Comic Title: Batman #32
Publisher: DC (Detective Comics, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: Dec/Jan 1945
On Sale Date: October 10, 1945 Newsstand Date October 10, 1945
Source: House Ad, Sensation Comics #48, Page IFC

Copyright Date October 8, 1945
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1945
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: "In the Soup"
Pages: 4

Feature(s):
Alfred Beagle (of Earth-2)

Writer: Joe Samachson
Artist: Jerry Robinson

Reprinted In:
Batman Family #6 (1976)
Batman:The Dark Knight Archives Vol. 8 HC (2013)
Batman:The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 4 HC (2018)

Feature Character(s)

• Alfred Beagle (last appearance in Detective Comics #105; next appearance in Batman #33)

Supporting Character(s)

• Bruce Wayne (last appearance in Batman #32; next appearance in Batman #32)
• Dick Grayson (last appearance in Batman #32; next appearance in Batman #32)

Villain(s)

• Two employees of Fernleigh's Soup (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Chumley and his master (no further appearances)
• An employee of the Sambell's soup factory (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Alfred hears a cry for help while walking a dog as a favor to one of Bruce Wayne's friend. He stumbles across a robbery at Sambell's soup factory. The thieves escape with cans of expensive turtle soup. Alfred deduces that they must work for a rival soup company. He leads the police to the thieves, which results in their capture. Bruce and Dick don't believe Alfred solved the case on his own. They think it was just a lucky accident.