Comic Title: Batman #26
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Dec/Jan 1944
Approx. On Sale Date: October 11, 1944 Copyright Date October 7, 1944
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: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Year 3000"
Pages: 13

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

Writer: Joseph Greene
Artist: Dick Sprang

Reprinted In:
Batman Family #3 (1976)
Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 7 HC (2011)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 4 HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (no appearance)

Guest Star(s)

• Batman of the Year 3000 (Brane; first appearance; next appearance in Batman #67)

Villain(s)

• Fura and robot invaders from Saturn (no further appearances)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Robin of the Year 3000 (Ricky; first appearance; next appearance in Batman #67)
• Loral (Brane's girlfriend; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• People of 30th century Earth and Saturnians (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• Robin (in a film)

Comments:
This story features the Batman of the Year 3000. Batman appears only in a film.

A sequel to the story appears in the third story of Batman #67.

Synopsis:
In the year 3000, Earth is invaded by Saturn. The people are unable to fight back after enjoying more than a century of peace. One man, Brane, tries to convince the people to stand up and fight the invaders. The people are too scared to listen.

Brane adopts the costume and identity of the 20th century hero, Batman. His young friend Ricky joins him in the role of Robin. Together they rally the people and overthrow the invaders. Brane then leads his people to Saturn to stop the enemy. After winning the war, Brane discovers that the Saturnian invaders were merely robots controlled by a tyrant named Fura. The real Saturnians are peaceful.