Comic Title: Adventure Comics #145
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1949
Approx. On Sale Date: August 12, 1949 Copyright Date August 10, 1949
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1949
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: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 48
Editor: Jack Schiff

Title: "The Diary of a Desperado"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Green Arrow (of Earth-2)

Writer: Otto Binder
Artist: George Papp

Feature Character(s)

• Green Arrow (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #42; next appearance in Adventure Comics #146)

Supporting Character(s)

• Speedy (last appearance in World's Finest Comics #42; next appearance in Adventure Comics #146)

Villain(s)

• Diary Dan and his gang (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
While fleeing from a robbery scene, crime boss Diary Dan happens upon the diary of the Black Baron, a crook from long ago. Diary Dan is obsessed with recording his own crimes in his diary, so he decides to reenact the crimes of the Black Baron.

Green Arrow and Speedy oppose the crook. Dan gets the upper hand with some arrow tricks learned from the Black Baron. Green Arrow then turns the tables on the crook by making it appear that Dan has dropped his precious diary. When the crook stops to retrieve it, Green Arrow captures him. Dan's own diary proves to be damning evidence of his own crimes.