Detective Comics #254

ONE OUNCE OF DOOM! A scientist develops a deadly explosive and locks it in a special vial. A hobo steals the explosive unaware of its potential, and the scientist notifies the emergency to the police. Batman and Robin start investigating the case and they take Ace the Bat-Hound with them. Using Ace's tracking ability, the heroes manage to locate the hobo and they try to retrieve the vial, but it is lost in the struggle. Batman and Robin follow the trail of the vial and learn that it has been picked up by some boy scouts. Going to a nearby fair, Batman tries to get the boy scouts to return the vial, but some escaped convicts get ahead of Batman and steal the vial from the kids. Batman, Robin, and Ace track down the crooks until they locate their secret hideout, where the heroes defeat the crooks and retrieve the explosive, saving Gotham from a certain doom. THE MONSTER OF THE MOUNTAIN THE ONE MAN ARMOR John Jones goes up against a self-styled general of crime and his criminal army.