Comic Title: Detective Comics #224
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1955
Approx. On Sale Date: August 30, 1955 Copyright Date August 28, 1955
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1955
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: 32
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Batman Machine"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Dick Sprang
Inker: Charles Paris

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #95; next appearance in Detective Comics #225)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #95; next appearance in Detective Comics #225)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #95; next appearance in Detective Comics #225)

Villain(s)

• A group of explosives thieves (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
While doing tests on the Bat-Plane, Batman spots criminals stealing explosives. He fails to stop them, and during the battle the crooks see a metal piece under Batman's glove. The metal is part of his special body armor for the Bat-Plane tests, but the crooks think that Batman is a robot.

Rumors circulate that Batman is really a machine, so Batman creates a robot to fool the crooks. He allows the robot to be captured, then uses it to locate the crooks' hideout. Then the crooks try to use the robot to steal more explosives. Batman hides inside the robot, penetrates the crooks' hideout, and captures them.