Batman: The Phoney Doctor

 "I know you're sorry. You're always sorry. You're the sorriest man I ever knew."

We begin with an outrageous cheat of a cliffhanger resolution, and we end, inevitably, with another one, as Batman is about to be crushed. In between we get more of the Tim Colton radium mine plot, with Daka and his goons determined to find the location of the claim.

And... it's actually really fun, mainly because Colton is such a fun character, a walking stereotype of the drawling, gun-titing man of the West, but at a time when such types all voted on mass for FDR and would have very little time for orange con men from New York.

He's pretty gullible, though, falling for that phoney doctor very easily. And that clue with the "Japanese laundry" found by Bruce is mighty convenient. Still, it's great to see Colton after he's taken to Daka's lair, dismayed at what's been done to his friend Martin but not giving up. Here's hoping he sticks around for a while: right now he's the best thing about this movie serial.

No more than the usual underlying racism this time, mercifully.