Hammil Didn't know that Carter had a twin brother?" "No, while the brother was acting Hammil's attendant," "Carter was carrying on as the Wizard." "Then he got rid of his brother when it suited his purpose." "Well, I don't understand the submarine set-up." "The sub made a circular tour any way it began, in a grotto, leading from the basement of Hammil's house." "It's odd that Hammil never knew about that." "He was too absorbed in his scientific experiments, in a secret workshop he entered through a panel." "Batman, you've done a great job in uncovering the Wizard." "Our citizens owe you a debt of gratitude." "Robin and miss Vale have done their share, too." "Will you do me a favor?" "Why, certainly." "I'm going to have dinner with Bruce Wayne." "Will you join us?" "That's very nice of you." "Then you'll come?" "Of course." "There's one detail to be cleared up." "How did Barry Brown get the information he broadcast?" "From the Wizard." "I think he was using Brown without his knowledge." "Yes?" "The reporters are waiting for a statement." "I'll be right out, sergeant." "Pardon me, please." "Hello?" "Is miss Vale there?" "Just a moment." "It's for you." "Hello?" "Vicki, I'm sorry, I..." "I can't keep our date." "I need a vacation, I'm leaving town for a week." "You understand, don't you?" "Oh, of course, Bruce." "You must be completely worn out." "You know, I thought I had discovered your identity, but I just found out I was wrong." "Really?" "Who did you think I was?" "Bruce Wayne." "Wasn't that silly?" "Yes." "Wasn't it?" "Crime, stalking our city by night and day, is on the increase." "Our undermanned police force is helpless to cope with the situation." "But they have an ally, Batman." "Who, with the faithful Robin, wages unending war against all criminals." "With their mission accomplished, these glamorous figures vanish as suddenly as they appear." "Where do they go?" "What strange place can conceal their identities?" "In the suburbs of Gotham City is the home of Bruce Wayne, known to his neighbors as a wealthy playboy." "Only the faithful Alfred knows the closely guarded secret of what lies beneath the house:" "The batcave." "Famed headquarters of those relentless crusaders for law and order." "Batman and Robin." "Good evening, miss Vale." "Hello, Alfred." "Is your hardworking boss in?" "He's somewhere about." "I'll let him know you're here." "Will you go right in?" "Yes?" "Miss Vale is here, sir." "Give it the usual tests for invisible ink." "I'll change and go entertain Vicki." "You'd better be careful," "I think she's beginning to get wise that Batman and Bruce Wayne are the same." "Well, if she gets too close, we know how to throw her off the track." "Hello, Vicki." "Hello, Bruce." "Oh, you poor boy." "Worn out with your social duties, I suppose." "Utterly." "Don't you ever go anywhere without this camera?" "Well, that is how I make my living, you know." "How strenuous." "You should join the police department." "Well, perhaps you'll speak to your friend commissioner Gordon about me" "I'll be glad to." "This is commissioner Gordon." "I have confidential information from Washington that you've perfected your remote-control machine, it's the biggest thing we've ever done it will revolutionize transportation." "Well, Washington wants me to, uh, furnish you with protection for your plant." "We have plenty of guards." "I know how short-handed you are." "I know, mr." "Williams, but Washington is very insistent," "I'll send a man out tomorrow to check your guard system." "OK, if it'll make you feel better." "Thank you." "Goodbye, Gordon." "Mr. Williams, you told me to let you know when the armored car with the payroll is arriving." "It's just now entering the gates." "Well, it's about time." "Thank you, Norwood." "Get me the Gotham City police." "Hurry." "Right." "Right." "I've got it." "Sergeant, radio all cars in district 4 to get to the research plant." "Armed robbery." "Yes?" "The bat signal is on and miss Vale is still here." "OK." "I'll get rid of her." "Mr. Wayne's residence." "Yes, she's here." "I'll tell her at once, sir." "Pardon me, miss." "Your office wishes you to cover an accident on Harbor Blvd." "Come along, Bruce." "The excitement will be good for you." "Oh, Vicki, please." "I'm so tired." "I'm not the least bit surprised." "Poor old man." "Take care of him, Alfred." "I'll do my best, miss." "Is the Batman signal still on?" "Yes, sir, but... but what?" "Suppose there is no accident on Harbor Blvd." "Unfortunately, there's at least one every night." "Where is it?" "It's the electronic research plant on South Main Street." "I got it over the police radio." "The armored car must have been stolen." "We didn't suspect anything until the men started shooting." "Then one of them came in here and tied me up." "It was a smartly planned job." "No trace of the car has been found yet." "The loss of the remote-control machine is a serious matter." "In criminal hands it will be a very dangerous weapon." "Didn't prof." "Hammil design it?" "Yes." "But after he became ill and, uh, rather eccentric, we completed it." "Where is he now?" "At home, in retirement." "Prof. Hammil." "So, you let my machine be stolen, my life work." "You're a pack of careless idiots." "We're doing everything we can to get it back." "Whoever stole it probably has more brains than all of you." "You'll never see it again." "Take me home, Carter." "Did you tell professor Hammil that his machine was stolen?" "No." "Then how could he know it so soon?" "I'll look into that." "Will you work with us on the job of recovering the machine?" "Yes." "But I'd like to know more about it and what it can do." "If you're free to tell me." "Why, certainly." "We have a small working model over here." "This machine operates on an entirely new electronic principle." "Any moving vehicle can be brought under control." "And guided to any destination the operator desires." "What's the machine's range?" "About 50 Miles." "We're trying to extend that." "The possibilities of this thing in criminal hands are appalling." "Why, one man could control the industry of an entire city." "What keeps the machine in operation?" "Diamonds." "Even the industrial kind." "Without them, the machine is useless." "Then every place where diamonds can be had must be closely guarded." "Why, that's almost impossible." "You must make it possible even if you have to hire special police." "It's our chance to get a lead on those responsible for the theft of this dangerous machine." "That's all, Carter, leave me alone." "But you haven't had your dinner, sir." "You heard me, get out." "Yes, sir." "Take it easy." "I don't want to turn any juice into this million-dollar baby till the boss gives the word." "The Wizard." "You've done very well." "Your reward will be a share of the great power this machine will give me." "The plan worked exactly as you said it would, sir." "Of course it did." "With this in operation," "I'll be able to control everything that moves, including man himself." "Don't touch that!" "Oh, I'm sorry, sir, being sorry is stupid." "When you've made a mistake, learn what's right so you won't make the same mistake again." "Yes, sir." "We'll need a lot of diamonds to operate this machine." "Our next job will be to get those diamonds." "You..." "You have a plan, sir?" "I always have a plan." "This is Barry Brown, your radio newscaster, with another exclusive, sensational summary of world and local events." "It's a quiet Sunday afternoo in Gotham City." "The police state that the recent wave of crime has been brought under control now, this may be so." "But somehow I believe that it's just the calm before the storm." "There are always sinister forces at work to disrupt public peace." "And now for a peek at the foreign news." "He might have given Batman credit for helping the police." "Batman gets too much publicity as it is, Vicki." "How can you say that?" "Nobody even knows who he is." "I get tired just hearing about him." "You get tired, period." "Wasn't that an explosion?" "Sounded like somebody blasting to me." " On Sunday?" " Could be" "I doubt it." "If it was blasting, there's no picture." "And if it wasn't, it might be dangerous." "Well, dangerous or not, I'm going to find out what it was." "Let me out, please." "We'll look into that explosion as Batman and Robin." "Take over." "Attention all cars in Central District." "Investigate explosion in vicinity of 217 Ellsworth Ave., code 3." "Diamonds!" "That proves it's the same bunch who stole the remote-control machine." "We'll turn them over to the police then check with com." "Gordon." "I doubt if we'll get anything out of those men we caught." "We can try." "At least they're out of circulation, thanks to you." "Now you can see how important it is to guard every place where diamonds are kept." "I certainly do." "We can get a line on who's after the diamonds, and where they're taking them." "Nolan and Evans are on their way from rendezvous C." "Very well, Gabe." "It gives me a funny feeling, cruising in this sub with no crew aboard, the Wizard directs it to headquarters by electronic control." "Where is headquarters?" "On some island?" "None of us knows." "It's not too healthy to get curious." "We ran into trouble." "Batman was there and he..." "I know all about it." "You didn't get all the diamonds." "No, sir." "Our next job will be better planned." "A shipment of industrial diamonds is leaving the Gotham City airport tomorrow morning." "I'm going to get those diamonds and no one's going to stop me." "Not even Batman." "I shall publicly defy him." "Good evening, everybody." "Today, a group of scientists and high officials discussed the daring theft of a vital invention." "It may interest them to know that this stolen control device will be used tomorrow morning, when a plane carrying valuable diamonds is scheduled to leave the Gotham City airport." "Diamonds again." "Yes, I noticed that." "How could Brown know they're going to be stolen?" "He knew about the theft of the remote-control machine." "Then he could be right about tomorrow." "I'd better check with Gordon." "Com." "Gordon, this is Batman." "Did you hear Brown's broadcast?" "Yes, I heard it." "What do you think?" "Well, either Brown's having bad dreams, or he should be investigated." "When that plane takes off tomorrow," "Batman and Robin will be in the place of the regular pilots." "All right, I'll make all arrangements." "There's a big plane coming in behind us." "That cargo ship's a fast job." "He's getting away from us." "I'll fix that." "Nolan calling headquarters." "Nolan calling headquarters." "Come in, Nolan." "We're trailing the plane, but it's too fast for us." "Mmm." "I just saw it." "Batman and Robin are in it." "Keep following." "I'll take control of their plane and bring it down." "The controls aren't working." "But we're flyin' all right." "We're being flown by remote control." "We're in the hands of the man who stole the machine." "The Wizard's got 'em." "They're goin' down." "We'll land near them." "Get back in that plane and throw out those diamonds, and no tricks." "Evans, you know all about gems." "Take a look at 'em." "Yeah, these stones are the real thing." "Jimmy!" "Tell headquarters it's OK." "Plane one calling headquarters." "Plane one calling headquarters." "Come in, plane one." "We have the diamonds." "Splendid." "We won't keep Batman waiting any longer," "It's going to blow!" "Who is this mysterious Wizard?" "What new villainy are his men up to?" "Batman and Robin learn from a radio broadcast that an attempt will be made to steal some