Batman #222

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Synopsis

DEAD…TILL PROVEN ALIVE! Rock fans worldwide are finding clues buried in Oliver Twists albums that the lead singer, Saul Cartwright, is dead and has been replaced by an impostor. Batman and Robin investigate the matter while the rockers are guests at Wayne Manor and find criminal ties to one member. During their investigations, the Dynamic Duo come across a couple of deadly traps and they realize that one of the members of the group has tried to kill them. Batman and Robin confront the rockers about this, Saul breaks down and confesses that he is not the impostor, but instead the rest of the band are. Some time ago, the three members of the Twists died in a terrible plane accident, leaving Saul as the only living member of the group. Instead of going into retirement, Saul hired three look-alikes to his former bandmates and after a couple of months of intense rehearsal, they started touring as the Twists and he started the rumor that he was dead, in order to attract all the attention away from the others. Batman and Robin noticed when the fake trio realized the fame and fortune their new roles provided, they decided to keep pretending, but now that Saul doesn't want to play along anymore, he is ready to reveal the truth to Batman and Robin. After this, Saul and the trio start a new band and they start rising to popularity as they did before. CASE OF NO CONSEQUENCE! After a long night of fighting crime, Batman is exhausted, but as he is ready to return home, he spots a mugger taking away something from a man. When Batman approaches, he learns that the victim was mute and could only speak in hand signs. The man tells Batman that the thief took away his camera, which is his only means of livelihood. Batman decides to fulfill the mute photographer's request to retrieve his stolen camera and he starts a chase across the city. Weakened by the second, Batman manages to find the thief in a bar, but during the fight, he manages to escape from Batman's grasp. Unable to run anymore, Batman takes a short cut through the sewer system and gets to where the thief is headed. Confronting the thug for a second time, Batman just lets his body drop on top of the thief, knocking his enemy to the ground and retrieving the camera. Unfortunately, the camera broke during the struggle and Batman has to use his gadgets to repair it before he gives it back to the mute man. As dawn breaks, Batman starts going on his way home, but the mute man asks Batman to pose for one last picture in gratitude for his service. While tired and beaten, Batman still manages to look good in the picture.