Comic Title: Batman #3
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Fall 1940
On Sale Date: October 18, 1940 Newsstand Date October 18, 1940
Source: House Ad, Detective Comics #45, Page 14

Newsstand Date October 20, 1940
Source: House Ad, Action Comics #31, Page 13,
Detective Comics #46, Page 13, Superman #8, Page 45

Copyright Date October 18, 1940
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1940

Frequency: Quarterly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 64
Editor: Fredric Whitney Ellsworth

Title: "The Ugliest Man in the World"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Bill Finger
Penciller: Bob Kane
Inker: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted In:
Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 1 HC (1992)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 2 TPB (2006)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2016)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 1 TPB (2016)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #3; next appearance in Batman #3)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #3; next appearance in Batman #3)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Batman #2; next appearance in Batman #3)

Villain(s)

• Larry Larrimore and the Ugly Horde (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Detective McGonigle (next appearance in Batman #3)
• Harvey Dodge, Dr. Ekhart, John Tyler and Mrs. Tyler (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A horde of ugly men begin defacing beautiful works of art, and people in town suddenly become ugly. Batman tracks the horde in an attempt to stop them, but he is captured. He learns that the leader, Larry Larrimore was injected accidentally with a chemical which caused him to become ugly. This is his revenge. Robin rescues Batman and together they put a stop to Larrimore’s mob.