Detective Comics #269

THE THOUSAND DEATHS OF BATMAN! A criminal director, for a price, stages plays for the underworld in which Batman and Robin actors are "killed", until the real Batman and Robin take the crook-actors' places. Before what will be the underworld theater's last performance, the director becomes suspicious and finally learns the truth. With "The Big Guy" in the audience, the director prepares a deadly trap on stage to eliminate the Dynamic Duo for real. Batman realizes the danger and he finds a way to overcome the trap while also capturing the criminals. THE MENACE OF THE MAGNETIC METORITE! THE MAN WHO EXPOSED JOHN JONES John Jones tries to deal with a blackmailer who implies that he knows Jones's greatest secret.