Comic Title: Batman #21
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Feb/Mar 1944
Approx. On Sale Date: December 10, 1943 Copyright Date December 7, 1943
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: 56
Contains: Ownership Statement
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "Blitzkrieg Bandits"
Pages: 12

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

Writer: Don Cameron
Artist: Dick Sprang

Reprinted In:
Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 6 HC (2010)
Batman Chronicles Vol. 11 TPB (2013)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3 HC (2017)
Batman:The Golden Age Vol. 6 TPB (2020)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Batman #21; next appearance in Batman #21)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (last appearance in Batman #21; next appearance in Batman #21)

Villain(s)

• Chopper Gant and his gang (Dirk named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Hannibal Bonaparte Brown (a military science expert; no further appearances)
• Mr. Dodge (a wealthy recluse; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Gang boss Chopper Gant tricks master of military science Hannibal Bonaparte Brown into planning crimes for him. When Batman interferes, Brown comes up with a plan to capture him too. The crooks then try to kill Batman, Robin, and Brown, but Batman escapes in time. Brown then assists the Dynamic Duo in preventing the crooks from robbing a tank factory.