diamonds from a cargo plane." "Flying the plane, they out-distance another which pursues them, but are forced to earth by the stolen remote control machine." "Yeah, these stones are the real thing" "Jimmy, tell headquarters it's OK." "Plane one calling headquarters." "Plane one calling headquarters." "Come in, plane one." "We have the diamonds." "Splendid." "We won't keep Batman waiting any longer." "It'll blow!" "What do we do now?" "We get those diamonds back." "Hurry up, you guys, that blast will bring the police." "Shove off." "Let's get out of here quick." "OK," "these diamonds will make a nice present for the Wizard." "Did you hear that?" "A good name to remember." "We may be closer to recovering" "Hammil's stolen invention than we think." "See anything?" "Something that looked like this." "Why, that looks like the package of diamonds." "Or a reasonable facsimile." "Hold the fort, Robin." "Wish me luck." "What's eatin' you?" "Oh, nothin'." "Just..." "Just dreaming', I guess." "For a minute I got an idea I Didn't have the diamonds." "You take care of the plane." "We're expected at headquarters." "OK." "What was that?" "I don't know, but I'm goin' to find out." "Hey, John." "Somebody's been in here." "The exit door is unlocked." "Let's go out and take a look." "Right." "They went through here, following' this path." "Looks like a dead end." "Nowhere to go but off." "They couldn't have come this far." "Maybe we missed a side trail." "Pretty smart arrangement." "Yeah, but I'd like it better if I knew where this sub went." "Maybe some island off the coast." "All you have to know is that it takes you to the headquarters of the Wizard." "Jimmy, you stay here." "Here are the diamonds." "Batman and Robin were destroyed." "Excellent," "Seal of the Batman!" "And a lot of worthless pebbles." "It couldn't have happened." "I had 'em all the time." "Never mind the excuses." "And Batman is still alive." "Recognize that place?" "Well, looks like Hammil's home." "The man who invented the remote control machine." "What about it?" "Nothing." "Just a coincidence that it's located so close to where we lost the trail of those men." "That scream came from the grounds of Hammil's estate" "What's the meaning of this?" "Miss Vale evidently walked into your man-trap." "Serves her right." "Intruders have no business here." "And you've no business having these dangerous devices around." "Maybe you're right." "But it's my only protection." "My work is most important." "I'm sorry, young lady." "If you've suffered any harm, I'll gladly pay for it." "Gee, what a character." "I suppose you came here just to steal a few pictures." "Well, Hammil's big news these days." "You'd better let us escort you out of here." "We're on our way to report to commissioner Gordon." "There's still no trace of that plane you stowed away in." "Its license belonged to a job that was burned in a crackup several months ago." "But we'll find it, just as You found these diamonds." "I'd still like to know where Barry Brown got that news he broadcast about the diamond theft." "So would I, but he still refuses to reveal any of his trade secrets." "Look." "It's Dunne, the private eye." "I wonder what he's been up to, leavin' Brown's apartment?" "We can follow him and find out." "But you're supposed to see Brown." "That can wait." "We can hear the broadcast while we're drivin'." "It's time for Brown's broadcast." "This is Barry Brown, reporting another exclusive." "Information reaches me that the vital remote control machine, the theft of which I alone predicted, is to be used again to aid in robbing a shipment leaving by train from Gotham City today." "And now, a peek at the foreign news." "Is he kidding?" "What does that look like?" "Dunne's stopping near the railroad yards." "What can we do about it?" "You wait in the car." "I'll tail Dunne on foot." "What were those men after?" "They were lookin' for information about a shipment of that new X-90, a high explosive that was aboard the special express." "They stole the manifest." "I tried to stop the train, but it was too late." "Are you OK?" "Sure, thanks." "Barry Brown sure had his facts straight." "An attempt will be made to steal that shipment." "It's all ready left aboard a special train." "Headquarters to Nolan." "Headquarters to Nolan." "Headquarters to Nolan." "This is Nolan." "I've been informed that the shipment of X-90 is on a special train which will pass junction R at 4:30." "I'll stop the train there, so you can board it." "From there on, follow previous orders." "Do you understand?" "Yes, sir." "We'll board the train here when the Wizard slows it down." "You pick us up as planned." "Will Robin have to carry on alone?" "What startling development has Vicki discovered?" "In a daring attempt to acquire a new explosive, the wizard's men board a special train, which their leader stops by remote control." "Batman and Robin overhaul the train as it gets underway again, and..." "Car 4 calling headquarters." "Car 4 to headquarters." "Headquarters." "Come in, car 4." "Batman is aboard the train." "I'll stop it." "Nolan knows what to do." "What do you want?" "That shipment of X-90." "Hand it over!" "They're getting away in their car." "Nolan, they're after us." "step on it, Floyd." "Car 4 calling headquarters." "Car 4 calling headquarters." "Go ahead, car 4." "We got the X-90 shipment according to plan." "Batman is trailing us." "I'll take him out of the running for good!" "What's wrong?" "The car's gone haywire." "It may be that remote-control machine." "Well, the wizard took care of the Batman." "Yeah, and we took care of the X-90." "By the time the train crew realized what was happening, we were hightailin' it with the box." "Very interesting." "But, of course you have the other box?" "What other box?" "The box containing the special detonators." "X-90 is worthless without them." "Don't tell me you left that box aboard the train." "We grabbed all we could before the Batman showed up." "Forget Batman." "I gave you a job to do, Nolan, and you've failed." "I don't like failures." "Maybe-- there must be some other way we can get a hold of the detonators." "There is." "I always have a plan." "That's right, commissioner." "Dick and I trailed Dunne from Brown's apartment to the railroad yards." "It certainly looks as though Brown is getting his broadcast tips from him." "by all means, do that." "Goodbye." "He'll have Dunne shadowed." "That'll take care of one suspect." "Well, what about Brown?" "If Brown is behind these robberies, which I doubt, he may be using these broadcasts to give instructions to his gang." "However, I still think Brown is just a show-off." "he may be, but he sure told the gang where that explosive was." "An explosive won't do them any good without a special detonator." "And even Batman doesn't know where that could be obtained." "Sure hope the wizard doesn't know, either." "Any messages, Carter?" "Yes, sir." "Just one, sir." "A mr." "Morton telephoned while you were sleeping." "Morton?" "Morton?" "Oh, yes, the inventor of X-90." "Inventor of what, sir?" "Uh, never mind." "Uh, it's nothing." "Did mr." "Morton say where he could be reached?" "Yes, sir." "At the hotel Stafford." "It's probably of no importance." "Uh, forget it, Carter." "This is Barry Brown with another exclusive news tip." "Wesley Morton, inventor of X-90, the new and powerful explosive, the theft of which I recently predicted, is here in Gotham City." "For those who are vitally interested," "I can say that he is stopping at the Stafford hotel." "Did you hear Barry Brown's broadcast?" "Yes, sir." "Did it give you any ideas?" "Well, it told us where the man who invented the detonators could be located." "Hmm, you're improving, Nolan." "Our next move will be to arrange for a conference with mr." "Morton." "At rendezvous A." "Mr. Morton?" "Yes?" "Well, I'm Vicki Vale of Picture Magazine." "And I'd like to get a few shots for our next issue." "How did you, uh, learn I was here?" "I haven't informed the press." "Well, somebody informed a certain broadcaster." "Barry Brown revealed your little secret on his news broadcast today." "Well, my mission is of a private nature." "I am not prepared to grant interviews sorry to change your plans, mr." "Morton, but you are going to be interviewed." "Who are you?" "Why have you brought me here?" "You'll soon find out." "Who are you?" "That is unimportant." "You have perfected X-90, a highly concentrated explosive that requires special detonators." "I need a supply of them." "You will tell me where they are." "Why, I can't do that." "Look at me, Morton." "No." "No, I won't." "But you will." "Look at me, Morton!" "Where are those detonators?" "In the electronic research plant." "Vault number 10." "You will remain here until your information can be verified." "It won't take long." "The wizard said stay here!" "Help!" "Let me out of here!" "Let me out!" "Help!" "Thank you." "Well, well, what's all the excitement?" "I've been locked in a closet." "Did you get some nice pictures in there?" "Quit your joking." "Morton's been kidnapped from his hotel room." "Kidnapped?" "Did you notify the police?" "Naturally." "You don't suppose I was saving the news just for you, do you?" "I'll have Alfred bring you some tea." "Oh, you would think of tea at a time like this." "Certainly." "Now, if you'll excuse me, I must go take my vitamins." "Your news has upset me greatly." "What's up?" "Commissioner Gordon." "Commissioner Gordon speaking." "Morton's been kidnapped." "How did you know that?" "Never mind." "You can thank Barry Brown and his broadcast for putting Morton on the spot." "Now tell me this." "Does anybody else know Morton by sight?" "Hammil, for instance?" "Well, I tried to get professor Hammil at his home, but he was on his way to the research plant." "I'll call him there." "Don't bother." "Batman will take care of it." "Is the car ready?" "New wiring installed and tested." "Let's go." "Couldn't we phone Hammil at the research plant for Morton's description?" "It's not that simple." "There could be a connection between Morton's kidnapping and Hammil's unexpected absence." "Then, you think Hammil's involved?" "I'm not sure, but I think he knows where Morton keeps those X-90 detonators." "No, Hammil." "Wesley Morton hasn't communicated with us." "Were you expecting him here?" "No, it's just that I missed his phone call at home and thought he might have decided to visit the plant." "I'll wait a bit longer." "What's the matter?" "Out of gas?" "No." "The motor conked out on us." "Would you take a look?" "Sure, maybe I can help." "Boys, drag him back in the brush." "Floyd, hide this car and bring back that portable radio." "It doesn't look as though your man is going to appear, Hammil." "I'll wait just a few moments longer" "It's Batman." "Watch me take him." "What's wrong?" "Wait here until I find out." "That truck is parked just around the curve." "Is Robin also to be eliminated by the wizard's men?" "Will Morton be forced to reveal his valuable secret?" "Batman and Robin pursue the Wizard's men, who have taken some special detonators from the research plant." "The chase leads to a lonely mountain road." "That settles Batman." "Get Robin." "Put him in the back." "We gotta get out of here." "Bring the boy inside." "He must be hiding around here someplace." "You two keep on looking for him." "We're going back." "Hello, Evans." "How has Morton been doing?" "He don't seem to like it here for a man who's invented the high explosive, he seems awfully quiet." "How long am I to be kept here?" "Until you give us