Story: "The Obtuse Conundrum" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Chuck Dixon (plot, script)
Marcos Martin (pencils)
Mark Pennington (inks)
Willie Schubert (letters)
Noelle Giddings (colors)
Jamison (color separations)
Matt Idelson (edits)

Feature Character:

Robin III

Supporting Characters:

Kip Kettering
Alfred Pennyworth
Buzz Cohen

Villains:

Wesley "Wild Wes" Cooley (first appearance; an assassin)
Birch (the ghostwriter of Rhoades' novels)
Elaine (Rhoades' publisher)
Hayden (Rhoades' agent; first appearance of all three)

Other Characters:

Roman Rhoades (an actor who poses as a best-selling thriller-writer)

Synopsis:

Robin gets involved with the case of a thriller writer, Roman Rhoades, who has been targetted for assassination. He soon discovers that Roman is simply an actor posing as the author of books written by a man named Birch. Birch, plus publicist Elaine and agent Hayden are the ones who hired the killer and who attempt to kill Roman themselves later, but Robin intervenes and the 'author' is saved - but won't be writing any more thrillers for the time being.