synopsis:
When a series of strange murders happen, where men with clean records suddenly strangle their victims to death, Batman is called in to investigate. The case also attracts the attention of Jim Corrigan, who feels a super-natural force drawing his Spectre persona. Corrigan tells Batman that all the murders are copy-cats of the Thuggies of India. With the help of the Spectre, Batman learns that each men were in the military during World War II as a group called the Dirty 'Dozers, a road building crew that helped build roads in India for the war effort. While Batman tracks down this group, the Spectre learns that the men bulldozed over an ancient Thuggee cemetery, and have been possessed by the spirits of the men buried there. Learning the truth, the Spectre joins Batman to fight them off and manage to convince the spirits to leave the bodies of the men. After the battle, them men return to normal. However, they are fully aware of the crimes they committed while under the control of the Thuggee spirits and willingly turn themselves over to the authorities.