Comic Title: Detective Comics #78
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: August 1943
Approx. On Sale Date: June 23, 1943 Copyright Date June 19, 1943
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1943
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 56
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Bond Wagon"
Pages: 13

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-2)

Writer: Joseph Greene
Penciller: Jack Burnley
Inker: George Roussos

Reprinted In:
Batman Archives Vol. 3 HC (1994)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 10 TPB (2011)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3 HC (2017)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 5 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #18; next appearance in Detective Comics #79)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #18; next appearance in Detective Comics #79)

Villain(s)

• Various Nazi spies and soldiers (no further appearances)
• The Big Rat (a Nazi leader; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Matt Wilkins (an ex-merchant marine; no further appearances)
• Pete Arnold (a discredited football star; no further appearances)
• Actors in a Revolutionary War re-enactment (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman and Robin decide to help the war effort by hiring actors to reenact scenes from the Revolutionary War. The dramas are desgined to raise money through the sale of war bonds. When the effort becomes successful, Nazi spies try to sabotage the Bond Wagon. Batman and Robin are assisted in defeating the Nazis by some of the actors, two of which regain their confidence and reputations in the process.