Comic Title: Batman #2
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Summer 1940
On Sale Date: July 20, 1940 Newsstand Date July 20, 1940
Source: House Ad, Superman #6, Page 34, Detective Comics #42, Page 14

Copyright Date July 19, 1940
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1940
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: Quarterly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: (The Joker Meets the Cat-Woman)
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted In:
Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 1 HC (1992)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 2 TPB (2006)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2016)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 1 TPB (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #42; next appearance in Batman #2)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #42; next appearance in Batman #2)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #42; next appearance in Batman #2)

Villain(s)

• Joker (last appearance in Batman #1; next appearance in Detective Comics #45)
• Catwoman (last appearance in Batman #1; next appearance in Batman #3)
• Crime Syndicate, Inc. (a criminal gang; no further appearances)
• Weasel (a gang member; no further appearances)
• Circus Charlie (a Batman impersonator; dies in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Several police officers and doctors (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story was not originally titled.

Synopsis:
The Joker has miraculously survived his apparent death during his last encounter with Batman. He is taken to a hospital, but Crime Syndicate, Inc., a criminal gang in need of a leader, break him out. They lure the police away by having a Batman impersonator attack them.

Batman and Robin arrive at the hospital and find the Cat-Woman outside. She is planning to steal some jewels, but gives Batman information about the Joker. Batman busts up the Crime Syndicate, while Robin trails Cat-Woman the jewels. Joker also tries to steal the jewels, but is taken out when Batman arrives. Joker is left for dead in a burning building, while Cat-Woman dives into the river from the Bat-Plane to escape capture.