the information we want" "You won't get anything out of me." "Our leader, the Wizard, will soon be here, he'll change your mind." "The Wizard?" "Coming here?" "Yes, any minute now." "Go keep an eye out for Ives and Jason" "They're not in sight." "Probably still looking for Batman's pal." "This is the Wizard speaking." "I am ready to enter." "Morton," "I know that your invention is more than an explosive, it is a potential source of great power." "Who told you that?" "Never mind." "I also know that you have worked out a formula for harnessing that explosive energy to machinery." "Where is that formula?" "I'll never tell you." "I see I shall have to persuade you." "Watch my eyes, relax," "you are tired, Morton, very tired." "Relax." "You are now ready to tell what I want to know." "Nolan!" "Someone's hiding in this room!" "Look behind those curtains." "Evans, you stay here." "He's tricked us." "Come, Morton, tell me where your formula is hidden." "I'll never tell." "Out the panel." "The Batman's here." "Morton's inside, and so is the Wizard." "They've gone." "What's happened to Morton?" "He's got a head injury." "You're clever, Batman, but not as clever as the Wizard." "Where did he go?" "He was never there, Robin." "That glass was a television screen." "He was projected on it from his unknown hideout." "Let's take a look at Morton." "We'd better get him to a hospital." "So the Wizard knows that this explosive can be turned into industrial energy?" "And he was trying to find out where Morton kept his formula." "Did Morton tell him?" "I don't know." "They discovered me and I had to get out." "Morton's still unconscious." "We can't tell whether or not he revealed his secret." "Let's turn on the radio." "It's time for Barry Brown's broadcast." "He probably knows more about this than we do." "And now, here is Barry Brown, your favorite newscaster." "Good evening, everybody." "Here's an exclusive flash:" "Wesley Morton, the missing inventor, was rescued from the hands of criminals today." "Morton has a severe concussion." "The injured inventor is lying unconscious in the city hospital, under police guard." "That's the news the Wizard said we'd get." "How does Brown learn these things?" "And why does he broadcast them?" "Well, maybe he's the Wizard, giving his men orders this way." "That's an idea." "Now we'll have to go to the hospital and see that Morton's guards are alerted." "How soon will he be able to talk?" "Any minute now." "But don't question him too much." "Commissioner, can I see you outside a minute?" "Why, yes, of course, Bruce." "Did you hear Brown's broadcast tonight?" "No." "Don't tell me he knows that Morton is here." "Yes, and by now the whole town knows it." "I'll warn the guards." "Stand by inside, will you?" "I'll come right down." "Oh, do you mind if I get a picture or two for my magazine?" "Oh, please don't, miss Vale, it might upset the patient." "What's the use of being a photographer?" "Everybody says:" ""Please don't take any pictures."" "If there's any trouble, get back to the car, but fast." "All right." "He's coming to." "He's going to talk, commissioner." "How are you feeling, mr." "Morton?" "The radio transmitter's working." "Pretty weak." "Do you remember what you told the Wizard?" "I--I didn't tell him anything." "He--he still doesn't know where my formula is kept." "Well, tell us where it is, and we'll guard it." "It's in room..." "In the filing cabinet in room 521, in the Markham building." "I'll have some of my men stationed there." "Good work." "I'll turn this thing off." "Did you hear that?" "Yes, what was it?" "It came from over here." "It's a small radio transmitter." "Someone's been listening in." "The Wizard's men are probably heading for that formula right now." "I'll notify headquarters." "Aren't you coming?" "No, I think I'll stick around here for a while." "They could shoot us if we tried to rush them." "We'll have to use strategy." "Attract their attention and make them follow you." "Look!" "Watch 'em!" "This is Morton's formula." "Let's get out of here." "Are the Wizard's men to escape so easily?" "Is Vicki to face some new and unexpected peril?" "By a clever ruse, the Wizard's men learn where Morton, the inventor, has hidden his secret formula." "They go after it." "Batman and Robin trail them to Morton's office." "Look!" "Watch 'em!" "This is Morton's formula." "Let's get out of here." "Come on." "Batman's pal was just here." "Never mind him." "We got what we came for." "Gettin' out of here is more important." "Come on." "We'll separate." "Jason, you and Ives take the other car with Dan." "Right." "Batman!" "Are you all right?" "Yeah, I'm all right." "One of them bounced an iron bar off my head." "You didn't tangle with that switchboard, did you?" "No." "The iron bar must have caused a short circuit." "Did those men get Morton's formula?" "I don't know." "I heard one of 'em say they got what they came after." "Then they got it." "They must have escaped through the other building." "Maybe we can head them off." "You can't go in there!" "Well, I'm Vicki Vale, of Picture Magazine." "Vicki Vale, eh?" "Well, I'm officer Murphy of the patrol bureau." "You still can't go in there." "The men you're after are getting away through that building." "They're in a car, heading down 4th St.!" "Car 4 to headquarters, emergency!" "Car 4 to headquarters!" "Go ahead, car 4." "We have Morton's formula." "But there's a police car trailing us." "Turn into the alley South of Oak St., as planned." "I'll start the robot car by remote control." "Right." "Into the alley as planned, Jimmy." "OK." "What do you make of that?" "It was operated by remote control." "That proves the Wizard engineered the whole operation." "What about the picture that photographer girl snapped?" "Might help the cops identify us." "We'll have to get it." "That's up to Jimmy." "She's his sister." "Leave me out of this." "You don't want anything to happen to her, do you, Jimmy?" "Nothing better." "She doesn't know I'm hooked up with you." "That's fine." "You can tell her any story she'll believe." "But get that negative and any prints she made." "Hello." "Hello, Vicki." "Jimmy." "Look, I just developed that negative and made a print of it." "You were driving that car!" "Listen sis, I'm in a jam." "Don't show that photograph to anybody till I see you." "Jimmy, where are you?" "Why don't you come here?" "Well, I'll explain everything when I see you." "Meet me right away." "In the picnic grounds at Graham's park." "Bring the negative and any prints you made of it." "But, Jimmy, I..." "You want me to get out of this jam, don't you?" "Oh, of course, I do." "All right then, do what I say." "Don't talk to the police, and don't bring anybody with you." "Meet me in the park." "But Jimmy..." "Jimmy!" "It's all set." "She'll meet me." "I'll take over from here." "Now, you promised she wouldn't be hurt." "She won't be, if she brings that negative and any prints she made from it." "Well, what do you think I should do about it, Bruce?" "The only thing to do is to meet your brother and hear his story." "Well, I hardly needed to come here for that advice." "What else could I say?" "You already had your mind made up in advance." "Well, thanks anyway, Bruce." "Good night, Vicki." "Good night." "Does that setup sound right to you?" "No, it doesn't." "And Batman and Robin had better look into it." "Jimmy?" "Who are you?" "your brother couldn't get here." "He sent me to get the negative." "I'll give it only to Jimmy." "Yeah?" "Come on." "Thanks for your help." "Where's the negative?" "It burned." "Well, maybe it's just as well." "Help miss Vale to her car." "Thank you." "There's the charred negative." "What's that?" "It's known as aerolic red." "It'll restore the molecular structure of the charred film." "Hand me the camera." "You really think this'll work?" "We can hope, Dick." "I'm using infrared plates." "There it is, Dick." "But who's the man with Jimmy Vale?" "I don't know him." "I'll have to check through my rogues' gallery." "You may go now, Carter." "Are you sure you won't need me, prof." "Hammil?" "Of course, I'm sure!" "Very good, sir." "I was hoping it might be one of the men we've been watching." "Like Brown." "Like Dunne, the private eye." "Or even the eccentric scientist, Hammil." "But he's confined to a wheelchair." "Yes, that's true." "Did you get the negative?" "Yes, I burned it." "And the print, too." "You're sure of that?" "Yes, I'm sure." "Get rid of Jimmy Vale." "He is a good pilot." "We need him." "I'll make you responsible for him." "Now, watch him closely." "Hello?" "This is Jimmy." "Listen, sis..." "Well, that was a fine trick you played on me." "I..." "I'm sorry, Vicki." "I'll explain someday." "Are you all right?" "Yes, thanks to Batman." "Look Jimmy, where are you?" "Why don't you come here?" "Never mind where I am." "I'm leaving town right away." "Goodbye, Vicki." "But Jimmy..." "Jimmy." "Hello, Florence?" "Look, trace this call I just had, will you?" "It's urgent." "And call me back, right away." "Yeah." "Hello?" "The Harbor Club on Seaside Avenue." "OK, thanks." "Here's the man, Mac Lacey." "Police record." "Hangs out on the waterfront." "Frequents the Harbor Club." "Mac Lacey is about to be interviewed by the Batman." "I came here to find my brother." "He skipped out on us." "Maybe, if we hold her, he'll come back." "That's a good idea." "You won't get away with this." "I think we will." "That's our man." "Batman!" "That hurt." "Take her to the boat." "Where's Gabe?" "He'll meet us at the dock." "Watch him!" "That'll locate him." "Who is this stranger who has penetrated the Wizard hideout?" "What new danger does Robin face?" "Batman and Robin capture one of the Wizard's men near a waterfront hideout." "Vicki has come there searching for her brother, but has been caught." "Batman hears her call for help and..." "That'll locate him." "Look." "Forget 'em." "They've escaped." "We caught one of them." "Robin's got him in the car." "Let me get my camera and I'll get a picture of him." "Forget your camera." "You've had enough excitement for one night." "We'll turn our prisoner over to the police." "I want an enlarged photograph of him." "Something tells me you have a plan." "You're right." "I have." "How do I look?" "Like his twin brother." "Now, if you can only find where the mob hangs out." "Our prisoner wasn't very talkative, but I found something on him that may lead us straight to the Wizard." "There's my admission card." "Come in, Mac." "The boys were just wondering about you." "Yeah." "And I'm still wondering." "Oh, you mean this?" "Yeah." "Batman got me, but he couldn't hold me." "That don't make sense." "I hear the Batman never loses a prisoner once he's grabbed him." "He lost this one by turning me over to that kid, Robin." "That's who I escaped from." "How did you escape the police?" "We beat it when we heard their siren." "That was a trick device he had on his car to scare you guys off." "Well, I'll remember that next time." "All right, fellas, let's get down to business." "Now, I've heard from the Wizard." "He wants 2 men at headquarters to help him convert the remote control machine to the new power." "The new power?" "Oh, now, don't act dumb, Mac." "You know what I mean." "The stolen X-90 formula." "Oh, yeah..." "Yeah, that's what I figured." "You can count me in for the job." "What's got into you?" "I thought you didn't like visiting headquarters." "This time it's different." "That Batman and Robin are after me." "I can lay low there." "You can deal me out." "I don't want any part of that