Story: "Two Birds, One Stone" (24 Pages) Credits: Chuck Dixon (plot, script) Feature Character: Robin III (last in Batman: Shadow of the Bat #31?. next in Batman #0) Guest Star: Robin (Dick Grayson; at age 13; last in Batman #511) Supporting Characters: Harvey Bullock (next in Detective Comics #0) Villain: Chet "Weasel" Grimes (first appearance; a cat burglar) Other Character: Andy (first appearance; an officer of the G.C.P.D.) Comment: A Zero Hour crossover issue. Synopsis: Robin is pursuing a jewel thief who is known as the weasel due to his talent for making a getaway. He is rather surprised to find himself assisted by ... Robin, as in Dick Grayson, brought to the present either from the past or an alternate timeline. The two Robins work together, chasing the weasel through Gotham Aquarium and having a close encounter with sharks and a killer whale. They then see him fall into a tank of piranha and call the police to get his skeleton out. The current Robin then has a flash of brilliance and the two of them head back inside, finding the crook - wringing wet - hiding in a cupboard. He had evidently planned his escape route long ago, as the tank he 'accidentally' fell into contains a species of piranha which does not indulge in eating flesh. However, as they hand him over to the police, first Dick and then everything else fades from existence... |
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