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| Publisher |
DC |
| Artist |
Joe Certa |
| Writer |
Jack Miller |
| Artist |
Sheldon Moldoff |
| Inker |
Charles Paris |
| Published | May 1963 |
THE JUNGLE MAN OF GOTHAM CITY A gangster tricks a jungle man into thinking that Batman is his enemy, and brings him to Gotham to use his skills and the animals he commands against the Caped Crusader. With help from Commissioner Gordon, Batman and Robin discover that a married couple from Gotham City lost their kid in the jungle fifteen years ago and that the jungle man could easily be that kid. With a mold of the Jungle Man's footprint conveniently left at the scene of a crime, Batman confirms the truth and he uses some of the jungle's man childhood memories in order to stop his attacks. The jungle man recognizes Batman as a friend and he turns against the crooks who used him, sending them to prison. Afterwards, the jungle man returns to his parents' home and he tries to fit back into society. THE MAN OF 1,000 DISGUISES After J'onn J'onzz and Zook fail to capture a "human fly" bandit, John Jones's attention is drawn by Diane Meade to Porto, a "man of 1,000 disguises" who is performing, among other things, a human fly as part of his repertoire. Jones and Diane take Zook to the performance, and Zook's antennae indicate that Porto and the bandit are the same man. J'onn J'onzz captures Porto, and, when the latter refuses to reveal where the rest of his gang is, assumes Porto's identity with chameleon power and hides the disguise artist away. J'onzz whips through Porto's act onstage, using his chameleon powers to effect the disguises. But Porto himself escapes, contacts his gang, and takes them to the theater where J'onzz is performing, intending to kill him when he assumes a vulnerable human aspect. Zook rescues the Manhunter by melting the gang's bullets before they can hit him, and J'onzz captures Porto and his gang.
