Comic Title: Batman #17
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Jun/Jul 1943
On Sale Date: April 9, 1943 Newsstand Date April 9, 1943
Source: House Ad, Detective Comics #75, Page 13

Copyright Date April 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: 56
Contains: Ownership Statement
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Penguin Goes A-Hunting"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Don Cameron
Penciller: Jack Burnley

Reprinted In:
Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 5 HC (2007)
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 Batman #17; next appearance in Batman #17)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #17; next appearance in Batman #17)

Villain(s)

• Penguin (last appearance in Batman #14; next appearance in Batman #21)
• Penguin's gang (Turk named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Warden Keyes (no further appearances)
• Mr. Gullet, Mr. Throckmorton, and Miss Meacham (robbery victims; no further appearances)
• Tyrus Wolff and his son (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
After escaping from prison, the Penguin attends a conference given by the warden. The warden claims that Penguin is a third-rate crook, using ridiculous umbrella weapons. Insulted, the Penguin updates his arsenal with an array of guns and fishing poles. Using new tactics he briefly gives Batman some problems. However, Batman defeats his adversary as usual, this time using the Penguin's former weapon of choice, an umbrella.