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 Mesmerized Manhunter"
Pages: 4

Feature(s):
Alfred Beagle (of Earth-2)

Writer: Don Cameron
Artist: 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)

• Alfred Beagle (last appearance in Batman #25; next appearance in Brave & the Bold #167)

Supporting Character(s)

• Bruce Wayne (last appearance in Batman #25; next appearance in Batman #25)
• Dick Grayson (last appearance in Batman #25; next appearance in Batman #25)

Villain(s)

• Larson (a thief; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mazzo (a stage magician; no further appearances)
• An unnamed theatre manager (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Alfred attends a magic show at a theatre, where he volunteers to be hypnotized. Under the spell, Alfred realizes that the box office has been robbed by an employee. He attempts to stop the bandit and is nearly arrested himself. The theatre manager sets things right, then the spell is removed. Alfred has no memory of catching the thief, until he reads about it in the newspaper.