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| Publisher |
DC |
| Artist |
Irv Novick |
| Writer |
Bob Haney |
| Inker |
Nick Cardy |
| Cover Artist |
Nick Cardy |
| Letterer |
Gaspar Saladino |
| Letterer |
Stan Starkman |
| Published | August 1967 |
After mystifying an old couple on the road, Robin, the Boy Wonder, shows off his new Bat-Cycle to the Teen Titans. Robin has been invited, to the town of Wildcat, to judge the 1st Annual Sand Scramble. The event is being sponsored by the Wheeler-Dealers, a teen bike club. In Wildcat, the Teen Titans meet Al Farnum, the town's only resident. Farnum is the grandfather of Flip Farnum, the leader of the Wheeler-Dealers. Wildcat was once a boom town, until the oil wells ran dry. Farnum believes that there is still oil to be had in Wildcat, thus continuing to drill for it. The Teen Titans are introduced to Flip, and the Wheeler-Dealers. Suddenly, the Bike Buzzards make the scene, led by Scorcher. Despite being uninvited, the Bike Buzzards intend to compete in the Scramble. Robin, too, decides to compete in the Sand Scramble.Expecting the Bike Buzzards to ruin the event, the Teen Titans decide to shadow the race. Sure enough, the Bike Buzzards use various tactics to run the other racers off the road. Scorcher puts Flip out by using his bike to kick up sand in Flip's face. Robin counters that tactic by pulling on a gas mask from his utility belt. Scorcher forces Robin to ride dangerously close to several obstacles, but the Boy Wonder is not so easily misled. Scorcher kicks out a board spanning a chasm, forcing Robin to jump the gorge. Only his Bat-Rope keeps the Boy Wonder from falling to his death. Leading Robin into a narrow canyon, Scorcher fires a shot that starts an avalanche, burying the Boy Wonder. Wonder Girl comes across Flip, who has managed to remain in the Scramble. Seeing Scorcher and the Bike Buzzards closing on Flip, Wonder Girl uses her magic lasso to remove them from their bikes.Scorcher tells Wonder Girl that Robin suffered an accident, and fell into a mine shaft. When Wonder Girl goes to investigate, Scorcher hits her from behind, sending her to the bottom of the shaft. Scorcher, leading the Bike Buzzards, uses the illusions cast by Mirage Mesa to trick Kid...
