The Black Bat did not fight alone. As a matter of fact, his three allies stood out from the teammates of other heroes in really unique ways. Silk Kirby had been a career criminal himself, one of the ilk which Tony Quinn spent his career both before and after the mask combatting. Convinced to turn over a new leaf by Quinn, Silk would prove invaluable due to his knowledge of the underworld and his ability to often pretend to still be on the side of the lawless. Carol Baldwin also had her ties to crime, in a couple of ways. She not only had an undercover role in a gang, but she also was the daughter of the fallen policeman who donated his eyes to restore Tony Quinn’s vision. Butch O’ Leary rounded out the trio. Not the strongest in the brain department, this nearly down and out boxer brought the brawn to the team, coming to The Black Bat’s attention when risking his life to save a crowd from being gunned down.

Thrill to The Black Bat’s Justice, originally published in Black Book Detective #44 March 1941 and read with two fisted excitement by award winning voice actor Milton Bagby.