Comic Title: Detective Comics #125
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: July 1947
Approx. On Sale Date: May 23, 1947 Copyright Date May 21, 1947
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1946-1947
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: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Citadel of Crime"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Jack Burnley
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted In:
Batman Archives Vol. 6 HC (2005)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 5 HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #70; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #29)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #70; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #29)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #70; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #29)

Villain(s)

• The Thinker (dies in this story; no further appearances)
• The Thinker's men (Smith named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Dan Briggs (an ex-convict; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Tom Horne and a group of ex-convicts (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Commissioner Gordon contacts Batman to inform him that several ex-cons have recently disappeared. Batman impersonates Tom Horne, a convict about to be paroled. When he is released from the prison, the disguised Batman is met by a man called Smith who offers him a job in a secret facility.

Batman is taken to a factory in the desert where ex-convicts are given orders to build machinery. If they disobey orders, they are killed. Batman's cover is blown, but he summons Robin for help. Together with the ex-cons they take over the facility which was building weapons for the underworld. The leader of the operation, the Thinker, is accidentally killed during the fight.