INTERMEDIATE FICTION
Matheny, Bill

In the Clutches of the Penguin!

(4) 4-6 Batman Strikes! series. Illustrated by Christopher Jones & Terry Beatty. Batman takes action when the Penguin breaks into Gotham's Museum of Natural History to steal priceless artifacts. The situation becomes more urgent when his arch-nemesis gets too close to Wayne Industries, which potentially threatens Batman's true identity. The deep, cool colors of the comic-panel illustrations reflect the dark tone that permeates this brief, by-the-numbers superhero story. "Visual questions and prompts" are appended. Glos.

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