Comic Title: Batman #21
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Feb/Mar 1944
Approx. On Sale Date: December 10, 1943 Copyright Date December 7, 1943
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1944
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 Streamlined Rustlers"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Jack Schiff
Artist: Dick Sprang

Reprinted In:
Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 6 HC (2010)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 11 TPB (2013)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3 HC (2017)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 6 TPB (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #83; next appearance in Batman #21)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #83; next appearance in Batman #21)

Villain(s)

• Mr. Brule and his men (rustlers; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mr. Cotter and Mr. Kraft (ranchers; no further appearances)
• Sheriff Colt (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman and Robin head west to track down a gang of cattle rustlers. Batman meets the owners of three ranches, each of whom has had their cattle stolen. Batman tracks the rustlers to a windmill, but he is fed loco weed and goes crazy. Robin and the local sheriff help Batman recover. Then Batman proves that Mr. Brule, one of the ranchers is the head of the rustlers.