Comic Title: Batman #25
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Oct/Nov 1944
Approx. On Sale Date: August 9, 1944 Copyright Date August 5, 1944
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: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Sheik of Gotham City"
Pages: 11

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

Writer: Alvin Schwartz
Penciller: Jack Burnley
Inker: Jerry Robinson

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

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #25; next appearance in Batman #25)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #25; next appearance in Batman #25)
• Alfred Beagle (last appearance in Batman #24; next appearance in Batman #25)

Villain(s)

• Omar El Kobra and his men (no further appearances)
• A gang of unnamed crooks (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Sidi Ben Hassen (an exiled sheik; no further appearances)
• Ali Ka-Bada and two children (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Sheik Omar El Kobra learns that the exiled sheik Sidi Ben Hassen is alive and working as a cab driver in Gotham City. Kobra has usurped Hassen's rule, so he and his assassins travel to Gotham to finish off the rightful sheik.

Sidi Ben Hassen is injured while helping Batman apprehend some crooks. Batman drives Hassen's cab back to the garage, while the driver is taken to the hospital. He then becomes entangled in the assassination attempt, when Omar and his men mistake him for Hassen.

Though he is tied up, Batman manages to send a signal to Robin. The Boy Wonder arrives in time to help Batman beat the assassins. When Hassen recovers from his injuries, he is restored to rightful rule.