Comic Title: Detective Comics #145
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: March 1949
Approx. On Sale Date: January 21, 1949 Copyright Date January 19, 1949
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1949
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: "Undercover Gangster"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Boy Commandos (of Earth-2)

Penciller: Carmine Infantino
Inker: George Klein

Feature Character(s)

• Boy Commandos (last appearance in Detective Comics #144; next appearance in Boy Commandos #32)
• Brooklyn (last appearance in Boy Commandos #32; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #39)
• Tex (last appearance in Boy Commandos #32; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #39)
• Andre Chavard (last appearance in Boy Commandos #32; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #39)

Supporting Character(s)

• Rip Carter (last appearance in Boy Commandos #32; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #39)

Villain(s)

• Patrick L. Fall (a gangster cop; no further appearances)
• Van Meer and his gang (Touchy Streeter named; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Pat Fall joins the police force, but he is secretly working for Organization X, a group of gangsters. Using his position as a cop, Fall gains information which he passes on to the gang. The gang then successfully evades the law. When Fall gets information on some valuable artifacts being guarded by the Boy Commandos, he sends the information to the gang boss. The gang strikes, but the Commandos are ready for them. The gang including their leader Van Meer are captured. Fall is also exposed as a member of the gang. Rip explains that the police were aware of Fall's criminal activities from the beginning and used him to trap the gang.