Mrs. Max Black, The Black Widow, has arrived in Gotham City and just robbed The American National Bank! And then The Beneficial Bank! And then The Commercial, Diversified, Empire and Federal State Banks!! With the aid of her brain short-circuiter, B.W. simply requests a large sum of wampum, and the bank presidents (all named Irving!), rendered incapable of independent thought as a result of her device, are only too happy to hand it over. While Black Widow and her henchmen Tarantula, Daddy Longlegs, and Trap Door count the stolen cash in her den, Batman and Robin, trying to figure out B.W.'s next move, deduce that she's proceeding alphabetically, and they set a trap for her at The Gotham General Bank. There they confront Black Widow and her henchmen, and she tries to short-circuit their brains, but is thwarted by their AntiShort-Circuiting Batelectrodes. She then, nevetheless, falls back on Plan Beta: Batman is sprayed with paralyzing spider venom and The Avaricious Arachnid escapes! Th
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