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WAYNE MANOR HOME TO BRUCE WAYNE
AND TIM DRAKE ...

AHEM. AW THEIR
BUTUER, ALFRED.
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BENEATH WAYNE MANOR LIES THE BATCAVE,

SECRET HEADQUARTERS TO BATMAN AND ROBIN!
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OH HOI WHAT COttlO THAT SOOHO Be? IS THC

DYNAMIC DUO IN THOU BIT?
NOT QUITS. OS AST BOY AND ST ABF!AC ABF FIGHTING OVCB
WHO GITS TO ADD FBOSTINO TO THCIB CANS.

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STABFIBFI" BCAST BOY SAYS.
*AW, MAN! I WANTED TO ADD THE FROSTING!" ROBIN SAYS.

"YOU CAN'T AU BE ON FROSTING DUTY/' BATMAN SAYS.

"YOU HAVE TO PRACTICE WORKING TOGETHER AS A
TEAM! TEAMWORK IS MORE POWERFUL THAN ANY GIZMO
IN YOUR UTILITY BELT."
ALFRED HAS AH IDEA! 'PERHAPS A BREAK IS IH
ORDER?" HE ASKS. 'MAYBE ROBIN AND HIS FRIENDS
COULD INVESTIGATE THAT MYSTERIOUS NEW
CARNIVAL IN TOWN?"
BATMAN TAKES THE YOUNG
SUPER HEROES TO THE GOTHAM
PIER CARNIVAL...

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VOM'T SPLIT UP!

WORK TOGETHER
AS A TEAM! ^
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STARFIRC STORS BY A STRANGC-LOOKING RIDS.

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'YOU THINK YOU'RC TOUGH CHOUGH

TO Rioe THC FLOWCR TOWCR. LITTLC
GIRL?" THC CARNIVAL WORKCR ASKS
ROBIN IS WALKING BY A DIINK TANK.
"TRY YOUR LUCK?" TNI CARNIVAL WORKER ASKS.
SURE!" ROBIN SAYS. "BET READY—I'VE 60T
PRETTY GOOD AIM."
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THE CARNIVAL WORKER LOOKS FUNNY. "STEP RIGHT

UPISTCP RIGHT UP! RIOS THE RUBBER DUCKIES1“
IT'S A TRAP! THOSE AREN'T CARNIVAL WORKERS,
THEY'RE SUPER- VILLAINS!
"NOW THAT WE'VE CAPTURES YOU, WE CAN RISE
ALL THE RISES WE WANT," THE JOKER SAYS.

IF you TOOK OVER THE ^

CARNIVAL, OOUU7KJT YOU
HAVE I70KJE THAT ANYWAY?
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HELP. I'LL CALL MY
FRIEKJC7S.
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BATMAN HAS A LOT OF FRICNOS Hi CAN CAU ON WHIN
Hi NiiOS HUP/ THSY'PC A OttiAT TCAM.
"THEY DON'T TEACH US HOW TO COUNT IN JAIL—BUT I'M
PRETTY SUAE YOU'BE OUTNUMBERED!" THE JOKER SAYS.
THE SUPER- VILLAINS POSH AMD SHOV£ ONE ANOTHER AS
THEY TRY TO MAKE THEIR ESCAPE.
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THC SUPER - VILLAINS ALL SPLIT UP BUT TUB GOOD BUYS
WORK TOOCTHCR AS A TIAMI

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'SORRY. BLACK MANTA. BUT THCRB'S NO

COTTON CANDY IN JAIL." NIOHTWINO SAYS.
FINALLY. THF JOKFA'S SLBING GAFIN WHFN HAW KM AN AND
6AFBN LANTFAN STOP HIS STFAMAOLLFA IN ITS TAACKS.
THE SUPER-VILLAINS ARE All TIED OPI
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THE POWER OF TEAMWORK

AM£7 THE POWER

OF KARATE!
after fighting crime.
A FUN DAY AT THC
CARNIVAL IS IN ORDER!
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