| May 2045 | Edition nº67 |
Detective Comics #140:Batman meets the Riddler
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Comics #140: The Riddler is Appearing
Published on August 23 of 1948 with a cover date of October that year, this comic book is all about the Riddler. Specifically about how the Riddler became… the Riddler. As Batman and Robin meet him, so do we.
The Snyposis for Detective Comics #140: “Batman: The Riddler”
The story all starts with a student named Edward Nigma, who started his criminal career when he was just a young boy. It actually happened with a jigsaw puzzle given to him by his history teacher during a contest - which Edward won… by breaking into her desk and cheating. Ever since, Edward had a love for puzzles and riddles. Which you probably know if you regularly do your “Riddle Me This” riddles on the site! Anyway, Edward was quite the puzzle expert and din’t need to cheat, yet, he always did so and challenged everyone to play against him.
Edward continued this crazy puzzle schemes and decided he would need a costume and a name. Thus, became the Riddler. His public debut was all done with a giant electric crossword puzzle - serving as a clue to Batman and Robin. Who didn’t actually get it. They didn’t understand that Riddler was flooding a bank. He then also send a giant jigsaw puzzle to police headquarters, which Batman also misunderstood. Then he followed a clue to the wrong place, before finalling watching the Riddler rob a millonaire. Batman had to save that millionaire, by solving a puzzle. This time he didn’t fail, but the Riddler knew how to escape nonetheless - and even stole a giant statue of corn in the process.
Appearances in Batman: The Riddler
There are quite some interesting places and characters to be found in this comic. Which we’ll list right here for you!Characters of Detective Comics #140
Obviously, there are The Riddler and Batman with Robin by his side as the main characters here. However, we also have the millionaire who Riddler robbed, and the Gotham Police Department, as well as the mayor. But that’s mostly it for this comic!
Locations of Detective Comics #140
The locations of this comic book actually aren’t that impressive. How come? Because most of the comic takes place in the usual Gotham City locations. However, this comic does give a special twist to it all by thus introducing the Riddler and showing his interactions to this place.
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Comics #140:More Stories
Of course, there are more comics in this edition than just the story of the Riddler, Batman, and Robin. These are the following:
Comics #140:More Stories
Robotman’s Story
This one is all about money. $10,000.00 in cash gets thrown into a river, making several people suspects of who exactly stole this money. Robotman is the one who takes a special house construction job to earn back that amount of cash, however. Why? To help the person who is falsely accused!The Jewel Dog of Detective Comics #140
This story is about thieves as well. Jewel thieves, to be specific. They trained a dog to memorise where a rich family kept all of their jewels. They use the dog to steal some jewels and then just bring it back to the pet shop - and so the cycle begins again when a rich victim buys the dog. However, it is Slam Bradley and his partner who are able to figure out what is happening here.Boys Commandos Saving the President
This last one is not exactly about thieves like the others. This one takes place in a small place in the south of America, where this random escapee plans a surprise attack and decides to take over from their currently president. The Boy Commandos helps the actual president gain back his control.What an interesting DC Comic Book we have here! Have you read this? If so, what did you think? If not, do you think you'll like it? Share your opinion in the comments and receive a limited edition comic book to add to your collection on-site.