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Every super hero needs a
SUPER-PET!
Stephens & Baltazar
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Art Baltazar!
NIGHT OF THE
It’s Halloween in Gotham City, but the streets are
frightfully empty. The trick-or-treaters have all
disappeared! Soon, Ace the Bat-Hound sniffs out a
flock of feathered felons. These evil Scaredy Crows
have coated the city in fear dust, scaring everyone
away. Now, the Bat-Hound is Halloween’s only hope!
Reinforced Library Binding 006-008 RL: 3.2 GRL: J
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Aw yeah,
PETS!
SCAREDY CROWS
In this adventure . . .
Starring . . .
CROWARD!
ACE
the BAT-HOUND!
SCARECROW !
THE SCAREDY CROWS!
Table of
Contents!
Meet
Ace!
4
Chapter 1
Spooky season
6
Chapter 2
feathered fiends
16
Chapter 3
tricks and treats 39
More
fun!
50-56
Batcave
SUPER-PET HERO FILE 005:
Ace
Ultrahearing
Ultrasmell
Bat-cowl
Utility
Collar
Fireproof
Cape
BatSymbol
Powerful
Paws
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Super Hero Owner:
batman
Species: Bat-Hound
Bio: Batman found Ace
Place of Birth: Gotham
while solving a case. The
Age: Unknown
Bat-Hound considers
Favorite Food:
Crime Fighter Crunchies
himself Batman’s partner,
not his pet.
Super-Pet Enemy File 020:
croward
Eerie Mask
Creepy Caw
Scary Dust
Super-Pet Enemy File 020B:
scaredy crows
Beady Eyes
Shadowy
Figures
Super-villain Owner:
scarecrow
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C hap ter 1
SpookY
Season
Ace the Bat-Hound stepped out
of the Batcave. He looked up at the
harvest moon and breathed in the
chilly fall air. The World’s Greatest Dog
Detective let out a long, happy
HOWL.
Then he set out to patrol Gotham City.
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crunch crunch crunch
Ace enjoyed crunching through
the autumn leaves. Batman’s loyal
Super-Pet loved everything about this
time of year. He loved the changing
season, the weather, and especially . . .
Halloween!
Halloween was Ace’s favorite
holiday. What could be better than a
day devoted to costumes, celebrating
after dark, and getting treats?
Nothing! Ace thought.
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The Bat-Hound took another deep
breath. He wanted to enjoy the scents
of the season, but — wait a second!
The Dog Detective froze in his tracks.
He sniffed again and again.
sniff!
sniff!
sniff!
Ace had a powerful nose. He
had keen eyes. He had sensitive ears,
too. The Bat-Hound often used his
ultra-sharp senses to detect sneaky
criminals and catch clever crooks.
But tonight, it was what Ace couldn’t
detect that stopped him cold.
With his ears up, his eyes peeled,
and his nose working overtime, Ace
raced through the streets. But no
matter where he went, the Bat-Hound
couldn’t smell pumpkin guts or
roasting seeds.
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Ace couldn’t see skeletons or spider
webs decorating doorways. He didn’t
hear giggling kids readying their
costumes. In fact, there weren’t even
any kids playing outside!
Something’s wrong, Ace thought.
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