Comic Title: World's Finest Comics #43
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Dec/Jan 1949
Approx. On Sale Date: September 30, 1949 Copyright Date September 28, 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: Bi-monthly
Cover Price: $0.15
Page Count: 72
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Man with a Thousand Eyes"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Lew Sayre Schwartz
Inker: Charles Paris

Reprinted In:
Batman #258 (1974)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 7 HC (2019)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #153; next appearance in Batman #56)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #153; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #99)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #55; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #99)

Villain(s)

• Count Florian (no further appearances)
• Big Al Pakone and his gang (Joe named; no further appearances)
• Florian's gang (Slick and Slug; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Harlan Bates (an inventor; no further appearances)
• Smythe (a Scotland Yard inspector; in flashback; no further appearances)
• Sergeant Laney, his wife, and his sister (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Joker (as a wax statue)

Synopsis:
When hijackers steal a valuable invention Batman tries to gain information about the gang behind the robbery. He discovers the Count Florian a spy master from Europe is training criminals in Gotham. Batman prevents the crooks from breaking convict Big Al Pakone out of police custody. He then goes undercover as Paul Dekker in order to infiltrate Florian's gang.

Florian suspects Dekker may be the Batman, so he poisons him. He then tells Dekker to find the Batman's secret identity in one day to obtain the antidote. Batman pretends to gather information while secretly contacting Robin. He then surprises Florian, obtains the antidote, and captures the gang.