Alfred in "The Hospitable Hostage!"

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After that unfortunate business in Legends of the Dark Knight, I thought we needed some scans of Alfred being awesome.

From Detective Comics #486, 1979 (Select panels from a 7-page story)


This takes place during the period when Bruce Wayne moved out of Wayne Manor and into a penthouse apartment on top of the Wayne Foundation building. Alfred is coming back from a shopping trip when he gets waylaid in the elevator by some thugs:



Alfred isn't especially concerned for his own safety...there's a more urgent problem:



While he tries to think of a way to get rid of these mooks, he also does some evidence-gathering by offering them coffee:



To keep them from doing too much poking around, Alfred opens the wall safe for them. Unfortunately, it mostly contains stocks and bonds, worthless without Bruce's signature:



He even offers them his stamp collection, which he implies is worth far more than it actually is. But still they're determined to wait for Wayne. Finally, Alfred "casually" mentions that Mr. Wayne is probably hanging out with his pal Police Commissioner Gordon. THAT gets a reaction:



Writer Bob Rozakis was the go-to guy for these short filler stories. Pure fluff, but charming and fun, and a chance for the supporting cast to shine.