Comic Title: Detective Comics #127
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: September 1947
Approx. On Sale Date: July 23, 1947 Copyright Date July 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: "Pigmies in Giantland"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Edmond Hamilton
Artist: 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 Detective Comics #126; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #30)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Star Spangled Comics #72; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #30)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #29; next appearance in Batman #43)

Villain(s)

• Dr. Agar (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mr. Martin and Mr. Ross (wealthy investors; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Dr. Agar unveils a new invention to a group of investors. The invention is shrinking gas, which Agar claims will reduce objects to one-fifth of their normal size. The investors call him a fake and walk out. Agar vows to get even.

Agar kidnaps the investors and shrinks them to tiny size. He then forces them to pay him, or he will not return them to normal. Batman and Robin follow Agar back to his secret laboratory, but are captured upon their arrival.

Batman and Robin are reduced to pigmy size and must escape from a house cat. Batman deduces that they are not really tiny. The room is specially constructed at five times normal size. Batman defeats Agar and proves that the shrinking gas was a hoax.