Comic Title: Batman #16
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Apr/May 1943
On Sale Date: February 10, 1943 Newsstand Date February 10, 1943
Source: House Ad, Detective Comics #73, Page 14

Copyright Date February 6, 1943
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1943
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: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Joker Reforms"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Don Cameron
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted In:
Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 4 HC (2003)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 9 TPB (2010)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3 HC (2017)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 5 TPB (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #9; next appearance in Batman #16)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #9; next appearance in Batman #16)

Villain(s)

• Joker (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #9; next appearance in Detective Comics #76)
• Sparky, Nitro, and Kite (Joker's henchmen; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jeb Johnson and the people of Farr Corners (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Joker and his men escape Gotham City after stealing a fortune in jewels. Their plane crashes in the Ozarks. Joker goes down with the plane, while his men parachute to safety. The crash gives the Joker amnesia. He finds the jewels and turns them over to police, claiming to be Ed Smith.

Batman and Robin trail Joker to the town of Farr Corners. They learn about his amnesia and play along. Joker's henchmen try to jump Batman, but the Joker helps the Caped Crusaders, proving to Batman that he is honest.

Joker eventually remembers where the rest of his loot is hidden. He intends to turn it over to the police, but his henchmen jump him. Batman and Robin save him, but the blow to the head restores the Joker's memory. Batman apprehends the Joker and his henchmen and recovers the stolen loot.