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"The Blackbird of Banditry!"[]

"Every criminal has a weak spot. And vanity is The Penguin's!"


With all the other villains getting the headlines, The Penguin embarks on a fresh round of bird crimes; based on famous birds of fictional literature.

Captain Flint's restaurant, a society hangout; is a robbery target. A millionaire who keeps a working farm atop his skyscraper is another---and Batman and Robin are captured there.


An ugly deathtrap is set for Robin---based on "Who Killed Cock Robin?"--"I,said the Sparrow.With my bow and arrow". A sparrow eats its food slowly---and slowly severing the thin cord that is holding back a crossbow from firing at Robin's heart. Batman,caged nearby, makes an arrow-stopper out of a discarded umbrella.


Penguin's next crime is hardly anonymous---he floats over the city in a Penguin-shaped dirigible.

Batman disables the gas bag and takes Penguin to jail; saying to Cobblepot's threats of jailbreak

"Quote the Raven---NEVERMORE!"


Large chunks of this story were incorporated into "The Return of The Penguin: in BATMAN #155(1963)

"Next Stop--Danger!"[]

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"The Four Horsemen of Crime!"[]

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