place." "Now, ain't that too bad?" "You're just the one I decided on." "Now, you will go to hideout B, and stay there until it gets dark." "This place is not safe." "You'd better slow down, Nolan." "We're coming to that alarm gadget in the road." "Right." "You got another cigarette, Mac?" "Sorry." "This kind only comes one to a pack." "Get set for the bump." "That was it." "That lets the boys know that somebody is coming." "Well, I see the alarm worked OK." "Yeah, I knew somebody was on the road." "What happened to you?" "Plenty." "Anything to report?" "Orders from the Wizard." "We're to catch Barry Brown's next broadcast, without fail." "Well, we can do that." "I planned to stay here until after dark." "What does that mean?" "More orders?" "Maybe." "In the meantime, don't get too nosy, Mac." "It's time for Brown's broadcast." "Turn on the radio." "This is Barry Brown with a few hot tips and cold facts." "While there are no new developments in the remote control robbery case," "I have exclusive information on an angle that might soon set off a powder keg." "A key man of the robbery gang has been captured and is being held incommunicado by the police for questioning." "I will relay to you any information he discloses." "In the meantime, I have learned the prisoner's name." "It is Mac Lacey." "You heard that." "What's it all about?" "I don't know." "It must have been a mistake." "It was." "And you made it." "You look like Mac, but you can't be." "Who are you?" "I'll give you just 10 seconds to answer." "Who are you?" "Nolan, look!" "The trademark of the Batman." "That means he's outside." "Guard this guy." "Sit down." "The Batman's around." "Search for him." "He made a break for it." "Just who are you?" "I'm a friend of Mac's." "When I heard he was arrested," "I thought I could take his place in your outfit." "Why didn't you say so before?" "I didn't think you'd believe me." "I don't." "But I'm going to give you a chance to prove yourself." "How?" "Get rid of this pest for me." "That's a deal." "Hold him." "Line him up." "You've got 2 shots." "Make him count." "And no tricks." "Start a search." "We've got to find them." "That was good shooting, Bruce." "You know, this bolt buckle isn't very big." "I was sure it was thick enough to stop the bullet." "Well, it still knocked the wind out of me." "Better keep your eyes open." "They might be tailing us in their car." "That I want to see." "They'll be working on their car for a week after what I did to it." "This place is not safe." "We got to get out of here." "How far do you think we'd get without a car?" "I'd better call headquarters." "Station B calling headquarters." "Station B calling headquarters." "This is headquarters." "Go ahead." "We had a couple of visitors but they escaped." "One of them was Batman's assistant, Robin." "The other one tried to bluff us into thinking he was Mac, but Brown's broadcast spoiled his disguise." "Did you learn who he really was?" "No, but I think he's..." "You don't think." "That's Why you failed." "It was undoubtedly Batman himself." "You've made your final mistake, Nolan." "What do you mean?" "I mean I'm going to replace you before your bungling betrays me to Batman." "Let me talk to one or the others." "This is Holt." "Keep Nolan under guard until I can get rid of him." "I'm liquidating Evans also." "Their fate will be insurance against future mistakes." "Yes, sir." "What else?" "When did Batman and Robin escape?" "About 20 minutes ago." "Oh." "Then there's still time to offset Nolan's blundering." "What do you want us to do?" "Nothing." "I'm taking over." "I've managed to get word to Mac in jail." "He's going to trap Batman for me." "I'd have found the Wizard's headquarters by now if it hadn't been for Brown's broadcast." "He must be in with the Wizard." "Maybe he is the Wizard." "Either that, or a very dangerous snooper." "If we can find out where he gets his tips, we'll have a valuable clue." "The bat signal." "Commissioner Gordon needs help." "Watch out for a telephone." "Yes?" "Telephone call, commissioner." "Thank you." "Commissioner Gordon speaking." "This is Batman." "Do you want me?" "I'll say I do." "Mac Lacey talked." "He's just named the next location where his remote control gang will strike." "The job is to be pulled tonight." "Where?" "Some place on Marine Street, along the waterfront." "That's not very definite, but it'll have to do." "I'll be there in 15 minutes." "What's wrong this time?" "We'll know the answer to that when we got to Marine Street." "If we only knew what to hunt for." "Marine Street only runs a couple of blocks." "Maybe we can stumble onto a clue." "Like that?" "Could be." "They've spotted us." "OK." "Inside, quick." "Through that door." "They're not in here." "What sinister use does the Wizard plan to make of the remote control machine?" "Who is this that the Wizard's men are attacking?" "Robin rescues Bruce from a Wizard hideout, which Bruce entered in disguise." "Informed of this, the Wizard orders 2 of his men liquidated, then sets a deadly trap for Batman and Robin." "Robin." "Robin!" "Breathe through this." "This is Barry Brown with a bulletin that will hit like a bombshell." "Information has just reached me of a mysterious tragedy that occurred tonight, at an abandoned Marine Street warehouse." "The police will learn that 2 victims, to be found in a gas-filled storage vault, are none other than the supposedly invincible Batman and his boy wonder companion, Robin." "Don't believe everything you hear." "Sorry to startle you, Alfred, but any resemblance between us and a couple of ghosts is purely coincidental." "I ought to sue that Brown character." "The fact remains that mr." "Brown knows a great deal more about us than is good for us." "That's right." "You know, I wonder how he found out" "Batman and Robin were in that warehouse." "I don't know." "But it's a cinch that the prisoner comm." "Gordon is holding deliberately made a false confession, in order to lead us into a trap." "Maybe he and Brown are working together." "All we have to do is prove it." "That's all." "I'll call comm." "Gordon and tell him that Batman and Robin are still alive." "And we'll drop in on him first thing in the morning." "This case is loaded with suspects, yet we haven't uncovered a single clue in the whole lot that would help us identify the Wizard." "Only last night, we investigated the warehouse on Marine Street and found exactly nothing." "Dick and I heard some reference made to a warehouse" "Last night on Barry Brown's broadcast yeah." "Brown is suspect number one in my book." "If Brown isn't the Wizard, he'll do until a better suspect comes along." "Thank you, commissioner." "Barry Brown." "This is a surprise." "Hello, Bruce." "Surprise?" "It's a shock." "Don't tell me you've come to give yourself up." "As a matter of fact, I'm low on news copy." "I thought perhaps you might have a few scoops to spare." "Well, if I had, you'd have broadcasted them a long time ago." "Who's been feeding you your material?" "Oh, it's confidential." "I'm not at liberty to say." "Well, if I could arrange it, you wouldn't be at liberty, period." "Yes, Walker?" "Commissioner, our short wave monitor picked up this message." "The voice identified itself as the Wizard." "Thank you." "What is it, commissioner?" "It's a threat." "The Wizard demands that the railroads pay him an unspecified sum to be named later." "And if they refuse?" "Prof. Hammil's stolen remote control machine will be used to stop every train entering and leaving Gotham City." "What's the deadline?" "Oh, just about now." "He's going to stop every train for 5 minutes, just as a warning." "I'm surprised this hasn't been on Barry Brown's broadcast." "Yeah, that's right." "How about that, Brown?" "Did..." "Now we know how he gets some of his news, anyway." "Yes, yes." "I know, I know." "Every train in Gotham City is affected by the mysterious force." "I can only tell you that the unknown Wizard is responsible for it." "We're doing everything we can." "See you later, commissioner." "5 minutes are up." "Too bad." "I was just beginning to enjoy this." "You'll get plenty of chance to play with those trains if the railroads refuse to kick in on demand." "They won't dare refuse." "I've shown them a sample of my power." "Now that Batman is no longer here to help them, they'll meet my terms." "Or the full force of X-90 will blast their industry to oblivion." "You don't make any mistakes, do you?" "No, I don't, Neil." "You and Earl better learn that at once." "I won't tolerate mistakes from any of my men." "This is your up-to-the-minute news vendor, Barry Brown, interrupting the program now in progress to bring y an emergency bulletin." "Through a secret source, I have just learned that Winslow Harrison, president of the associated railroads, will personally investigate the strange phenomena that halted all trains for 5 minutes, in the Gotham City area today." "Harrison is already on his way here." "In a long distance telephone call to police commissioner Gordon, he flatly refused to submit to any blackmail attempts by the Wizard, regardless of the consequences." "And now, for other news." "What's bothering you?" "Harrison's safety." "The Wizard must have heard that broadcast." "Perhaps he even inspired it." "Harrison's decision must have really knocked the props out from under his blackmail scheme." "Yeah, that's What I'm afraid of." "And what's to prevent the Wizard from attacking Harrison on his way here?" "Batman and Robin might." "I'll check with Gordon and find out his route." "Are you sure we're headed in the right direction?" "Gordon said this is the right road." "The Wizard and his men may be around here somewhere." "But they won't expect us." "Comm." "Gordon is the only man who knows" "Batman and Robin are still alive." "There's a car coming up behind us." "Round that next curve, then stop." "Surprised to find us alive?" "No, I didn't believe Barry Brown's report of your death." "Why are you following us?" "Well, did it ever occur to you that only the Wizard's man would know of your supposed demise?" "What of it?" "Well, doesn't that mean that Barry Brown is tied up with them?" "Maybe even leading them." "I've suspected Brown for some time." "But you haven't answered my question." "Does Bruce Wayne know that you're driving his car?" "Of course." "You know, if I didn't know Bruce Wayne so well," "I'd almost think that you and he were the same man." "That's absurd." "If you won't tell me where you're going, I'll tell you." "You saw us on the way here, knew we were on a mission, followed us to get pictures for your magazine." "Any objections?" "Not up until now." "But this is as far as you go." "Oh, is that so?" "And just how do you expect to stop me?" "By keeping your keys." "You mean you're going to keep me stranded out here in this... this wilderness?" "not for long." "As soon as I get to a phone," "I'll call Bruce and tell him to come get you." "The car is coming." "Are you sure it's Harrison's?" "The license checks." "Neil to headquarters." "Neil calling headquarters." "Come in, Neil." "Harrison's car is approaching." "Remote control mechanism is ready for operation." "Stand by." "It's stopping all right." "You stand by." "The rest of you, come with me." "What's the matter with it, Martin?" "I don't know, mr." "Harrison." "It just stopped." "My appointment in Gotham city is less than an hour away." "Your appointment has been cancelled, mr." "Harrison." "What is this?" "Just play along, you'll find out." "Who are you?" "I'll help Harrison." "You take care of those