Comic Title: Detective Comics #207
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1954
Approx. On Sale Date: March 26, 1954 Copyright Date March 24, 1954
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1954
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: 40
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Batman the Magician"
Pages: 12

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Sheldon Moldoff
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted In:
Batman Annual #2 (1962)
Batman Annuals Vol. 1 HC (2009)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 9 HC (2021)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #206; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #70)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #206; next appearance in World's Finest Comics #70)

Villain(s)

• An unnamed gang leader and his men (Pete named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Merko (a magician; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Moriarty Gang attacks a rival gang leader and places him in chains. The chains are filled with a chemical that will explode if they are moved. Fearing that an explosion will result from trying to escape, the gang boss has his men kidnap Merko the Magician, an escape artist.

Merko is performing at a charity benefit when he is captured. Batman is in the audience, but fails to prevent the abduction. Batman then replaces Merko for the benefit performance, while Merko is taken to the gang leader.

Merko is ordered to release the gang boss, but he stalls. The crooks learn that Merko's performance is continuing, so they deduce Batman has replaced him. The crooks try to kill Batman at the theatre, but the Caped Crusader stops them and tracks down the real Merko. After the rescue, Batman explains to the gang boss that his manacles did not contain explosives.