The Masquerader, a Gotham villain, whose goons rip Batman’s costume to shreds every time they encounter the Caped Crusader.
After a skirmish with the Masquerader Batman calls Sam Tweed, his tailor, to order a new costume and Sam says he has one ready and waiting and that he will drop it off at police headquarters as usual. Robin retrieves the new suit but they find a Masquerader costume with it. Batman calls Sam Tweed and Sam confesses that he was forced at gun-point to add in the extra costume. Sam is about to reveal the Masqueraders identity when Batman hears two gunshots and the Masquerader gets on the phone.
Batman finds Sam barely alive but he is able to give Batman an address before slipping into unconsciousness as the ambulance arrive. Bursting into the building, Batman finds the Masquerader waiting for him. The Masquerader turns on some giant heat lamps and Batman attacks him. Batman’s efforts prove fruitless as he finds his new suit constraining. The Masquerader brags that he has “sewed you into your own shroud” and then reveals himself to be Sam Tweed, who had created a special costume made of hygroscopic mono-filament, strong as steel but loose and flexible as long as it can absorb moisture from the air. Under the head-lamps it is slowly constricting and will crush Batman, leaving Tweed to become the mastermind of crime in Gotham. With his last bit of strength, Batman pulls a small laser from his utility belt and aims it at the ceiling causing the automatic sprinkler system to engage. Moisture returned to his suit, Batman makes quick work of Tweed.