other fellows." "Right." "Batman!" "How did you get here?" "Never mind that." "Let's get to that cabin." "Batman and Harrison are in the cabin." "Why didn't you take care of 'em?" "I left a little package in there to do that." "Then we'll make sure they don't get out." "Cover the other side." "You stay here." "I'll check on Robin." "What's the matter with that clock?" "Look at my watch, the second hand's racing." "What's causing all this?" "That's what I'd like to know." "What is in this mysterious package?" "Is the Wizard finally to come into the open?" "The Wizard threatens to stop all transportation with the remote control machine." "Harrison, railroad magnate, comes to make a deal with the Wizard, but the latter's men take him prisoner." "What's the matter with that clock?" "Look at my watch, the second hand's racing." "What's causing all this?" "That's what I'd like to know." "Come on, let's go." "I'm not going to fall for that trick." "That siren's on Batman's car." "Maybe not." "I've seen another car heading this way." "We've finished Batman and Harrison, what are we waiting for?" "What about Batman's pal?" "Forget him, let's get out of here." "There." "Batman!" "I thought that blast had finished you." "It would have, if there hadn't been a small cellar under that cabin." "That's right." "I'm glad to see you're all right, mr." "Harrison." "I am, thanks to Batman." "How about you?" "Oh, I guess I'll live." "Is there any reason we can't resume our trip to Gotham city?" "You'll find your ignition is burned out, thanks to the unknown Wizard." "I'll have to take you in my car." "Hold it!" "Who are you?" "Don't mind her." "She's always going around taking pictures nobody ever sees." "I'll send a repair man out, Martin." "OK, mr." "Harrison." "Never mind the car." "The boys are going to the new hideout." "Report Earl and me at the headquarters." "OK." "You've made this trip a lot." "Where's this sub taking us?" "One reason I'm still alive is that I don't ask too many questions." "Are you sure that both Batman and Harrison were finished?" "I'm positive." "No one could have lived through that explosion." "Good." "Then I can proceed with my plans." "I've already sent an ultimatum to the railroads through comm." "Gordon." "The Wizard threatens to paralyze the entire railroad system with his remote control machine, unless he receives 5 million dollars today." "Preposterous." "I refuse to even consider such a demand." "How does he want the money delivered?" "It's to be in old, unmarked bills, and is to be thrown from a train at a designated spot." "I tell you, I won't consider it." "It's up to you to stop this criminal." "The only way to do that is by strategy." "You have a plan?" "Yes." "It'll call for some cooperation by the treasury officials." "Also, we must let information leak out to a certain broadcaster." "Sergeant." "This is Barry Brown reporting." "Here is startling news:" "The railroads have surrendered to the Wizard, on his terms." "The 5 million dollars he demands will be thrown from a train at a designated spot." "This proves my previous claim that the police are helpless against the remote control machine." "Well, this is one time when we know how Brown got his story." "Well, is real money going to be delivered to the Wizard's men?" "Yes." "It's old bills that the government was going to destroy and replace with new currency." "What if the Wizard gets away with all that money?" "He won't." "The bills have been painted with a radioactive substance." "We'll use a Geiger counter and track them down." "Sounds great." "Not only that, when the package is opened, and the money is exposed to the air, it'll immediately burst into flames." "Well, where do you and I come in on this?" "We don't." "But Batman and Robin will be there when the package is thrown from the train." "There's another plane about 5,000 feet below us." "Probably a lookout plane." "They can't see us at this height." "It looks like the pirate plane we saw before." "Calling car 6." "This is lookout plane." "Calling car 6." "All clear." "This is car 6." "Was the money thrown off the train?" "Yes, it's in the shallow draw, just east of the junction." "Good." "We'll pick it up." "The car that came out of the brush is headed towards the junction." "They're after the money." "You land the plane and get to our car." "I'll make a delayed jump so I can get down faster." "This is car 6." "Are you sure you weren't observed?" "Yes, I'm sure." "Good." "Meet car 4, transfer the money, and then carry out my orders." "What happened?" "They transferred the money to another car." "Move over." "The radioactive money should be giving off signals by now." "Check your indicator." "What does it say?" "We're on the right track." "Turn to the right." "This highway leads to the industrial section of the city." "But it'll be dark before we get there." "That won't make any difference to that gadget." "Here, you see what you can do with it." "I'll call headquarters and let the Wizard know we are here." "OK." "Neil calling headquarters." "Neil calling headquarters." "Come in, Neil." "We have the money at the South street warehouse." "You want it brought to headquarters?" "No, I'll go there personally." "Stand by." "Right." "Sounds like it's getting louder." "Yeah, I guess we're getting hotter." "The closer we get to that warehouse, the more signals we'll receive." "We'll take a look." "Stay here and watch." "They sure wrapped this stuff up tight." "You'd be careful with 5 million bucks, wouldn't you?" "Let me give you a hand with that, huh?" "I thought I told you to stand guard." "Is the faithless Jimmy setting another trap for his sister?" "What new scheme of the Wizard is this?" "Batman persuades the authorities to pay the ransom demanded by the Wizard, to release his control over the railroads." "Batman has made the money radioactive, enabling him to trace it to a warehouse." "What happened to you?" "Well, somebody hit me from behind." "What started the fire?" "The radioactive money burst into flames." "Then the Wizard won't get his ransom money." "No, he won't." "And there's liable to be more trouble." "It's Dunne, the private Detective." "Hey." "What are you doing around here, Dunne?" "Oh, just looking around." "Are you sure that's all?" "Maybe I should ask why Barry Brown, radio announcer, is snooping around here." "I'm just looking for some spot news." "You haven't given me any lately." "You've been doing all right." "Either of those men could be the Wizard." "Yeah, but so could professor Hammil." "He invented the machine that caused all the trouble." "But he's a wheel chair invalid." "Yeah, but he could still be the brains." "Leave it on the desk, Carter." "Don't you want me to serve it, sir?" "No, I'm not hungry." "Get out." "Very good, sir." "Start the power, so the machine will warm up." "I'll prove to 'em that I'm ready to strike back." "You ought to make 'em pay twice as much after the way they crossed you up on that money deal." "Before I'm through with them, they'll be glad to meet any terms I name." "I've stopped the railroads." "Now I'll demoralize all traffic." "What's wrong with it?" "The power it develops is too strong for its working parts." "In this section, where the greatest friction is, the diamond bearings are burned out." "Commissioner." "Hello, Bruce." "How are you, Vicki?" "Hello." "Could you join us for lunch?" "No, thanks." "I won't have time." "You know, Bruce, you have a much better head than most people realize." "I'm certainly glad Vicki heard you say that." "His head's all right." "He just doesn't use it enough." "Bruce, I'd like to get your opinion on something." "Certainly, commissioner." "Why do you suppose the Wizard has stopped using his remote control machine?" "Maybe it's out of order." "You may be right." "But there's still a chance he can repair it." "He'll certainly try since the machine is his main offensive weapon." "And that suggests more robberies, possibly synthetic diamonds." "Very good." "Tell your contact he'll be rewarded for the information." "I'll inform you later of my plan." "I've located a new supply of synthetic diamonds." "Where is it?" "The research council has developed a new type which resists heat and friction better than the real ones." "It'll take a great deal of strategy to get them." "Thanks for the lunch." "It was a pleasure, Vicki." "Ooh, I hope that's something exciting for me to cover." "We better get out of here before we get roped in on something." "Vicki Vale speaking." "Jimmy." "It's her brother." "Where are you?" "What kind of trouble?" "I can't talk much." "I need help." "Is this another trick to trap me?" "No, I swear it isn't, Vicki." "You've got to come here and help me." "All right." "Where are you?" "All right, I'll be right there." "Vicki?" "I wonder how she got out of here." "You got me." "The Harbor Club." "That means trouble." "Batman and Robin have got to follow through." "I'm glad you made it, sis." "Hurry up." "The guard will come back any minute." "Why didn't you call me before this?" "I'll tell my story at police headquarters." "It's important for them to know what's going on." "Well, I'll take you there." "Come on." "What are you gonna do with me?" "Turn you over to the police." "Come in, Batman." "You're just in time to hear Jimmy Vale's story." "Good." "I just brought in another of the Wizard's men." "All right." "Sergeant, have Batman's prisoner questioned and bring me a complete report." "Now, Vale, how did you get in with the Wizard's outfit?" "I thought I was being hired as a pilot for a chartered flight." "It took me a little while to find out what was going on." "Did you ever meet the Wizard?" "No." "First, I took my orders from a man named Nolan." "Afterwards, it was man named Neil." "Neil, yeah." "Well, go ahead." "Well, the Wizard is planning another big job." "His remote control machine broke down because the diamond insets burned out." "Bruce was right, Vicki." "Go on." "Well, uh, Neil said that he heard the research council was making synthetic diamonds." "They plan to attack the place tomorrow." "I'll put a stop that now." "No!" "I'll have the diamonds moved to the main plant." "As long as you don't intend to question Jim any further," "I suggest you release him to the custody of his sister." "It's a good idea." "I'll still want you as a material witness." "Anytime." "I've got a long account to settle with that bunch." "Thank you, commissioner." "Come on, Jimmy." "Oh, I've got to rush these negatives over to the enlargement room." "Go ahead, sis." "I'll hang around here." "I'll be right back." "Take your time." "Neil?" "This is Jimmy Vale." "Gordon fell for the story." "He's having the diamonds moved this afternoon." "OK." "I'll wait till I hear from you." "Goodbye." "Hello, Albert." "Commissioner Gordon?" "Put him on." "Hello, commissioner." "What's on your mind?" "He's telling me about the prisoner Batman brought in." "Well, that's most unusual." "I don't know, but I'll think it over." "Thanks for telling me." "Goodbye." "The man who was guarding Jimmy had blanks in his gun." "Blanks?" "Why?" "Maybe he wasn't supposed to shoot Jimmy." "I don't get it." "Maybe they wanted him to escape and tell that story." "Batman and Robin had better get right over to that synthetic diamond plant." "Batman!" "Have the synthetic diamonds left you yet?" "Yes, a few minutes ago." "Headed for the research plant." "Thanks." "Are you injured?" "I'm all right." "They, uh, they slugged me." "Did they get the diamonds?" "Yes." "Yes, they did." "They had a big lead on us." "They may