Comic Title: Batman #8
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Dec/Jan 1941
On Sale Date: October 10, 1941 Newsstand Date October 10, 1941
Source: House Ad, Sensation Comics #1, Page 64

Copyright Date October 7, 1941
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1941
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: 64
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Cross Country Crimes"
Pages: 13

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

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

Reprinted In:
Limited Collectors' Edition C-37 (1975)
Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 2 HC (1995)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 5 TPB (2008)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2 HC (2016)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 3 TPB (2017)
Joker:His Greatest Jokes TPB (2019)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #8; next appearance in Detective Comics #58)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #8; next appearance in Detective Comics #58)

Villain(s)

• Joker (last appearance in Batman #7; next appearance in Batman #9)
• Two henchmen (both die in this story; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• G. Henry Mover (head of the FBI; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Batman is summoned to Washington by the FBI chief, G. Henry Mover. Mover congratulates Batman on his successful struggle against crime, when the Joker appears and shoots the FBI man. Batman and Robin then pursue the Joker across the country.

Joker’s robberies follow a pattern which spell out his name. Batman sees the pattern and is able to predict where Joker will strike next. He plans a trap for his nemesis, and finally captures his old foe, sending him to Alcatraz.