Comic Title: Detective Comics #99
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: May 1945
Approx. On Sale Date: March 23, 1945 Copyright Date March 20, 1945
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1945
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: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Temporary Murders"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Don Cameron
Artist: Dick Sprang

Reprinted In:
Batman Archives Vol. 4 HC (1998)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 4 HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #98; next appearance in Batman #29)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #98; next appearance in Batman #29)
• Alfred Beagle (last appearance in Detective Comics #98; next appearance in Batman #29)

Villain(s)

• Penguin (last appearance in Batman #27; next appearance in Batman #30)
• Penguin's henchmen (Beefy named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Three kidnapping victims and their associates (Rogers named; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Penguin kidnaps three people and sends their frozen bodies back to their associates. He claims to have a method of unthawing them if he is paid for each victim. Batman and Robin track down Penguin's lair, but are locked inside a freezer. They manage to escape and rescue the kidnapping victims, who were never even frozen. Batman then captures Penguin and his men.