turn off anywhere." "I realize that." "This route leads to that secret getaway of theirs near the ocean." "I'm betting they'll go there." "There's a car coming up fast behind us." "Looks like Batman's." "It is Batman's." "Call headquarters and tell the Wizard." "Car 4 calling headquarters." "This is headquarters." "Come in, car 4." "I don't know how he got there, but Batman is close on our trail." "What is your location?" "About 10 Miles South of town, on highway 18." "Very good." "I'll take care of Batman." "The Wizard's using his remote control machine on us." "Well, no chance to catch those diamond thieves now." "Maybe we can borrow this one." "Batman!" "Robin!" "That's right." "We're after some jewel thieves, but our car's been disabled." "May we use yours?" "Sure, hop in." "No, we'll take yours and you stay with ours." "There might be trouble." "Well, trouble don't bother me none." "But if that's the way you feel about it, take her, and welcome." "If anything happens to it, the police will give you another one." "Tell 'em to get me one with a red light and a siren on it, will you?" "There's another car trailing us." "Moving fast, too." "Call headquarters." "Car 4 calling headquarters." "Headquarters." "Come in, car 4." "There's another car trailing us." "Can you look it over through your televiewer?" "Yes." "Stand by." "Batman and Robin are in that car." "Batman's too clever for his own good." "This time I'll do more than stop him." "This ought to be good." "The Wizard has taken control!" "Has Jimmy vale at last broken with the Wizard's men?" "What bold move of the Wizard's is this?" "The Wizard's men intercept a shipment of synthetic diamonds needed to operate their remote control machine." "Batman and Robin pursue the thieves." "Their car is disabled." "They commandeer another and..." "Car 4 calling headquarters." "Headquarters." "Come in, car 4." "There's another car trailing us." "Can you look it over through your televiewer?" "Yes." "Stand by." "Batman and Robin are in that car." "Batman's too clever for his own good." "This time I'll do more than stop him." "This ought to be good." "The Wizard has taken control." "Bail out." "Keep down, the Wizard may be able to see us." "Headquarters to car 4, headquarters to car 4." "This is car 4." "Come in, headquarters." "Batman has been taken care of for good." "I've seen to it personally." "Good work." "Things ought to be different now, with Batman out of our hair." "They will be." "Yeah, it's a long walk back to where we left the car." "I hope it runs." "The wiring's probably burned out." "And we'll have to square things with that man whose car we took." "Any more worries?" "I've persuaded commissioner Gordon to let Jimmy Vale go, so we can watch him." "We haven't had much time to do that." "Maybe Vicki's keeping track of her brother." "I hope so." "I think we can take a chance now." "Hello." "This is Jimmy Vale." "OK, Neil, rendezvous "D"." "I'll be right over." "Markham building." "Keep the change." "Mr. Wayne's residence." "Oh, this is Vicki Vale." "I must speak to mr." "Wayne at once." "I'm sorry, miss Vale, he's not at home." "Do you know where you can find him?" "No, I don't." "Do you wish to leave a message?" "Yes, tell him that..." "Oh, never mind." "Somebody's coming along the corridor towards the door." "See who it is." "It's Jimmy Vale." "He sure took his time." "What took you so long?" "My sister Vicki dropped in." "Are you sure you weren't followed?" "E. Certainly." "Otherwise I wouldn't have come her sit down and relax." "We've got a big job coming up." "Any messages, Alfred?" "Miss Vale called a little over an hour ago." "She seemed quite angry when she learned you were not at home." "Thanks." "I wonder What Vicki wanted." "might be something about her brother." "I hope he doesn't get her in trouble." "Someone's snooping around this floor." "See who it is." "He doesn't stand still long enough." "Go out and look around." "Who are you looking for?" "My brother." "We're just the boys who can take you to him." "Vicki!" "You sure fixed things." "Let her go." "so she can bring the police?" "Maybe she already has." "Lock her up in there." "Get outside and see if she did bring any cops." "Mr. Wayne's residence." "This is Vicki Vale." "Look, I'm a prisoner in a downtown office building." "Now, I want you to write down this address and give it to Bruce." "The number is..." "How much longer am I to be held a prisoner here?" "Nice try, sister, but don't try it again." "Somebody for me, Alfred?" "Yes, it was miss Vale, sir, but she's no long er on the wire." "Why not?" "Somebody forced her to hang up." "Where is she?" "Well, she started to explain she was being held prisoner in some office building." "Then the connection was broken." "That building must be one of the Wizard's hideouts." "But how can we find it?" "That last prisoner we caught should know where it is." "Getting him to reveal anything would be a man-sized job." "Yes, a Batman-sized job." "But it's our only hope." "Don't ask questions." "Get in that delivery truck and take off." "Jason sure fell for that phony escape routine." "We can thank commissioner Gordon for helping us put it over." "I hope it helps us find Vicki." "This is Jason calling rendezvous C." "Jason calling rendezvous C." "Come in, rendezvous C." "He found the radio all right." "This is Gabe at rendezvous C." "I thought you were in the hoosegow, Jason." "I was, but I got out." "Where do I report?" "Report to rendezvous "D"." "Check." "Wait here." "I'll be right back." "It's Jason." "Couldn't be, he's in jail." "Not now, he isn't." "He's right outside that door." "Let him in." "How'd you get here?" "Well, don't you know?" "if I did, I wouldn't ask." "You mean you didn't have anything to do with my escape, or that getaway car?" "Certainly not." "Someone's been playing games." "Well, it's not me." "Another visitor." "There's the answer." "Someone's tailed you here." "This'll take care of anybody who touches any metal in the hallway." "He'll be knocked cold." "Come on, let's go." "Vicki, this is Jimmy." "I'll get you out as soon as I can." "Bruce Wayne." "No one came this way." "Let's split up and head 'em off." "Let me out of here!" "Open the door!" "Batman, they're searching for you." "Must Robin now carry on alone?" "Who is making a getaway in this speeding car?" "See the startling answers in "Robin's ruse", chapter 11 of Batman and Robin, at this theatre next week." "Vicki is captured when she follows her brother to a wizard hideout." "Batman and Robin locate her by releasing a prisoner and following him." "But when Batman enters, he encounters an unexpected trap." "Bruce!" "It's not really you, it... it can't be." "It can be and it is." "But I just saw Batman plunge to his death." "You thought you saw Batman." "That was Jimmy Vale." "Vicki's brother?" "I don't get it." "I'll explain later." "Have you seen Vicki?" "Yes." "She just drove off in her car." "Then she doesn't know about her brother." "Well, there's nothing we can do for him now." "Come on, let's go." "Now tell me what happened." "The building is evidently protected by a very elaborate alarm system, because the first door knob I touched stunned me with an electric charge." "I heard approaching footsteps." "It was Jimmy who found me." "Inside an office, Jimmy lowered me to the floor." "Making sure no one had spotted us, he began removing my disguise." "I remained motionless, wondering what he was up to." "Outside, I could hear footsteps." "Vicki's captors were searching for me." "I became vaguely aware that Jimmy was now wearing the Batman costume." "He moved to the door and slipped out into the hall." "That was the last time I saw him alive." "Evidently, he was mistaken for me, got into a fight and fell to his death." "Saving Vicki was the one decent thing he did." "Yes." "He was probably trying to square things." "Now, we better find the real culprit." "The wizard." "I got a good look at who was hiding behind that mask." "It was Jimmy Vale." "No wonder Batman would always show up so conveniently to ruin our plans." "He and Vale are one and the same man." "Then suppose you explain how it happened that Batman showed up at certain times when Jimmy Vale was also present." "That's right, I know at least 2 occasions" "Remember that time... skip it" "If Jimmy Vale wasn't batman then who is?" "I got out of that building just in time to see" "Bruce Wayne pulling away in a panel truck, with Robin, the boy wonder." "So what?" "You aren't fool enough to suppose that Wayne and Batman are one and the same, are you?" "It has interesting possibilities." "Millionaire clubman leads double life." "Not Wayne." "That playboy has a rep for being a lazy do-nothing." "oh, that could be a pose." "Besides, he was certainly up to something, when he visited rendezvous D." "I hadn't thought of that." "Well, start thinking of this." "We shall have to begin concentrating on Mr. Bruce Wayne." "The wizard always covers his tracks." "So have other suspects" "Like Barry Brown and Dunne, that private eye." "You forgot to mention Nolan, or even Hammil himself." "But Hammil is an invalid." "It's pretty hard to imagine that he's the wizard, much less, steal his own invention." "If Hammil's smart enough to invent such a gadget, he's capable of operating as the brains of that gang." "You wished to see me, Mr. Wayne?" "I was just passing by and I thought perhaps..." "I'm not in the habit of granting interviews without an appointment." "Is this business or social?" "Well, let's say it's confidential." "You may go, Carter." "Now then, out with it." "You haven't by any chance found any trace of your stolen remote control machine?" "Isn't it customary for the police to perform such duties?" "Yes." "But in the meantime, that machine is in the hands of a dangerous enemy." "If, however, there was some counteracting device, that could be perfected..." "If I knew of such a device, young man," "I would hardly discuss it publicly." "Now, if you'll excuse me." "Well, certainly." "Good day, sir." "You may stay to dinner, if you wish." "No thanks." "I have a dinner date with miss Vale of Picture Magazine at the French cafe." "Thanks just the same." "Headquarters calling car 4." "Headquarters calling car 4." "Come in, car 4." "This is m.N. Go ahead." "Bruce Wayne has just talked his way into the trap." "He's to meet Vicki Vale in front of the French cafe tonight." "Right." "This is going to be easier than we thought." "I'll join you at rendezvous E." "Check." "Come on, get started." "Start walking towards the car, Wayne." "Don't make any wrong moves." "You got your orders." "Get going." "What's this all about?" "A smart guy like you ought to be able to figure it out, Batman." "Batman?" "Aren't you two gentlemen making a mistake?" "Not this time." "You might at least explain where you two are taking me." "Just keep driving, you'll find out." "This leads into the industrial section." "Stop at that warehouse." "So this is where we're going." "52, Commercial Street." "Yeah, we got a nice private room waiting for you." "Thanks for all the information." "Don't mention it." "Nobody you know will ever find you here." "Get out." "Take a good look at him, boys." "This is what Batman looks like, without his fancy clothes." "I don't know what this is all about." "Maybe the wizard will explain it to you." "Stick around." "Sit over there." "I wonder what's keeping the wizard?" "He might have been unavoidably detained." "By the, uh, Batman, for instance." "That's very funny, coming from you." "Why?" "The bat signal!" "That means