Comic Title: World's Finest Comics #49
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Dec/Jan 1950
Approx. On Sale Date: September 29, 1950 Copyright Date September 27, 1950
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1950
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: $0.15
Page Count: 72
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "A White Feather for Batman"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: David Vern Reed
Artist: Dick Sprang

Reprinted In:
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 7 HC (2019)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Detective Comics #165; next appearance in Batman #62)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Detective Comics #165; next appearance in Star Spangled Comics #111)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Detective Comics #165; next appearance in Batman #62)

Villain(s)

• Penguin (last appearance in Batman #61; next appearance in Detective Comics #171)
• Pete and Mike (Penguin's henchmen; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Rod Reeler (a fly fisherman; behind-the-scenes; no further appearances)
• An actor playing Julius Caesar (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The Penguin escapes from prison and begins a series of crimes related to feathers. He taunts Batman by sending him threats containing white feathers. Robin and Commissioner Gordon begin to worry when Batman exhibits signs of fear while trying to catch his foe. Eventually Batman collapses, but he gives Robin a chance. Robin apprehends the Penguin. Batman is then taken to the hospital. His fear-like symptoms were caused by a strain of pigeon fever which he contracted from the Penguin's notes which he sent to the police.