This issue begins with Batman in "Freak-Out at Phantom Hollow" by Frank Robbins, Bob Brown, and Dick Giordano. Batman is called to the small town of Phantom Hollow after a series of incidents. A legend claims the town is haunted by the ghost of a woman who was tried as a witch. Now the old bell in the tower outside of town has been rung and the jailhouse has exploded.
Batman questions some of the townspeople and investigates the bell tower. He catches two boys in a cave outside of town. They are hippies who were harassed by bullies from town who shaved their heads. To get even the boys used a recording to sound the bell and fireworks at the jail. But they did not destroy it.
While Batman questions the kids, the bell rings again and another explosion occurs in town. Batman leaves the kids in the cave with their teacher Clare Antrim. While Batman heads back into town, the real culprit Big Lanny appears. He traps the kids in the cave. Batman's return to town was a feint to draw out Lanny. Batman defeats him and deduces that Lanny was the descendant of Nell Cabot, the suspected witch. He wanted revenge against the town and set the boys up to take the fall. Reprinted in Showcase Presents: Batman Vol. 6 TPB (2016).
Our backup is Batgirl in "Squeeze-Play" by Frank Robbins and Don Heck. Continuign from last issue, Batgirl confronts the killer wig-maker, Vazly, and his assistant, Wanda. The villains try to kill her using a wig, but she escapes. Although Batgirl apprehends Vazly, Wanda escapes. Batgirl deduces Wanda's next target, the widow Mrs. Sanders. Batgirl arrives after Wanda has gotten Sanders to pay an extortion demand to release her from the killer wig. This time Batgirl stops Wanda and puts a stop to the killer's schemes. this tale was reprinted in Showcase Presents: Batgirl Vol. 1 TPB (2007) and Batgirl: The Bronze Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2018).
Edited by Julius Schwartz.
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