Batman's outside." "What does that make him?" "This is no time for riddle you watch him." "There he is." "What's the matter with you?" "Batman, he slugged me." "Where is he?" "I don't know." "He's gone." "Are you sure he was here?" "Am I sure?" "I didn't slug myself." "What are you doing out here?" "You're supposed to be inside guarding Bruce Wayne, alias Batman." "Wayne's a prisoner, but Batman is in the neighborhood." "We spotted him from the window." "can you prove it was Batman?" "Certainly." "He knocked Ives down." "At least we've got Bruce Wayne." "We'll hold him until..." "Wayne got away." "How did that happen?" "His pal rescued him." "He sneaked up behind me and..." "Never mind at the tales." "It's obvious you're no match for the boy, Robin, leave alone the Batman." "Call off the men!" "Neil and I are leaving for rendezvous C at once." "I think the wizard himself was in that car." "We're going after him." "What about Alfred?" "I think he's safe." "Well, at least we proved that" "Bruce Wayne and Batman aren't the same." "Never mind that." "What you should worry about now is that Bruce Wayne can identify a lot of you men." "If he lives up to his reputation, he won't do anything about it." "Let's hope not, for your sake." "There's a car following us." "It's probably Batman and Robin, thanks to your stupidity." "Turn off at the next road" "they've turned off." "Speed up." "Well, the wizard won't be able to use his remote control machine on us this time." "No, but he probably knows a lot more tricks." "They're gaining on us." "Can't you go any faster?" "You'll have to get me another car." "This is no time for humor." "I see I'll have to take over as usual." "Is Barry Brown searching commissioner Gordon's desk?" "Why is this armored car under attack?" "Suspecting that Bruce Wayne is Batman, the wizard captures him." "Robin rescues him, apparently aided by Batman." "Convinced that he's mistaken, the wizard now flees, closely pursued by Batman and Robin." "Well, the wizard won't be able to use his remote control machine on us this time." "No, but he probably knows a lot more tricks." "They're gaining on us." "Can't you go any faster?" "You'll have to get me another car." "This is no time for humor." "I see I'll have to take over as usual." "Well, the smoke screen stopped 'em." "Keep going." "Nice driving, Robin." "Now that I've got my breath back, I can say thanks." "Well, we've lost the wizard." "This road leads to the cliff where we lost them once before." "Maybe we can catch them there." "Get this car to the underground garage at once." "This is the place we lost them the last time." "There's their tracks." "The tracks lead up that road, and then get mixed up with dozens of other tracks." "The cliff is over that way." "Made this trip lots of times and I still don't know where I'm going." "Don't ever try to find out." "The trail ends here." "Maybe they went up the cliff or down it." "It doesn't make sense." "I'll have commissioner Gordon make a thorough search." "Any houses near here?" "Only professor Hammil's down by the shore." "I think now might be a good time to visit Hammil." "Batman!" "Why were you shooting at us?" "I didn't know it was you, sir." "I was after a prowler who broke into the house." "Look!" "Why that's the man who broke into the house, sir." "This is a private eye named Dunne." "Have you got a good alibi for attempted burglary?" "Let's say I'm here on unofficial business." "Let's say we go in the house and talk this thing over." "If you won't talk, I'll have to turn you over to the police." "What are you doing in my house?" "Maybe the police will be curious about some of your mysterious activities." "What do you mean?" "I'm a reputable scientist." "Professor, the doctor warned you not to get excited." "Since you won't talk, Dunne, I'll have to search you." "Go ahead." "Have a light, Dunne." "oh, no, no, not just now." "I thought so." "Microfilm." "Might as well tell me what's on it, Dunne." "I'll find out anyway." "All right." "It contains photographs of blueprints that professor Hammil took from the research plant without permission." "Blueprints of what?" "Plans for a neutralizer that will make the remote control machine harmless." "Those plans are mine." "I developed them." "I own them." "The research council says they belong to the government." "They've offered a reward for the return." "I couldn't find the plans, but the microfilm was in this desk." "They belong to me." "Any device that can stop the wizard's machine belongs to the authorities." "I'll have my friend Bruce Wayne turn this over to the research council tomorrow." "Come on, Robin." "And that's the microfilm recovered by Batman." "We're grateful to Batman." "We'll have work started at once on the neutralizer." "Oh, Batman has an idea in connection with that." "What is it?" "He wants word to get out that the neutralizer parts have already been manufactured." "And that that microfilm shows you how to assemble them." "What's the purpose of that?" "Batman has already arranged all the details with police commissioner Gordon." "Sergeant, send in Barry Brown, the radio broadcaster." "Come in, Brown." "Well, did you call me here for the same old routine, commissioner?" "Yes, you keep on broadcasting this inside stuff about the wizard and his plans." "Where do you get all this information?" "I claim the privilege of any reporter to keep my sources confidential." "But you could help the law by telling me." "Look, I make the news public." "That should help you." "Yes?" "This is Parker." "Can I see you?" "I'll be right in." "Excuse me a minute, Brown." "Sure." "Well, how about it, Brown," "Are you going to cooperate with me or not?" "I'll think it over." "I wish you would." "Did it work?" "Yes, Brown read the memo on your desk." "Then he'll broadcast the news and the wizard will begin to act." "And we'll be ready for him." "This is Barry Brown reporting." "Here is important news." "The wizard will soon be unable to use his apparatus for paralyzing transportation." "A device to neutralize his destructive machine will be tested today." "An armored car will take the neutralizer to Culver hills." "I advise all motorists to avoid this vicinity." "Good." "Now, listen carefully." "In reference to the Brown broadcast," "I want the following action taken." "Did you hear Brown's newscast, professor Hammil?" "Yes, they have no right to build that neutralizer." "It belongs to me." "They'll regret it." "Get this prescription filled at once." "Yes, sir." "Brown just broadcast a big story." "I know all about it." "Can they really neutralize the beam from your machine?" "Of course." "But I've anticipated this all along." "That's Why I've been working on..." "Never mind." "That neutralizer must be captured and destroyed." "But it'll be in an armored car, guarded by police." "My plan will succeed in spite of all their precautions." "This is Batman." "The armored car passed point number one OK." "Good." "Pass the word along to the police cars along the route." "Tell them to report anything unusual." "Everything is all right so far." "No cars following." "We're approaching Blue Rock Canyon." "All right, Robin." "Keep in touch with me." "Neil calling w.P. Number one." "Neil calling w.P. Number one." "This is w.P. Number one." "The armored car is approaching your location." "We'll take care of it, stand by." "Ives, keep a lookout." "Here it comes!" "Come in, w.P. Number one." "Their armored car is approaching." "When ours takes off by remote control, watch and see if it's followed." "Right." "You know what to do." "I'll call headquarters." "OK." "Neil calling headquarters, Neil calling headquarters." "Come in, Neil." "We've captured the armored car and the neutralizer." "I know, I've been watching in my televiewer." "Stand by while I start the decoy car." "There goes our decoy." "Let's take over." "Not until the gas clears out." "Come on, get in, let's get the car off the road before someone comes along." "Batman, this is Robin." "The wizard's men have stopped us just east of blue rock canyon." "But the armored car just passed here." "That was a decoy operated by the remote control machine." "I'll let the police handle that." "I'm heading your way, Robin." "It ought to be clear of gas now." "Ives, drive it into Blue Rock Canyon." "We'll open it up there." "Right." "It's Batman's pal." "We can't let him get away with that neutralizer." "Call Dan." "Calling w.P. Number one," "Calling w.P. Number one." "This is w.P. Number one." "Say, what's going on down there?" "We've been tricked." "Batman's pal is taking the armored car towards the police." "OK, I'll fix that." "Has the wizard discovered how to make himself invisible?" "How can this dangerous new power be combated?" "See the thrilling answers in "The wizard's challenge,"" "chapter 13 of batman and Robin, at this theatre next week." "Batman plans to trap the wizard using as bait an armored car supposedly containing a neutralizer for the remote control machine." "The wizard's men attack unexpectedly by air." "And as Robin drives the armored car..." "Hope the neutralizer hasn't been damaged." "There it is." "It must have fallen from the truck." "No neutralizer in here." "Maybe it neutralized itself." "Tell that to the wizard." "He'll blow us apart when he finds out that Batman's outsmarted us again." "Prof. Hammil's residence." "This is comm." "Gordon." "I'd like to speak to prof." "Hammil." "It's comm." "Gordon, sir." "Prof. Hammil speaking." "Will you come down to my office, professor?" "Why should I?" "Well, I'd like to ask your advice on a scientific matter." "I might find it convenient to stop by later today." "I wish you would." "Thanks." "Gordon is not fooling me." "He's trying to find out about my neutralizer." "Your what, sir?" "You don't understand these things, Carter." "But I have built a device that can counteract the destructive beam of the wizard's machine." "I don't see how you ever did it, sir." "I have a secret workshop." "I, uh, I'm going to surprise everyone." "I'm going to present my neutralizer" "To the research council." "You will take it to them." "Now, sir?" "No, come back in half an hour." "Very good, sir." "Yes, sir." "Orders from the wizard." "We're to go to Hammil's house right away." "Oh, I'm Vicki Vale, from picture magazine." "I'd like to see prof." "Hammil." "You can't, miss." "But I only want some pictures." "The professor won't allow a photographer in the house." "Come in." "Here is the neutralizer, take it to the research plant at once." "Yes, sir." "And don't let it out of your sight." "Very good, sir." "Help!" "Help!" "They've stolen the Professor's neutralizer." "I owe you a great deal, Batman, for saving my invention." "The box is empty." "Carter, you were the last on to handle this box." "I don't think there was anything in that box." "It was too light." "Besides, the seal wasn't broken when I brought it in here just now." "This isn't my original seal it's a counterfeit." "You or someone made a clever substitution." "Professor, Why did you trust such an important device to one man?" "I had my reasons." "Maybe you wanted to have it stolen." "If the wizard is in possession of that neutralizer now, he'll be more dangerous than ever." "We'll report to comm." "Gordon." "I-I'm sorry, professor." "I don t want to hear any of your apologies." "Get out!" "Yes, sir." "Here it is, sir." "Hmm." "So my plan worked." "Right under their very noses." "And they still don't know my identity." "Neil, this neutralizer will give me such power as no one else possesses." "You mean you'll