Batman's Classic Old Batmobile

Batman and Robin have to make an old car into a Batmobile for a case!


All the excitement for this special issue is under the J. Winslow Mortimer cover for Detective Comics #219 (May, 1955)...


...with the Dynamic Duo busting out a special version of the Batmobile in a story by drawn by Sheldon Moldoff and Charles Paris!

Gotham City's Strangest Race

Batman and Robin were spotted a gang of criminals who were driving old cars, and felt they may be using them to commit crimes.  So, the Dynamic Duo fixed up their own 1905 Batmobile, and entered the Millville festival for classic cars.    Bruce Wayne also entered an old car in the race, but the thieves took that car, with Batman tracking it down, but not being able to apprehend the thieves.

The thieves then go after a car owned by Jack Tallant, who has a car identical to the one Bruce Wayne had.  Checking the car, Batman finds it had a gas tank made of solid platinum, worth a fortune.  Batman figures that is their target and captures them.


Best of all, Eaglemoss made a replica of this vehicle as well!

Batman Vs. The Batmobile

Usually, a man can count on his car, but not so for Batman in this very odd issue of Detective Comics, where Batman faced off against the Batmobile!

What's worse, is that it wasn't only the Batmobile, but all of Batman's crime-fighting weapons he was facing, as Batman and Robin had to deal with the time that "The Outsider Strikes Again" in Detective Comics #340 (June, 1965) by Gardner Fox, Sheldon Moldoff and Joe Giella.

The Outsider was a villain of Batman's who seemed to have many mind over matter powers, turning all of Batman and Robin's weapons like their Batarangs and Bat-ropes against them, then the weapon would turn to dust after facing the Dynamic Duo.  Luckily, Batman realized that dust could stop the Outsider's control, so had dust bombs ready to counter the Outsider's attacks.

The Outsider was a serialized villain of the Batman's during his "new look" era, running on and off (and mostly off panel) from Detective Comics #334 (December, 1964) to Detective Comics #356 (October, 1966), with his identity being a mystery, but being someone close to Batman. 

Check back, same Bat-time, same Bat-channel, and the mystery of the Outsider may be revealed!