be able to use the remote control machine without interference?" "More than that." "Listen." "The ray from this machine causes disintegration." "The beam from the neutralizer meets and throws back the disintegrating rays." "Now, if the beam and the ray meet at a point where disintegration is checked," "What'll happen?" "I don't know." "I'll show you." "I've been planning this for years." "First, I put on this disc and tune it in to both machines." "Set up the neutralizer." "Now, turn your machine on to its full power." "Uh, you'll be destroyed!" "Never mind, turn it on." "Can you hear me, Neil?" "Yeah, but I can't see you." "That's because I'm invisible." "Now, turn the power off on both machines." "Why, you can go anywhere without being seen." "Uh-huh, for a limited time." "These machines can't stay at their peak of power for very long." "I'll soon improve on that." "Now I'll announce my plans to my enemies and defy them to stop me." "This is Barry Brown reporting." "Attention, comm." "Gordon and the authorities." "I've received a telephone call from a man claiming to be the wizard." "He says that he intends to get the secret plans for the superjet plane as a step in his control of all transportation." "He states that he will appear at the research plant at 3:00 this afternoon." "He defies anyone, even Batman, to interfere with his scheme." "The bat signal is flashing, sir." "It's on account of Brown's broadcast." "I guess you're right." "All the entrances are guarded." "Police cars are cruising outside." "Do you think that threat should be taken seriously?" "I didn't think so at first, but Batman feels differently about it." "I believe the wizard plans a surprise attack." "But how?" "That's what we're here to find out." "Where are the plans for the superjet plane?" "In that vault." "We decided to leave them there." "This whole thing might be a trick to make us move them so they could be stolen." "We should know the answer in 3 minutes." "Will you gentlemen make an inspection of the guards with me?" "Why, certainly." "Robin and I will stay here." "It's time for Neil to turn on the full power." "Since when did that gate start opening itself?" "Since just now." "But what caused it?" "You figure it out." "It's one minute to 3:00." "Well, what happened to you?" "Someone got up in the back of me and slugged me." "Yeah?" "Whoever it was must have unlocked this door." "Get a detail, and search every building in the plant." "Have you seen anything unusual around here?" "Not a thing, sir." "Someone got into the plant, in spite of all our precautions." "Who saw him?" "No one, but a guard was knocked out." "I'll conceal myself in the vault." "That's their ultimate point of attack." "But how will you breathe in there?" "I have an oxygen inhaler in my utility belt if I need it." "Look me in." "All right." "You better stay here." "What's the idea of pulling my coat?" "Maybe we're all getting jumpy around here." "What is the meaning of this murderous attack on Carter?" "Where will the invisible wizard strike next?" "Learning that the wizard intends to steal plans for a super plane," "Batman and Robin help guard them." "But the wizard has discovered how to make himself invisible and now he enters the research plant, unseen." "Batman!" "I thought that blast had finished you." "It would have, if I hadn't stepped into the inner chamber to use my oxygen inhaler." "Who set off that charge?" "I don't know." "but you were here all the time." "I was here, but someone knocked me out." "How could anyone have gotten past those guards?" "You see anyone enter this office?" "No, sir, but something hit me and knocked me down." "You mean the force of the explosion?" "No, sir, it was before that." "Let's go find comm." "Gordon." "Turn these machines off before they break down." "That means the wizard will become visible." "Well, he's probably back in his car by now." "Suppose he isn't?" "he ordered me to turn these things off when they got hot." "This way." "Who were you after?" "A man in a hooded cloak." "The wizard he must be in there." "That door was closed a while ago." "Come out with your hands up." "It's Dunne, the private detective." "Oh, so you're the wizard." "I'm no more the wizard than you are, Gordon." "Is this the man you were chasing?" "It could be if he wore a cloak." "I think I shot him in the right hand." "Well, talk yourself out of that, Dunne." "Oh, I snagged it on the barbed wire, climbing over the back fence." "I suppose you were trying to catch the wizard, too." "Certainly, just like everyone else." "I heard someone coming and I hid in there." "That part sounds possible." "Wait a minute." "The wizard's glove, torn by a bullet." "This still doesn't clear you, Dunne." "Take him down to the gat e and turn him over to the police." "Come on." "Well, what do you think?" "I've got some important business to discuss with the company officials." "I'll call a conference." "Did you get the superjet plans?" "No, I became visible before I could get back inside." "And I was almost trapped." "Well, I had to turn the machines off, they got overheated." "Yes, I realized that." "When I perfect these devices," "I'll be able to remain invisible, indefinitely." "You've been wounded." "Oh, it's only a scratch, where a bullet glanced off." "I threw the research plant into an uproar." "They're still trying to figure out how anyone got in there." "We have all the gates guarded." "Is there a secret entrance to this place?" "No." "I think we're on the wrong track." "Whoever came in here just walked past the guards." "I don't understand." "I think we're dealing with an enemy who can't be seen." "What do you mean?" "Let me ask you a scientific question." "The remote control machine, at full power, can cause disintegration, is that right?" "Yes." "Molecular disintegration." "And the neutralizer with its electromagnetic force can check the disintegrating rays, right?" "That's correct." "Now, if the beams from each machine crossed each other," "What would happen to an object they focused on?" "Disintegration would be checked, the object would become invisible to the human eye." "You see?" "The wizard has both machines and can make himself invisible at certain times." "So far, we have one lead, the glove dropped by the wizard." "What we need are fingerprints." "I may be able to get them by turning the glove inside out and examining it in my laboratory." "Think you can get fingerprints from the inside of his glove?" "I hope so." "Oh, yes, you've another clue." "The wizard has a wound on his right hand." "Well, so had Dunne." "How about checking Barry Brown and Hammil?" "I'll do it." "I'll start out with Barry Brown first." "See you gentlemen later." "Yes?" "Barry Brown, the radio announcer, is here." "Send him right in." "Hello, commissioner." "Have my recent broadcasts been bothering you?" "Yes, I'd still like to know where you're getting your information on the wizard's activities." "Inside tips." "They cost me plenty." "Take off your gloves." "Take 'em off." "Well, if you insist." "What happened to your right hand?" "This?" "I cut my hand while moving some broken glass in my garage." "Anything else you'd like to know?" "Plenty, and I'm going to find it out, too." "Yes?" "That report on the Mills case is ready." "I'll be right over." "That's all for now, Brown." "Keep my line open." "I'm expecting a call from Batman." "I've got 'em, Dick." "The fingerprints from the glove?" "The wizard's fingerprints." "Whose do you think they are?" "Well, professor hammil's." "No." "His attendant, Carter." "Carter?" "Comm." "Gordon speaking." "This is Batman." "I've identified the fingerprints on the glove." "You have?" "Whose are they?" "Carter's." "Carter's?" "Are you sure?" "There's no doubt of it." "Well, let's get out to prof." "Hammil's place right away." "Batman and Robin are moving in on the wizard." "it's still hard to believe that Carter is the wizard." "It might explain many things." "He had access to all of Hammil's scientific secrets." "That's true." "But Barry Brown was the man I suspected the most." "Well, speaking of Brown, it's time for his broadcast." "tune him in." "He'd give his right eye to know what we know." "And now, ladies and gentlemen, Barry Brown, your favorite newscaster." "Good afternoon, here is today's top story." "Comm." "Gordon has identified the fingerprints of the criminal known as the wizard." "Gordon is on his way, at this moment, to the home of a prominent scientist to make an arrest." "How did he know that?" "I'll deal with Brown after I arrest Carter." "Why didn't you knock, Carter?" "I-I'm sorry, sir." "You're..." "You're spying on me." "I won't have it." "I know Why you're here." "You think I've failed." "But I can still help you." "Don't shoot." "Please don't shoot!" "It's Carter." "He's dead." "He's been murdered." "Who's murdered?" "Carter." "Didn't you hear any shots?" "No, I was in the garden." "Why would anyone want to shoot him?" "It might interest you to know that he's the wizard." "That's ridiculous." "Impossible." "His fingerprints prove otherwise." "I'll never believe it." "How did you hurt your hand, professor?" "I burnt it in the laboratory." "Well, Batman, it looks like our troubles are over." "There's something wrong here." "The wizard's much too smart to end up this way." "Yeah, well, I'll call the coroner." "Yes?" "Barry Brown is about to broadcast a special news bulletin." "Thanks, I'll listen." "We interrupt this program to bring you an important news bulletin by Barry Brown." "This is for the attention of the authorities." "They are wrong in thinking the wizard is dead." "He is very much alive, and he threatens the life of comm." "Gordon at 2:00 this afternoon, in Gordon's own office." "This threat must be taken with the utmost seriousness." "The Wizard is a desperate criminal who has the ability to make himself invisible." "And now, at great danger to myself," "I'm about to reveal the wizard's true identity." "He is..." "What's the matter, Barry?" "Barry, what happened?" "Barry, what's troublin' you?" "Ladies and gentlemen," "Barry Brown will be unable to continue this broadcast, due to a mysterious accident." "What happened here?" "Brown was broadcasting." "Suddenly he acted as if someone were chocking him." "Then he fell down, unconscious." "And no one else was in the room but you?" "That's right." "But if you look at his neck, you'll see real finger marks." "Yeah, he's right." "It looks like a throat hemorrhage." "It'll be sometime before he's able to talk." "Then we'll have to wait to learn the true identity of the wizard." "That's right." "But don't forget he's due in your office at 2:00 this afternoon." "I don't know Why I'm so jumpy." "All the doors and windows into the building are locked." "Don't forget, we're dealing with an invisible man." "Well, he can't walk through glass and steel, can he?" "Hello, Batman, commissioner." "Hello, Vicki." "I, uh, see you brought your camera." "Well, I still don't know what kind of a picture I'm to take." "I don't either." "But when you do, I want you to use this bulb." "What kind is it?" "It's a specially treated infrared bulb, sensitive to vibrations which cannot ordinarily be seen." "It might help you photograph the invisible wizard." "And just how do you focus on somebody you can't see?" "That's up to you to figure out." "It's time for Neil to turn on the beams which will make me invisible." "It's 2:00." "Sergeant, I want a complete check on all entrances." "Look!" "Is there no way to control this invisible menace?" "What new danger confronts Vicki?"